Deming graphic., 1921-09-13
HAS SILVER CITY FoRcorrENs

'"' tR"ht. NNhiiN ' NuthhbtT OF tplh
inerce and the press OF Silver City are
mp to the degree of wigglyness an.l
wobblyneSs Silver City is ''in bad
at Fort Bayard. and Fort Bayard Is
Silver City's meal ticket II is mighty
hard to be separated from the bread
line when times are as hard as they
are at present and 1t Is certainly DIS.
concerting 10 have been caught in the
act Of biting the hand that dolcs out
the grub.
The money powers OF the nation are
dead against the soldiers compensation
bill and, under the auspices OF the
Chamber OF Commerce of the United
States. has been carrying ON a pro-
paganda against its passage. The
''coStplus" boys that got rich out Of
the war think that 81 day Is plenty
good enough for American fighting mon
and that they demonstrate an outland-
ish nerve 10 want n 81 more to keep
them out of the bread line. II has
been fully demonstrated that the bonus
can he lnid and ought to be paid Well,
why argue about Il? II VIII he paid
as matter Of common decency and
Justice just as soon as the ''cost-plus"
boys have their hands exposed as Il has
been exposed at Silver City.
The Grant County Chamber OF Com
mcrsc, affiliated with the national
body, has Joined In the anvil chorus
as has the Silver City Enterprise
The secretary OF the chamber OF com.
mercc had bad half-hour with the
boys at Fort Bayard in an unsuccess-
tul attempt 10 explain how It all hap
pened The Enterprise tries the same
in feeble, ineffective way, that shows
how little informed the people Of Sil.
yer City are as to conditions at Fort
Bayard The following extract win
show both ignorance Of actual con
ditions and the inherent selfishness Of
those who rode out the war on wave
of prosperity while others did their
fighting for them:
AS far AS the Enterprise IL able
to ascertain, II is almost an unani.
nous opinion Of the people Of Sill
yer City that the man who came
out Of the war disabled, is deserv-
lng OF everything that the govern.
ment can do for him. On the
question Of bonus for every man
who was in the war, public opin-
ton Of the Fights of the men at
different matter in which the ques-
ton of the rights OF the men at
Fort Bayard do not enter, but TO
Silver City people ii is a question
Of whether the several hundred
former service men who live I'm
silver City are entitled To bonus
at this time They themselves
are not asking for II and many Of
il the taxpayers Of Silver City are
to be called upon to pay this bonus
to Silver CITY men who went into
the service, the burden would he
more than the town could bear
The welfare Of the men at Fort 2
Bayard is not in question. If they
are not being properly taken care
of the people Of Silver City and un-
dOubtedly the Grant County Cham
ber of Commerce will very eagerly
take up the task OF helping TO
Fight their battles Enterprise
The Enterprise says that the matter
ioes not concern the boys at Fort e
Bayard. Doesn't 1t, Nearly half 7
II the disabled at Fort Bayard draw c
10 compensa ton from the government. :
{ is true they receive hospital treat. e.
nent, hut how, think you, are the fam. !
lies Of these men living while the
'readwinners are flat ON their backs
n distant hUspinll In some cases f
heir families are charges ON the towns
where they live, in others they receive
pittance from the Red Cross, in Others =
heir relatives and neighbors are feed
lg them. The hypocrit.cal viewpoint
( the "cost-plus" boys is uncovered
hen they attempt to dodge the main
sue by Sobbing that the wounded r
lust be cared FOR first" Well. why
ont they take alre of themY why
iould the dependents OF soldiers dis. ~
1led N the war eek out miserable
Sistence while the "cost-plus" fellows
ld their dependents enjoy the price ~
other mems blood?
The Enterprise says that Silver CITY
mt pay the bonus. Who would ask.
HGHu II