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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-07-16

kaicio sumanymu, buvo pakvie-
stas Prof. J. Jablonskis Sci
nuosna, kad padetu taisyti ir
valyti Lietuvisku maldu nuo
visokiu kalbos svetimybiu, pri-
skretusiu per sulenkejusia baz-
nycia. Seinieciai kunigai sa-
vo leSomis gelbejo Jablonskiui
isleisti Lietuviu kalbos sintak-
Sc. Tuomet is viso buvo ku-
nigu tarpe daug susidomejimo
Lietuviu kabos tobulinimu.
Atsipalaidavus kick Rusu
autokratines valdzios virziams,
radios daugiau laisves ir gall
mumo visuomenei viesai orga-
nizuotis. Kun. Staugaitis pa
sirodo nevienos Lietuviu orga-
nizacijos priesakinese eilese ir
jo zodis visur daug sveria ir
nemaza lemia. Eme dygti vi
sur ir ivairaus pobudzio parti-
| jq, kai Russia ruosesi zengti
pirmus parliamentinio gyveni-
mo zingsnius. Jaunieji Lietu-
vial kunigai ikure krikscioniu
demokratu partija. Jos kure-
ju tarpe buvo ir Kun. Staugai-
tbs.
Pasisakius stovinti tikybos
ir tautos sargyboje, partija ne
galejo rasti bendro fronto su
Lietuviu radikalu ir socialistV
srovemis, isaugusiomis RusV
revoliucijonieriQ itakoje, ir de-
to dairesi talkos su varpinin-
ku paliekanomis - tautinin.
kais, kaip DR.. Basanavicius
siekusiais Lietuvos ateiciai po.
litines programos, sudarytos il
savo krasto salygQ, is save
tautos ypatybiu. Rastosios tai
kos rezultatas - Vilties laik
raStis Vilniuje, leidziamas su
detinemis kunigu ir tautininkl
lesomis. Whites programa prak
tinio pobudzio: Kelti aikstel
kas jungia Lietuvius, vengt
tokiu dalyku kurie juos gale
tu skirt. Siekti LietuviamI
privalomu teisiu mokykloje
baznycioje, administracijoje il
visose ukinio gyvenimo srityse
Lietuviu ateities pagrindas -
valstieciai ir darbininkai. To
kiais mazdaug desniais isklo
tas buvo Vilties viduriO kelias
seserius metus tvere Wilt
ninku talka. Jos reikSme Lie
tuviQ atgimimui buvo laba
didele. Toji talka uzpyle pra
raja, buvusia tarp pasaulionil
inteligentu ir kunigu, irode kat
abejiems imanoma dirbti is
vieno ir vienybeje pasiekt
daug gero savo tautai. Be
talka isiro kai kr. demokrata
prisiauklejo ismokslinto jauni
mo. Tautininkai perleido Vii
tt kunigams, bet tas laikrasti'
virto kitoniska Viltimi, buten
emusia skelbti kad tautisku
mas turis nusilenkti katalikis
kumui. Daugiausia taip argu
mentavo Kun. j. Staugaitis.
Bet jis, man rodos, klyd'
taip manydamas. Kataliku
kaip ir kitty tikyba turf suside
rinti SUI tautybe. Ia tiesa ypa
ciai pasitvirtina Amerikoje. j
pasitvirtino ir pacioje Lietu
vote pirmojo pasaulinio kar(
metu, kada Lietuviams It'll
prireike tautos vienybe. Je
ne viltininkQ isgyventoji gady
ne, tai kahn ar butu buvus ga
lima sutelkti Lietuvos Taryba
Tame vyriausiame, istoringa
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Aukos primamos nuo 81 ir aukscau. Davusieji
$500 daugiau gaus knyga. Aukotoju vardai tlps
knygoje. A--. asIsl ~ s!arsa. s. aRsfaas
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1943-07-16
PAGALIAU EINA-
ME PRIZE TVAR-
KOS

