Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-22
Dr.. Ferris Talks ON Ad-l
justed Compensation
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Since the only possibility OF getting
setzing drmiy this point. Il may be
ssse1 .S & pS: ssss. .ss q for
army service $50 . month wtth board
and clothing. II 10 now claimed that
that pay. as ecmparea wtth veGes IN
theory OF the Adjusted Compensation
Bill. the private should have received
sSxs . day. if be vent overseas. and
ss' Wee on chi III: .iss. ss % Hows.e1. " Il 5. Va.
out over 500 dAya. the Bill proposes TO
pay him for the overtime simply at
sss Sssssa What =. r.: .a.sAg
DO you regard two dollars . day
with board and clothing excessive as
you recall the wages paid TO laborsrs.
And DO you shisk he men Who Wen,
overseas TO risk his life ON the battle
acids Of France would have been
sv.rs: 4 " he os Gl.s sa:s snSv Ssy Tor usli eli
enough that sa5s . day and board
was not excessive wages for the
safest and simplest Kind Of york. such
,.sinn:ss ass %ssA siS ':s :sop%ss. ss
who worked ON consiructiop work as
nteer msKsf But Shs soldier NOT only
forfeited hts chance to make war
wagea He came back to be penaii.ed
Lor Ms absence ootn py lootu8 MS
standing In the promotion line reia-
tive to those Who stayed At homo and
by being taxed for . government debt
which was In considerable part created
piles. .. profit from which he was
No considerable number Of people
Is not entitled, II the matter IL put
down on q basis OF wage difference. TO
some compensation. The fact Is. more
than half the states Of the Union have
either by petitioning Congress for
favorable Federal legislation or by
themselves enacting local compensa-
and House. BY most decisive vote de-
ciared the claim II just Moreover.
our Al1ies In the war. Great Britain.
Canada. Australia. New Zealand. Italy
pensation to their soldiers.
Nevertheless. our soldiers are not
compensated Why! Let Us now
most commonly urged against the
First. It is conceded that the in.
sapaei,sted should be taken care of.
has no claim which he should not yield
As 2 part OF the price OF war. There
could hardly be two opinions about
body must desire to see the man who
suffered In broken body and reduced
earning power compensated for his
disabiiity: and certainly his buddies
In the war yield to no civilians In their
determinaton that he shall have what
ever sileviation q pension can AFFORD
him. But. ladies' and gentlemen. l
quite different principle from the case
OF the abIe-bodisd ex-private. The In
capacitated man should be compensat-
sustained in the service. but he should
as thing apart. be compensated ac-
cording to the measure OF his physical
injury. But when the government
paying for wage e-iosscs. BY all means
let the injured be compensated nrst.
and they are being compensated at a
SoIrs dSis cost s, n1s s.n far .b. Of h"as
can can, not see that the wage-loss claim
But q I. sometime. intIm.tea that
the able bodied ex-private should re-
ltnquish this claim As q part of the
price OF war have even seen IL
hinted that this going-on to France
what the boys got: yes. a chance to
see the world: gay Paris and all that
Why. II was an education. So Il was.
But there were also cooties and soak-
ing rains. and muddy beds under the
weeping skies. and trench duty and q
rendezvous with death"
1T may be he shall take my hand
And lead me into his dark land
AND close my eyes and quench my
It may be shall pas. him s,in.
j have q rendezvous with death
On some SCARED slope OF battered hill.
God knows 'twere better to be deep
Where love throbs out in blissful sleep.
Pulse nigh to pulse. and breath to
Where hushcd awakenings are dear
I've n xnyett
At midnight In some flaming town"
No Il was hardly q sky-larking trip
wearing on one over here. say. to sell
goods. to write for the papers or to
practice the captivating art Of wind
,ihmm'pF hD And while the s;Is sSldiSr
peeling potatoes and scrubbing and
drilling over here. he was losing
wages for the Joy Of doing II -
wise: The soldier may deserve TO
have II evened up . bit. but the coun-
try can't afford II The country 10
rsief oT vii snxus
us. Mr.. Mellon. the Secretary OF the
Treasury. reports that the country
may be relieved OF ss23.000.00o Of
ed compensation to the soldiers Is not
made. but II the soldiers are compen-
sated. we must continue TO stagger
IOTWAIo even un0eT Increased tuAeB.
That looks bad. But, fortunately. Mr..
Melons position does not seem alto
gethcr sound. First of all. Mr. Mel
Ion has somewhat damaged his repu-
tation ~ statistican. For example.
In 1929 he announced to Chairman
Fordney Of the Ways and Means COM
mite that there would be . dencit
eIo.. ysit q the S' ys.I X w.. FOUND @ there
was . surplus Of ssiS. 100000 HIS
calculation was on that time s3S7.-
100000. But In 1898 he erred much
worse. He predicted = dencit for that
year Of over $3.50. 1000. At the close
Of the year. It was found surplus ex-
listed amounting to e30s. 100000. His
estfmaee that time was almost BILL
lion wide Of the mark. The best We
can say for Mr.. Mellon therefore. as =
statistican is that he 10 delightfully."-
conservative and horribly pessimistic.
This fallibility In Mr.. Mellon has en-
couraged others to do some figuring
for themselves For example. this
simple computation has been made:
year would cost about ss0.0oo.000.
Therefore, II seems that the boSus
might he maid. and reducl inn AL