Show S S I Crime Crime- Fighting Crime Fighting V Veterans Veterans Veterans' t ranJ Weve We've heard a lot of comment relative to tl tn possibility that returning veterans restless an and anI unsettled will turn to crime for a thrill and the easy money which Will buy them the deferred pleasures of civilian life ire There undoubtedly will be he some cases of lawlessness on the p part rt of returning vet veterans rans but it may be bemore bemore bemore more than offset b by th the alertness ss the courage and the combat skills of many other vete veterans ns put to use in combating crime The nation had an example of that kind of veteran anti- anti crime activity in Oklahoma homa City the other day A gunman came Into the City National Bank there and forced a vice president to gather up from tellers' tellers cages The robber fI fled dout out a rear door with his his' loot in one hand his pistol in the other othe Two veterans who were employed at the bank vaulted out of th i iF tellers teller's cages and gave chase although altho gh they were not a With armed WitH the hid aid of a a 1 bystander s rand land and an off duty policeman policeman police police- man they hey cornered the fleeing fleeing- man in a short distance and marched him off to jail It could well be that millions o of ex service ex-service men trained in quick thinking and quick acting and skilled in combat techniques techniques techniques tech tech- will do more to hold down crime in inthis this country th than thana n na a few seeking thrill seeking returning veterans can do to increase it At the last peace conference in 1919 1019 the little nations were given a chance This time they look like they are being pushed around without consideration for their f feelings Major Major Gen Frank Prank H. H Theron of South Africa peace conference delegate dele delc- gate who was present World War I peace conference |