The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28
WHAT OUR SUBSCRIBERS SAY.

Mr. J. r. Wolfe, of Ohio, in sending a club of
subscribers to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, says:
II feel quite an interest in extending the circu-
latiOn of your paper, the sentiments so nearly
corresponding with my own as to cause me to
wish you an immense circulation and abundant
success. | wish the country was flooded with
such Journals, and then perhaps the old soldiers
would awaken to the fact that their services in
the past as well their rights in the future were
becoming entirely ignored by the country we
fought to save. Go for the money kings; keep
your powder dry and give it to them straight
and fast. l will furnish you what ammunition
can by way Of an occasional subscriber"
subscriber writing from Bangor, Me-, says:
''This year B. III. Beal Post, No. II, Department
Of Maine, G.. 4. r., has made a gain of sixty-nine
members and have twenty more to muster. On
the 9th, 7th, 8th 9th, and 10th of December we
held fair the first one we have had, and Melted
S2,34069 Not very bad. We have reelected
our old officers and increased our muster fee from
81 to So. We have the largest Post in the State,
now numbering 299 members in good standing
and are nicely located, having a hall 81 by AZ
as near the centre of the city as possible"
We take the liberty of publishing the follow
ing extract from a letter accompanying a sub
scription to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and which
expresses the views advanced in numerous sim
liar communications received by US. We fully
agree with the writer and trust the law may be
repealed:
"The cutting down of examining surgeons fee
to 81 was not only unjust to the surgeon but
destructive of the end sought by the Congress
that passed it, viz, retrenchment; because no
surgeon pressed with work can for that meager
sum devote the time to an examination, and the
writing twice over of such a complete descrip-
ton of the physical condition of the claimant as
will afford to the Pension Office such an array
of facts as will enable that office to determine
whether the amount recommended is just to
both the claimant and the Government. Every
creditable and responsible life insurance COM
pany pays for each examination So and that,
too, for the examination; for all the writing
that the surgeon has to do is responsive, yes
or no. and then the examiners name. Why?
Because they knOW that frst-class men-and
they want nothing else-cannot be secured
for intelligent work. Self-interest prompts them
to pay for only thorough work, based upon
perfect acquaintance with the work TO be done.
Congress ought to be equally wise. In my
opinion the law giving the surgeon only III
should be repealed, and not 50 but IS De paid
hereafter And further, every surgeon who, re-
CARELESS of time has made in all instances
complete description of the physical condition
of each claimant, should be paid 81 more for all
examinations made for which he has received
ONLY ST. Then there are examinations that re-
quire chemical test, and others that require
instruments that cost money and skill in using,
to wit, the eye, ear and throat, where life in
surance companies pay So. Would not that
course that is wisdom in a corporation be equally
wise for nation?
A subscriber to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
writes us letter in which he approves the advice
we have heretofore given to soldiers to watch the
action of Congress closely and see how the votes
were cast upon matters affecting their interests
The writer says: Soldiers, let each watch his
and if he don't vote right put
black mark ON him as the Lord did on Cain"
We will add, and if ne votes wrong do you
vote rght-against him.