The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-26
DURSUM
FIGHTS CAUSE OF
VOLUNTEER OFFICER
Would Place Them on
Retirement Rolls as
Regulars


WASHINGTON. b. C.. Jpne IL
Senator Holm %. Bursum. Of New
MvSico, has taken up the cause ~
the Volunteer onicers In the World
war. and b. pushing a bii introduced
by himself TO place these officers.
who ARE disabled, on the retirement
rolls of the Tinted states army. on
thc Same basls as regular army Off
Gers
Tho measure In m~cr!torious and de-
aorNts the support 90 an citlxcna who
de- not believe IN discrimination
against any class OF the gallant oni-
GERS who, baked hy our invlncibir
doughboys made possible our grcat
victory la ~. nee.
a hearing = recently held on the
Bursum bill By .hc senate Military
AnairH committee. aud n u hoped a.
favorable report VII soon be made
By this committee. 90 be followed by
favorable action b. congress.
Certainly IL seems that the voiuu-
teer onicers of the World war should
receive exactly tho same treatment
a. the regular army officers. no more
and no less. They are not asking y
single advantage that tho regular
army onicors do no, already have.
- "AAANNNA 'NfNN WIS aiNlNNf AWi ntANNN
years and is sin being made. ~ the
volunteer umiccrs of the Civil war. 20
be placed on tho retired list of the
= army. on The same status az re-
tired regular army Officers.
legion Racks BllL.
Tho Spanish war disabled officers
y those who participated la the
Philippine inst ERECTION and the China
rsli'i expedition have made no effort
along these limos. These omicots
probably feel 10 the privilege ~ being
placed ON thu army retired list Is
given 60 tho Civil war and World war
oniCcrs they will be included
THE American Legion iH backing
tho Bursum IN and some OF tn
mombors, disabled officers OF tho
world w'r, made convincing mud clio.
queut arguments for tho bin al IA,
hearing before the senate tommittea
IN" nrgumoutH advanced hy adNo.
cItcs 20 tho Bursum bill are uu.
HnHwahly and convincing These mas
Dee summed up ms follows.
Mnon the volunteer officers enter.
90 The armies FOR service IN the World
wlr they bore the same risks. carried
The rtW' Representative and per
FORMED tho gtmr services. uudoi
Identical conditions les the Officers nI
the regular srmy.
Rational gusrd. national army ant
national reserve corps Officers. VIII,
are disabled, haze been discharged
FROM the service. M rcccivc onl,
from 81 10 $40 per month. in pro
portion 60 the degree of their i]niurics
Tho disabled regular army nnirsr.
have been retired ON three fourth
srtlN' q and in addition Get cqlu
imitation FOR heat light. o duaf
tors. which amounts iu every caso q
a considerable sum
~ is "a rank Injustice a. retire
wounded and disabled volunteer uul
cor. on $50 per month pay the high
'st disability paN h. can obtain
while 90 regular army officer similar
lE disabled b. drawing three fourth
pas plus allowances. which give th
regular u comfortable salary. Tn
Injustice lies ln tho fact that hutl
volunteer and regular performed th
stUo mrriturioua service. suffered th
same disabilities. and in many IN
stlucrH the E%uluntccr has a bottle
army record than tho regular.
Deserve Cr-dit.
n cannot bo denied. despite claim
of the regular army To- tho contfur
that most Of the actual fighting ~
the front lines was directly Uudcr dl
rcctnn of emergency officers oNcoI
lI iNt Gaze or h~ftEdHiCtH or mftlu
generals who were noarly ull reg
liars rh. volunteer officers pHftlct
lstlN iis%ut"uHuts, captains anl
battalion comma ldrrs. were the hoy
who lrd the men "uNrr the top
when the G'rnHus were mushr'
These uWirois were national guard
men. NATIONAL aruN mon. or from IA
anirrrE' trimming camps. with suui
direct from ctvil life without an
t|raluiuE. In the mass they nor tina
made GOO in contact with the cntml
Why, after performing these hrnN
aud satisfactory services Tor the %
public and the people uf this Cuuntfl
should thyy not nave the Htttuf q
any other officers who are disabled
Auy ofh'r treatment is rot fuir an
is mot satisfactory 90 the people.
The regular armN rNcrpt In o.
highest commands. did not win in an
particular glory in the word wa
N va. the mrn from the ranks