Show DUTY OF A JUST government biet cadoo Woo SC secretary cretaro ofine treasury umber number of claims for cx e or fim fr om military 1 duty un ahe draft law law has bas caused 1 a I 2 l impre 1 slon irk in many qu quart art 1 the but after all does not has ye yet t ahat t no provi provision made ide by bv the government govern men the wives lives and e mothers or fd fathers fethers of deity oliace leave been drafted e ex mv of these claims for tion n der the the gov ent has the power to re avery ery able bodied man mail bel 21 and V sl 1 l years of a ae e to orn military duty thou 3 f the drafted rien men are e earner acho married years ird are the SI support of ilant it families so long as wv has meds no inn i for the care of these dent its it is natural that braf ifa led d men seek to to t th asir A r loved ones by stay t acme cine I 1 am in sure that if T ress shoud houd p promptly en e rending insil insurance rance jell h m makes akes definite allow for c the of tile de n t acs and children cli f lath fath of cf our soldiers pors 13 1 3 claims for escora core v wll ill cease this is Pra abiva tive duty duly of the 9 gov ov ve cannot p rive i end ct children lj idrell of crt of the wafe wac earner ej y him im into 1 the t e military I 1 or C k the aou rv unless the 1 ment cut substitutes its itself if as i rort i 7 n ie P th ohp P nans nT finns ns of the 0 i is C ciuca illch into the mill mili ice of h his s country with 0 I 1 lerlie th that a t his loved re 1 eft without 11 of I 1 t mi ard piny bo b reduced to I 1 I 1 loss iss the of the icv tv in VI v bich teli ginev IM n i their raf it wb jol collid lid mr ls l 1 s ahr ban n a crime ford for anil nd iut government to 4 arh int men sn he heart art d to tl their L de 1 ive 0 5 arld children who loin ia t feht to greater I 1 ahrn n if they cou aoud d fight dorile of an is as at to its afi ns guns ammunitions and ru mentalities of war al importance is ia tile the more ile civil population on which tort rort the armies in the e cannot have this PS es morale lorala unless tie the nallon s tha ilic men in the th ranks knowledge that every I 1 rubit ible will willbe be done ford for d ili their r families ind 0 o the civil population at e assistance which will I 1 mo mi qt effective iri uphold and the fight i f the war ansur in the con to ar lre l e the future of I 1 ftp vs and sailors by br tarr alivs and provid tc c compensations nd ind acs LIM ics for loss of life and partial permanent disa iso so to protect their cami t want by 9 them with sufficient r support during the ab the tha men at the front 0 gaviri alinz been forced k ao jo t the e raft draft in order to itle bickly I 1 an ar army y to save try ry is un under er a higher 11 to do 10 these things for m 9 forces than if a vol irmy Y only was created at a and nd rich republic can rd to do less and it mu must st is s proposed in a spirit ude tude and not as charity aldier dier and sailor who us is country in this war 11 1 I 1 everything the propos ms mance bill provides rov ldes 1 T irv of 01 the apropos apropo ill 71 ha bea badge of honor I 1 e draft tile w aze earn W I 1 not hot in but the to the flag eli nw tailed i not divisible sime the 0 band children the moth t all 1111 involved in 1 6 v erectly directly share een 1 0 of defense chev te tas as mitch as ahe sold so n d dav s and ild must generously disc dis charge as a proud privilege the duty of maintaining them until the soldiers and sailors return from tile the war and resume the responsibility we have drawn the sword to vindicate aan americas elcas violated rights to restore peace and justice and to secure the progress of civilization I 1 we cannot permit our soldiers while they hold bold the front to be st stabbed abbed in the back by uncertainty as to what is being done for their loved ones at home our tomorrows ire are in their hands theirs in ours the national conic conscience I 1 will not permit americas soldiers an and d their dependents to with everything thing f TO 0 o every that a 1 I just generous and noble people can do to compensate ilin il in far f r the sufferings rings and sacrifices ces they make to serve their country aside from the care and projection 4 of nf thir dependents while the soldier is alive the propose proposed d war insurance act provides for c cen for his der dc ren dents in cale cac of dach for rip finc 1 ife and adequate in ehni tips in case of total or L partial arti a I 1 dis bality bl lity and for reeducation ot tio tic wined bild disable d man so 0 yi ile he may aske l ke up a new occil mccu 1 rr rtin tin and 1110 n hini hin Telf elf a useful member of society we must rc r ra talo ir cerci eyck r ev and adjust n 1 I r avail je 1 faculties ard and to v u itsu bla 1 l a ands and and ntinos which jell tile jil 3 1 rf alie bal have no not 6 wholly I 1 d royad th the li her ewy vy depletions I 1 iri in rian man power resulting from froin IVR abich 1 is without vit hout in history or ion ace TY and greater arcate r val UPS upon lipon all forms and degrees of furnn on energy y and demand as 1 i first duy of cf intelligent govern I 1 rw rm t ilist every remaining usei life e abile their men arr are at the ful f ill I 1 seine e ard limb of the blind and nd crip crippled pied shall be rc reclaimed cl a aimed under the beil benevolent le