The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-11-13
BONUS FAVORED
BY S. III. JACKSON
In Address Delivered Saturday in Barre
in Commemoration of
Armistice Day.

Exercises appropriate to the obsery-
ance of Armistice day were held IN
Barre Saturday under the auspices ot
Barre post, No 10, American Legion,
at their hall. Through some misundsr-
standing no band was present to fur
nish music and consequently only a
small number attended the exercises.
The platform was occupied by Mayor
Waldron Shield, Rev. w. II. Skeels, s.
Hollister Jackson, Envoy j. w. Sykes
and Rev. r. L. Goodspeed. Envoy Sykes
opened the services with prayer, after
which Robert B. Mackie, commander of
the Legion, called upon the speaker of
the day, S. HoIlister Jackson.
Mr.. jackson prefaced his address
with the suggestion that, in the future,
patriotism be favored with proper
preparation, and that arrangements ne
made whereby band could be secured
to furnish music for such an occasion.
Mr.. Jackson told how he attended the
Memorial day services at the Meuse-
Argonnee cemetery in France last year,
and how, as he visited the battlefieIds
of the Argone later in the day, the first
Armistice day in Barre was brought to
his mind.
Mr.. Jackson said in part, "Joy was
unbounded here with us who stayed at
home. What think you must have been
the relief, the reaction, of those brave
men who were in the battle areasf The
laundering of the guns, and the rattle
of the rifles suddenly stopped, and men
were able to step out Of their burrows
into Gods clear air and sunshine, turn
their backs upon the horrors of war
and start for their own loved home
land. An Armistice day since then has
been a day of rejoicing, day persona
flying the return Of peace
The speaker mentioned the fact that
there was soon to be erected in this
city a memorial dedicated to the vet
Grams of our wars, and stated that
whatever notices might be inscribed
upon this memorial there should be
this motto added in letters which
should not escape attention: Lest we
forget"
Mr.. Jackson spoke to some length
on the subject OF. the proposed soldiers
bonus. "There has been much argu-
ment," the speaker said, "about adjust
ed compensation, commonly called the
bonus. What is there to argue about? !
The conscripts who stayed at home re-
eeived fancy wages In the war indus
tries. Those who went to camp and |
backgrounds, who went because they |
were physically fit, who were the flow
er Of American manhood received a |
soldiers wage, bought their own instt--
ance, and returned practically penni- |
~. 1s.ef Ia L.
lasted six months longer, as large
sums as is required for the bonus /
would have been expended.
Some of those who profited by the |
war speak of the bonus as putting a /
price on patriotism. Who are they to /
thus prate of patriotismf Do they for
get the bonus given Washington, La |,
fayette and score of othersf Are
they not willing to extend to the pri- /
yate the same quality of apprecia tion |
they give the geneTal7 Is il not better /
to start them off independent than in
later years TO pension them7 2"
In closing, Mr.. Jackson spoke as fol
lows: "The absurdity of war has inn
pressed itself upon the American Le-
yion, and while it fights for justice TO
The American soldier of the World war.
t stands a million strong to fight
against a recurrence of grim -yisaged
war. They have earned the right TO
lake this stand. They are the best bet
,f American civilization"
Miss Betty Brown then rendered a
focal solo, accompanied by Miss Mary
Lease at the piano, following which
Rev r. L. Goodspeed offered prayer
America was then sung, and, in ac-
,ordance with the custom, all those
present rose and joined in one minute
If silent prayer at IL o'clock.
Armistice Day Banquet
The Armistice day activities of The
Barre ipost, No. 10. American Legion,
we're brought to close Saturday night
With banquet at the Legion. Robert
B. Mackie, post commander, presided as
Speeches were given by
'aptain Laird of the Legion football
cam, Coach H. j. Movies of Goddard
eminary and by all the members Of
he Legion football team. Musical
numbers were rendered by male qua--
ct and a banjo selection was given by
'erley Eager and Paul Leavitt. /