Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05

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| prihS about great Improvement
ADoLPIl Lf;WlSoHN.
NV York. Feb. 81. 1922.
Not "Honus Mn"
10 inc Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir'-ih your Issue OF Tho Times
| nisphtch OF Saturday, February %,
under the heading, "Dicss Reitcrates
Bonus Opposition" YOU publish n LOT.
ter written by Senator Carter Glass.
, OF virginia. in which the Senator
sets forth his position on the "bonus
question. and In your editorial In
| the same issue you commitment, ,ha
stand taken by Senator Glass whiio
l hgrec with you In that part OF your
editorial In which you state IN sense
or fairness compcls respect for pub-
| He men who honestly and openly on
pose II thc cash bonuD. bccauso
they believe ii would be inirnical To
/ the best interests OF the country"
| respectfully submit that both the let
| ter written Ly Mr.. Glass and your
editorial arc misleading in that II is
! not question of an indiscriminate
| cash bonus for cx-serviso mon"
| quoting from the Senator's letter.;
nor 1t In aN"proposed cash bonus for
war veterans" Quoting from your
! "ditoriaD.
AS II matter OF fact. the bill now
before ConSrcss for consideration is
not bonus bin" but is n bill pro-
ridinS for adjusted compensation"
for the service man. and the cash
bonus feature Is only one Of the nve
! plans Of adjusted compensation pro-
r.dcd FOR In the bill.
Tho cash bonus or payment fea-
! ture seems To be the one to which
'here has been most OF tn. Election,
one Of the objections raised being
that III the service men receive this
money tho country VIII be swamped
with It's foolish spending in tho pur-
chase OF automobiles and other lux
urics. That thia is an unwarrantcd
assumption In shown by tho follow
| ing facts. The maximum amount to
| be received under this feature, in the
| event the service man decides to
avail himself OF this option instead
| OF ono OF thcs other four. would DO
$500 10 a man who had as much rs
| 500 days OF service. hut who did not
go overseas. and 1926 Tor a man who
had az much as 500 days OF service
overseas, the rate being II per day
Tor United states service and 81 20
| for overseas service. This would DO
| payable In quarterly installn"nis of
$50 each. and under this plan 1t
would take two anl onc-half years
10 pay the maximum amount for
home service. and three and one
quarter years TO pay the maximum
amount for overseas hcrv!cc.
Tn" above Facts also show Tho
iooishness @! the argument adj
Nanced that as soon Az the "tontis'
is allowed IN. service men Will quit
their Jobs md live OF the money
received from the government until
II ~ all spent. II is hard 10 conceive
~ a man giving up his position. IL
he Is fortunate enough TO have one.
In order 10 live on I, temporary in
come OF LEGS than $50 per month II
certainly seems that the men when
the government believed had sum
Client discretion 10 fight for its rights
! should have sufficient discretion to
spend wisely the amount OF money
provided for IN this bill.
White. ~ you state. Senator Glass
is to be admired for openly and fear
lcssiy stating his position. this posi-
ton may be explained ~ .!:= ta4t
! that while the Senator had sons in
the service who did good service. the
writer Is informed that they We're
10th officers and for this reason
when they left the service they were
probably In very much better posi-
ton financially than tho average en-
listed man.
The writer OF this artlci. had the
honor Of serving under one OF ,he
sens OF senator Glass. W.. Licutcn-
ant-colon"i Powell Glass when he
WAS captain. and then as major, up
until November 1. 1878. when Major
Glass was relieved from active duty
0;i tho front line under orders rom
general headquarters and sc. {, 10
'hris for duty with the peace COM
mission. following which he WINS
promoted TO lieutenant and.
therefore, knows personally that Mt
least one son Jared far bettnr than
the average enlisted man. In ;us-
tice 20 Northumberland Glass
however. Will state that tho orders
relieving him from active duty APP
rarently came az surprise 10 him.
and when they were received on No
vember !, 1918. just before tho reGl-
incnt went into the front line for
tho las, time. and he was notified OF
this fact and ordered To report TO
Paris. he refused to leave his COM
mand and would not leave until after
the regiment had gained its ohjcc-
tive and had pushed the Gcrmans
Back after several days OF hot nght-
Ing, after which he consented to
leave and reported to Paris.
note further that Senator Glass
states that he does not have to stay
in the Senate" and from this l In
fer that the Senator IS we'll fixed
in this worlds goods. and for this
reason has not been up against the
same problems that have confronted
thousands OF the service men since
their return to civilian life. who
have had to struggle for the very
existence OF themselves and loved
ones.
This letter Is not written in any
spirit Of condemnation. but Is writ
ten by man who tried to do his
part In the time OF his cOuntry's
peril and who believes that large
part OF the opposition against the
bonus" must he caused by tho fact
that those opposed to the proposed
adjusted conversation do not realize
the true situation OF the vast num-
Der Of those men who were willing
TO give their AL In defense OF "Old
GLORY. a SERVICE MAN.
Richmond. Va. March /. 1929.