Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-03-17
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were contributed by bond buyers to
the building of ships, and not a ship
had been completed when the armis-
tice was completed.
The Piezs, The Schwabs, the Hur-
leys and many others we're pouring
money like water into the grasping
hands of as bloodless lot of free
hooters as ever fastened themselves
upon a supine nation.
After the war, when the soldiers
came home and were turned into the
streets without jobs or money, the
shipping pirates continued to ply
their craft. They took every loose
dollar in sight. They robbed Uncle
Sam clean to the bones.
When no more money was to be
had, or it became a trihe difficult to
get it, these vultures conceived the
idea of taking over the ships that
the peoples money built. They are
about to get them--every bit of prop
erty represented by that four billion
outlay. And they are getting all
these ships and supplies for mere
fraction of what they are worth. The
government is turning over to them
for 5000, 1000, vessels that cost Is
times that sum to build.
As a reward for this betrayal of
their nation, for this highhanded loot
ing of the public treasury, these ship
crooks are to get additional millions
as bonus. President Harding has
asked for it, and he put back of his
appeal every argument that he could
advance.
The soldiers, what do they get
Promises. And more promises. A
great deal of abuse and misrepresen-
tation. Eventually they will get some
attention, but not as the gracious act
OF a grateful nation. Their bonus
will be thrown at them as bone is
tossed to dog. 1t will not come to
them as goodwill offering, but
something to appease their resent
ment for too-long neglect.
The Harding administration is Just
closing its first year. During that
period it has given a bonus of hun
dreds of millions to the railroads. II
has helped innumerable business mer
through its war finance corporation
1t has always turned a willing ear to
the appeals of privilege and monop-
oily.
But when the farmers asked heir
they got tract. When the workers
asked for the right to labor, they got
abuse. When the soldiers demand
justice, they get dirty politics and the
sort of charity that goes to a pand-
handler.
Verify, this administration has lit.
lerally followed the Biblical injunction
that ITO those that hath shall be Civ
en-, and to those who hath not shall
be taken away that which they hath"
To those who stole millions, the
government gives more millions.
For those who simply fought and
bled for the nation, it has only de-
spite and double-dealing.
IL is disquieting to be compelled to
believe that those Americans who 10y
ally served their nation in its hour of
distress are shut out from all consid-
Grafton by its government, while those
who looted and robbed are petted and
pampered and given generous subsi-
dies and permitted to sit in high
places and dictate the policies under
which the people must live.
But that is what has happened dur
ing this last year.
The railroads who skulked and en-
deavored to defeat the war plans of
the government, have been taken to
the Presidents bosom and treated as
though they were returned prodigals.
The thieving shipping outfit, hav-
ing stolen everything that was
loose, is to be admitted to the treas.
ury by the front door and there per.
united to further gorge itself at pub.
lie cost.
And the crippled soldiers, sitting II
the galleries of Congress, were wit.