The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
PEOPLES FORUM
Speaks for Bonus

mas DeeH opposed at ulllereht
times, and is now being opposed
again by President Coolidge.
why does he oppose same? Only
because he gave just one side of
the question a single thought, that
being the side from which the
money would come to pay the
bonus. Would you think that he
ever experienced such as a SOL
dier's life? Such as sleeping Gf
you had a chance to do SOY on the
ground where it is. and has been,
raining most every day for the
past year. with the only comforts
soldier has strapped around his
shoulders providing a shrapnel
has not cut them off), consisting
of a couple of mud soaked blan-
kets and a can of corn woody"
and a box of hard tack, and hav-
ing time once or twice per week
to pull his shoes off and change
his socks for dry ones, if he can
find the dry ones before someone
else gets there. But after all, the
failure of comforts as I have just
mentioned is very little to con-
slider in the life of a soldier on
the battle field. While 1 will adj
NIT such discomforts are injuri-
Gus to the health, as we'll as I'M
desirable to the human race, but
never SO unhealthy and undesir-
able as the bombs dropped down
from the skies. High explosives
and 'shrapnel shells, mines under
meath, machine gun bullets and
numerous things not mentioned.
Who2 Me. How do / know?
Why. I was over there and was
under she'll and machine gun fire
for eight months without relief.
I had often wondered what I
would find on program. and how
l would feel in the midst of a
battle, sticking myself up for
target while everything was in
full action, but, brother, I did not
have long to wait, for the game
was on when arrived there.
Yes, I found a vacant place that
l could fill. So by the snarl of
the cannon and the Yankees yell
we waded through the battles of
hell, hand in hand. What were we
fighting for? That is a question
that I often heard asked. to which
/ heard different replies, but nat
urally we were fighting to make
the world safe for democracy. and
we did, thank God, How many of
us were over there, an dhow many
were over here waiting to see If
we were victorious. How and why
did Germany get the flag (Stars
and Strfpes) that we all love so
well? Then Kaiser Bill got him
self that ticket from Berlin to
Paris and then found out 1t was
for the round trip. We went
abroad in search of, our dear flag
and to bring it back to our faith
erland regardless of cost of life
and blood. So what was it worth
to you to stay here and keep the
home fires burning while we made
yours and our country safe for
democracy? We returned and
paid the war tax and bore an
equal share in our own expenses.
Then ask yourself the question.
were we worth only one dollar
per day, compared to what we
would eat and wear here, provfd-
ing we did not wear much, and
our appetite was limited. Wake
UP, eX-service men! Watch your
step and cross marks, but never
forget the golden. rule of old:
DO unto Others as you would
have them do unto you" Times
have almost reached the stage
that the golden rule Is forgotten.
while 1t has been changed con-
siderably by many who are capa-
BILE of helping man who cannot
help himself; to thus do the other
man before he does you. You will
no doubt remember that you had
the job of looking out for no one
while on the battle field. Well, it
Is still UP to you, and /, to act as
our own defendant, so plan the
coming future. Start today.
M. A. MEEKS.
Birmingham, Ala, Dec. ~, 1923.
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Will you be kind enough to give
public notice through your paper
to the enclosed card, thus doing
US service for which we shall be
very grateful to you. Thanking
you in advance,
w. d. PARTLOW, M. D..
Superintendent A. I. H.
tuscaloosa. Ala. Dec. II, 1928.
THE BRYCE HOSPITAL
Tuscaloosa, Ala, Dec, 1929.
Dear friend. The Christmas
holiday is approaching. We
desire to make the occasion
one of enjoyment and pleasure
to the patients and therefore
ask you to remember them by
sending something for anyone
in whom you feel interested
or to the patients generally.
Please call the attention of
others to this request. Christ
mas with the hope of remem-
brances from home and friends
is a source of pleasant antici-
patton to the patients. We
trust none will feel disap-
pointed,
Suitable gifts are clothing.
money. books, pictures, fruits.
nuts. confectionaries, sub
scriptions to local newspa-
pers, illustrated magazines,
etc. Appropriate story books
might be collected by some
individual or organization in
your community and sent us
in great numbers for our pa
TENTS library.
All packages should be ad-
dressed to The Bryce Hos
pital, Tuscaloosa, Ala.," pre-
paid with the name and post
office of the sender. When in
tended for any particular pa
tient the name should appear
distinctly on the package.
Thanking you in behalf of
the patients. sincerely,
w. D. PARTLOW, NJ. D.,
Superintendent.
OPPOSES PARALLEL PARKING
To the Editor of The Age Herald:
The writer knows how to park a