The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-04-23
| munity whose attitude savors of dis respect toward the Legion
American Legion Legislation

American Legion Legislation
 It is gratifying to learn that Con- gress is about to take favorable action | upon the Legion's request that an ad- iustment be made, in a measure, t, euualize the ex-service mans compen- ! sation as compared with that of the civilian during the war. We have heard an occasional criticism of the | Legion's demand that such legislat be favorably expediated which, no doubt. is due to the lack of under standing of the question involved. l
 The following forms have been pre-1 sented to Congress and are cited in1 order of preference in the eyes of the Legion: s. 7r, :.
 1. The home aid plan, whereby | 200 a day will be given for each day of service, to be applied to the purchase price of home or farm
 2. The land settlement plan. where oy $1.5O per each day of service will be given, to apply on the purchase | price of farm, with provisions l borrowing additional money for inn provements.
 8. The vocational training plan of $1.5O per day of service, to be paid | while being educated at the Govern m6nt expense.
 4. Cash compensation of $1.5O for | every day of service.
 American soldiers and sailors, it is | universally agreed, brought the war to a close six months before military | authorities believed it possible to be | done. The total amount of adjusted | compensation asked for will not equal | the cost of the war for four months. | Il, hn. xuOrI1d | have been subscribed cheerfully and | without a dissenting voice. The ser vice man has, therefore. saved billions | of dollars. EE l
 According to recent statistics issu- ed by the Treasury Department, the l savings deposits of each war worker increased $4O0.OO during the. war, in addition to the increased cost of liv- ing. Common laborers received $6.00 | and $7.OO per day, ship yard, intuition plant, cantonment workers received as high as $30.00 per day. Executives, 1 clerks, salesmen, iporters, etc., on ac- count of the great number of their classes being in the service, demand ed their own wage and received it. Corporations earned and paid divi- dends two, five and as. high as twenty | times their pre-war earnings.
 The service private received $1.O0 per day For this dollar he gave up his comfortable mode of living. re- adjusted his life to one of continual sacrifices; exposed his life, to continu al danger either on the battlefelds or on the seas. All of this gladly, with out a murmer of complaint.
 Industries were assisted by the loan of 11a billions by the War Credits Board in order that they might sur vive, produce and prosper. The War claims board has paid one.half billion to liquidate unfulfilled war time con- tracts, this since the armistice. 1S,- 900 new millionaires were produced as result of the war.
 The service man received $60.00 with which to rehabilitate himself to civilian status. Upon his return to his old job he usually found a man who was under him when he left to serve now his superior, through. the demand of labor shortage, rather than shis ability. The student found he had lost an education; the professional man his patrons; the apprentice his opportunity to learn a trade on ac. count of being over age upon his re- turn.
 The civilian war worker clerk de- handed a bonus of $20.00 per month and in order that the wheels of our wonderful war machine might not be inipeded this demand was granted, a raise in wages of 2-3 as much as the soldier received as total compensation for fighting.
 Opponents of this just legislation evidently have not been confronted with cold fact comparisons, nor have they weighed the matter without the feeling "the war is over'' The ex- service man knows far better than any one that ''it is over'' and why