Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
The Progress of the War


 In spite of the armistice; in spite of the sitting long of eminent gentlemen at Versailles; in spite the of international trade and protestaons arniy by the recently engaged in conflict the horrors of the war yet been ended for those who shared the greater part of them while the conflict was raging the various fronts We are told by an exchange:
 American hospitals are receiving 500 disabled and sick war veterans every month; they are dis charging $500 cured This means a monthly fncreas- ing roll of patients This is not however the worst be told. The increase is not limited by need or hospital facilities.
 The United states is treating the heroes of the war much as the proycrbial poor relation treated The nation is negecting the very men who, when the nation was in need gave no thought their lives and comfort. It is little wonder that the national commander of the American Lesioh should complain:
 "Disabied veterans are not getting what they deserve from grateful nation"
 The nation grateful, all right, back In the war days when the foe threatened. The nation was grateful indeed when the flower of American man. hood rose up arms and went forth to give battle. The nation promised much to the boys Who fougnl ~over There And this is the nation that sang so loudly and often;
 "When you come back"
 We'll they came back, many of them ill and dis abed About half million of those brave boys were discharged service with disability Yes thev came backi But it seems that the nation has forgotten that they came back; has forgotten me fine promises that made the eve of battle The nation has forgotten it's solemn duty
 he wa S heard often since November H. 1918, The war x over" declared politicians in Congress as they voted away wartime legislation
 Tho war is NOT
 For those veterans discharged with disability.
 The win not be over for them TOT many years come.
 last one of them 1t entirely over for the rest of us That much of the war which has to do with giving these sick and mamed veterans square deal can never be over until the last Of them mas passed on into the hereafter.
 Tn this a continuing example is seen of the utter inefficiency which attended much of the conduct of the war According the reports of those who have investigated. the difficulty of getting any attention whatever paid his application is the first thing the veteran needing help, must overcome The next thing is to secure help all adequate to his needs This is partly due to the fact that the relief and rehabilitation work is all under the direction of 4 single bureau fact to which attention was called by Mir Updegraff, assistant director of the Amer ican Legion news service in recent interview of The Republican in which he said that the present trouble was in a great part to the facility with which the buck is passed by the various bureaus There is now pending the Wasson bill for the CO., ordination of the work of the various bureaus
 The trouble is also partly due the proverbialy slow work of bureaus not having at their heads men of sympathy with the work and determined to make the bureaus efficient partly to lack of consid- eration for individuals or as a class on the part of too many of the subordinates with whom they into contact in seeking to have their cases acted upon.
 All this must be changed A complete reor- ganization of the work must be made and the scan dalous neglects and hardships existing must be terminated. Congress will be urged to enact prompt ivy the necessary legislation consolidate the bureaus and remove the red tape obstacles now parayzns Their efficiency The leaders of the veterans organ Izations are pushing this in Washington and ar' meeting with hearty cooperation by legislativ leaders There is a determination on the part of tn dominant party carry the party pledge to car for the sick infirm, disabled veterans of the wa without more delay than the competing urgenc of other matters compels That is one sacred dut that must be performed