Show Soldiers Morale And American Legion Legio n During a war the morale ot of the soldIer soldie r Is the most Important thing With good goo d morale other things being equal war Is 1 Won With poor morale a war Is lost It I Iwas n was for tor this reason the American Legion Legio I favors a universal service law It was wasat w wat as at the Legion national convention In 1 1922 at Kansas City a universal service e law was first advocated The Legio Slon asked that a law be passed by congress s sas drafting money mines mills as well as men They asked why should not al all 1 share equally In the hardships and If every one shared equally In the th e effort the results of the operations would not go to the enrichment of 01 any Indi- Indi IndivIdual vIdual or group or of individuals but would go to the government to liquidate the th e costs or of the war That would be fair to toone one that would be fair to all There Ther e would be then no war made millionaires There would be no strikes of labor To maintain the morale of 01 the fight fight- fightIng Ing men In the several services there ther e has been set up the Army c. c y Relief ReHer an outline or of which way Was published d yd In The Record last week This agent agency wm will In a case of emergency extend a aloan loan or In certain cases make a grant gran granto to the wife or other dependent of the theman th e man serving In the army As an example or of the kind of cases of emergency relie reHe f I 15 extended the following A soldiers soldier's wife Is Injured In an auto aut o accIdent Is taken to a hospital Reported d od wIth a broken leg and arm body bruises A grant Is made or of to cover cove hospital and doctors doctor's A soldier family consists of a wife and two chil- chil dren Family occupies a small house Rent a month Soldier has made mad for tor family allowance but no money received Wife promised a Job at ata I n. n defense de tense plant 2000 a week Neighbor I will care for children Requests ts a loan I from the Army Emergency Relief A loan ot of Is made Will repay at I I a a month Post servIce officers h ve blank blan to make application for tor relief W. W J. J BARDSLEY Adjutant Post No 14 l |