The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-05-05
luu.LjS vets
SELLING BLOOD
Twenty-Five Respond To
One Call From
Hospital.
BY Hartford Macnider,
National Commander, American
Legion.

employment to the ex-service man
who needs 1t.
1t was our estimate that 100000
Of our comrades were out of work
and in great need. In nearly every
city and town of the country groups
of philosophical citizens have come
forward with jobs to relieve the suf-
fering of our buddies. In many in
stances the work offered, and so
gladly received, is temporary. Nor
mas there been enough to go around.
Our appeal is not for day only.
We are constantly asking every COM
munity to give deep thought to this
problem and to do everything pos
sible to provide work for these men.
Undoubtedly the worst condition is
IN the large cities where these young
heroes thruout the cold winter have
tramped the streets from early morn
ing to late at night, trying to find a
Job. any kind of job, that would
enable them to live in the country
they fought to preserve. Always be-
hind these men are the women and
children suffering as they suffer,
starving as they starve.
The World War was 5000 miles
away to most Americans until our
own casualty lists began to be print
ed. This need of employment by the
service man may seem to be exag-
gerated or not to exist in your COM
munity just because you don't see
it. But the unemployment casualty
lists are in your very neighborhood.
Find the victims and help them! You
will find them eager and ambitious
20 help themselves
Foot Races To job.
In Cleveland the legion maintains
a barracks for it's unemployed bud
dies. These men have been picking
up money by supplying almost all
the blood needed for TRANSMISSION
operations at Lakeside Hospital. One
call for blood came at 8 o'clock one
morning, and a few minutes later
twenty-five ex-service men appeared
at the hospital, ready to sell their
life-Alood.
An ex-soldier of Dallas, Texas, i'll
FOR a long period and just out of his
bed. saw a male Help Wanted" ad
IN the newspaper. Two other men
saw it at the same time. They
caught a street car. The ex-soldier
missed the car, but foot-raced it for
a mile and beat the other applicants
TO job.
Twelve majors, naval COM
manders, 81 captains and nearly 100
iieutenants of the days of glory ap-
piled for any kind of jobs at the le-
gion employment bureau, New York,
in the space of few months.
Au ex-service man of Emporia,
Kan. jobless and stranded in Chica-
go, was promised a job in Los An
gelesi. Cal. Lacking money to get
there, lie started walking-selling
chewing gum bought with borrowed
money to pay his expenses. Its l.
500 miles, but jobs are scarce" he
said.
Baby Lost Him job.
In Providence, r. l., young ex-
service man was 'fired" because he
stayed at home the day child was
born to his wife. He hadn't money
enough to get an attendant and
Gow he hasn't even a place to work,
tho he has searched diligently
One legion post in New York had
saved up money, gained by dances
and entertainments, for several years
back, intending TO build a nice club
house. But they couldn't do it and
see their buddies shivering in Bryant
Park. They took their money, went
to the park at midnight and blew
mess call" -Four hundred ex-sery-
ice men lined up in a few minutes.
This one post fed these men in res
taurants each night until its build
ing fund was exhausted.
Thankful for Summer.
Here is an extract from a letter
received by a St. Paul, Mimi, news
OaDer editor: Il served fourteen
mouths overseas, seven in actual
fighting, and was wounded Am
walking the streets day in and day
out looking for work with no avail,
with a $50 grocery bill staring me in
the face and two months back rent
also. and one threatening to put me
out and no credit from the other.
WHAT are my babies going to do?
Starve? And my poor worried wife?'
Warmer weather is here, for
which these unhappy comrades OF
ours are thankful. But they can
sta-ve as easily in summer as in win
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