Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-02
WHO "BoNUs RAIDERS. ARE.

Editor Every Evening. a.--Thc bonus
raiders" OF 1922 are the selfsamo boys
who during the trying days OF ~ and
1s, were the worshipped "Gibralter
Of Democracy" During that stormy
period the young manhood OF America
ievcr hesitated. We were told that
our cause was just and we never
questioned the sincerity OF our leader
ship. Glndly the flower of our youth
donned tho livery Of our country. and
Il WAS with courage and determination
that they assumed. the responsibility
OF defending the land of Our birth from
outrageous disregard os our rights.
That was the period of "Emergcn-
cy"--therefore. far be IL from ambl-
tious youth at that period to argue
the question of temporary remunera-
tion for services rendered. We be-
licved that the law OF equality would
prevail. However, since the smoke
of battle has cleared and we have re-
turned to the land we love and are
Iagain In the presence Of those who are
near and dear 60 our hearts, we find
that our civilian brothers were the
more fortunate. Our opponents, Of
course, deny that this is true. No
doubt we can appreciate their position.
! for they were far behind the lines and
their idea Of warfare was gained from
the picturesque accounts of our fic-
tion writer's who pictured Paris as our
battle-ground This feature can be H.
lustrated ny the letter that has been
circulated broadcast by the anti-bonus
gttnnnWt.sIiU "a Ha IN hparf tsrfff q 81
by prominent Wall street attorney"
who, II is reported, stated that the
ocean voyage alone WAS worth more
than the bonus that individual veter-
ans win receive( 1t is quite evident
that prominent attorney" did not
cross the submarine infested AtlaTs ic
on Transport, or he would never htyC
had the audacity to make such q
statement Battle-scarred veterans ~
st Mehiel, Verdun and tho Argonnt
will forever talk. lssue with rt.cn rrcl;.
less disregard ~ ~ tual facts
There is n certain something that
. binds tho men who served together
and II is believed that n large ma joritJ
of the veterans feel that since W.
havo successfully performed the ser
vices required. no further use Ia re
quired Of us. and that certain Interest
, consider that our request for an al
: iustment of pay 10 compare with tina
received by civilian conscripts is yer.
unrea sonable. conscientious Object
orS" smile.
However. we still believe tho peopl
in general believe I'm our cause. an
we are happy to know that when tn
: matter OF adjusted compensation
loft for the electorate to decide, tn
service man is always tho victor. w
regret that the people who gained III
=. most are The ones who are today pre-
pagantlizinE the country In oppositlO
= to tho adjusted compensation. Th
same spirit that won glorious victor
j. les on tho field of battle. will ever
j. tuplly convince selfish interests Of th
J. hopolessness OF their efforts.
.t Organizations formed 10 advance th
. interests OF former service men hay
l. refrained from political activities. bl
+ all along our far-flung battle line "
Il hear rumblings of dissent and gra1u
= ally, but convincingly. It Is dawnin
g upon former khaki wearers that the
= are automatically being forced int
poHtlchi diiSHinett, anu we DeiieN
that Commander MacNider of II
- American Legion Is very conservati'
when he estimates that twenty-h'
million persons are interested in Il
advancement OF soldier legislation.
surely each former service man has
= least n few friends.
James G. Young,
1900 WoodlGAvn Ave.
Wilmington, March !, 1929.