The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-29
TREAT EX-SOLDIERS FAIRLY

The State of Washington is voting
in referendum next Tuesday, on the
proposal to pay the soldiers OF that
state 81 per day for every day they
served in the army, or navy or ma
rines in addition to the pay already
received or any pay that may later be
received from the government. 1t is
estimated that this bill, If carried at
next Tuesdays election, will give the
men of Washington state who served
their country, $11,000,000.
The Spokane Chronicle has been
taking ''straw vote" on this referen-
dunn and so far it has carried by more
than three to one. The people favor
it. They believe the men who risked
their lives that we might live in peace
are entitled to more than the $50 per
month they were paid by the govern
ment
G. p. Mix, of Moscow, democratic
nominee for state senator from Latan
introduce bill in the senate, if lie is
elected, to pay the soldiers OF Idaho
every man who served his country in
any capacity-S100 per month for the
time served, with minimum OF $500.
This will not cost any tax payer OF
this state any great sum but 1t will
the soldiers who gave from a few
months to two or three years OF their
time to save us from the fate OF
France and Belgium and Serbia and
other European countries.
We believe the soldiers are entitled
to remuneration. They fought, riskcd
their lives, endured hardships we can
not imagine, for $50 per month while
men who took no chances and ran no
risk, got from S. to So per day in the
and every one who re-
manned at hame was getting unpre-
cedented wages, salaries or profits
These men who took the risk and
saved us who remained at home, are
entitled to remuneration. Idaho can
afford to give it to them and we be-
lieve that Idaho is no less patriotic
and grateful than Washington and
that the people favor this pay for the
service men.
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After next Tuesday, when the votes
are all counted and the election re-
turns are in, many an otherwise good
citizen of this county, this state and |
this nation, will return to good citizen
ship, despite the fact that they have
been charged with being everything
and anything but good citizens while
they were opposing others in a polit-
ical way Our views of others are al
ways more charitable after than be-
fore election.
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1t is important that all voters reg
ister before Saturday night, October
30. 1t is equally important that all
who have changed place of residence
since they registered secure trans
'er. Otherwise both will lose their
,otes. This election is an important
me and there should be heavy vote
asst next Tuesday.
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The Star Mirror will have the best
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lection returns obtainable next Tues
lay night and Wednesday. The re-
urns are to be gathered and trans
1itted by The Associated Press, the
reatest news gathering organiza-
ion in the world. The returns will
e absolutely reliable.
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The prohibitionists seem to be
aving as much trouble in buryjng
John Barleycorn" and keeping him
uried as Tom Platt had in burying
nd keeping buried the late Col
osevelt, whom Platt and associates
led to "bury" by making him vice
If the fall is to be enjoyed by
veryone it should get into the cost
living.
How times have changed. A few|
,ars ago no one would think Of NOV