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PHIL W ,DAVIS, d„ ARGUES FOR SOLDIER i
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UOMPENSATION 8V CONGRESS j
“This Reiiej Legislation is Simple J I
Justice, Nothiog More.” j
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THE SOLDIER BONUS.
To the Editor of The Telegraph:'
The legislation which is being pro
posed to the Congress for the relief
of the soldiers of th e World War is
very much misunderstood, anti I re- (
gret to sav that it is very much
represented.
The soldiers generally r c s e nt
reluctance of Congress to do t hen»
justice in the matter of eompensa
tjon. They especially rpesut the ex¬
cuses which the Congressmen arc of¬
fering for the hostile attitude of ( en¬
gross toward the compensation Irgislu
tion. These excuses are to the effect
that the Congressmen ar t - protecting
the treasury against the soldiers, who
are trying to take from the treasury
something to which they are not t-n
titled, and which woidd constitute a
gift, or bonus, from the public to the
soldier,
The excuses are not true, and, what
is worse, they are not made in good
faith. As between the patriotism of
the soldiers and the patriotism of the
Congressmen the public will have little
trouble in deciding, and, besides that,
when the facts are generally under¬
stood 1 think that the public will de¬
mand that the Congress give more
compensation to the soldiers.
The financial interests of the coun¬
try made immediate protest when the
legislation was proposed. 1 can vivid¬
ly and accurately describe these inter¬
ests bv the term, the Bankers’ Trust.
The Bankers’ Trust and the treasury
argued that the additional compensa¬
tion could not be granted unless a new
issue of bonds were assumed by the
government, and that the government
could nol stand the strain of such new
issue.
The truth is, the Bankers’ Trust
feared a slight depreciation in their
securities, which they had already
bought of the government, if the Con¬
gress authorized a new issue, and the
further truth is, that a good many
Congressmen are very closely asso¬
ciated with these financial interests ot
the country. Hence the opposition.
During the war the base pay of the
private soldier was $30 per month, and
if he served Overseas 10 per cent was
added. Out of this he had to pay be¬
tween $6‘ and $7 per month, and if he
served overseas 10 if he did not do so
voluntarily lie was usually required to
allot $5 to $15 per month of his pay
for Liberty Bonds, which he has since
sold, for, or which are now worth,
considerably less than he paid for
them.
Thus, if in addition to the above
items taken out of his pay, the sol
dier had an allotment running to de¬
pendent relatives' at home, he really
received no pay, and went through the
war, and came out of it, except for
the bonus of $ti() which he received at
his discharge, practically penniless. In
unnumbered thousands of eases the
Liberty Bonds had not been paid for
at the time of discharge, and in these
Cases the men did not get the bonds
but merely a claim against the govern¬
ment for a refund of the money paid,
which 1 am Sorry to sav the govern¬
ment has not refunded, so far as 1 can
learn.
As to the $60 bonus, it was a com¬
mon and true saying among the men
that this bonus was not enough to en¬
able them to buy a single outfit of
civilian clothing at the high prices
which the soldier found prevailing at
the time he came out of the army.
On the other hand, the income of
each of these soldiers, if he had never
put on Ihe uniform, if lie had never
offered the supreme sacrifice, if he had
never sailed the submarined seas, if he
had never toiled in concentration
camps, if he had never faced death
amid the rattle of machine guns and
the roar of heavies, if he had worked
as a civilian at home, as a laborer on
the farm, or otherwise, would not have
been less than $100 per month, owing
to the prevailing high prices during
the war. It is thus clear that this re¬
lief legislation is simple justice, nothing
more.
It is estimated that this compensa¬
tion to the soldiers will cost two bil¬
lion dollars. The government spent
forty billions during the war, largely
for the benefit of foreign nations. It
can spend two billion more for the
men who won the war, not only for
these foreign nations, but for America
as well.
The interest on our loans to the Al¬
lies, which the government has not
been collecting, and which is ought to
demand, is, in round numbers, *473,
<*<*0,000. This interest would pay "the
additional compensation of the sol¬
diers in four years, and certificates
against it could he issued, in order to
enable to the soldiers to he paid now.
