The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-22

ed by the rehabilitation o. the
country as whole. Ills cotin-
try, with honor and gratitude,
returned him 1t the end Of the
war to the citisenrS from which
he came. He became once more
a member OF the great civilian
population. Edis interests became
identified with it's fortunes ana
also its inisfoftunes.
Solder. C6nntfy Together
Some years ago It was well
said by the distinguished Senior
Senator from Idaho that THE
soldier Of this country cannot
be aided except as the country
itself IL rehabilitated. The sol-
der cannot come back except az
the people az q whole come back.
The soldier cannot prosper tri-
less the people prosper. He has
now gone back and intermingled
ana become d part Of the ei.
tinzship OF the country; he is
wrapped UP in it's welfare or In
its adversely. The handing out
to him Of few dollars will not
benefit him under such circum-
stances, whereas 1t will greatly
injure the prospects of the coun-
try and the restoration Of nor
NAL conditions"
It is generally conceded that
the settlement by adjusted COM
pensatiop certificates made In
1924 was fair and 1t was accep-
ted as faif by the overwhelm-
ing majority of World War Vet
Grams themselves.
One Truth Revealed
/ have much sympathy for the
argument that some who re.
manned at home in civilian ems
ployment enjoyed special priv
ilege and unwarranted renum.
GRAFTON. That Is true--bitterly
true-but recurrence of that
type of war profiteering can and
must be prevented in any future
war.
I invited the Congress and the
veterans with the great masses
of the American population to
join with me in progressive eff
forts to root a recurrence Of
such injustice out Of American
life. But we should not destroy
privilege and create new priv
ilege at the same time. Two
wrongs do not make a right.
Necessities of Life
The Herculean task of the
United States government today
Is to take care that its citizens
have the necessities Of life. We
are seeking honestly and honor
ably to do this. irrespective OF
class or group. Rightly we
give preferential treatment to
those men who were wounded,
disabled, or who became Ill as
a result of war service. Rightly,
we give care to those who sub
sequentiy have become i'll. The
others--and they represent the
great majority-are today in the
prime of life, are today in full
bodily vigor. They are American
citizens who should be accorded
equal, privileges and equal rights
to enjoy life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness - no less
and no more.
It Is important to make one
more point. In accordance with
the mandate Of Congress, our
budget has been set. The public
has accepted it. On that basis
this Congress has made and is
making its appropriations That
budget asked for appropriations
in excess OF receipts to the extent
Of four billions OF dollars. The
whole of that deficit was TO be-
applied for work relief for the
unemployed. That was single
minded. definite purpose. Every
unemployed veteran on the relief
rolls was included in that pro-
posed deficit-he will me taken
care Of out OF 1t.
Bankrupt the Nation
I cannot in honesty assert to
you that to increase that deficit
this year by two billion. two
hundred million dollars will in
itself bankrupt the United States.
sta.ss e. s.sa p,,t a. cannnt nj
tsrss..,v r. s.ss - rs sngsra IN
ros;rs, ~ siaIdir~ tn eacn ana
al asytha y-o,,r. the+ ara AHA
- anforcs ,,non tha Cnnrress
cI.s,a. sor srecia, consid eration.
m AZ - i. - ehandor thA nrin.
c;r,e a. rovsrnment nv ana for
the American people and to put
in its place government by and
for political coercion by minori-
ties. We can afford all that we
need; but we cannot afford All
that we want.
! do not need to be a prophet
to assert that II these certili.
Gates, due in 1915, are paid IN
full today, every candidate Tor
election to the Senate or to the
House OF Representatives VIII IN
the near future be called upon In
the name Of Patriotism to sup.
port general pension Legislation
for all veterans, regardless OF
need or age.
Finally, invite your attention
to the fact that solely from the
point OF view or the good credit
OF the United States. the COM
plete failure OF the Congress 70