New Britain herald., 1920-02-23

of living conditions which would not hold for European countries.
 The following figures taken from the official publication of the Canadi- an government will give an idea of what that country. with q population onc-lweltth Of ours has done. Tn con nection with this table ii might he noted that Cana da defines any man ble for overseas duty as eligible for this bonus. Therefore. all our federal forces would come under this head.
 Unmarried men who served under one year in overseas units received $7b for three months.
 Unmarried men who served one year and under two years in overseas units received &7o for four months.
 Tnmarrl"d men who served two years and under thr2c years in over seas units received so for five months.
 Unmarried men who served three years and over in overseas units re- rcivcd so for six months.
 Married men who served under one year in overseas unit. $1O0 for three months.
 Married n,en who served one year tunder two) in overseas unit. s1O0 for four months.
 Married men who served two years tunder three) in overseas unit. $1O0 for five months.
 Married men who served lhree years t"nd oNep in overseas Gnit S1 % for si> months.
 tnot her act for thn benefit of Can fI, service man who so desires shall be given q farm Of 1 so acres and S250O cre,lit as working ca pital to he paid back to the government in twenty years time.
 Are We Asking Too Much"
 War expenditures hy this country. up to the armisticc. were twcnty-two billion dolirrs. not including loans Of ninc hiIIiol> more 10 our allies. The country WIS. according to official in formation. planning for possibly two ,"ars more expense on even a larger scale. II is generally conceded that the valor and individual efforts of A >n1erican troops turned tho tide and haStcncd the end. The aggregate bonus asked by the veterans spread over thirty years is insignificant when compared with the contemplated cN- penSes of two more yea pS or warfarH. Tine veteran ma aiuraiIN asks how was the country able to plan two years more Of warfare il il is such q ire mendous proposition to raise the one hundred and fifty millions to carry 1hiS bonus system for the coming year. The country ha; enjoyed un- disturbed prosperity. The ravages Of z, ctltal warfare never reached our shores. The man who was in the trenches realized. as one else car. what the result would have been if the barrier Of which he was unit had been overcome.
 l. This the Proper Time:
 Tn" veterans feel that il would not bo wise to tabI" this matter for year as has been suggested in some quar- tcrs. If it is put over for this length ct time they feel 1t would become a political issue during the presidential The veterans do not wish to have il become a political issue. important questions of reconstruction will con from the parties at this cleo ton and cN-soldjer legislation should not occupy tin>c which must he given to the consideration of other matters
 Tue Danger of Politics.
 Thc American Legion will not ally itself with any political party but has definite policies for which it stands. Every Legion member req lizes his independence and can be re lied upon to cast his vote for the hest interests of the country. A voice in the govern ent through the med ium of the ballot is one of the duties of our citizens. Legion members, as intend to discharge this duty at future elections in such a