Il the peace-time conscription bill
am cofoai'ori; -..-14i iat h, HU,. $ Vito)
or compulsory military training hill is
passed it will cost a billion dollars a
‘‘ ai - Congress can well af ford to and
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ought to turn tins un-American con
- ription hill down, and the saved cost
would equal, in two years, the total
. nst of soldier compensation.
tl,e ot ' th< '
'" iU, - v is obligated to pay this soldier
ompensation. If a separate treaty
* il1 ' lu ’ r ‘>J us she should he
dgated in il to pay such cost. (»ur
interest in lier colonies, which arc the
.poils of war, and which we are al
lowing England to take over bodily,
without our protest, would pay this
soldier compensation several times
over.
No bond issue, therefore, is neces¬
sary. The (.'ongress should find out
from the soldiers what their wishes
LOOK HIM IN THE EYE AND— v
VOTE FOR i
Mitchell Palmer
MITCHELL PALMER
Attorney General and loyal Democrat—Candidate for
the Presidential nomination before Georgia
voters in Primary of April 20.
DEMOCRATS OF GEORGIA:
When you cast your vote next Tuesday for a can¬
didate for the Democratic Presidential nomination, you
want it to mean something; it will do so oaly if cast
for Mitchell Palmer, because he is the only candidate
before you who is a candidate before the whole people
of the United States—the only’ one whose name will
really go before the San Franciso convention.
Mitchell Palmer stands for the great Constructive
policies of the Democratic administration, which will he
endorsed at San Francisco. His public Kfe has been
one of life long and intense loyalty to the Democratic
party; his private life has always been above reproach.
Mitchell Palmer, as alien property custodian, seized,
during the war. seven hundred millions of German
property which will go to pay American claims, such
as those of the Lusitania victims and others.
Mitchell Palmer, as attorney general, throve tke an¬
archists and destructive Bolsheviks out of America,
beat down the high cost of living and betkUy smuoaaced
his willingness to accept such reservations to the
League of Nations as would preserve its efficiency tumd
prevent future wars.
Mitchell Palmer, the only nation-wide Candidate
before vou, stands for the VERY HIGHEST TYPE
BOTH OF AMERICANISM \ND DEMOCRACY
VOTE FOR HIM NEXT Tl'ESBAY’!
Mitchell Palmer said to Georgians t» hie 30®cert *t GaiiteswiUe:
*T am m.vpetf »D American T Ttrrv te p-VHcft my (foctri ne be
fmrv untv, luted 100 pe- cent American®, bycuuw my jjittrform in. in &
word. tmdttuted Americanism and »ndyi n ? loyalty to the n-niibile
“W- cannot hoj>f> to win fn the country- ff * p adopt the Repub¬
lican platform, and the Republican platform will bv .1 criticism of
th* president dcnstncuition of hfs administration and <yf the policies
which have made that administration «Tv;»t Fbr as to adopt tha t
platform, which has been pre-empted by the Republicans, would fts
political suicide, dictated by party treachery.”
are Hi fins matter, and the public will
trust the judgment of the soldiers as
to their own needs, and '*ill require
the Congress to do the In justice.
No Congressman or Senator from
Georgia has publicly uttered a word,
according to my information, in be
half of the soldiers in this matter.
Most of these men have ho way of
speaking for themselves. 1 have as¬
sumed to speak for them, and 1 hope
that others will say more.
PHIL \Y. DAVIS, ,!r.
Lexington, Ga., March 22.
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FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
I hereby announce my Candida y
for County (ommisioner from Road
District No. 2. composted of the mili¬
tia Districts of Mtrsfieid, Newborn.
Hays and Brickstore, subject to the
Democratic Primary of April 20th.
I respectfully solicit the support of
all the voters in the county. I am in
favor of keeping up tire roads.
Respectfully. P. T>. Leach.
FOB COUNTY COMMISSIONER
To The Voter? Of Nmyvton County:
I announce for Cote misioner of Roads
and Revenues from ray district. No.
