South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-20
SEPTEMBER 20. 1922
THE RICHER ONES.

Congress has performed one service 10 the people
By recognizing the obligation which nation
men IT selected FOR military service in
the great war.
The president has performed another IN exposing
Ire hypocrisy present membership OF Congress
IN passing measure that fraud upon It's face
and dishonest that contained provision for
raising the funds which pretended TO give to the
soldiers.
IL unfortunate that the president did not rest
MS rpon the simple fact that the bill passed
futile thing because OF the failure include
means OF raising the money to meet the obli-
sations. His further comments upon the soldier
and the extent OF the nations obligation IT, to say
the least. most unhappy.
They returned richer physically mentally and
spiritually is his added paying these
men the money that should oY theirs. not because
the nation is grateful but because it has spirit
OF justice and Of equity.
The fair inference OF thar statement Is that the
war -5leefted this nation by taking its young
hood into uniform am sending 10 battle
fields and developing its physical mental and spirit
ual outlook by inspiring it with military
II that true. this country should only
efforts 10 all but should be eagerly
watchful of any opportunity that could be seized
upon to take the next class OF youth
md give it The .;ue training for warfare
The phrase Itself Is a defense OF the old European
system Of enforced military service, to which
liberty loving men of all lands have in other days
found a haven IN this country.
The suggestion that the nation benefited the
whom forced into involuntary military service
might well have come from the lips of that exile
in Holland who. before his dream OF grandeur was
shattered put every German youth into military
Uniform and explained that he was benehtng the
youth OF his and mentally spiritually ana physically
War. with its hates. never has been viewed as an
educator Of mankind. The entire trend of all
thought has been abolish wars and 20 end
hatreds which dwarf the souls of men, rather than
expand them
To of those VINO served that they are the richer
for their experience and a debt gratitude
the circumstances which took them from their jobs
u become fighters TO sreak in terms of an
which abolished by these very men when they
made the world safe for democracy and very unsafe
for the autocracy that was founded and protected
by similar military systems
The compensation act rests upon the spirit OF
America for its vndication. 1t is not an appeal to
sense ~ gratitude It is not appeal for a gift
or a reward
The tr1th is that some four millions Of Americans
taken. 10y law put into uniforms and paid $50
month. While they were so serving other Amer
leans profted 10y their absence by higher wages and
1aany fortunes made by prohteering and the
conditions created by war
The suggestion that this government try to
adjust the grave Injustice created by this condition
comes from spir OF fair play and Of honesty
between citizens
TO tell them that they should be glad because he
yovernnont made them soldiers for a time and be
content with their meager ray while others drew
.arger wages the rankest hypocrisy and can be
defended only 7y those who believe that the kaiser
has the right View Of The world and OF civilization.