St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10
Fifteen Thousand Pensioners
Of Uncle Sam in other
Countries.
Newberry, of Illinois. Desires
to Make Them Return or
Quit.
The House Buckles to Bust
ness, and Economy Is the
Theme.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The bill intro
duced by Representative Newberry. of
Illinois. cutting off pensions to foreign
erS and non-residents of the United
States, is becoming subject of inter
national interest, and threatens to be
come one of the most serious problems
to be solved this session by the house.
committee on pensions. Dispatches
state that in one province of Canada
over 1900 people will be affected by the
proposed measure, and Gen. Newberry
himself estimates that the foreign bene-
ticiaries of pension laws aggregate at
least $1,000. The bill is brief and is as
follows:
From and after the passage of this act no
pension shall be paid TO any person who is
not citizen and bona fide resident of the
United States; provided, that nothing con-
tanned IN this act shall apply 10 persons
travelling or temporarily residing abroad.
My intention in Introducing that
bill" said Gen. Newberry, lis to do ex-,
Rctly what it purposes -that is, to pre-
vent the payment of pension money to
people not citizens and residents of
the United States. After the war for
eigners who had come to this country as
Soldiers of Fortune.
and had served in its armies for time.
took advantage of the liberal pension
laws and returned 10 their native coun-
tries, where they have since lived with
their families on moneys paid them by
the United States. Their children will
naturally be found in the-armY of their
country, whether it bein wars against
the United States or othercountries. /
1T is not now. nor was it ever, their
purpose to return to this country; nor
do their sons acknowledge allegiance to
the the United States. The pensioner,
himself, takes advantage of his condi-
ton 10 absolve himself from daties to-
his home government, and lives in eaSes
and luxury upon the bounty of the
United States. He is a constant source !
OF annoyance to our cOnSulS and minis
tiers abroad, in demanding protection
under our flag from duties owing to his
own government. 1t is known that
there are several thousand such pen
eionerS living in the kingdom of Wurtem-
burg, Germany, and our late minister
70 Turkey says they are scattered all
over Eastern Asia aud Western Europe.
We know many are living in the British
isles and the CanadaS. 1t surely is a
better policy that the recipient of gov
eminent favor shall live in and be a
part of the people of the country upon
whose bounty he is subsisting."
Anxiety in Canada.
MONTREAL, Feb. 9.-Th6re is conSid-
cradle anxiety in Canada over the action
of Mr.. Newberry, of Chicago. who has
introduced into the United States con-
gress bill providing that no pensions
shall be paid to any person who is not
citizen of the United States. As there
are 1,315 persons residing in Canada
permanently who draw pensions for
services rendered the Union during the
War of the Secession, the progress of
Mr.. Newberry's bill will be watched
with interest. If it becomes law the
pensioners of Canada will - have to
choose between giving up their rewards
Oh giving up their homes.