Show i f 1 9 1 Military P Pay yf y I THE FHE I. I lower ef lir branch of congress has acted favorably orab It On a bill t 1 j. j increasing ng pay of enlisted men in the army and navy and we a believe the sailors the are entitled to the extra dollars but juf we cannot c j understand und stand why y congress should favor favor the enlisted men m men n and forget the commissioned comm ned officers The advances should b Denude 4 together so much for the enlisted men and s so much for officers The higher pay is i ju justified d by the advanced cost of liying-a liying a a. a condition that really affects the officers far more seri- seri cushy than t ari it dots does do s the enlisted men The enlisted men have all I fT necessities 1 e of life supplied t to them but the the officers ers must buy bu their own wn clothing pay for their own food and nd otherwise face e expenses ih hat the enlisted man is not called upon to t meet V L S Should the e present bill become law and nothing be done d ne for army and navy officers we we will have hav the peculiar situation of I enlisted 1 ed men receiving higher salaries perquisites considered th than n I are tare are many of the officers that command them The result then g duld uld ld be that an enlist enlisted d man would wo ld for tor a commission comm I do so would m mean an to lose money Depreciation of mil military ary V V efficiency ef c would naturally follow V V V V VV VV Vr li r K It t is gen generally rally conceded that if the army and ad navy is to maintain n th the efficiency desired higher wages must be paid generally gener gener- ally throughout both services Giving to one and not to the other t iWi will will l not solve the problem They all are entitled to the same consideration q as extended extend d to railroad workers Yorkers and coal miners a and d look 1 to congress to to deal fa fairly with every man man who h do dons the 0 ibl bluer e the khaki Si P T |