New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-29
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the beginning OF the National EncampInent was
significant of the motive that prompted It.
LocHRENs FAMOUS ORDER so. 22''
Under date OF June 49, 1893. Commissioner Loon
rem issued his famous order No 22' rel'''7 - wv
preparation OF evidence. as follows: -
"Order No. 229-In the preparation Of 'eS'lIY's
+, sunport of claims in pension cases all statements
affecting the particular and not mereS ior NM IN
be written. or prepared 10 ~ Ton his oral de-
claration made to ne pera9h WIZ rcpares the
duces the testimony to writing or , tcstlm6ny must
same 10 be typewritten Ana sun -. Such tcs-
embody statement by the witness tha' SUI
NOM case NAV be- in his presence and oni! ron MS
oral statements then made status nd - whom he
made such oral statements and ihat IN III @rrnnted
same he did not use ana was hol an, or rer, al pre-
~ a%' orr dictated by any other person ana hoi a."
tacbed AZ an exhibit to his TESTIMONY. rn; aftcr
such oral statement by the witness or ann IN material
ing the 10 this purtd ~, nnra for rejecting
alteration or OTHERWISE WEI "
such testimony ..,,,r
THE COMMISSIONERS ACTION lNENO
BY verbal instructions. this order was no' r',v
applicable to any afidavits execu'eu p'iot to,sot
/ 1893 This order could result In no o'ie' De
than to educate the claimants up TO the uhuei sou
ing that every obstruction would be useu to order
s lon On their cases Closely following ms oie
was one by the medical referee 10 tne i,onnrt the
,ha axaynintnp boards of surgeons throusnou9 80
country nsrucng them not to d rale H the dsa-
examined by them. but simply 10 nes b he bureau
pty anu Az hoarjs lad described the d!sa bility
and stated the approximate Iesee =! his svs-
,n ANAL labor resultant therelrOm Chuel
I'm, members of Congress could can loI am ~,
inc the reports of the examining suigeo,s nn The
Econ found claims rejectcd by the Duieau "u ~ ~
ground of mo pensionable cegree OF dis"oE sr
the law while AT the same time thc eNaii.i.'s
gaens had reported disabilities aggregans more OTS
Than double the maxmUm fins w o, cause the
Member to make the pertinent INQUIRY, "ssihic ex
claimant not entitled" There was go posss1ppc -
Gee FOR rejecting many thousand claims whch W.
thus rejected. and 1t was i9' i Far thc action:
hance r. s clear that his action in approving tle o
der doing away with the ho-rd ratings WIS ,hch
fraud upon the soldier that wS any o az suspcctcd
!, vs. dovnright robbery of the soldiers OF money
Guaranteed to them by the law
NO BENEFIT To WORTHY APPLICANTS
The act Of December 90 1898. provides that no
oorsionor shall be suspended dropped from
the rolls without thirty days notice of such action
and declares n pension to be a vested right IL
+. commended by sonic that the approval OF TINS act
nv the President is sufficient guarantee OF the .oVe
b heors for the od soldier, and should forever -
innce the malicious attacks made upon MS pension
po,icv The facts that this act Is OF no co"S
quence the soldier am aiioras p'1;eS''0 claim,
shonI be allowed. and Il should be discovered 70
be fraudulent between date Of allowance anu ca J.,
f,ce Of the knowledge OF the fact that the calm
was a fraud. Ii j. the ony act r,'d''E 80 ~ ~,
sons presented to the Presihei' , mn'ui elny
should have vetoed. In this case ne mas pech hsi'i
into signing a worthless AMI IN some resI'''IS
dangerous bill. This bill affords no protector 10
me thousands of honest and deserving aRplcdntH
whose claims have been frauduehtE r'Jec'eN DS '"7
present Administration . .,...,,.
frauded out of their rights by t.f executive Itss
iatlon INDUCED by this Administrations ana they
on the liphts'' ami inVe stigate the frauds per"-
trated against them until after the election OF lsS