The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 24, 1932, Page 3

= w POT AND KETTLE INDULGE *_ wit Pre: | VENOM IN PENSION BATTLE Veterans Side of Pension Pro- blem Is Presented By Man ' From Idaho Editor's Note: The following letter, written to a Lewiston, Idaho, newspaper, deals with the “other” side of the veterans pen- sion question and has attracted wide attention throughout the country as being accurately rep- resentative of the veteran view. The Tribune prints it here for the information of its readers. xe # To The Tribune: On the front page of your paper of September 25 there appeared an article stating that Admiral William S. Sims had resigned his honorary membership in the American Legion as a protest against the Legion’s stand on the bonus question. The same article stated Sims’ denunciation of Span- ish war pensions, declaring them to be a “steal of the nastiest kind and an_ outrage to American taxpayers.” There are two diametrically op-) Posed opinions as to whether the bonus should be paid before maturity or not, even in the ranks of the; American Legion; and it is quite pos- sible that. had not the government through the Reconstruction Finance corporation seen fit to borrow mil- lions of dollars to loan to the rail- roads, banks, insurance and loan companies, a large majority would have been opposed to paying the bonus until maturity. The argument quite prevalent to- day is that if the government could afford to loan such vast sums to these corporations—sums which are not getting into the hands of the needy—it could have paid the bonus, and by paying it placed in immediate circulation nearly two billions of dol- lars, and that directly in the hands of those who were in need. i There need be no undue concern. however, about the bonus. It will] be paid, and quite possibly long be- fore maturity. Nor do we need to put on sack cloth and ashes because of Mr. Sims’ resignation from the American Legion. Possibly his resig- nation saved the American Legion the unpleasant duty of kicking him out as an undesirable, Let us now examine into the “nasty | steal” on the-part of the Spanish war veterans’ pensions. Let us call to mind some of the blessings to the nation, yes, to the world, brought about the Spanish war. First, let us remember that the Spanish-Ameri- can war was fought by young men who volunteered their services, some; of them just starting upon their life careers, some just starting or partly through college, some leaving high positions which were immediately filled by those -who did not feel the patriotic urge to offer themselves for service. The Spanish-American war brought to this nation about eight billions in wealth. It brought to this country the greatest era of prosperity in the| history of the nation. It set free! millions of people who theretofore had been held in bondage from time immemorial. Recalls War Horrors When the call came in ‘98 for volunteers more than 1,200,000 young men volunteered. Gf this vast army| cf volunteers less than 400,000 were accepted. They,were the very cream of young manhood of that day, men who under normal conditions of liv- ing should have attained an age of from 85 to 100 years; yet today, at fan average age of 55 or 56 years, they are dying at the rate of more than 50f per month. These are the men who fought a war waged in the in- terest of humanity, the most altruis- tic war in history. These are the men who, with uniforms wholly un- fit for tropical fields, were sent to Cuba, to the Philippines, and to those fever-infested camps of the south, thousands of them dying from sheer neglect. They were loaded on! transports entirely unfit for the seas, packed in like sardines in a box, and} the food they were given was little better than hog food, with medical attention worse, if possible, than| nothing. There were doctors, yes; bu: they had no medicines, their stock! consisting of a box of compound cathartics and a bottle of iodine. And if you got sick, shot or other- wise injured, they gave you one or both; so that if you kicked off they could truthfully say, “Poor boy, we did all that we could for him.” I wonder if Mr. Sims and the; other members of the National Econ- omy league remember that when these men reached the Philippines it was raining all of the time, and hot es Hades, and the first general order that came out was, “Keep your heads cool and your feet dry.” We had nothing but heavy campaign hats! (which regulations compelled us to wear) to keep our heads cool with. We were wearing ankle-high campaign shoes, and the mud and water in the rice paddies we were hiking through was from knee to waist deep. Wonderfully practical advise.- was it not? No, neither Mr. Sims nor the other members of that self- constituted body known as the Na- tional Economy league remember this for they were not there. And az least one of the league, that “ma erick”. Archie Roosevelt, who by the way has lived off his uniform since the World war, was in swaddling clothes when the Spanish war was fought. I wonder if Mr. Sims, who has recently said that the system of Spanish American war pensions was a “steal of the nastiest kind and an outrage to American taxpayers” re- members that when the United States entered the World war prac- tically every man of the 300,000 Spanish war veterans then living again volunteered (they could not be drafted) to serve their country, and something like 60,000 men were ac- cepted, most of whom held high of- fices in the World war; the rest of them, around 200,000, being rejecte:t because of physical disabilites. And again I wonder