, 1924-04-30

III ne voted, SAID.
vertising, commissions, and other
expenses hat life insurance compan-
les must collect from their policy
holders over and above the real
risks of insurance.
So much for the government.
To the young men who were in
the service of our country during
the late wal it furnishes to each, in
case of his death, immediate protec-
ton and relief for his family and
dependents, if he has any. If the
man lives. he enjoys the satisfaction
of a continued recollection of his
relatives throughout the 20 years,
and at the end of that period, while
he is in middle life, settled down,
and perhaps in need of funds to in
vest in the problems of business or
profession hat he must meet in OBJ
tanning a livelihood for himself and
his family, it will add to his savings
or will serve as capital in his bus
mess or will enable him to COM
mence along new lines.
In the state of Wyoming several
VI llt HlOSl Important american Lit
gion posts have within the past few
weeks taken a vote of their mem
bership, and from rs to 90 per cent
have voted for insurance as against
any other form of adjusted compen-
sation.
Recently at a meeting of M of
Wyoming's most prominent Legion
nnGtS tho fnl1nuyinu raco1nfian1 prAra
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that some form of
compensation for eX-service men in
a matter of right and justice; but it
is the unanimous sense of this
meeting to forego the bonus in favor
of proper carr and attention to our
disabled comrades: Be it further
Resolved, That the American Lee
gion withdraw from any further ac-
tivities for the passage of the bonus
and concentrate all their efforts for
the proper care of the aforemention-
ed disabled veterans.
L am proud of the unselfsh spirit
of the young men who participated
in the adoption of these resolutions.
am gratified by the knowledge
that in connection with the bonus
question little or no selfishness has
been evident in my state, and 1 glory
in the belief that Wyoming's young
men of the world war generation
are remaining loyal to the tradi-
lions of the west, where the vast.
almost limitless spaces foster broad
minds and generous hearts and do
rot restrict the view to ones own
immediate environment and petty
interests.
Wyoming sent an unusually high
type of men into the service, the ma
jority n%ative-born citizens, well edu-
Gated, stalwart in physique, Injured
to the hardships incident to life and
work in the open; good
fighters, accustomed to firearms and
hence apt in learning the use of
other weapons of warfare. The
state points with pride to the rec
ords made by her sturdy sons. She
has already given them a good meas
ure of relief through generous ex-
emptfons from state taxation, and
hence has not waited for the federal
government to shoulder all the cares.
Her citizens approve of the plan
proposed by the pending measure
and are ready to do their share in
footing the bill"
Mr.. President, l may say, in con
clusion, hat it is my opinion that
the bill presented to us from the
Finance committee is the only one
that could have a possibility of final
issue in this congress. Therefore, 1
support it heartily, although 1 have
said that l could not support a bill
calling upon this country for taxa
ton amounting to more than this
bill now provides.