Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
There Should Be No Friction

70 the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-Again we have the 1881 Engineers
with US in your valuable column. For the
most part we are inclined to think the
sayne as tho misrepresentatiSe OF that out
ft in SO far as wounded and disabled serVice
ren are concerned. There IL deporable
lack of attention on the part OF eN-serNice
men in regard to the disabled. Gradually
the pubiic Is becoming aware of the tre-
mendou, responsibility involved in the care
OF the physical wrecks left high and dry ny
the recedins red tide Of war
However, that Is not the purpose Tor
which we took our typewriter in hand. Our
friend. who so cleverly hides behind inha,s,
has taken another mean crack a. the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Ordinarily we
take no heed NJ such spIenet'c outeursts'
but II seems a shame that such good hsht-
ing outfit as the l03d Engineers should be
brought into print by Misrepresentation
The friction seems TO be between IN" Ne'-
erans Of Foreign Wars and tho American
.Leaion. why he drags in the q. A. r. and
the United Spanish War Veterans is beyond
our compr ehension. For our part we regret
20 rec the slurs cast upon those Two sood
examinations but beyond regret we take no
official notice.
The disparagement OF the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars 10 another matter. II Is Just
such men a. the one In question who are re-
tarding the welfare OF the disabled BY
creating or trying to create Misunderstanding
between the veteran ORGANIZATIONS. ANA
they are not all confined to the American
Lesion, either. For the information Of all
concerned we can state authoritattVeiy that
the Veterans OF Foregn Wars in general and
the Cochran Post in particular stand ready
at ali times TO cooperate with any veteran
organization for the beneft OF the ex-serNice
men. wounded or otherwise.
The sooner that fact is fully undcrsto BOD
by the msrepresentatives OF the American
Leston the better of they will be and def
mite results will be obtained. II is pre-
posterouS TO suppose that the American Le-
zion or any other veteran outfit is or has
the divine right OF representing the entire
body Of ex-service men. 1t is likewise
ridiculous 10 suppose that oversee men are
rs whole obsessed with the idea that they
aiene won the war. As matter OF fact
the war IN not won yet
We fully appreciate the fact that men in
the service must go where they are sent, and
we give due credit TO those who were un'
srans OF Foreign Wars should and do re-
serve the right to admit only those who
saw active service on foreign coil or In hos
tile waters. In this we are only following
tho precedent set by our own Government
In the issuance OF campaign medals
n Is our sincere advics TO that m srepre-
sentative OF the 1884 Engineers to put his
hammer away and expend the same amount
OF energy in working intelligently for the
things he so vigorously advocates through the
press In so doing he will md the open
hand OF friendship instead of tho hst Of war.
a-,i as the clasp meets his own he will come
to : realization that personal likes and
dislikes must be subordlnated II we are 70
get with the task OF taking care OF our
woundep comrades.
BENJAMIN PEARSON THOMAS.
Command Corporal J. J. Cochran Post.
No. 25l, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Philadelphia MAY 10. 1921.