if he has ever given a thought as to the reason for the disabilites of those 200,000. If not, let me here advise him; and I defy him or any other man to refute my | American taxpayers. Let us first dit cuss Mr. Sims, who himself draws @ pension of $6,000 per year. Rich- ard Evelyn Byrd, chairman of the National Economy league, another $6,000 pensioner, retired from the navy because of disability, yet he was able to fly over the north pole the south pole and the Atlantic ocean Major General James G. Harbord, re- tired, who made the keynote speech denouncing pensions for veterans, and who himself receives a pension Of $6,000 is associated with Mr. Sims on the advisory board of the National Economy league. “Black Jack” Persh- ing, who was sent to France in com- mand of the American expeditionary forces and whom the commanding Officers of the allied powers made several efforts to have removed, is another pensioner, drawing down $21,500 per year. Al E. Smith, ex- governor of New York is another member of this advisory board and receives a large pension from: the State of New York. Archie Roosevelt. whose mother draws a pension of $6,000 per year from the government and $6,000 per year from the Car- negie foundation, is secretary of the National Economy league. These are but a few of the active opponents to veterans’ pensions, all of whom are receiving large gratui- ties from the government (the tax- Payers). The only difference between the gratuities received by the veterans and the gratuities received by these men is in the congressional acts un- der which they are paid. Pensions to veterans are paid under acts of co! gress termed “pension legislation Pensions paid to men like Mr. Sims are paid under legislation termed “retirement pay,” and would not be affected by the repeal of veterans’ legislation. In view of the depleted condition of the treasuty, it looks as though these men were beginning to fear that unless they could find some wav of depriving the veteran of the small stipend allowed him for the service; he rendered his country, there might come a time when there would no* be anything left for what might well be termed their own “steal of tha nastiest kind.” F, A. SWINGLE. Sept. 26, 1932, Lewiston, Idaho. Socialist Candidate Attacks Roosevelt Baltimore, Oct. 24—(?)—The as- sertion Franklin D. Roosevelt “is again doing business with Tammany” was made by Norman Thomas, So- cialist candidate for president, in an address at a Socialist rally here Sun- day night. Thomas said the governor of New York state and Democratic presiden- tial nominee “was more obedient to Tammany than any other governor in recent years” and since the resig- nation of Mayor Walker as mayor of New York city “is trading his en- dorsement of a Tammany man. . . for machine support at the polls. After saying the Empire State goy- ernor proved himself “unable or ,un- willing either to regulate banking or curb Wall Street,” Thomas asserted, what is still worse is the political company Governor Roosevelt keeps.” Thomas named as examples of Roosevelt's company: Vincent Astor, William Randolph Hearst, Frank Hague of New Jersey, John Nance Garner, Huey Long and Owen D. Young. Make Three Arrests In Jail Robbery Case Crookston, Minn., Oct. 24.—()—Au- thorities Sunday arrested three men as suspects in their search for the gang of five men who early Saturday raided the Polk county jajl here and fled with a truck load of loot. The arrests were made at Red Lake Falls by Sheriff Carl A. Kankel and the men were brought here by Sheriff I, L, Haaven, who declined to reveal their names. They were said by offi- cers to have made a partial confes- sion, and implicated two others. The raiders attacked and bound James Duckworth, night jailer; Iver Forseth, day jailer, and the latter's friend, Clifford Larum. Then they carried out to a truck a machine gun, pistols and rifles, ammunition, liquor, $500 in. cash and 20 slot machines es- timated to contain another $500. Part of the loot was reported recov- = 7 e iy ° 5 3) @ * Colonel George Anderson, identi- fied with the Salvation Army for the last 45 years, will conduct a series of revivial meetings at the Salvation Army citadel here this week. Start- ing Tuesday, the meetings will be held each evening at 8 o'clock and will be continued through Saturday evening. Colonel Anderson, who has_ held many important posts in the Salva- tion Army throughout the United States, was an army chaplain during the World War and went to France with the first contingent of soldiers to leave this country. He is regarded. as one of the most able and forceful speakers in the Salvation Army. WALL STREET OPTIMISTIC New York, Oct. 24.—()—Due to the favorable showing of car loading so far this month Wall Street is inclined to believe that October railroad state- ments will make the best comparisons | with the previous month and 1931 of any of the monthly statements issued this year. ROB OAKES STATION Police Monday were searching for robbers who held up an oil filling sta- tion at Oakes Sunday. Information received here by the state motor ve- hicle department was that the men were driving a car bearing license No. 13503. Sell your live poultry and cream now to Armour Cream-; eries, Bismarck, ered at Red Lake Falls. ORDERS TEMPORARY PEN The North Dakota state board of railroad commissioners has ordered the Grent Northern Railway company to immediately construct a temporary Pen at its stock yard at St. Thomas to provide adequate facilities for stock shipping at that point and arrange for an adequate water supply at the yards. The board