Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-17
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Elmda1e, Mimi, March IL, 1922
Editor Of the Herald: "
Was glad to read in the issue OF
February II, Of your paper that the
officers Of the Little Falls Automobile
club are opposed to any additional tax
law on motor vehicles in case the pro-
posed soldiers bonus bill will pass l
say%I agree with. this part of their re-
solution, but not with the one wherein
they favor the bonus itself.
The bonus itself should be opposed
by. every right-minded citizen ; of our
county and of our state. 1t would dis
late war with unselfish motives and
purposes, or that we went to defend
democracy. and humanity in general
What would you think of some sons OF
serve and love their home or defend it
for the sake Of money? l would pity
such children! would also pity sucIl
parents who would be willing to pay
their children for everything they DO
for them. And, dear reader America
is our national home, nay, our mother
Of liberty who is already overburdened
financially on account Of the late war:
Why then demand of her more money.
| more love or more bonus bills? Why
not give her bread instead of stone!
Our soldiers during the late war Were
we'll fed, well clothed, well paid.
hn<
| actual war, yet when they returned
each Of our states paid them it's state
bonus. And now they demand fed
eral bonus. Who is to pay it? Oul
Why should we sul]y it now when tlie
! war is over, in the matter Of the
bonus nus :, biz ti Money is not all: MONEY
; to blessedness and peace. 1t is love
and character which counts most in
every department. Of life.
But you say, while we have been
have been getting rich~' No. not all
the farmers got rich during the war
but only few. Most of US had to buy
Liberty bonds and borrow money from,
Then almost every day and week there
came to us a Red Cross, or Y. NJ. g
! A., or X. c. speaker, asking US TO
tbses more 10, IN money oa for our boys ?yet
kaiserism.' To all these appeals and
cries we responded gladly, with more
loyalty and self..sacrificing love
Neahbo our dicsi: frend or MS
for our loyalty. And when we COM
planned about these "slackers'' we were
told that we should be patient ana
that after the war is over, all the
account of their work during the war
to the American public. Well, the
war is over and the Stacker is as free
as he was during the war. Nay. he is
has saved his money for Liberty bonds.
for the Red Cross etc, while we have
not. And now. our brother soldier
comes to US and demands of US that
liberty or for his love" to democracy
Who is going to pay the many Amer
lean mothers, sWeethearts. sewing
CIRCLES and many others, who We're
making day and night stockings
money? And what shall we say OF the
many speakers, writer's, editors, preach
ers, etc, who day and night spent
time in s.: speaking and writnG against
Nay, of whom many had to suffer not
only physical wounds, but moral abus-
es. If the proposed bonus is passed,
it would be just as logical that other
bonus bills should be passed in order to
pay wages to those who were constant
~ lighting at home slackersm and
kaiserism, while the majority of our
boys We're having just good time in
our military camps
Fellow citiZens. if we want to save
America from bolshevism, we must try
to lower our taxes and not to over
burden the people with them more
than they are already.
A. J. MONCOL,
HOldin@ford, Mimi