The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-13
Local Veterans
Demand Action
Halt Propaganda
Senator Bone of Washington State Offers Plan to
Finance Veterans Expenditures, and Pave Way
to Economic Peace Without More Taxation

paper editors: and hte girls who
will be mothers and homemade
ers. Does propaganda against the
nations defenders help to make
them Americans in deed as well
as creed?
Twenty-eight millions of children
are enrolled in our American
schools. 1t. has been said that if
they were placed in a line four
abreast and three feet apart this
line would extend from New York
to San Francisco, and there would
be enough left over to form a SIM
liar line from Chicago to New Or
leans. These children make up a
fourth Of the population Of the
United States. Into their hands will
fall the control Of the destinies of
America.
Many of these budding men and
women are the children Of Amer
lean war veterans. The lesson to
be learned by the generation that
is today, is "that legislation that
forgets the family can as deeply
hurt 1t by influencing the birth
rate, or the marriage rate. or not
guarding the death rate, as If the
laws wee passed with malignant
intent"
1t can be done, and has been
done in other countries, who have
not had to cut veteran pensions
and needed helps from the govern
ments because they had solved the
question. United States Senator
Homer T. Bone, of the state of
Washington is sponsor for the
plan which is now being considered
by President Roosevelt. It offers a
chance for wealth to prove its pa
triotism, and shows the way to
economic peace.
In brief the Bone plan would
reduce the war time rate of in,
terest being paid by the U. s. gov
eminent to those who have the
government in debt as the result
of the World War. 1t would make
unnecessary further taxation to
provide money for doing justice to
the veterans and for public works
to provide work for the unemploy-
ed. 1t would enable this country
to borrow safely up to 100000
100000, at the new low rate of in
terest without increasing taxes.
This could be done by what Sena-
tor Bone calls "A New Liberty Is
sue Drive" The bond holders
would be called upon to voluntar-
lily reduce the war time interest
on the money the U. s. government
owes them.
The call to help the country out
Of its present difficulty would be
made to the Americanism and pa
triotism Of the bond holders.
French bond holders of govern
ment bonds agreed to cut the rate
to the government. when the gov
eminent appealed to their patriot
ism. British bond holders did the
same. 1t would mean the end of
the Roosevelt attempt to end the
depression. In fact now Is the
time for all patriotic Americans
to come to the aid Of the flag. The
Bone plan will be offered at the
next session of Congress.
Vets Favor Universal Draft
Veteran organizations all over
the United States are in favor of
Legislation to provide for an emer-
es, for the drafting of wealth and
gency, before the emergency aris-
industry as well as man power in
time of war. II the government
had drafted wealth and industry
as well as man power during the
World War, there would be no
question today Of how to balance
the budget. or cutting veteran PEN
sions. what the country needs now
Is legislation to create q genuine
draft in case of another war. Vet
eran organizations will probably
GUS conventions. Veterans are al
adopt such a resolution atthe vari-
ways ready when 1t comes to serv-
ling their country by day or night,
and it is now up to Congress to
see that such legislation is enact
ed. And the outlook is that 1t viii
be during the new administration
Call To Veterans
A call has been issued to all vet
Grams not affiliated with some vet
| eran body, to join up. attend polit-
ical rallies. take part in the public
life of their communities, and
teach others to honor and respect
1.-THE nag Of their country. To teach
that: g"Americanism Is an unfaii-
/ ing. love of country, loyalty to its
institutions and ideals: eagerness
| to defend Il against all enemies:
undivided allegiance to the nag:
land desre 70 secure the blessings
of liberty and posterity."