The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-30
barometer of Public Opinion
Magco Answers Brown.


- Editor World. observe that my friend
hamilton iS getting raped hard by some Of the
IEde G. Browns letter in todays barometer
:, , "ml constrained TO write again This to Mr.
Dear Buddic: | obsrryc that you arc I'm favor
nt bonus. Were you drafted? II you were
YOU ana not have any opportunity to question
anything but II you vulunt,crcd did Won riist
u you were man, you didu't You said. Here
! am iak' me, and Wen whip h---- out OF
th"0e nuns. why now that II ~ all over como
t"ttIng around and ask for money Have tho
patriotic motives that / credit YOU with having
J" me beginning LETT you altogether?
money should say. boys. we feel that You de-
H, TgrTG 'iltie extra for what you did here's a
pohua Thats one thing. II We who served
say, Here. we want something out of this: We
hNcd the country in her time Of need now we
want money for it, That IL another thing alto
s"ther. II you saved man from drowning.
would You say. I'm out of Il job. thcy, are hard
hut coward and a fool would do that Is there
hyihlhE moro crcdiablc about asking our
sr,ntSS grum,tS ,s iSr mon"y because we saved her
| judge that you are out Of a job, or maybe
nave been Is the fact that you wero in the
army responsible for that II you had been
here all the time, would you be- In any better
shapc' It tho army aid make 1t hard for you
,, ~, " 70" Wn'u % you came h'cN-are you sorry
you wont y" you wish that YOU had been an
''mhu'luc' ana had Stacked at home? Does
,,t W9tt your Firit t"kc pride ,ha, YOU were in it.?
why an this talk OF money You accuse Ham
hton of being one Of those who would rum after
lho cash IL 10 were offered. Yes. perhaps so If
lt were oitcred-hut % isn't offered souo Of
tho boys are asking Tor IT, | admit that II IL
were presented Ia az, by grateful nation. when
she could afford it, that would take my share.
don't Imagine thar you would be- any farther
in tn" rear rank than you could help. Buddio.
't Is THIS hrgE,ng or clubbing the country
10 what YOU WILL that makes me tired What
rot What manner Of patriot s 10 who would
neg or 'udgcl money from the nation because
he served
Iw rut blowing my hazoo ana I'll not in
dulgr in any COMMUNICATION OF my lot, because
! have no complaint ! am "a member OF the
American Legion. ! think that maybe 10 has
been mistake ON th" part Of the legion To take
lh' stand Tor a bonus perhaps not That ls not
IN" question. u l9 you.and l. BudtIo. uubody
hut H plkrr asks money for decent deed that
"ts done for patriotism or love.
II sometime, u what ever other world there
IT,. YOU meet some Of th" boys who gave their
N'r' what ar" YOU going To- Say whom they
smile and ask We'll. dld You get your bonus poo
IhrrrH no bonus for thcm. They gave more
man YOU did. They gave everything they had
70 give, and hr'o como men who got los whole
and woll-anI have AN life ahead OF them. and
nah for cash. For -hlmv' Everything to the
boys who were hur,.-that g., another story
but all glory. and no cash to Va who carry NOT
a mark-onN a rivh experience. can't YOU get
Your reward iu the knowledge OF decd w,lI
done can. Su.cr,,y
QUAY, Okla, July -. CARL G.. MAGEE, Jr.