The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29

and general efficiency, and the provis-
ions for the comfort of inmates seem to
bear a proper proportion to the means
provided for their acquisition.
These facts do not obscure the force
Of the statement contained in the fol-
lowing sentence from the inspector gen.
eral:
"The men are now growing old and
decrepit and are possibly fading away
faster than state and national govern
ments can build permanent structures
| for them"
And added to this statement we find
the following: However commendable
the majority of the buildings may be,
there is a limit to their capacity which
has been decidedly overstepped"
Your committee can add nothing to
increase the force of these official de-
clarations. They should be emphasiz-
ed by press and platform until those
who hold in their hands the powers of
remedial legislation are stirred to ac-
ton.
STATE HOMES.
State homes for the shelter and care
of dependent soldiers and sailors who
have been established in California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michi
gan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Da-
kota, Washington, Wisconsin and Yer
mont All of these are in operation ex-
cept that of Indiana for which provis-
ion has but recently been made. Shell
ter is provided for an approximate
number of eight thousand inmates, and
the institutions are in a degree auxil-
liary to the National home.
Provision for the care of the INDECENT
and manned Confederate soldiers have
been established in Arkansas, Louis
lana, Tennessee, Texas. Virginia, Flor
ida, Maryland and Missouri. The first
five named of these homes are support
ed by state appropriations, and the
others by private contributions of citi-
zens of the respective states.
Statistical information in regard to
these homes is not available for this re-
port, but every source of authentic in
formation gives evidence of the neces-
sity for studious activity in order that
the stigma of neglect may not be charg-
ed against the fair fame of American
citizenship.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The especial thanks of your commit
tee representing the interesting subject
committed for its consideration are due
to its associate members Messrs. Ran
dolph and Dudley for the report on
Confederate homes and opinions on
questions of common interest, to Gen
eral W. B. Franklin, president of the |
board of managers of the National |
Home for Disabled Volunteer soldiers, |
for his cooperation in the work of the |
committee, to the inspector general of |
the war department for his valuable re-
port of inspections made, and to those |
governors of National Branch homes, |
and commandants of state homes who |
have responded to the requests of the |
committee for reports and information. |
CONCLUSION.
The benefits to be derived through
study and comparison of methods and
needs common to all institutions de-
signed to afford shelter to the war worn
Of our country, can only be
secured by the assembling of persons
engaged in the practical work of man
agement in a conference school. The
losses and failures consequent upon a
continued working on lines of individ
lal experience are not creditable to the
of the country. It is with
n the power of officials who accept the
of these great trusts to
largely increase their power for use
'ul service by the adoption of a confer
ence system of study, and by system
ltic cooperation in efforts to secure
grants of legislative support. In the
lame Of a common humanity we urge
general advance in the interest of bet
er results.
C. E. FAULKNER,
A. o. WRIGHT,
GENERAL r. BRINKERHOFF.
GENERAL w. b. FRANKLIN,
MAJOR r. H. DUDLEY,
MAJOR r. j. CHARLTON,
MAJOR N. V. RANDOLPH,
CAPTAIN +. C. STORRS.
LETTER FROM GENERAL FRANKLIN. /
Hartford, Conn, March 8, 1895.
Ion. c. e. Faulkner, chairman commit
tee on Homes for Soldiers and Sail
ors, Atchison, Kansas.
Dear sir-Tn answer to your circu-
ar letter, it is my opinion that homes
or disabled soldiers and sailors should
e furnished by the national and state
governments to such an extent as the
nances of the nation and states may
Justify. I think the families that are
BILE to take care of the disabled sol
iers and sailors of their own connec-
ions should, for decency's sake, be re-
ured to take care Of them, rather than
brow them upon public charity as is
30 often the case.
Insane soldiers should be subject to
omission to state insane asylums, as {
re other citizens Of the state, They
hould not be debarred from such adj
lission because they are soldiers, as
ley are in some states.
I have no objectionl to your sending
le circular to interested officials. Res
ectfully yours.
w. B. FRANKLIN,
resident board of managers, Nation