New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-25
TO CHECK PENSION FRAUDS.
WHY COMMISSIONER EVANS WANTS THE
LIST PUBLISHED.
1T WOULD GREATLY HELP ~ Defeating The
FRAUDS THAT EXIsT-HE SAYS THEY ARE
MUCH SMALLER THAN IS ALLEGED.
lpY TELEGRAPH TO THE -RrpuSE.l

FRAUDS THAT EXrsT-HE SAYS THEY ARE
MUCH SMALLER THAN Is ALLEGED.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE -RIpUSEl
Washington Dec 2i-"The cry Of pension frauds
mas be ,ome 50 common OF late that the people do
not regard I; seriously nowadays. said Pensio'
Commissioner Evans reporter OF The Star
this morning And it for the express purpose
Of proving the fallacy OF this charge that recon-
mended 10 Congress and Will urge in bill after
the holidays the publication Of complete lis
showing each pensoner. his address. disability arc
amount OF pension received. And this Will do more
10 stop this idle chatter than anything this Depart
ment can say The possibilities OF disabilities are
great and every one knows man, apparently IN
the best OF health. attending to his daily DUTIES
may have disability which entities MIN 10
pension. This Is hard for some people 10 Sc
Perhaps II they had an X-ray apparatus win
them there would be no difficulty Well the list
would show what the matter with such men
and why they received pensions. Then II wouh
give the reason why that woman or that man was
being supported by the Government
But best Of all. II would bring TO Hght the
frauds which do exist. and all know that there
are frauds. But say without fear Of contradic-
ton that in no business enterprise where 80 large
an amount OF money is dsbursed are there 30 Re"
mistakes And 1t is because Of the safeguards We
throw about the office that this is possible
Now about the cost OF publishing this pension
4
can estimate what II will save the United states
in unearthing frauds? Applications are received
every day from all over the country Tor iis' Oh
the pensioners Of a certain county. This II Is I'M
possible to furnish. Why the publication OF
complete pension list will stir up nelghoorhoods
and set the gossps TO work. They VIII ie'eo' '"e
frauds and will give notice TO US
This great pension list and enormous appropria-
lions appear to the people and. with the pup
LEGATION of every article setting forth the NUMBER OF
applications awaiting action. the calamity croaHcIS
talk of bankrupting the Treasury Tnat SOUNDS
we'll enough and personally agree with many OF
the arguments advanced. For instance 90 not
approye OF al the laws which have been passed
A pension should date from the ming OF tne Ap
plicaton. am opposed 70 , ~ - resi-
dent Of Norway. who rad never been IN his coun, IN,
try will receive IN back pension some stoW OF ~"
because her Johnny fought for the Union.
.You fellows who write bout pensions know
nothing Of the grim war w made pensions pos
sibe. You do not realize u our A hny anrSnsv
this Government sought soldiers; how the YOUNG
pleaded with TO enter the Hshu nIT , t
We're wonnde Or killed how
lilies would be made comfortable NOT 40 you khow
in some instances as high as $500 to each man who
would enlist Oh the Government was GLAD enough
gst men In soss asy and a. csns out it's
ises The Government has been most liberal, ana
while. have said, some OF us Jaws nave oe en-
In my o pDa duty TOO we cwe The Union soldier
but to return the publicstSn OF the pension On
list DO you know a sna wanted the prvese Of pub
fishing the entire list and furnishing TINS Depsrt,
ment with 800 bound copies nj, liss n mann
ne,yspaper would undertake TO publish 1t. and be so
generous with its copies Yes, shall urge the pub,
hone to convince the Congressman It would be
good thing for the service