The National tribune., 1896-01-02
SERVICE PENSION.
What the Comrades All Over The COun-
try Say About 1t.


| think it ought to be Sl2 per month. The
| facts are too plain to be mistaken. The
| Mexican pensioners, many of whom tried TO
destroy their country, and the widows OF
such, get So, per month, and very many sol
diers who served a little over three months,
many of whom never fred gun in the war,
are getting from $40 10 $50 per month under
the general laws, while we old vets who did
all the hard fighting and marching and
suffering are turned off with Sc per month,
and very many get nothing at alL-JosEPH
Cross, 41st Ohio, Wheeler, Mich.
see that the old boys all along the line
are advocating the Service Pension Bill. 1t
will do world of good. In this locality all
the labor is on the farms. and the farmers
will not hire the old soldiers, for they say
they cannot make as good a days work as
the younger fellows. I feel that the time
has come when Congress should pass a bill
giving all the comrades s. per month.-WM.
BALLARD, Sergeant, Co. L, 10th u. 3. Z. l.,
keene Ky.
While / am particularly in favor of
Per Diem bill, | accept the judgment OF the
soldiers friend, The NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
and will be found in line with my comrades
ut elbow touch for Service Pension, or
Guy EOVu Will give ieiiS' ~ 49,
greatest number. Am also in favor OF
making the minimum of the widows pen
sion S12 per MONTHLY. III. Ii. WALLACE,
Jacksonville, o.
Your editorial on a Service Pension Bill
was able and timely, and together with the
comments and suggestions it brought forth,
made very interesting reading. Comrade
Fishers idea comes nearer my own than any
of the others, but / differ somewhat with
him also. / claim that whatever kind Of
Service Pension law may be passed it should
not affect the pensions already being paid
d. T. WILLIAMS, Co. B, 7th Ohio, Mineral
Ridge, o.
would say, do not ask for more than can
be got at this time. Eight dollars month
is better than nothing. / am in favor of
your Per Diem Bill, but with an empty
Treasury we cannot expect much just now.
w. G. GOODWIN, Pennsylvania Furnace,
Pa.
/ am glad that you are advocating Serv-
ice Pension, though L prefer the Per Diem
plano. K. CARSON, Co. l, Odd Ill, Ross
boro, Ill.
am greatly in favor of the Service Pen
sion. / am sure il is the best thing, for so
many of the deserving comrades have not
yet received anything. The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE is now, as always, my guide.-JAs.
r. BAYLEs, Co. K, 9Th Mo. Cav, Lake City,
Mo.
While ] recognize the importance Of urg-
ing upon Congress more liberal pension
law than any other now in force, l feel that
it will be quite impossible to get all of our
comrades to unite upon one particular bill,
and all unite and press the fight to finish.
| am in favor of Service Pension of S12 per
month for all MISUNDERSTANDING Union
soldiers who served in the war of 1926,
and that it shall be obligatory on the part of
the Treasurer of the United States to pay
such pensions and all other pensions in
American silver coiu. This will put the vast
hoard of silver new in the United States
Treasury outamong the poor people, where
it rightfully belongs, and where it will do
a vast amount of good.-GEORGE HARRIS,
Co. A, seth N. Y, Tnlnre, Cal.
I am much pleased with THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. 1t is the best paper and friend
the soldier has. / am very glad to see you
fight for the Service Pension. Keep up your
good work, as you have plenty of backing
from the old vets in our section of the
country.-N. N. CooYs, 18th H., Monmouth,
Ill.
/, too, say give US all a pension, and
general one. My idea is a pension to all
who have an honorable discharge, and who
served so days, of So per month, and all over
60 years of age 81 month increase for every
year they grow older, the So to commence
at the passage of the bill. To all of US who
are under 60 years give it to US as we arrive
at 60 (the increase) and to all drawing more
than So per month give them the benefit of
the increase when the years over go CORE
spond.-CHARLES l.. CLARY, Co. III, 18th
Mich; Co. M, 9Th Mich. Cav.
Your open letter in regard to Service
Pension for the old soldier agrees with my
mind, and think Service Pension of So a
month would be a God-send to two classes,
the ones who are getting less than SO
month, and those who are not getting any.
1t should commence back to the time of
their application, in 1S90.-WM. L. EVER
ETT San Bernardino, Cal.
am in favor of Service Pension Bill of
s. per month. 1t does seem very small, but,
nevertheless, that is much better than q
great many of the boys are getting-namely,
nothing BURKE, South Bend, Ind.
feel DESTROYS of saying to you that not
only i, but every soldier around here,
heartily indorses a Service Pension law such
as is advocated by The NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
giving every man who served at least so