further ordered that the company make provision in its budget for construction of two ad- ditional permanent pens in 1933. To Wed Grid Star statement when I say that there was not one man who went to the tropics, or to those fever-infested camps of the south, who returned home as sound physically as he was when he went away. Their ‘Pensions’ Now that Mr. Sims has called to the attention of the public the “steal of the nastiest kind,” referring to pensions of Spanish war veterans, let us examine into pension steals that really are “nasty” and an outrage to Virginia Ortlieb of Cnilton, Wis., a co-ed at the University of Wis- consin, is engaged to Joe Kurth, star Notre Dame tackle, (Associ- ated: Press Photo) © 1952, Licasrr & Myzas Tosacco Co, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE TALBOTT RBBLACTED BY FARMERS UNO Jamestown Man Unanimously Renamed to State Commit- tee By Convention Devils Lake, N. D., Oct. 24—(P)— C. C. Talbott, Jamestown, again will head the North Dakota Farmers’ Union and E. E. Greene of James- town was renamed secretary at the closing session of its three-day con- vention here Saturday night. Talbott becomes president again by virtue of being unanimously selected Gelegate-at-large to the state board of directors. This position automatic- aily makes him president, a provision of the by-laws. Other directors chosen from the various districts include E. H. Burke, Edmore; Alex Lind, Williston; L. B. Hampton, Manning; Oscar Anderson. Sterling; Maring Anderson, Brant- ford, and H. W. McInness, Kelso. The North Dakota directors of the livestock board at St. Paul named by the convention are O. H. Olson, New Rockford; C. W. Fine, Minnewaukan, | and G. H. Knobel, Buchanan. The legislative committee named includes George Rose, Ellendale; E. P. Chris- tianson, Minot, and A. F, Glimm, Zahl. Miss Gladys H. Edwards, state di- rector, was in charge of a junior pro- gram Saturday. Presentation of essay awards’ was made to the winners, who included Miss Elsie Eagle, Lis- bon, first prize of $15 in gold for her essay on “Moneys and Credits.” As an additional prize Miss Eagle will be sent to the national convention in Omaha Nov. 15. Morris Haugen, Pa- lermo, was second, and Winfred Fine, | Minnewaukan, third. Mary Jo Weiler of Lisbon featured the program of juniors, telling of her trip to the Democratic national con- vention, to which she was picked as representing farm youth of America and representing world peace. Resolutions adopted by the con- vention urged support of the pro- Posed initiated measure providing a partial moratorium on farm debts for three years and support of the farmers’ holiday movement. Selection of the 1933 convention place was left to the board of direc- tors, which has made no decision yet. CHILD SUCCUMBS HERE Lillian Horst, 11-year-old Glen Ul- lin child, died in Bismarck Sunday, a| Field Malone, who was a delegate to She the Democratic national was brought here 10 days ago for| Which nominated Governor Franklin victim of a ruptured appendix. treatment. Hear Alfred E. Smith speak | Hoover. In making public a letter to tonight over KFYR at 9 from ewark, N. J.—(Pol. Adv.) L . all you could ask for! NEW YORK SENATE CANDIDATES Senator Robert F. Wagner (left) of New York, who was nomi- nated by the democrats for reelection, will be opposed by United States Attorney George Z. Medalle, republican, in the November elections. (Associated Press Photos) Governor Alfred E. Smith, said he was ready and willing to.take the stump for the Republican ticket if requested to do so. Plainclothes Police Guard Samuel Insull Athens, Greece, Oct. 24—(?}—Sam- CLEARED IN LINDY CASE Newark, N. J., Oct. 24.—()—Ar- thur Barry, cultivated convict who says he built a fortune stealing rich people's jewels and lost all but a “competency” in the stock market crash, has practically been cleared of suspicion in the Lindbergh kidnaping case. “Everything big and worth- while in the last 10 years has been pinned on me,” he said as he sat him, Hartt be tsgaartta poeta | _Cristos Ladas, Insull’s attorney, in-| Policeman Sunday. “It's about time ‘dicated he was unaware of any new | hey got around to that—but I didn’t action in regard to the uncompleted | 2° i. extradition treaty between Greece and the United States. (Dispatches from Istanbul, Turkey, | Said unofficially that the American jembassy there had asked the Turk- jish government to refuse a visa for |Insull, but this was not confirmed | from Washington.) uel Insull, who is under indictment in Chicago for larceny in connection with the receivership of his com- panies, returned Sunday night from a trip to Corinth. Two plainclothes policemen attend- ed him. Insull previously had been advised by the police to tell them of any trips he planned, after he had reported learning of a plot to kidnap Plan for Better Control-of-Colds Proved by Tests Greensboro, N. C.—Clinical tests— and use in thousands of homes— have proved the new Vicks Plan for better Control-of-Colds. The num- MALONE FOR HOOVER | New York, Oct. 24—(?)—Dudley convention SMITH | D. Roosevelt for the presidency, has ber and duration of colds reduced by announced he will vote for President half! More than half of the costs of colds saved! Full details of the Plan are in each package of Vicks VapoRub and the new Vicks Nose & Throat Drops.—Advertisement. President Hoover declaring his sup- port, Malone, who campaigned active- ly for President Wilson and former HERE’S romance in a Chesterfield—the romance of fine tobaccos from all over the world. 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