The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-07
Pkneror AaExrs AorrKE
Ceusuni.-ssner Rvans Espary Active in M.
half or the werthy Psnsioner.

$500
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hahf sf'ee WerthS Fens'oner.
w~AaUrSoroN. Feb. 6-Tho most .o,t--
men In Washington to-day aro tho crooked
pension attorneys. Naturally they arc W.
tempting to stir mp all influences to save
themselves. They are at work upon Grand
Army posts, upon the President the Secretary
OF tho Interior ssa oonsr nn They alter
49, ~ -. :. ,s~lHN NY Anow the
onar,ors ,bav arc n,okinu anne ,rnsS'e
~, ~ IMPRESSION.
missioner s,1, sn mxHnS IRON , n ms su pUsi.,oa, They hnd
ing courage to meet all the requirements q, nj.
position. ono whose sole aim is to do liberal
things for deserving veterans and their families
TO save tnom IRON the ieeehes who are preyinE
upon all their interests and to put the Pension
Omce On y business OASIS ana Keep II there.
The road agents among the pension attorneys
.n o' '.i 1850 10 Nioo' "u'ong Them
rave turned al Ineir weapons upon the Com.
""s"ns LII as, 'I .,n, n. :. .ne road,
on them.
The arrogance and efYroptorv NJ ,ors,on
stnantiy iliustrated. ""n oe''"'" are con-
of Senators and Representatiye il We'll naS uss
a letter which Commissioner Evans hos"nih
dressed to Senators and Representatives:
BUREAU OF Pensions,
. WAsbiNdToS. Jan. ., 1898.
this bureau and In the interest OF the old soldier 70
correct. minimize, or reduce what l am constrained
TO believe " . growing abuse Of q privilege, and that
These are now being made at the rate of a thousand
that at least two hundred clerks In this bureau have
been employee continuously in rspiying to calls for
HN1NuN OF IRlm n i nANA rhnrpa md q.
addition to the Conversational calls, the claimants and
Nov. I am DESTROYS Of meeting your demands upon
the bureau Tor any and eli information promptly, hut
been adjudicated weeks api months prior t" the e III
Stner . rrPehteuiy caTeu UP aIter the claimants
! thsip claim. ana no ATTENTION 70 natd n 10 complete
judicatins divisions advise me- that the Eemands ara sm
so great that they are compelled to suspend lie
dixisions in order to answsy status calls esis'''0n' OF Their
81: ! for s status s., rTssanir :, a z certificate TIA. claimant va.
NE Inss csi c %as no. made @sr At shs request OF an attorney.
forced to repiace them for the reason that a n ne.n
the same claim. ''"N " " '"''nsu Up
You can readily see that this unnecessary work TO
s .s.a. t sns c ssisyi :sH !sS,',%ssc or H s.nsiss s e. mis- da,
You are. therefore. very respectfully. but very car.
n ns : requested 9tnrnsG to T This miro from 2 calling up claims for
pension attofneys. Lnis ounce IN the past has discov.
eres tae use OF the congressional privilege being ex.
f iiSsrsl csn sslGrn,y sSo VINO !, haze ,n. the bs most g generous and
ff Nv NRtRnnA N,ar ~ at -. Nk-N- -
and experienced clerks detailed 10 answer ,her wa .t.
ten calls. :" VIII
IL has become a custom that 30 soon as n claim 10,
increase Is filed. before a medical examination is had
or any evidence is taken, to begin to call for the
status Of the claim.
Members OF Congress, are requested to limit their
calls 70 Their respective districts, as their calls from
otnsI oistrlcts VIII hot 20 answered.,
Az Snn; ! :. iSSs, no increase claim that has been
co1s,aers,tnn nnti, ~ 49, rgSe,'e my turther
eispsed sinco the specialization. There are now Sss'.
Ihave the honor to further request that In filing
and regiment) az well as number OF the claim. Tbis
will save much time in finding the claim.
With your cooperation along the lines suggested
better work and more of 1t can be done by this
bureau. Very respectfully, your o0edient servant,
h.clAf EVANS. Comnissioner.
The old soldiers are not allowed to rest long in
peace. When pension attorneys ARC not deceiy.
Ing them and rousinR them TO wrath by all
mannei of cunning Misrepresentation, they are
annually stirred up by communications from
this city to tho effect that the War Record
series Is in danger, either from the "enemies"
of the soldier in the War Department, or the
Huns and Goths of the Appropriation Commit.
tees. Just now this far cry Is being shouted to
the soldier posts of the country. To make IL the
more effective 1t is declared that the series
covering the subject of Prisoners of War 10
about to be tempered with and in large part
suppressed. There is not the slightest excuse
for this, lonR-roll. which is turning out tho
veteran in haste ready for an expected conflict,
Nevertheless, post commanders of high rank
have already made visits to Washington in
are FL poppinn in 1 anon Gon nne ssppUsititous wrong