Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-30
LACK OF CARE
FOR SOLDIERS
is BEMOANED
Ex-senator Bev( -dge Says
America Has Duty to aa-
Perform.
Special to The Times.

ALEXANDRIA, Ind, May So.-"We
Americans can rebuke red radicalism in
no more crushing fashion than to deal
honorably by the men who sacrificed and
offered to sacrifice for America on the
stricken field" declared Albert J. Bsv-
eridge, in a plea for better care by the
Government for those who were manned
or disabled in the World War, made IN
an address at the American BegioRas
Memorial day services in Bulah Audito-
rum here Sunday afterne on.
The former United ST. les Senator de-
clared the characterization Of America
is our immediate and vita problem"
stating I'VE shall realize the meaning Of
the word by agreeing to stand for Amer !.
lea only. for all American institutions.
not merely some American institutions,
and by practicing our Americanism
daily"
In his plea for better care for disabled
soldiers the statesman said: 49,
ut is horrible that American soldiers,
wounded, out of health and unemployed,
should be neglected. Yet everybody
knows-or can know unless they Gloss
their eyes and ears-that adequate care
is not being taken of those who today
are suffering from the effects of the serE-
ice they rendered their country in this
frightful conflict.
ALARMED AT
INSANITY RATE.
at is said and not denied, that in the
State of New York alone, insanity is In
creasing among New York soldiers at the
appalling rate of 300 every month; that
tuberculosis is increasing even mora
rapidly; that proper hospitals and hos
pital facilities are wanting even for
those supposed to be taken care of by
sands of others are supported at home
by families unable to bear this addf-
tionaI burden Compensation for dis
ability has been awarded so unequally
that proper examination, apparently,
was not made-and so tardily as to al
most suggest indifference.
"Au this must be remedied and rem
edied without delay. When these boys
rallied TO the nations call, all America
cheered them; when they marched away
TO battle ali America wept tears Of pride;
when they came back in triumph all
America with frenzied and genuine JOY,
hailed them as heroes. From first to
last we were loud, fervent and sincere In
praise of, and promise to, these devoted
men who counted life well lost If given
in the service of their country"
During the war he said, the Governs
ment took property Of individuals and
CORPORATIONS,
sometimes excessively.
"Is human life, is the health and
strength Of men, less worthy than props :
erty."
Can it be possible" he asked, that
American patriotism is tender only OF
property but indifferent to men7 Shall
we permit the foes Of our Government to
say our boosted patriotism is nothing but |
the patriotism Of property? Forbid it,
Almighty Cod Forbid it, citizenship OF
the Republic! Forbid it, men of thu
American Legion"
URGES "HANDs OFF"
POLICY ADOPTION.
Asserting that in every war waged by
the Republic, American soldiers have.
fought and died for their country, and
their country alone. Mr.. Beverage de-s
clared their creed has been not those
words Of half-hearted devotion to the
Republic, America First, but has been
America Only" He said Washington
and Lincoln had no other thought ex-
cept for the welfare of Amedica. and,
decried, by Implication, the tendency Of
! latter day statesmen to have too much
concern for the welfare of European
countries. He justified a hands on
policy toward Europe on the part Of
America with the assertion that since
America is the only stable and stabiliz-
ing nation in the whole world to put all
the energy of her leaders to the task Of
| preserving her stability and to render thes
greatest possible service to mankind as
a whole.
America could not have been unified
in the World War as she was had Con-
greess not made 1t plain in the declara-.
ton of war that We were going into the
conflict because America had been ats
tackled by Germany, Mr.. Beveridge said.
We could not have been unified in
conflict to save anything else but
! America.