The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-15
CONGRESSMAN GREENE
SPEAKS AGAINST BONUS


speaker and devoted his address chief 4
~ to stating why he is opposed t
the present borus bill now befor /
Congress
Congressman Greene IN opening his
took the men back to the days
Of the Spanish American War all
which time the United States had all
IT could do to organize an army Of
350Q men He told how after the
country had gone through the most
terrible Civil War in the history of the
world that when the war with Spain |
broke out after the sinking of the /
Maine the country was no more pre- |
Pared for war than It was when the
Civil War ho-tilities began And, he
said, the American soldiers paid dear. |
ly for 1t with their lives
The country had 10 modern equip
ment, the men were stlll using guns
their fathers and grandiathers had
used during the Ciyil War, ami the
old blue uniform was Still being worn.
The hospital and Quartermaster de-
partments, he continued were a dis
grace 10 the country. Food was bad
there were no entertainments Worst
Of all was the inferior medical treat
ment 1t was while he was captain
of the local company, he said that he
went through one Of the greatest ex.
peliences OF his life and gained q great
sympathy for the soldier that will
never be forgotten
Although the st. Adams company
never saw any real action against the
enemy. they fought great fight
against the much dreaded disease. ty.
phoid fever. TO many Of the boys the
disease proved fatal and they sustain.
ed a death not BETTING soldier
who, ne declared, If he must pay the
death penalty won much rather do
II faci. the common enemy. All Of
these hard hips ana unnecessary
deaths were due to the appropriateness
OF the country, he pointed out In clos.
ing this part of his address he stated
that he was che Of lhos who believed
that IT. time5 Of peace the country
should prepare for war, and that when
the time came when Uncle Sans
young men are asked to take up arms
thew should be sunnlied with tha hast
CCngTe ma. Greene then turned to
the bonus question and exnJai,ed IN,
bin verv clear.v [, ria listeners ue
told some OF the reasons why he did
not vote for it He said he failed to
vote for IL not because he was not In
svp,pathv with tho .oidier IN. M III 4
been soldier himself ard bis hart
ami son is IN the won. which ,rui
helm the ok servica man in overr ny,
wav 10 sibla IIo e1bto ~ ~ NON
wages during tba war thst ma. ~
STAYED M nome receive1 ard dac,aroj
Some Of tho donna h. ,,ade i, ,5e go
of war ,cara 4 disorae,, n, ~ oon,,,,.,,
tbrt Il c,ujd not he betnel H., c,.,ra'.s
i2 ,bp wares Uerp' naid r,ostl,,'hy ,rL
lvafe ,,rnoratio,s III ono,,nc,,,', 80,
lthe fact that men diseraeeI mo conn,
itey while striking ,dnJnr The var 60,
more wages while tbe : ssI,-ce MAN
WAS in the line fiebtipt- for S26 No,
.mcnh But he asked would opv az
Asevice man wan bis exnerienoe NON
'that they are bach. with..grv az tbas
STAY at homes? Did. tbey 60 into IN.
service for the money that was IN N
. u. f5r the. purpose of proteetinq IN,
honor az their country7 go
Could any parsm in tbas roon h,
n .kel, he hjrod Inv amy rriv,,, cor,,o,,
alton for auv ameunt If morav to .,
-'r' -" ~
boped that in The mont wan, If tbere I,
ever one that tho cbnntrv wonld M
so prepared thar an mo~ fl IN fgb.
would go and FIGHT while an mon M
To work would work for tbo eaw,
compensation. Everyone sbou \ mn,
their shoulder IN tho wheel ho GAIA
and show the world thai tbov ara ,ru,
''Yanks.r and that Americans in IN,
tine Of need mt the 0ar abova IN.
dollar mark.
ne warned tho mon of tho opigco,
in The wood pie.o no, To be fooled n,
ONE Of the clauses in tbo bonns mi
For examine he stated the homo
stead clause was nut so fha Mn
, for the purpose AZ getting strong
healtIiy. men Ia .eo int, arid or swann,
states and settle in order 10 rajse' m,
yalue of these lands 90 nolitlcione ~
these states. Who drafted tho MI ma,
profit Inv il
Congressman Creepe -tatad that II,
/ was IN favor of giving The men NOR,
4 than $40 m the limo nj tbai, discbore,
but his arguments we're or, ovaiI