Lietuviu Tautininku suva-
ziavimas Brooklyn, N. Y, &C.
guzes 80 d., tinkamai atliktas.
Sis suvaziavimas padejo kaip
ir stepping stones" tolimes-
niam ir platesniam Tautines
sroves ir pavieniu veikeju SUI
sikuopimui viena centra.
Toxic Centro reikalingumas
senai Americas Lietuviu tau
tinei srovei buvo pageidauja-
mas, jr ne vienas rasytojas-vei-1
kejas, paw, V. M. Klausutis,
Inz. Simokaitis ir kit spau-
dole ne syki nurode ir ragino
veikejus eiti prie to tikslo. To-
del tai nors syki pradeta prie
pageidautos ir tinkamos tvar-
kos darbas dirbti.
Kaip to suvaziavimo proto-
kolas parodo, tai delegatai ir
delegates j suvaziavima pribu-
vo imant Mass. valstija ir bal
giant Washington, D. c., - is
daugiausia Lietuviais apgyven-
to Americas rytu pakrascio
valstiju. Vakarus atstovavo
Dirvos Redaktorius K. S. Kar-
plus. Tautiniai laikrasciai eme
dalyvuma: Dirva, Amerikos
Lietuvis ir Vienybe.
Lietuvai Vaduoti Sajungos
metinis suvaziavimas Cleve-
land, Ohio, Liepos 4, padare
antra iseiles tinkama zingsni
prie vieningo darbo. Dabar
palieka Chicagos ir apielinkes
tautininkams ir sandarieciams
ta patti atlikti. o po to, visv
triju suvaziavimu isrinkti ko,
mitetai privalo nuskirti viets
ir laika Bendram Tautininkr
Suvaziavimui arba Seimui, ku
ris isrinktu viena auksciaus
, Centra (Supreme CounciD, ku
, ris derintu vienoda akcija A
merikos Lietuviu, LIETUVA
VADUOTI.
Reikia pasveikinti summary
tojus abieju tu suvaziavimQ
: Reikia pagirti ir uzgirti suva
ziavusiQ atstovu ir atstoviu pa
sisakyma is esmes uz ka Anne
: rikos Lietuviai Tautininkai sto
yes Xxi gallo, pakol Lietuva ne
: taps Nepriklausoma.
Suvaziavusiu delegaciu ir de
: legatu, Brooklyne, pasisaky.
, mas kad "Tik Lietuvos Respu
blikos likuciai uzsieniuose pri
pazinti Alijantu ir Neutralir
: valstybiQ, tai yra Pasiuntiny.
be ir konsulai su Prezidentu
Antanu Smetona, yra teiset
ir legalus Nepriklausomos Lie.
tuvos vyriausybes atstovai" -
yra daugiau negu girtinas.
Lai kitu sroviu vadai sake
kalba, ar raso ka nori, bet Sis
pasisakymas Brooklyne suva.
ziavusiu Lietuviu atsako dau.
gumOs Americas Lietuviu tros'
: kimams ir norams. Kitaip ne.
gall ir negales butt.
Lietuvos zmones suzinoje s;
pareiskima Americas Lietuvius
tik pasveikins. Paprastas il
sveikas politiskas galvojimas il
supratimas tai nurodo. Kurie
: mano kad viskas priesingai tn.
res eiti ir detis, tie save ir XII.
tus tik apvils. Laikas tikrai
ta parodys.
Taigi, nors syki einame prie
tikros tvarkos.
1 " TouJxoYcI>oc
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Kurie po karo sugrysime te-
vynen, pasigesime ten gyvuju
tarpe daug zymiu zmoniQ, "a
dinusiu musu tauta is miego,
jai vadovavusiu ir mynusiQ jai
takus j laisve. Vieni bus po
bolseviku antpludzio nukamuo-
ii, kiti kurie istremti Sibiran,
bus gave gala skurde, kit, pa
galiau, antros, Vokieciu, oku-
pacijos verguvej irgi bus prizes
laika atsiskyre su siuo pasau-
liu.
Pernai pasieke mus zinia
kad Generolas Bulota, ausri-
ninkas, IS metu senelis, bet
dar pajiegus, liudesio prisleg-
tas, mires. Vargu ar galima
abejoti kad jo ilga amziu SUI
trumpino sielvartas del sunaus
istremto Rusijon, klaikaus Ii
kimo ir del giliai atjaustos ben
dros krasto nelaimes. Buvo
grail laisva Lietuva, zydejus
ir dailiai tarpus, ir stai il bai-
siai nuniokota, pavergta!
Dabar va atejo kita liudna
zinia: Kunigas Justinas Stau-
gaitis, Telsiu vyskupas, s. m.
Liepos 8 d. pasimires. Velio-
mis-, isgyvenes septynias desim-
tbs kelerius metus, didziai nu-
sipelnes Baznyciai ir Tevynei,
yra istoringa asmenybe. Koki
jo nuopelnai Baznyciai pasa-
kys dvasininkai. Matyti, bu-
vo daug pranasesnis uz savo
luomo bendrus, kad Sventasis
Sostas il paskyre naujos Telsiu
vyskupijos vadu naujai ikurto-
je Lietuvos Baznycios provin-
cijoje. Nuns pasaulionims lie
ka j ivertinti, siuo tarpu bent
bendrais bruozais, kaip didelio
masto Lietuvi veikeja, tautos
zadintoja ir viena zymiuju ne
prikladsomos Lietuvos kureju
Su jo mirtim isnyko is gyvu-
ju eiles dar vienas asmuo, pa
dejes savo parasa po nepri-
klausomos Lietuvos 1918 m
paskelbimo aktu.
Kilimo Suvalkietis, dvasines
Seinu seminarijos aukletinis.
jaunikaitis Justinas, kaip ir JIG
vienminciai draugai klierikai
sekmngai iresi prizes Lenkiska
srove, vedama Lenku ir sulen-
kejusiu kunigu profesoriu. Mo-
kykla neiveike nukaleti jo Lie
tuviskos sielos, - priesingai
dar labiau uzgrudino jo atspa-
ruma. Isventintas kunigu, Sian
ar ten eidamas pastoracijos
pareigas, jis varo katalikiskai
Lietuviska vaga. Ir tos vagos
kaip matysime, buta gilios.
Kunigui Staugaiciui, kaip il
daugeliui kitu ano meto gai-
vintoju, teko dirbti tue laiku
kad Rusijos autokratine val
dzia, uzdraudus Lietuviu kal-
bos rasta, stengesi surusinti
supravoslavinti Lietuva. Bet
toji nutautinimo pastanga is
sauke susipratusiu jaunosios
mokslintos LietuviQ kartos pa
sipriesinima. Pasirodo Tilzeje
Ausra, netrukus radios Varpas
ir Ukininkas. Apie juos tel.
kesi mazas pasaulieciq Lietu-
viu inteligentu burelis. salia
tu periodiniu leidiniQ jaunieji
kunigai patriotai steigia kata-
likiska Apzvalga, paskum Te-
vynes Sarga. Kunigas Justi-
mas Staugaitis uoliai dalyvauja
tame draustines spaudos zygy-
je, nors dar nebudamas veda-
mole roleje.
Daug platesni ir sviesesni
horizontal atsiskleide Lietuviu
sajudziui kai 1904 metals bu-
vo jiems carines valdzios gra-
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KITOS AUKOS SIUSTOS So
MIS- DIENOMIS, del stOkOs
vietos Shame numeryje, bus pa
skeltOs kita savaite.
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AUkOS KNYGAI IR
LVS REIKALAMS

