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The Press and Banner
Abbeville, S. C.
The Press and Banner Company
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Monday, April 12, 1920.
BONUS FOR EX-SERVICE MEN
Concerning the proposed bonus of
five hundred dollars each for men inducted
into service during the World
War, Lieut. Colonel Frank B. Keech
relates, in the New York Sun, two
conversations which he has had with
ex-service men as follows:
For the benefit of those in favor
of the proposed bonuses for the exservice
men I should like to narrate
two conversations which took placel
recently. Parenthetically I would
like to state that out of many scores
of people whom I have talked to on
the subject I have ifound only two
who were in favor of these bonu~f-s.
one an ex-soldier and the other in
politics. Presumably both would
benefit.
The first conversation was between
myself and the colonel of one
of the infantry regiments of the
77th division.
"How long were you with this
regiment?"
"I organized the regiment .trained
it, took it overseas, commanded these
men during the entire time overseas,
brought them back and was present
when they were mustered out of the
service."
"You were familiar then, with the
condition of these men mentally and
physically when they came into the;
service and when they were discharged?"
"Yes."
"How did their physical and mental
condition when they wfere discharged
compare with that upon
entering the service? Was this condition
improved or otherwise, and if
so, to what etxent?"
"Their physical and mental condition
was improved. I should say 300
per cent. Owing to this improved
condition they were capable of earning
much more money after they
were discharged."
"Were these men improved in
other ways?"
"Yes. Three hundred of this regi1
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ment couia nuu speazv uiv
language and had to be taught."
The second conversation was . between
myself and an enlisted man
w"ho went overseas:
"What do you think of the proposed
bonuses?"
"I should like to get the bonuses."
"If this were given it would require,
according to reports, some
four or five billions of dollars, would
it not?"
"Yes sir."
"Now that the financial structure
1 1 " "kwonl-i irt
is strained aimost to uie lncam..8
point, how would this issue of bonds
affect the securities market?"
"It would naturally have a depressing
effect. Liberty bonds might sell
on a 6 per cent basis and other securities
would go down accordingly."
"As you probably know, the Canadian
government gave large bonuses
to their discharged soldiers. From
observation it was learned that this
money was spent in 80 per cent of
the casds in a few weeks. If these
bonuses were given by this country
do think the result would be
similar?" " ,
"ido."
^"When you returned did you find
your old place in this firm open to
you?"
"Yes sir."
"At the same salary as before or
reduced?"
"My salary was raised shortly after
I came back."
"What was your condition mentally
and physically when you returned
from the service, compared
with that when you entered the service?"
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"I was both mentally and physially
better."
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"Besides this, you had a very interesting
and valuable experience,
(id you not?"
"Yes sir?"
' If it were possible to sell such a
thing, would you take $1,000 for this
experience?"
"Mr, cir "
From these conversations, which'
typify the real conditions, were the
ex-service men the gainers or the'
losers by their service?
The wounded were the real suffer-]
ers. These are the ones who have
really lost, and the American people i
cannot be too generous in their effort
to help them.
As suggested by the writer of the
above article, the wounded in the)
great war deserve of the country all!
that they may receive in the way of I
making their bodies whole, and of being
taken care of in cases where
their earning power has been destroyed
or impaired. But those men who
went into the army and came out
whole, while they have performed the
most praiseworthy service, and have'
been willing to make all necessaryi
sacrifices, have not sustained such,
losses as warrant the expenditure of j
the great sum of money necessary to,
pay the proposed bonuses.
We are glad that the men from
this state, or at least those of them^
who have spoken in the mater, have
expressed theirself as opposed to the
bonus. They spring from fathers and
grand fathers who fought for patriotism
and not for money. They would
be untrue to them if they came back
from this war and showed themselves
il- - 1
eager to further increase tuie uuruwnsi
of government by demanding this
bonus. Something still must be left
to patriotism.
VISITING NEWSPAPER MEN
SHOW APPRECIATION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the visiting
newspaper correspondents reporting
Gossett trial at Abbeville, South
Carolina:
That they express their hearty appreciation
of the constant courtesies I
extended them by the officers of the
court, notable Clerk of Court J. L.
Perrin, Deputy U. S. Marshal C. J.
Bruce, Sheriff R. 1M. Burts and the
sheriff's deputies. Never before have
the newspaper men been made so comfortable
or so hospitably cared for by
court officials who have left nothing
undone to aid ithem. J
That they voice their profound
gratitude to Judge Wm. P. Greene
for his kindness in turning over his
office to them to be used as headquarters
at all hours, thus permitting them
to have comforts and facilities which
otherwise would not have been available
and which have been of great
help to them.
That these resolutions be printed
in The Press and Banner and the
Medium.
L. M. Glenn, Correspondent, Anderson
Mail. |
J. Irby Koon, Correspondent, Columbia
State.
E. M. Henderson, Correspondent,1
Greenville News.
E. P. Wideman, correspondent,
Greenwood Index-Journal.
W. J. Cormack. Correspondent,
Charleston News and Courier.
J. Rion McKissick, Correspondent1
Greenville Piedmont.
Irish Pickets Held ,
For Federal Jury
Washington, April 12.?Ten Irish
pickets, arrested last week at the British
embassy, were held for federal
grand jury today by United States
Commissioner Richardson on charges
of violating a federal statute making
it a felony to "assault" a diplomatic
representative or a foreign governI
ment.
The women gave bond in the sum of
I $1,000 each. They were Misses Elaine
j Barrie, Kathleen O'Brien, Katherine
jMcKeon, Mary Walsh; Mrs. Thomas
jCurrin, and Mrs. Honor Walsh, all of
| Philadelphia; Miss Helen O'Brien, St.
I Louia t ^Iaura Bostoli an(]
! Mrs. Katllerine Columbine and Mrs.
! James Walsh, New York.
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|New Low Records
In Exchange Market
New Yorw, April 12.?French,
Rple-ian nnri Italian monev went to
new low records in the foreign exchange
market here today. French
francs sold at 16.82 for a dollar, off
65 centimes; Belgium francs at
15.60 for a dollar, off 60 centimes,
and Italian lire at 26.27 for a dollar,
off 1 lira 50 centimes. Demand
streling opened at $3.95 3-4, off
1 3-4 cents.
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