There and Here and There Comment on Returning Soldiers
War department and Red Cross worry about returning soldiers facing no jobs though soldiers claim many positions await them. The writer notes young Kentucky men seeking farm work and being offered courthouse labor, questioning the necessity of the concern.
Soldier boys urged to seek work and harvest fields
The letter urges soldier boys to find jobs in the country and on farms, arguing they should work without Red Cross interference. It criticizes Red Cross and officials for promoting broad relief jobs and notes wartime debates, local editorials, and political opinions about Wilson and the League of Nations. It mentions governors, inspectors, and various Indiana towns and newspapers.
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War Department
France
Germany
Camp Taylor
Soldier Boys
Red
League of Nations
Tom Downs
Boonville
New
Watson
Boonville Standard
Petersburg
Pres. Wilson
Wilson
Warrick
Pike County
Washington
Paris
Indiana General Assembly
Indiana
Republican Party
Tell City
Cannelton Telephone
H. M. Clemens
H. A. Garfiell
Evans Woolen
Clemens
Perry County
Edith Strassell
Ferdinand
Republican Congress
Liberty
Ferdinand Academy
Iudith Strassell
New York
New York Star
Democrat
J. W. Strassell
Mt. Vernon
Reed
Borah
Democratic Party
Evansville Courier
Journal-News
Senator Borah
People of
Boonville Enquirer
Frank Hesson
Tennyson
Spradley
Sam Wells
Scottsburg Journal
Goodrich
Jim Goodrich
Jasper
Chamber of Commerce
Rockport
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