Su sveikinimais ir linkeji-
mais LVS suvaziavimui, pri-
siusta is ivairiQ koloniju, arba
delegatai atveze sekancias au-
kas knygai ir LVS reikalams:
Is BALTIMORE, Md.
nm. $500
Joseph P. Mikelaitis 500
Delegates Mare Milunaitiene
ir julie Rasteniene atveze:
LVS. Skyrius 4 S25.OO
NJ. & Mrs. G. J. Stokes 1000
Mrs. Magd. Cerneckiene 500
Ksaveras Navickas 500
Joseph George Mitchell 500
Vincas Lula 500
Stasys Sederevicius 500
NJ. Peciulis 200
Joe Sakalis 100
Mrs. E. Raila LOO
Louis Lietuvninkas 100
P. P. Jaras prisiunte nariu
IlOkeSclQ:
Alena LevOnaviciene 200
Magdalena Aleknaviciene 200
Matas Mandravickas 200
J. Galinaitis 200
A. Jakaitis 200
Is AMBRIDGE, PA.
B. GRANDPA atsiunte suvazia-
vimui aukq ir pats atvykes au-
kavo:
B. Gramba 1900
($5 knygai, $40 Londono
Atstotybei palaikyti)
Ad0lfas Gramba 500
Petras Gramba 500
Jonas Kinderis 500
Donald ir Alvin Mihalich 500
Pranas Ordonas 100
Julia Ordonaite 100
Ona Triskiene LOO
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:: '""%s:=% %=~ LAISVA LIETUVA ~""$~ =~,-~-
Konferenciijjai Suaukota apie $500
Is PITTSBURGH, PA.

