The New York herald., 1920-01-11

the cities arc swollen and the lands bar
ren. The radical cure for the high cost
Of living is to send the people out TO till
the soil. Statesmen are prone TO display
their capacity to handle ponderous sub
jects while the actual needs of the multi
tude go unnoticed. 1t is not charters and
ultimatums and wild days in Wall street
that the people need: it is pork and pota-
toes and eggs and cabbage and clothes.
Justice to All.
Every disabled veteran Of the war who
wishes to avail himself OF the opportunity
should be supplied by the government
with a farm and with substantial equip
ment-horses, wagons. cattle, poultry and
machinery. OF course, such reasonable
conditions as would make the scheme
practical should be imposed. Perhaps
some one will say that the cost would be
prohibtive. but IN attempting TO do Jus
tice to the wounded veterans. nothing
should be considered prohibtive to a
nation which spent 500, 100000 n day on
the war. In any event II would be more
profitable 10 lend the money to our dis
abled veterans than to lend il to the bank
rupt States of Europe.
The project of ena bling the veterans to
Til the land is, of course, proposed by the
American Legion for the purpose of pro-
VidinS homes for such OF the honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors as may
wish to devote themselves to agricultural.
pursuits; nevertheless the suggestion pre-
sents Tor discussion one of the most for
midable problems of the age. If the scheme
we're developed to its fullest extent among
the soldiers. and even outside OF the sol
diers. soon the nation would be getting
returns upon its money and the cost CT
living would come down.
The American Legion is established for
patriotic, as well as for humanitarian. pur-
poses. Its great dominant object is to
foster n spirit of Amer!canism-one hun
drcd per cent sound. This tho Legion
hopes will prove an antidote, in some de.
gree, TO the ominous unrest In the land
today; an unrest alien to our republican
Institutions. No purpose could be NOR
timely and worthy. The community is in
tested at this moment with the avowed
enemies Of government; the vermin OF
civilization-rats that gnaw holes in tn,
body-politic This is deadly danger and
nothing nourshes II moro than neglect or
the soldiers.
Other organizations. as we'll as public
spirited individuals, have joined IN thc
effort 10 discover suitable positions for
veterans OF inc great war. Conspicuous
among these Is the recently created Com
mittec on the Readjustment Of Employ
ment for Ex-Servicc Men This is tho
first winter since rehabilitation and this
new organization is kecnly alive TO tho
danger that the unemployed soldiers will
be embarrassed by idenoss and tempted
possibly. to listen to the arguments or
agitatoEs. Therefore the Committee on
Readjustment purposes 20 counteract this
dagger. as far as possible, by work knp
in harmony with the American Legion In
procuring positions for eX-servce men.
Dr. Richard Derby, the chairman OF ihe
organization, is pushing this noble en-
terprise with great yigor
The war Is ended. II will never star,
again. other wars will break out and
rage over the earth but this one is for
sever over. Technically peace has not scr
'been declared and IL is said that this works
hardship upon the people and obstructs
relief for the veterans n that Is SO peace
should be Immediately declared.
Nothing must obstruct the payment a.
the debt OF gratitude which the republic
owes the soldiers neither the Lea que Of
Nations, the treaty OF peace. the pride of
opinion. nor Presidential ambition Thc
treaty should be ratified forthwith. j.
should be dsioined from the League of
Nations. 10 which ~ should never have
been affixed, and then approved by he
Senate. Then instantly the goverumen,
should bend its utmost energies to he
relief OF the wounded veterans and unem-
ployed sailors and soldiers.
While tho boys were marching avsy,
sound and young and happy. the goNct.-
ment invaded the community with dr..
and ora tors and devices 10 raise money for
the comfort and equipment Of the arm,
Now the boys have returned--heroes Ut
hideous battles; crippled, disabled. dis
figured. unemployed. They as, no favors
even now. OF the government They expcc'
nothing except TO be put IN a position 90
have an even break In life with the mcu
who did not 20 TO war This surely is thcit
due. But now their wants are tardily met
by the sumptuous hand Of government
and their valor Is more often told in patri-
otic halls than in the chambers of Con.
gress.
This Is a reproach upon the nation. All
Irrelevant subjects and academic discus
sions must be put away until the fullest
measure OF Justice has been accorded 20
the heroes OF the war
No Belisarius begging for bread SHOULD
ever Wander about on American soll