Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-09
From Other Viewpoints
Misreprcsentatives OF Soldiers.
ny ALFRED n. WILLIAMS.

ee Men Of T asvi HsEv ,5he in tho hs,d Y9 on t gsr s are II sao o.
1ests OF hostility rather than honor by the
o@% ssss9ass S aPS re M mls 9 nia9F assl Of of t isa5
una o'h Si35 no Gihinimrions; slf-appointed and
story OF the labor unions. the government
zatloas which have lost n" and s0a are I ,osfpr oT n;,b1ic
aunpor55 by The extreme: blatant and esaseiess
20 forgetfulnesS that the public patience and
eo@ardicc o; pe . paPns' hn pvsSG iiu ,na even the
ices nem nj cons ars h 'r !, pushed he before commit
$685. od 5S The 3% s ss".ogc, oS CO o 81, the rS Nay from ss.SoS;c-
discharged as physically. perfect. 1t is aside
Iiisa p XII sSg sss 3 S2s" d he% i in 0 sa' Iod paid and the ser fs@s
a Wise 'a aisa a,eIa" Sdvo to- t thos Of e rip sif or ether -
Their orni3r;cal resources. carrying through
and hint OF punishment TO fail upon senaters
:,ias,a Hep ssgands 0s who so,r refnse 70 obey the
the other, day pulled the tremuio stop in telling
their country and now AFRO unsnpioycd and s #
s ssTlms 1 %,o neG Sai5dd :, because snar, Of their pa,ri-
sha sod "a rm merss se FJywy " are hssging Tor labor
joined ,ha! the eS-service men did not lind
All these advocates. like those who demanded
government owncrship Of tho always stag
S sS5 an prln nSs1% @aes xfSSe "& SsssTS IS shG the s'n monsv ob fo
some trom% They seem 70 60 At the proposi.
tic Eoyernmsnt can reach around and d'I puI ina a
fey Sup sblsiens oa Gpt s Gt 'nf S ST made a! sny ,a minn,s f.,
subscriptions for, say. $1,000, 900, 900 to paY
bonus to all ex-soldiers? Who would take the
bondE? The country is chokcd with Liberty
q end i,e vis' SGSa SG iasae 9oald are sea sSl', ,ns 1 siG Id PAL;
down yet further. We owe some considerstion
10 the millions who deprived tlre!mselvos 70
take those bonds and have all their savings
Invested in them. The bald truth is the sol.
dicrs arc being pat In the position OF trying
Willingly and bravely. Also they are Seino
made to appear as proclaiming tho belief thai
the ablc-bodisd citizen Of a country owes il
no service nor sacrifice for its need and has
the right TO demand exact payment 10 the last
farthtng forIa all nc does far 1t. no natter how
urgent tho emergency or how evident the fact
that he is as much interested as anybody in de-
Tending II from invasion and overthrow.
Former Secretary Lane presented the states
on long and easy terms, to give him a Start
dependent living. EVERYBODY favors II. The
one billion to. two billions short OF meeting en-
more taxes. meaning continuing high cost OF
living, to provide that. The soldiers who
think and their real friends will DO content 10
wait a whil0, as the rest OF us must wait while
we pay double and treble prices for everything
ue use. until the first strain, and shock are
adjust themselves and catch breath from the
war. Honest friends OF the men viii toll them
that their own welfare and that of the country
forbid them from acting the part OF a swarm
s Ct greedy ssii,e %sas6,to os t GSSsi'ng e,a IL 70 ,r demand IN.
sease s dessor b Very s"' Serious e'as" sit tTaG1 = s shd
having every riGit 10 expect their Friendship
and consideration. /VE