ALT. Sandaros prezidentas
Petras L. Pivaronas, biznierius
ir zymus musu tautos reikalu
remejas, parodo Kittens biznie-
riams kaip reikia Lietuvos rel
kalams aukoti. Jis prisiunte:
Knygai $25.O0
LVS reikalams 1000
DominikaS Kaleda 500
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Is AMSTERDAM, n. Y.

Petras Lalas SUI savo drau-
gals vientauciais prisiunte pa
sveikinima su aukomis:
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(Clevelandieciu aukos suva-
ziavimo proga suteiktos arba
ten pat duotos bus paskelbta
kitams numeryje.)
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Mikolas Kerbelis 100
Stasys Saldis LOO
Benjamin Janulis 100
Povilas Plankis 100
Antanas StOkna 100
Bronius BelzakaS 100
Rronius Gustas 100
Vasyl Michaluk 100
Jonas BublinskaS 100
Antanas ]. LukSis loo
Petras Lalas loo
(Jie visi anksciau yra
~, ,Iya1,o 1n1rnoi ct M hio11N
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Is DETROIT, MICH.

(Aukos prisiustos suvaziavi-
mui ir dalyvavusiu delegatQ
duotos):
JuOzas kripaitis 1900
lis Ann Arbor, Mich.)
II. Kapturauskas 1000
Ambrose J. Kizis 500
F. MOtuZas 500
DIR. J. J. Sims 500
ViktOraS Petrika 500
Vyt. Markuzas prisiunte:
Vytautas Markuzas 500
Plus DOrinas 500
Juozas Kiemerauskas 700
Evening star., 1943-10-24
He Can Use!

Millions of people know how important it is
TO take extra yitamins and minerals every day
SO we want to emphasize this point: Ovaltine
is one Of the richest sources of vitamins and
minerals in the world.
In fact, if you just drink glasses of Ovaltine
a day-and eat three average good meals in
Guiding fruit juice-you get all the vitamins
and minerals YOU need. All you can proftaby
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-24

Just Lot Of MOnkeyshine Business
The question of fixing guilt for this second
world shindig SINNERS down to the simple interrogation
"Who opened the door on the monkey house ?"
When the jolly little Germans were hollering, Can
instead of butter did think that was just ripple
in of paper dolls
When the squinty little Nippers bombed the Panay
wasn't that down payment evil intentions?
When Mussolini, the assassin of cats, was shooting
his puss off Italian balconies, wasn't that clue?
Straws show which way the wind blows and also
break the cames galluses.
Yes sir did a sloppy job of policing the world
after 1918 accused embassies and consuls of laying
down on the job like night Waterman in hammock
factory.
1t seems I'm wrong. Our diplomats had been howl
ing wolf and its pups. But nobody paid any atten
ton to them than TO excelsior in bundle
All Of which leads UP TO the next gobular dis
turbance known peace When those affable German
goosesteppers start kicking invisible footballs past review
ing stands going to let them elude Us Ike
in high grass?
The war to end wars started this one. hate to
think that this one is down payment the next
in 1862
Here's of my epigrams that should be carved
post Offices instead of that weather forecast they
have there This world would be wonderful place
if bread milk and meat would stay sweet as long
revenge"
copusht len Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-24

aware that they have the germs
in their saliva and their breath,
gives the Infection 10 the young
est member of the household.
1t probably doesn't show up
for % years or more. Tubercu-
losiS is a very slowly developing
disease. But in most instances
when you find an active case IN
a person of 20 you can trace it
back 10 the childhood infection
hy parent, brother or sister.
These arc not pleasant facts
10 face. but they are facts and
If we are 10 rid the world OF
tuberculosis We must accept
them and act upon them.
GONE weeks ago IN his col.
y urnn ! stated that an adult
was in little danger Of getting
tuberculosis. Several people
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-24

Rep. Leonard Hall of New
York also is being discussed.
His qualities being Very similar
70 those of Halleck, but the
geographical argument probably
will work against him. as il will
against Rep. Richard B. Wig
ellsworth. the Bay States men,
Der of the committee.
Reps. John Robson Of Ken
lucky and William +. Hess of
Ohio come from the right part
of the country. Rep. Everett
Dirksen of Illinois, also a men,
Der of the committee. whose
name is being canvassed. is per-
haps handicapped by the fact
that he is thinking of trying for
the Illinois delegates to the next
years convention that will
nominate presidential ticket.
4 n INTERESTING suggestion
"A heard in Republican con-
gressional circles is that the
craftsmanship be given TO some
one not now in Congress. Sem
ate Republicans are doing very
well under the Craftsmanship of
former Senator Townsend of
Delaware.
In this connection il has been
proposed that the craftsmanship
be rendered to former Rep. Sam
Pettengill Of Indiana. a Demo-
crat Of long service in the House.
who feuded with the New Deal
in 1888 over the court packing
scheme and quit Congress in
disgust.
Since then he has been work
ing very closely with the Re-
publicans.
1--WE S'eais ago t~ettengiH pre-
diGed that four more years. OF
Roosevelt would wipe out the
middle class and destroy democ-
racy in this country"
He possesses political intehi-
gence in high degree, and is a
convinced opponent of the re-
gime now in control of the gov
eminent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-24

