Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-23

french surgeons, is longer there Mr. President anc
VIII never be seen again by surgeons by anyone else
he was welcomed back home with accamations Tn
returning HERO the who fought abroad and wo
The greatest triumph in the history of man was enthuas
scally welcomed home Behold the conauerine her,
comes Then what There was the burial of an unknoW
soldier here in Washington City Grave Senator's the high
est ubhc officials, the most prominent citizens attended
and the unknown soldier buried here with pomn AM
ceremony at great expense During the funeral Their
was known soldier who committed suicide in this CITY
because ne was the verge Of and despair ha
taken possession of his soul There was no light of lor
n his eye then His countrymen had extinguishet
1t by their GOODNESS and their neglect
On yesterday the Senator from Idaho CMr Borab> ad
dressing the Senate length in opposition to the bonn
BILL took the position that he disabled soldier alone wa
enltied 10 compensation at this time Mr. President die
misunderstand the Senator? I thought he Senator from
idaho was about to rise, and that perhaps had msun
derstood him. will state it again, and if am correct
invite correction understood the Senator from Idaho
70 say that the only line of distinction he could draw be
tween the soldier and any other citizen was that of dsa
bity.
Mr. President cannot endorse that line of reasoning
Ere battles by disabled soldiers? Those who are kill
ed in battle die the beautiful death of soldier but the
do not win the battle The disabled soldier nobv rskno
his life and being put of action does not win the bat
'e' NO hatier now much the dead man may have con-
oued not matter how much the disabled man NAV have
contributed he does not win the battle The Hndenbure
ne and all other lines, broken by the men who arc
neither dead nor disabled Two soldiers confronting the
enemy equal in bravery equal in the sense of service
ake exactly the risk One is shot down The other
goes forward and wins the victory
In what degree the patriotism of the one less than that
Ct the other? By what process rascnng do YOU reach
the conclusion that the VII, II trately escapes in
Jury or death deserves less tie hands of his contrv
dn inc man VINO Is so unfortunate in taking the same
risk as to be disabled or killed? Mr. President tbe test
CT the Senator from Idaho has been applied any
where at any time 1t certainly never has been applied in
this country
lhe other night was reading the biography of Capt.
James Lawrence who is known to fame because when
being carried below decks MORALLY wounded he said 70
'fose who were bearing him down. Don't give nm the
ship Blow her up but do not give her nd" The biogr,
ply is written by Lieut. Albert G1eaves OF the 1Tn;td
States Navy and has introduction by the late Admiral
find on "a OF his volume an account given Of tbe
sea tight in the Mediterranean between the Enterprse
commanded by Lieut.. Sterrett on which vessel Lawrence
was serving at the time and Tripoitan cruiser T. fila
sea tight many OF the enemy killed and manv were
wounded, but single American sailor or marine ,
hurt
he altar created great interest in the United States
and Congress rewarded Sterett with promotion and =
sword and voted months ay to each of the crew
nat extra months pay Mr.. President was as truly
bonus as ii they had been given outright $500 aniece
mere has been some discussion here as to whether
pensaon is the same gratuity Mr. President If is
distinction without difference Gift is son,etb,
totally unconneced with service it is something that s
gwen without any precedent consideration or anv consd
CITATION expected 1t is totally disassociated from anv
s'dcraon expected 1t is totally disassocatcd from value
received-a gift
MI President suppose you call compensation lust that
Tor the service Suppose you lift out OF the Treas
'y ana cal grality it isbased service There
'ore It is not gilt 1t that the Senator from
Idaho was somewhat confused in his reasoning when he
took the oston that in like this there could be
Inference between grauity and conversation both
being based upon service.
The Senator from Idaho takes the position that tho col
der who went overseas deserves extra considerations
that he is on the plane with the
who were subject to draft but who did not leave this
try cannot think that Just conclusion Mr. pres;dont
those who remained had the advantages of beno in tob
"" 'ie nome toikS with home associations with home
'ohu'uohS' with those whom they loved. Those home
'o"uonS and Rome associations have always been CON
sacred rot only valuable but invaluable To lose then,
mas not only been always considered misfortune but
enc OF the greatest misortunes To be an exile aoanst
one VIII is severe form OF punishment 1t has ALWAYS
been considered.
Why, Mr. President, that Ballad of Home S,vee,
Home which is perhaps, familiar to eyerv house
hold IN the Engish-speakng world than anv other Is
based upon the exies that he is an exile from
home No doubt Mr. President when you were at school
you heard the boys decaim have so often done that