Show EMPLOY SOI SOLDIERS AFTER TER WAR VAR WARA VARA A young American soldier returned return return- ed a n. few days ago go to New York He Heba ba had l enlisted in the Canadian army and had ben wounded In an air raid over there F For Jr months and months he was wasn In n a hospital on the other side aide with legs badly crushed He was unable to o go l back ack into the fight and was honorably discharged Although disabled as a soldier he be feels eels fit as a fiddle for civic work For days ho he has tried to get work without success He was a good mechanic mechanic me me- and worked as a a. chauffeur before he went to war and has very good recommendations I hate to complain of the lack tack ot of patriotism he said to me but you would be 00 surprised how many employers employers em- em foyers turned me down when I told them hem I had bad been in a hospital for forso forso forso so long Somehow I gleaned the feeling eeling- that they thought I would not be strong enough to do the I If only the they had given me atry a try I would not acre acre cre I pre presented m my credentials and aud government papers etc tc without any r result lt f He told me of his trials in this title connection not eo so much lunch for or his hie own benefit but as he expressed It Inthe in inthe the he hope that you will write an article article article ar ar- and Impress employers that it its Itis itis is s just as patriotic to help a fellow when hen he comes back as when he goes over ver and there will wilt be hundreds of men Just like me coming back back back- American boys who boys who will wUl need en- en In securing jobs after they ley have served faithfully on the time theother other ther side His ills words ring true And there Iss is s something to be said about it It la not ot so much talk about patriotism as s acts that count In the long run If IC f any worker should be he given preference rence It Is the man who has performed per- per formed his duty at the front And Aud besides It is the individual act of patriotism the personal kind that coi In the biggest way Every citizen who vho takes it upon himself to recognIze the sacrifice that has hs been made by the returned soldier is fulfilling fulfilling ful- ful filling his patriotic part in helping the he soldier get back Into his civic sphere phere Besides it Is the real patriot who ho sacrifices a 11 little himself and gives special aid to the tho soldier w wilo ho has ought fought his fight and returned homo home somewhat the worse for Cor it In the thelast thelast last ast analysis an that very soldier who service from the employer at home ome was actually working for that employer on the other oilier side In a word the soldier has truly made it possible for the employer to remain at t home and because some of the soldiers soldier's strength has been heen sapped all 11 the more reason why he should be bB a given opportunity to regain it and ando to o restore himself as far as pos possible It Is Ls something to be looked forward forward forward for for- ward to this to-this this problem of ot the returnIng returning return- return Ing ng soldier something soldier something to bo ho reckoned reckoned reck reck- with by you and me and all of ot us He has given up everything to help us It Is up Ul to us to return that effort wherever we meet It The Tho patriotism upon which the limelight of ot publicity is shed is not nearly so worth while as that which covers such euch a a. case as this Who Is I II I he lie e who would say to the soldier boy I No I will not not tako tako you ou because you ou may not give me all nIl that I pay you for tor This might be well enough In peace time and where each had equal chance as to and ef ef- ef Today It is different The best man will not be reckoned in so w much brain and d muscle The maimed malmed soldier has a place In is Inthe the tho survival of the fittest In this age He Ile has hilA gone forth to fit to fight tight BO an that you ou and I might survive It Is our turn Lurn to look to his We sur sur- vival ival t t-t-t |