about 10000 tons of steel year
for the nations supply.
THE first Powers model 10 be
Il lost in action is 1t. Mickey
Mahoney Shot down in a For
tress raid over Germany !. 1t.
Comdr. j. Mickler (eX-Journal
editor) is undergoing major
ssurgery at the Bklyn Naval
Hosp. He's the navy press cable
censor Everybody is happy
for Julia Sanderson. who starts
her first air show (since the
passing of her Frank CrumiU
for Mutual Dec. 2 Upstate
Repubiggies are urging Gov.
Dewey TO call off the stalled
O'ConnelI probe They fear some
of their own men will be caught
in between The navy dltty
so popular in the last war is due
for revival. The Navy Took
En- over and the Navyll Bring
EN- Back" A newspaper
man flattened a Waldorf man
who tried 10 keep him from in
terviewing a broken down king.
CIMON e. Schuster's next big
- book (due in Dec will be
Target - Germany - 10 be
given the Willkie treatment
(paper cover. It's the story Of
the Eighth Air Force and was
written on assignment from Maj.
Gen. Ira Eaker by two nation
ally known mag writers. Though
anonymous in the book they
are Mai. Richard Thruelsen, eX-
associate editor of the SEP, and
Capt. Arthur Gordon -former
managing editor Of Good House
keeping.
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ON BROADWAY
copyrisht, 1913. BY KinE Features

attorney, dons Khaki on the
29th Sophie Tucker has
shelved 81 lbs, and gained a new
movie contract Tammanys
Mike Kennedy is said 10 have
been belted as a result of the
Aureho mesS-and another feud.
Supposed to have happened at
59th street apartment hotel a
fortnight back THE Life of
the Shuberts' is being readied
for filming under the title win
ter Garden Headquarters
detectives who are shifted 10
outlying places are not being
punished Reason, Manpower
shortage. nothing else The
woman owner OF an East Side
spot fired her orchestra because
she couldn't hear herself talk.
NOTWITHSTANDING h e
" fact that his show dropped
a mint, producer L. Walters
C"Artists and ModelsD lost S.
600 10 Mike Todd in a gin game
Queens County On. " will
be the springboard for the
America Firsters 1914 campaign
There's a $4,000 city job
open director of the Bureau of
Real Estate which Lee Thomp-
son Smith resigned two weeks
ago. He's waiting 10 find a re-
placement The talk of a
settlement out Of court between
Doris Duke and James Crom-
well is premature Both have
been feintlng 10 date II the
real news comes out. il viii be
sensational The Govt will
soon ask for your old coat and
suit hangers. II used 10 take
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-24

Sullivan street. TO be exact. not
far from Jimmy Kelly's night
club.
Having completely covered
the subject Of postwar auto.
the postwar house. the postwar
kitchen and a number of other
wonders TO come, one prophet
now deals with the postwar cor
set.
This. IL is said will be built
on "a new principle of dynamic
control. y
| don't just understand what
that means.
Sounds as if the shape COM
preston situation in feminine
circles must be getting desper-
ate when dynamic control has
to be utilized.
Anyway, mister, when your
charming wife gets that post
war super duper dynamic con-
troll corset Venus, Miss Atlantic
City and Gypsy Rose Lee just
won't be in it with her.
THE Japs are undoubtedly ig-
Il uring on attacking Pearl
Harbor again and soon.
States a film scribe:
There will be no happy end
ing to Irene Dunno and Spencer
Tracy's Aim, A Guy Named
joe In the end Irene goes TO
join her sweetheart In the Great
Beyond"
Isn't that a kind of a happy
ending?
"YOu know I thought the adj
vice of your Horses e. Women
Department was just a gag"
writes a Chicagoan. II tried
some Of the advice for fun and
was astOuished when IL worked
perfectly. Thanks, pal"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-24