2, oonsisiting of Bricfestore. Newborn,
Mansfield and Hay? disticts. I will
not make any canvas of Ihe county,
but if you see fit to honor me \viC‘
vou vote. I will endeavor to merit
your confidence by an impartial and
business like management of the af
fvif the county.
Respectfully.
W. r. BENTON, Mansfield. «a.
FOR COUNTY C OMMISSIONER
I hereby announce my elf a candidate
for County Oommisioner from Road
Ditriet No. 3, comnosrt nf the militia
disticts of Wyatt, Gum Creek, Almon
jKivt of all the voters, to whom 1 pledge
the best that ip me is.
Retpectfuliy, W. H. Roggus.
Largest*Life Insurance Business in the World
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LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
( Incorporated by the State of New York)
HALEY F1SKE, Prest. FREDERICK H. ECKER, Vice-PtesL
Total Amount of Outstanding Insurance $5,343,652,4:^1
1 Larger than that of any other Company in the world,
i Ordinary (annual premium) Life Insurance paid
for in 1919 $910,091,087
More than has ever been placed in one year by any Company
Industrial (weekly premium) Insurance paid for
in 1919.................................$508,590,405
in the world.
Total Insurance placed and paid for in 1919 $1,418,681,192
The largest amount ever placed in one year by any ( ,>.n-»
panv in the world.
Gain in insurance in force in 1919............$914,140,618.
More than has ever been gained in one year by any Com¬
pany in the world. The Company gained more instr.’nr.ot in
fo-ree in 1919 than any other Company wrote.
Number of Policies in Force December 31, 1919 . .21,770,671
Larger than that of any other Company in America.
Gain in number of Outstanding Policies..........1,588,410
Larger than any Company in the World has ever gained in
one ............'.......................$864,821,824.55 year.
Assets
Increase in Assets During 1919..............$89,367,128.2/
Larger than that of any other Company in the World.
j Liabilities .............. ’..$835,736,487.38
Surplus ............................... $28,085,337.17
Number of Claims paid in 1919..................289,125
Averaging one policy paid for every 30 seconds of each bus¬
iness day of 8 hours.
Amount paid to Policy-holders in 1919 .......$73,581,759.91
Payment of claims averaged $505.93 a minute of each busi¬
ness day of 8 hours.
Metropolitan Nurses made 1,300,883 visits free of charge to
258,000 sick Industrial Policy-holders.
Metropolitan men distributed over Twelve Millions of Pieces
of literature on health—
Bringing the total distribution to over 200.000.00.
Reduction in general mortality at ages 1 to 74 in 8 years, 17.9
per cent.
Typhoid reduction, ri!) per cent; Tuberculosis, over *3 per
cent; Heart disease, over 23 per cent; Bright’s disease,
over 25 per cent: Infectious diseases of children, over D>.
per cent.
In general reduction and in each case of disease, this is far greater than
(hat shown by statistics of the Registration Area of the United Sl.iDs.
Death rate for 1919 on the Industrial business lowest in history
of Company.
G. R. Dorman Deputy Supt., Star Bldg, Covington,6a.
l'OH COUNTY COMMISSIONER . |
1 hereby make public announcement
iny candidey for County Commission
from Road District X<*. o, composed
the militia disticts of Gaithers, Le
Bratters and Itock Plains. 1 so
the support and inflouee of tie
ond nil I endeavor to diiscl.nrgc
duty in duty in the best manner
am capable. Very Tmlv. v.c. POPE.
for county commissioner
T. Bernard Hicks announces as
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LOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
j hereby announce my candidacy foi
County OonuniseioncT from Road Dis
tvict No. 2,. composed-of the militia
disticts ...... of " *'*»•*»•*>. Mansfield, *vi, iroiiuviu, Newborn, nays Hays
end ., m j Rric-kutore, Ilriekwtero, subject to the Demo
e rat is *>..,----- Primary of April *—«» 20th. - I -e
spectfully,solicit the support of all the
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Respectfully W. R. GREER.
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