Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-04
VETERANS MAINS.
secretn, Whnnes's Attention directed "a
the Reinstatement Of Thes.
n,.rynrte..f

Discharged.
NEW loRS, Oct, S--A number Of al.
charges wcrc matte IN the ny,iOklvn NAYS.
lald last sprlng, owing 10 Tho smallhee.
oi we appropriation. Among those ilfsa
n'Sehafged were seven Veterans. The
ina'ier was 40 once taken an hy tht
\ veterans Rights union, and efforts Wore
,nant ~ have The mon relnstated
~ Their positions. Commodore Chand.
icr Was appealed to hy The committee
ana they Werc referred Ia me
4 iVrelacn, but no satisfaction could
be obtained. 4 committee consisting ~
4 1eofse u. litlly, Joseph w. KAY and
George \ Hopper on the 10th Of Julv
wrote letter 10 Sccptary Whitney, IN
which they asked that due attention be
gwen the laws concerning veterans,
either IN Original appointments 10 nosi-
uon OF 20 the preference to witch terv
afv entitled when reduction ia force 4
necessary They saidi sin this connec.
ton we would state That too ircoucnii,
n the reduction of force soldiers or saii.
orS have been The first, NOT the last. 10 "a
We have been told when W. souobt
10 obtain tor thcse men. rener.
ally occupying positions as mcchap.
ies or laborcys, their rluhis
under tbs law, that The soldier ana sailor
business was played out We have been
advised 70 bring ward politicians 10 plead
for these mon. The ma,n Trouble ii, tbt
brooslAn nayy-yarG is among The fore.
men, who are more anxious To retain
their influence IN politics than they are 10
do lnsuce 90 veterans. Can we not ask
that yctl viii Issue an Ordcr TO each and
every branch OF tie navy department
covering The preferences which has been
promised by the law since 1865, aud
never eyea partially emorCed mill this
organization became a neceSsityg
10 the above appeal the following lst-
Ter was received a Short time ago
NAVY DspARfMENT,
WSaniNUroN, Sept. ~.
Ncntlcmcn- Your lciter Of recent date,
requesting itlal due attention bc given to
the claim, Of lienpmhly DISCHARGED soil
diors and sailors for employment and
their retention ia The imty department
and the yards under us control, has been
received In reply have 60 say that IL
WIZ give me great pleasure at all times TO
give preference 90 those hanorably dis
charged from the military and naval
service OK the United States, either for
appointments 10 or 60 retention IN
NN'NNf az Nit NtNc may DC, ~ OUnalfV
competent and deserving. The eifotts
OF the Grand Army ol The Republic
to maintain IN this way premium on The
patriotism displayed by those honorably
discharged soldiers aud sailors are com.
mcndablc and shall have my co-opomtion.
You may rest assured that the fact that
man IS an honpmbly discharged soldier
VIII not initiate against his obtaining
employment m any establishment under
thu control OF the navy department, but
on The contrary, such fact will be, as IL
has been heretofore, considered hr me az
a recommendation In favor OF tho appli-
cant for the appointment he seeks |
should be glad TO have my attention called
TO any violation ~ law in reference 10 this
subject Yours respectfully,
Signed w. G, WnTTNEy,
Secretary of the Navy.
To Thomas liedcl chairman, George $.
Little, James w Key, George n. Hon.
per, sub'commttee, Grand Army Re-
public Veterans Rights union, Brook.
lyn
Secretary Whimey's letter was at once
shown Commodore Chandler, and seven
verans were Immediately Wlnstted IN
their positions.