The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-30
'Peace Veterans" a Libel of All Veterans, Is
 Book That Should Stir Every Ex-SOldier to Action

100000. If all these changes sug- gested by the Economy League were made in the law. 1t would re- duce the cost of the administration of veteran relief by $30,000,O00.
 The above league is conducting nation wide propaganda campaign against the veterans through the medium of the radio, the press, books like Peace Veterans,". and scores of magazines. Its avowed in- tent is to make it's campaign a fin- ish fight, against the veteran who as Abraham Lincoln said "had borne the battle and his widows and orphans.
 The American Legion called be- fore congress outstanding medical men of unimpeachable professional and personal character-physicians of national reputation specialists to testify to the wide range of disabil- ities incurred by veterans as incl dent to service, or as actual results of service in war, other than wounds or gas. In the words of Watson E. Miller, chairman of the national rehabilitation committee of the American Legion:" It Is my opinion that if the medical story could be accurately told, twice 325, GOO veterans would be re- ceiving disability compensation, and that opinion Is founded upon the proposition of having personally listened to the histories of thou sands of these lads from their own lips"
 The members of the National Economy League are as follows: Admiral Byrd, temporary chairman on the retired list of the navy. draws almost $5,000 retired pay from the government. Major Gen. eral Harbord, retired, retired pay $6,000. General Pershing retired with $21,50O a year. Rear Admiral Sims, retired from the navy, with allowance of .$6,000 q year. Al Smith receives large pension from the state of New York for services ator and governor.
 On the advisory board, Elihu Root, the highest paid corporation lawyer in the United States. New ton D. Baker, corporation lawyer. and former secretary of war. Former President Calvin E. Cool idge, head of the advisory board. who opposed all veteran legislation while in the White House.
 Among the signers of the petition presented to President Hoover to have the veteran relief curtailed were Archibald Roosevelt, son of former President Theodore Roose- welt, famous commander of the Rough Riders in the Spanish War, and a friend of all veterans. Oth- CTS who signed the petition were some of the richest bankers and industrialists in the United States.
 Archibald Roosevelt is part own CT and director of a shipping line which carries mail from Baltimore to Hamburg, for the U. s. under a ten year contract obtained in 1880. Up to date the government has paid Roosevelt's shipping company $807,246 for services other steam ship lines offered to render for $28,242, Roosevelt is also identified with J. Pierpont Morgan in several were exposed in the House of Rep resentative5 by Representative Pat man of Texas in his fight for the veterans a few weeks ago.
 Peace Veterans" quoths Bur- linghame, despite the array of wealth and influence which has de- clared war on the veterans. "A fight to a finish!"
 The American pension system was founded on the theory that the government was obligated to care for its defenders as they become less and less able to care for them- selves. And for that reason Civil War and Spanish War. Indian war. War of the Revolution. War of 1872. the Mexican War pensions, are based on disability and age. such as will have to be esta blished for the veterans of the World war as they grow older. The pension system of the United States Is as old as the government itself. The thought behind such system was that 1t is better to endOw a man than q bank evidently.
 The agitation against the veter- ans by big business shows that trade Is exactly like war. q game of chance. Men fight for their pocket books and their souls are in the pocketbooks.
 It has taken the ex-service man fifteen years to learn that promises and pledges made during the hyD- terla of q war made era, are easily broken and forsottensmeant for those who were not expected to res turn. 4 dead hero has no vote.
 Tho average age of Spanish War Veterans is 60 years. They are passing at the average of 800 c fisonfh fha annIi 0a0niouH now pro.