Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-02-16

that j nave DeEn able 70 suggest has
been Of any avail. We meet with the
same old excuses every time until it
begins to look like they all rehearsa
the same tune.
None seem to be able TO tell exact
II whore the trouble lies, but sin
cerely believe the responsibility Of
not giving preference TO ex-seryice
men rests in the individual heads Of
the different departments. That is
70 say, the high-grade assistant dir
ectors and the sub-bosses Of all kinds
I believe that it seems q matter Of
conspiracy 70 keep ex-zeryice
men out Of Government positions for
fear they will be displaced themseI-
yes in the future by these veterans.
Z believe that it seems matter Of
sslf-preseyation to them and thus
they excuse their actions.
Former Fighters in Dire Want.
It is appealing TO see the actual
want that exists among our former
fighters. While waiting for a friend
one day I went into one if wash
ington's many beautiful little parks
and sat down on a bench. Oh the
other end Of the bench selected By
ne I noticed Z man about thirty
years Of age who vas looking over
the want ads in Z local paper and
instantly recognized another Job
hunter" ike myself. Seeing the lit
tie bronze button in his coat lapel, I
recognized that he also was an ex-
service man and I spoke 10 him. He
looked up with z good natured kria.
SO on, too. are looking for 2 Job,
are you? he said.
We'll, I hope you have more
success than 7 have had" He told
ne Of his attempts 10 get located
and his experiences were great
deal like my own only he had no
one to youch for or recommend him
and the courtesy I had been shown
had been withheld most Of the time
when he sought Z Job. He told ne
that he had quit z good job early
in 1917 10 enlist and shortly after
ward the firm he worked for failed
When he returned from France. he
had not Immediately started Io,Ez-z
for a job, as he believed that h
had z bit OF furIough coming 70
him and had visited With relatives
for about z month He than took
the only Job offered that Of cham
be-uaid to z bunch Of cows" IS he
expressed it thinking that soon an
other and better place would be-
open TO him from some Of his
friends who knew him prior TO the
war. Weeks stretched into months
and finally the dsiryman for whom
be was working decided TO cut down
his force and he found himself de-
P-ived even Of this employment. He
had worked At odd Jobs for z time
lad come here only 10 be disappoint-
d and disiLlusionei- {
His clothes were neat but badly .
worm. I could not but think Of the
i-st snow fall and what it would do
0 this boy in his scanty raiment. I .
sked him if he was able to eat re-
-ularly and he answered that he had
zen able TO keep going so far. but
Mess things broke" better fir him
oo1 hew ouId have to beg. steal. OF +.
tarve. and. said he. i won't beg !.
or will I starve." I left him then !.
nd have not seen him since, but the
Their day I noticed that a man had .
cen arrested for stealing 2 loaf Of (.
read, and I wondered if my friend :
{ the park bench had been reduced :
, that stage so soon.
On Arnisitice Day in the even
lg after we had witnessed the i'm :
resSive ceremonies for the IN !.
nOwn Hero and had seen represen-
.tives Of many nations bow their
e2ds in homage, I talked to an }
her ex-service man. He was on the !,
.me street car with me and notice :
g my little bronze emblem he 4.
arted up conversation by asking :
I had seen the parade. I told !,
N had and we entered into = /.
as thousands of others !,
ere doing at that time. as to whose j.
'dy it might have been that We had :
llowed to the grave that day. ;,
Say" he finally said. 4 some :
mes think it were better if the :
hole bunch of US had been killed
died. II we had. folks would
We remembered US and our graves, Y
least, have received attention"
I wondered Immediately at the
terneSs in his voice, and upon in r
Try found him to be a job-hunt- c
without work since harvest time ST
d never having been steadily en- "a
wed since his discharge from ser a
e in 1919.