The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-15

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/ tsblished immediately with the die
abled. the director Of the veteran
bureau has inaugurated q nation
wide clean UP campaing, the success
OF which depends upon the Who'll
hearted active and moral support o
the public. To this end clean VI
squads have begun work in ever
state in the union with the full co
operation of the American Legion
and the American Red Cross.
This squad will soon visit you
community and 1t will then be posi-
bile to bring to their attention al
cases Of neglect and complaint which
are known to you or your associates
In order that an immediate and sat
isfactory adjustment be made.
1--WE are working for American
ism in the broadcast sense and to &C
complish this we must ais an organi
zation personally take an interest IL
the up building Of the morals Of oul
schools for the youth of today IL
the citizen Of tomorrow.
ideas installed in the youthful
minds are more lasting than that Of
the mature mind, children will carry
home from school ideas of good and
bad citizenship. We must assimi-
late the foreigner or suffer the pain
full alternative of being assimilated
by him. We must look we'll to 1t
that the seeds of patriotism are
planted early. They are citizens in
the embryo. The American war
mothers of Idaho have placed Ameri-
can creed in most of our schools
where they are organized. The
foreign born or those of foreign
patronage carry them home, thus
making for Americanization in
homes of aliens that otherwise might
not be reached. :.
Where occasion has arisen the
war mothers have extended a well
coming hand to the brides the boys
brought from across the sea and are
ready to stand in the place as far as
may be to the mother left so far be-
hind.
Where hospitals are accessible
the boys in them have been visited
and every comfort provided where
the mothers have had the opportun-
ity. Boise at the present time has
about 1855 patients in its ex-service
mems hospital.
I'm our judgment there is very
serious danger and a great menace
confronting us, in that our American
people are losing sight Of the magni-
tude Of the steupendous self sacrifice
our ex-service men, especially the
over seas men made both physically
and financially in the late world war.
lngratitude and lack of appreciation
are more serious crimes than many
that are on the calendar drawing
prison sentences. We find in many
that the initiative where
there has been Municipal recognition
Or courtesies extended to the ex-
service men, that this initiative has
not been taken by the stay at homes
who fattened financially while the
overseas lads fought their battles for
hem. In several counties in our
state constructive legislation that
would have materially benefited the
sx-service men has been voted down
It the polls. This is deplorable.
During the early part of the war
hey were proclaimed heroes and |
Zero worship was rampant. 1.-The
tay at homes waxed eloquent and |
We heard a great deal about, the
best being none to good for the
Joys and much to the same effect.
But when the war was won, and the
'oys were home again when bene-
icial legislation was proposed for
hem the patriotism of the stay at
ZONES seems to have been punctured.
1t any rate it evaporated when there
vas likihood of it's affecting their
'ocketbooks. So it behooves us war
Mothers to re-kindle the home fires
nd keep them brightly burning until
dequate legislation is secured for
ur ex-service sons.
Three and one-half per cent Of
population wore the uni
orm and went over seas or were
eady to go. Ninety-six and one-half
er cent remained at home and it is
Practically this 96h per cent which
avs whether or not our heroes are
be forgotten, 1t would seem from
ecent senatorial legislation that ,
hey have forgotten. That patriot
I'm is waning. Our American soldier
Magazine is victim of lack of |
atronage and appreciation and
breed to suspend publication. In {
ne adjusted compensation bill our {
oys and girls are only asking what
justly coming to them. All the {
lore reason why they should receive /
/. Statistics show that 1000 new I
were created during the c
ar period. A bill was introduced
congress which If passed would
ave required that one-half above r
le normal income of this million
re claCs be taken and appropriated a
pay ex-service men and women t.
lis extra compensation, in other c
ords one-half of the war profit c
ould be so applied an estimate of c
lch tax would yield from five to il
ven billion dollars, but this bill [
lied to pass. However, some sena- h
rs are very enthusiastic about Fl
wing the railroad 4 bonus of five d
inbred fifty million dollars which n
ey call the refunding bill, and to r,
lich they are not entitled to e
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