Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-07

his command. Montfaucon was already
in our hands. but the report sent back
to headquarters had not been noticed
by tho officers there.
"ono Of our young lieutenants was
going along n road to bring up ma
chine-gun battalion to support our in
fantry. A stan headquarters man OF
General Pcrshings met him and or
dered him back. Tho lieutenant re-
fused. explaining how badly the guns
wcro needed.
In the name OF General Pershing
| order YOU 10 go back said the head
quarters man.
"'And In the name OF God dare you
To make me-" the little lieutenant re-
| piled.
THAT was one of the incidents that
show why you boys didn't get artillery
support when Il was needed. You know
how the artillery came up thirty-slN
hours ahead of time into the line, and
/ then dumped their ammunition eight
miles back OF the line and told us to
bring 4 up.
We want 10 clean up this situation
at Washington where they are SLAM
dering the Seventy ninth Division.
There is a hidden hand there that is
striking at us IN the dark.
/ when we We're in camp in the
south we saw carpenters in the ship
yards loafing at $40 day, stopping
TO watch us drill. IL is a fact that 200 =
GOO men found their way into profess
SIGNAL baseball. shipyards and fac
tories ard made that wage while we
We're I'm the army.
with all due respect to the states
south OF Mason and Dixon's line. tho
draft filed their ranks with your col
ored brethren who proved excellent IN
stevedore regiments.
III we ever get into war again, lei
them Conscript industry"
You TVmcmber the Spruce division
IN the northwest? They were enrollat
in the signal corps, and put in uni
forms at 81 a day. But they went OF
strike. demanding full laborer's wage:
and got it!
III one az us had tried that II
France he wouldn't have lived 10 tel
about Il.
7 There are .uet as many financial,
disabled in the war as physically
which brings us to the question OF af
r fairs at Washington.
. In 1918 we were heroes going {
, France. In 1919 It was returning
= heroes: 1920. ex-service men: 1921, IN
service men element, and now the
raiders Of the treasury,
There is all the difference in IN
= world between those who served an
those who didn't. When ! 60 int
banks. chambers OF commerce and s
on and hear the words being use
> about my former comrades. is it an
/ wonder that l come away feelinj
angry. with "A chip on MY shoulder?
'There were only 2O.ooo,O00 peopl
e. in this country who knew what it wa
TO have a friend. sweetheart, or rela
i. tive il the service.
only 1900 900 were affected by IN
casualty lists. as contrasted with Ems
= land. France and Serbia. where. /
the latter. 40 per cent Of the peopl
! We're killed. 1t illustrates why ther
= is lethargy toward the ex-service maj
Il believe the bonus question Shout
he decided by majorities. This countr
- iAAfA bg li4altflLltSs anu lfle Is II
only fair way 70 settle things.
Let me answer those who say v
went 20 Washington and knocked {
the door about this bonus. We didn
knock on the door at Washington
Congress itself asked us to come al
discuss the matter and submit OF
views. II is CALLING to see what
being said today about the ex-servi,
man.
The situation reminds me OF Il
: man who sent an insulting letter
reply 10 a bill he owed. The credit
wrote back II you are not prepar,
TO meet your bill as well as you are
meet your God. you know where y,
can get Of BY organizing we "a
put ourselves in this position"
On his way TO catch a train to Ne
York. Colonel Miller said that Il
- movement TO bring Grover 3ergdo
arch Stacker, back TO this country.
progressing satisfactorily at Washini
ton and undoubtedly will be p
through