The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27
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General weaver, or the u. ". o., -
turned yesterday from the encampment
of that order In Des Molnes. Mr.. Weay-
er was placed on the committee of ''gooe
of the ORDER" and said Kansas had &
good delegation, On his way up to lows
he says he noticed the crops closely and
nowhere did they compare with those OF
Kansas Next week Mr.. and Mrs. WeaveI
leave for a visit in Philadelphia.
Mr. Weaver requests the publication 81
the following resolutions adopted by thu
q. v. U. at Des Moines:
''Whereas, The convention that nomin-
ated our comrade, President Mckinley,
at St Louis in 1896. declared that
We denounce the practice OF the pen.
sion bureau so recklessly and unjustly
carried out by the present administra-
tion.' and ~
whereas. Comrade Mckinley said dur
ing and before his campaign in 1896 that
1T was atrocious to impute to the men
| who risked their lives in their youth to
save the nation, that they would now in
their declining age, attempt to rob the
| government their valor preserved and
made prosperous and by his words and
by the history Of the Republican party.
gave promise to our comrades and their
dear ones left to our care and protection
that the vicious abuses under Cleveland's
| administration would be promptly re-
versed. and that the oppressive rules and
reflective requirements then prevailing.
would be abrogated, and that just, le-
gal and honorable policy of libertlity and
patriotic respect would be inaugurated
and maintained in the adjustment of the
claims OF our comrades and of all pension
claimants; and
whereas, Two years. and a half Of
President McKinley's administration be-
ing now passed without any material
beneficial change or reformation in the
administration of the pension bureau,
from what It was under his predecessor,
and the perversive and oppressive rules
and requirements established by Hoke
Smith and Lochren have been continued
to the great humiliation, embarrassment
and loss of all pension claimants, and to
them have been added by the present
commissioner of pensions new rules and
regulations making It more difficult and
onerous for comrade sto obtain pensions
to which they are entitled; and
Whereas. 1t is a disgrace to this great
government OF ours that its defenders,
who periled all on the battle line. for its
preservation when treason threatened to
dissolve and destroy It, by the greatest
war in sacrifice OF life and treasure ever
known to history, should now be regard
ed with discredit and threatened with
suspicion as a fraudulent burden in the
land they saved and made prosperous;
and
Whereas, The prevailing rules and
technical requirements of the pension bu-
reau reflect upon the integrity OF all pen
sion claimants, and enable its officials
to deny the allowance Of a large majority
of the just and legal claims of our COM
rades and their dependents therefore,
be It
Resolved, That in true devotion to the
pledge of our immortal chieftain, Abra-
ham Lincoln, that there Is one debt this
nation can never fully pay, and that is to
provide for him who bore the battle and
for his widow and orphans there should
be no obstruction to or neglect of the
legal and just rights of our comrades re-
CARELESS of the cost; and be It further
Resolved, That we. the battle line vet
Grams OF the Union Veterans Union, in
national encampment assembled, ask Of
President Mckinley that he Immediately
cause change and reformation to be
made In the administration of the pen
sion bureau, to the end that, the oppress-
i've requirements and technical rules that
now practically nullify the present pen
sion laws. may be revoked. and that new
rules and administration be substituted,
10 conform to the liberal spirit and gen.
erous intent OF the pension laws; and
that our cammander-in-chief General
Dyrenforth. be requested to present this
complaint to the president, and to exert
his full power to have corrected the I'M
just and oppressive abuses prevailing in
the administration of the pension bureau.
and failing to obtain the relief sought
from this quarter. that he then bring the
matter before congress and strive to OBJ
tain congressional investigation OF the
same. upon which may be based remedial
legislation. that will annul and prevent
the unjust and obstructive rules behind
which the commissioner of pensions in
trenches himself, so that hereafter no
narrow and perverse construction OF the
laws shall thwart or defeat a broad and
liberal Interpretation of these laws pass
ed for the benefit of the heroic and de-
serving soldiers. sailors and marines Of
the nation. and for their dear dependents
left to our care and protection. That to
the full fruition of this. we contend that
as long as such survive none but a cana
Die line comrade. who Is a lawyer. shall
be chosen for the position Of commission
er OF pensions. for only such are possess
ed OF the proper knowledge and sympa-
thies requisite to a faithful performance
OF the duties OF that important soldier
position. That to enable our commander
fn-chief to carry out the purposes OF this
investigation It is hereby further
Resolved. That a standing pension
committee Of three be selected by this
encampment, who shall. under the direc-
ton of the ommander-in-chief. take
such action as to further aid our COM
mander-in-chief in all matters pertain
ing to pensions. and particularly in OBJ
tanning new pension legislation favorable
to our comrades and their dependents.
and preventing adverse pension legisla-
ton"
Detroit. Mich. Aug. 26.-The supreme
court of the Foresters of America decid-
ed today to hold its next meeting in Bal
umore in 1901. The matter of selecting a
permanent headquarters was turned over
to the advisory board for final action. II
is believed that Pittsburg will be selected
because OF its central location.