The New York herald., 1922-02-14

you come to consider the question of
compensation. The Senator from New
Mexico eliminates everything from con-
sideration in the proposition except the
mere matter Of recompense, which. l
submit again, the soldier himself will
resent. The time will come when the
soldier himself will resent the PROPOSE
tion that money compensation has been
fixed upon his service. for the very rea-
son which the Senator was driven to use
in answer to the Senator from Virginia.
II was going to say when the Senator
from Virginia asked the question that 1t
Is little difficult to compare the
100000 who did not go with the
1000 900 who were called to go, because
we do not know their different circum-
stances and conditions"
Family Considerations.
Senator king "a. want to suggest to
the Senator from Idaho, in view of the
statement made by the Senator from
New Mexico, that there were thousands
and hundreds of thousands of young
men who assumed the burdens Of caring
for their families TO permit their BROTH
ers to go overseas.
1.-TWO or three or four in one family
would be subject to conscription. They
did not draw lots, 1t is true; all were
subject to the draft. Some came before
the draft board and others did not, but
among the members of the family them
selves it was agreed that A and would
care for the family and C might go.
"A or might have preferred to go
rather than stay. but family considera-
tions prompted them to take that course
There were thousands of cases of that
character and others analogous where
t, az %t,z ,N-t,n ctQ cd
at home were performing just as much
service for their country as those who
went overseas"
Senator Borah: 'In the great war
every one who was loyal to the Govern
ment performed service according to his
station or position or situation. and 1t
was necessary for each and every one
to perform that service in order that
we should be successful. 1t would be
an act of folly and a crime to send
these young men across the water II the
people at home were not willing to
make whatever sacrifices had to be
made and to do whatever was neces-
sary to be done In order to meet the
situation.
II have just as much respect and
think I have more respect for the
ex-service man when ] refuse to fix his
compensation as the Senator from New
Mexico has. but at the same time I
cannot discriminate between the man
who was conscripted and did his duty
and did It nobly and the man who was
not conscripted but did duty and did it
nobly ir case misfortune has overtaken
them both. II 1 am called upon to
meet the situation and to take care of
the situation. / want to put 1t upon
some basis of necessity.
I'm other words, Mr.. President, II
/ could single out the 75, 900 soldiers who
the Senator says are in want, l would
feel that / should do by them just the
same al ! would do by $1,000 citizens
who had also done their duty in the
war and who also were in want. / will
make NJ discrimination between the diff
ferent citizens of my country, all of
whom performed every obligation rest
ing upon them during the great con-
fiict. unless one or the other has re-
ceived an injury by reason of doing it,
Rule of Republic.
That has been the rule in this re-
public from it's beginning. No other rule
has ever been thought of. No other rule,
In my judgment will inure to the benefit
Of the country In the end. If we can
not have service from the citizen upon
the basis OF patriotism, of voluntary SER
vice, then the republic Is at an end"
Senator Jone." / think the remarks
just made by the Senator from Idaho
clearly illustrate the different points OF
view or course, with the promise as
sumed by the Senator from Idaho, I
think his conclusion naturally follows
but this bill is framed upon an entirely
different idea. The bill does recognize
a distinction. II the Senator Is unwill-
ing to recognize any distinction, of
course. he is opposed to this bill. but
some of US at least, and I hope very
substantial majority of us. view the mat
ter from an entirely different point of
view.
1--WE feel that there is a difference.
and that that difference should be recog-
nized.'
Senator Borah. THAT never has been
recognized to exist before in the history
of any free country"
Senator Jones. This country has
never before passed such legislation as
we passed for the purpose of carrying
on this war
Senator Borah. "Oh. yes. we have.
We conscripted soldiers during the civil
war"
Senator Jones. 1.-THE Senator from
Idaho knows that was quite different
measure from this If he will Just re-
fleet n moment, the distinctions VIII GER
tainly occur TO him.
Senator Borah--"No. they do not
readily occur to me. ! voted against the
conscription act because l believed that
the voluntary service Of this country
was sufficient to protect the interests
of the Republic, and 1 have never had
any doubt about II at all. I am one or
those who believe that II you have to
conscript men I'm order to get them
ment which will last very long.
Opposed to Conscription.
II have not n particle of doubt
that IL we had never passed the con-
scripton act we would have had all
the young men Of this country we
wanted to meet the situation. | voted