our governments word Is
" not worth two cents when
IL comes 10 promises 10 war
veterans. now or ever i has
broken faith with the soldiers
Of all our wars IN the past and
II VIII break faith with the
soldiers Of this war unless some
method is devised OF making the
promises ironclad and time
proof,
] doubt that II can be done
Laws that seemed strong enough
in the past have been easily
broken when years ruSted the
memory of the service Of
the soldiers. The government,
through Congress has WEIGHED
on the combat veterans time
and again.
After a war is some years
behind US, the political skates
seeking votes find attacks on
appropriations for veterans very
popular with taxpayers. eS-
pecially those who did not serve
in the war and equally popular
among nonserving citizens who
resent the old soldiers around
them getting benefits from the
public treasury in any manner.
Forgotten then are the war
days when the people were
cheering for the soldiers and
sweating 10. show them atten-
ton. Forgotten are the hard
ships endured by the fighting
men and the victories won.
The smallest fayOrs 10 them
are .begEudged by the civilians. ,
particularly those who reach
maturity after the war and TO
whom il is largely mere history.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-24

Barry Cornwall.
I HAVE been quoting poems
Il 10 be clipped and sent 10
husbands and SWeetheartS in
the armed forces. Now / have
received many requests from
men 10 the armed forces for
poems 10 send home 10 their
wives or sweethearts. The fore
going is No. of the latter
series.
Now an air transportation eX-
pert says the fare by air from
coast 10 coast right after the
war will be 500. That's great.
will be able TO make a lot Of
trips between my ranch and
Manhattan penthouse when l
get a ranch and a Manhattan
penthouse.
Carmen Miranda is still much
in the public eye but what be-
came of lisa Miranda ? You
haven't forgotten lisa have you?
She was in films as late as 1899
Sauerkraut IS quite a health
food. 1t should be given another
name so people won't be en-
barraSSed when ordering. 1
know il has been called liberty
cabbage but that is a childish
sort of game. Let's think Of
something better.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-24
THE BRIGHTER SIDE
, By DAMON RUNYON

INRTLNATELY- tar-the-Snl.-
dierS OF this war there are
millions of them. not just the
comparatively small number OF
other wars. and they will be
active in the affairs Of the ma
tion in the days 10 come and
able 70 make the cause Of the
veterans respected and feared
by politicians.
The veterans Of this war VIII
not have to stand with hats IN
hand begging assistance from
the ungrateful government and
getting the buns rush like
soldiers Of other wars
The iniqulties OF the govern
ment toward war veterans j.
almost unbelievable II is always
most liberal with It's promises
of what IL will do for the sol
diers when il needs the men. In
the old days II promised them
many bright rewards 10 induce
them 10 enlist. as for instance.
three-fourths Of their pay and
allowances on retirement. which
after many years IL 1fpudiated
as Of June ! 1912. leCfing many
oldtimers without bread.
Tn THIS war the promises for
Il the future are equally glow
ine. but since enlistment has
been replaced by the draft. they
are mainly for political purposes.
They are to keep the men happy
with the current order yet Moth
ing definite has been done 10
provide for the future Of the
ner
And as thousands Of dis
charged soldiers will testify,
the one big promise of their old
Jobs awaiting their return has
already been shattered.
II is true that as compared 10
the soldiers of our past wars,
the men in the service today are
well paid. Their dependents get
good allowances. But the prob
lem Of the soldier is not while
he is in the service but after he
is out Of the service and so far
/ fail 10 see adequate provision
for him then. though | continue
TO hear promises.
II NOTHING is done for him
Il now. / fear that it will never
be done in the future when
civilian resentment against
taxes for veterans appropria-
tions will give the politicians
something to- work on. though
il is not Of record that shaving
veterans appropriations IN the
past ever reduced taxes dime
A government ungrateful 10
its old soldiers to repudiate an
allowance arrangement Of 81
years duration, 20 charge in
come taxes against the pittances
given retired veterans, 10 assess
the heroes OF past wars for hos
pitalization and to bitterly fight
a bonus 10 men who served il
we'll. is not likely 10 be suddenly
overcome by gratitude now.
/ hope I am wrong. / hope
the government does everything
it has promised and more for
the veterans Of World War III.
But | would like 10 see in the
near future just one little sign
Of good intentions 10 sustain my
hope
Copyright 1913 by Kinr Fesgurc<
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