processes cf f duc floii arid rca plied i til I 1 fer the benefit of i society tv the millions ns we shall i be cal calad llad upon to spend to suni sulli port act t lip derer denen lents of the soldiers lers while vi hile they rire ore in in the fighting line for inac indemnities mill ties and for reeducation of the cripple are ara in in the last analysis investments invest menis of the best sort they are sums of car capital ital advanced by the nation to promote uil utility tY self respect nd development more kore than au all they feyre heyre gre essentially hu bu r r linit tri brian rinn and in the highest se sense sene n e a disch discharge irge by the govern mn rn nf of an essential duty to society biety military service is now dobli antory gr tory those these who imperil terni sch es have na no elect election lon tile the insurance companies anies do not and co cannot annot permit t this 4 f fact act to affect their calculations they must protect themselves by charging premiums so alq high h that they are arc secured against loss no mit matter dittero how the rate of mortality may be consequently the very mn men iv hoare callad into the service because their physical condition is of the best and who as civilians would for that reason be able eb e to secure the most favorable insurance rate in peace time are denied as soldiers the necessary life insurance to enable enalla thorn them to protect their families and dependents the tremendous dous s rates charged by eriv private ate insurance companies to protect them afrant against the extra hazardous risks of war put insurance entirely beyond the reach of the conscripted soldier military necessity has therefore subjected the most fit subi ie ats for insurance to a an 11 insurmountable 1 ansur discrimination unless the g government vern ment itself supplies insurance ns urance at cost and upon a ne peace neace ace basis it would i in I 1 1 fact be dastardly and undemocratic loc r abic if the govern government mont should penalize the so soldier lilier who is forced to render the biT liest duty of the citi aen en by its failure to provide war insurance unon peace terms and at net cost copt first because the pay nf if the dpn in the army ind anvy is less than the havea and salaries qs genc generally rallY earned in in continued on paye 8 I 1 THE DUTY OF A JUST government continued d froni from rage page one priva te life which reduces their investing capacity and second because government insurance I 1 is js an essential wa war and emergency measure in inaugurated auguil at ed for the specific benefit of our military forces and cannot and should not bo be conducted for profit such over head char gesas agents commissions advertising promotion local rentals etc are eliminated the gov ernect must assume the cost of administering this benevolent at agency ency just as it b beirs ars the cost cost of adillia administering is fering L 11 all II other government a agencies established for the benefit of the people this legislation I 1 will be a great step forward in the recognition of the republics duty to its her ber Ps I 1 consider it the moa significant ant and pro progressive dessive res sive measure presented to congress since since abe declaration of war it immediately affects the well being of a 1 greater number of persons than any act with which I 1 am familiar it deserves eearnest th tb and vigorous support of the country it provides the broadest and the most liberal libbril pro protection IL Lection ever extended by any government to its fighting forces and addith ahziz depend ent families the 5 united stats the most ressi arous nation on eirthi etting st ting an ecamp e an rin the tid gili bor which ex enlightened lightened ti huhl fighting should set the highs example of all the alons inal I 1 P treatment of those who die for their country a and n d fot world freedom we are proposing to expend during the next year more th than all 6 ten billion dollars to create and maintain the necessary fighting forces to reestablish justice in the che world but justice fustice must berin rin at home justi justice 1 ce must be lone done to the men wilo who die and suf fer forus on the battlefields and for thair wives and children and dependents dependent 3 who sacrifice for us at home to do justice to them requires eq aires only biily a tithe of the money we are expending for the general objects of the war let it t n not ot be said that noble am america enea enca was vas ignoble in the if f bersold her soldiers sold aers and sa salars id callous lal lous to the fate of their ali air e indents nender r ts in this greatest war sf 11 time the pending war insurance hi bill gives compensation not pensions it fi fh e es amounts definitely in advance instead of holding out the mere chances of gratuities after the conclusion of peace jt saves the dependents from want v int and gives them the necess necessaries mes front it deals with its ba acres ies liberally for the sufferings tat result e S alt from their the lie field of battle and if ty they die it makes just provision for i or the loved ones who survive them it fosters the helpless and dependent 1 ae ren pendent dent the bained and disabled disable d mid ind recognizes the immensity of the nations deat to the valor an and d patriotism of her heroic sons |