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Show Fake.Veferans Of War Begin Begging Drive T T.KASK, ma'am, won't you I help a poor, broken down rrlpple, and a veteran of the I r.UMiii nil nm The trump and beso-ar who makes sui-h a plea and who pretends to be ja veteran of the lm t tlefielda following i evrry war and secures easy money by pippealtnK to the patriotism of citizens. haw already appeared In Salt lake. ac-I ac-I cording to Miss Kate Williams, execu- i secretary of the Charity OrKHnlxa- Baucleti. Miw Wliiume stole tbat - ral re Kir Is cf such bejKinit have! been received of late. These bes-jrars j masquerading- as war veterans are be- lieved to be tmixtntors. "No one should give money to such a beggar," said Miss W illiams today. J "'There are no soldiers who ned help from the man In the street. The gov- ernment Rives a soldier transportation I to the lilac (if his enlistment, and I with hi las. month pay he ha ample fund lo keep him until he find work. "No man la discharged who I not well. The government ha provided hospitals for sick and wounded soldiers. sol-diers. If he him some mime chronic trouble or bad wound, he ran receive i treatment Indefinitely. No feeble I Kid led or crippled men are la ken Into the army in the first place, and the government ha taken ths responslbil-Uy responslbil-Uy of caring for and curing those who become disabled in the service. "The local Hed Cro haa a noma service bureau established for the. purpose pur-pose of looking after aoldiera families, and it also look after the welfare of any soldier who Is In temporary need I of assistance of any kind. The apoli-' apoli-' cunt must present his discharge papers. 1 and if these are found to b authentic work will be found for him and an opportunity given him to retain hia ! self respect. It would be a dlsarace J to the nation If any discharged soldier had lo resnit to begging following his i discharge." |