The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-31
Barometer of Public OpiniOn
Bonms ThIcNcs.

iIl'or world. Reading your "dotorIal" I'm
The World OF March 2j, entitled. "A shameful
Record regarding the adjusted compensation
bill which has Just passed the house OF repre-
tcntatiyes, prompts mo to write you a few lines
in which / will Cndcavor to give YOU not only
my own personal Views regarding this qucs-
ton, but also the Views Of the ma lority OF real
American citizens who are not letting the fear
that the bonus will disaorgc them OF some Of
the excess profits they were permitted to obtain
at the expense OF the soldier while serving his
country az "a dollar per day and SOME board.
You any II Is putting price ON patriotism"
~ II not about Time the soldier should receive
gus snare OF this so called "pricc Of Patriotism"
ls II not fact that tho big business interests OF
Jhc country as wen as some OF the smaller ones
Eut thelrs3 How much of a howl went up
when our bonefcient government helpcd the
poor ship-buildcr because he might loco u few
millions ON unfinished contracts? They prob.
ably never accumulated more than $4,000 600
IN excess prohts for periodically tD serving
their country during the war and II was right
that they should keep II intact. The govern
mcnt drafted the railroads during the war
ana Just recently granted them little bonus
OF some five hundred million dollars, because
they should have made that much more i'm
private operation. l do not say this was not
soldier asks for mere dollar per day extra Tor
ma small part In winning the war, he Is dubbed
a 'dospoiler OF the treasury" and dollar
PARROT II an depends on whose OK is gorcd"
HAD H. not been for a fcw "despoilers Of the
treasury and dollar patriots" in 1918, there
rs possibility that you 49, well ~ he rest OF
us would have been paying hundreds In in
demnities where We are now paying IN
Now do not claim to know tho exact rca-
son that you are opposed TO adjusted componsa-
ton. but would guess 1t to be one Of the two
following reasons: You are either receiving a
little bonus" indirectly from wall street for
your patriotic 60 defense Of poor Mr. MELONS
little bank or else you, Ike number of
others, fear II will make you kick in" with a
few OF the easy dollars you garncred while the
bonus thieves were doing that little job in
France
Why permit a dollar to throw your eyes in
o. sol hnF lErrI.N
uce? Dollar patriotism, indeed The Father
Of our country was paid by. q grateful govern
well a. large grant OF land FOR his services in
certain war our congress also saw tit to
Would You feel right after calling these great
mon "despoilcrs OF the treasury" dollar pa
tuots,' or bonus thicves?"
In regard to the record Of our representa-
yves In congress, are they not sent TO Washing
ton To execute the will OF the majority of the
people pd they not do 40 i'm our state with
the exception OF certain misinformed woman? d?
imagine that, in spite OF your open declara-
uon ut war on thom, that tho voters will re-
turn them to congress, providing they maintain
a clean record on other ISSUES. In other words
munltou when YOU are only "A cap pistol II you
know what ! mean.
In conclusion. let mo say that I'm spite OF
your rawlings aud the pittful howl Of the poor
90 taxpayers who may have to kick In" a
little 90 "A Just cause the adjusted compensation
venture that you will not influence many votes
away from our congressman who voted for this
of real American citizcns
Come on Get with the crowd, Take your
eyes off that dollar which adjusted compeusa-
tlon may possibly cost you. The good old
T.. 5. A. will not SO bankrupt or to- "the dogs
lust because they do an act OF justice to their
defenders
In 1917 you called them: "Thc fo1 or OF our
youth"
I'm t9iS; Tho defenders Of our country"
I'm l91Q. "Our heroes"
In 1890: "rhc cN-scryice men"
I'm l92l-22. "pollnr patriots" "dcspollcrs of
the treasury" and bonus thieves Gratitude .
WHAT
Docs this sound good TO youe I'm venture
that down in your heart 10 does not, play tho
game square and you'll feel hcllrr
From one ot "tho bonus thieves"
Gushing, March 25. W. +. MOESSNER,