Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-15

I'm their last reports, Secretary Hitchcock,
of the Interior Department, and Pensioner
Commissioner Evans clearly admit that in
adiudcating claims, they appeal from the
pension laws TO the surplus. These men
occupy quasi judicial positions. The fact
they arc not lawyers gives one plain indi-
cation that they-were not selected 10 adlu-
dicate cases under the laws, but for the
ulterior purpose of saving the money by
crushing ont the pension laws. as explained
in the GLOBE Of November y.
In the Washington star of November co.
Evans copies Hitchcock g praises Of him;
and promises TO save the surplus If con-
tinued in the Pension Office eight years.
Who ever before heard of q judge looking
at the surplus to interpret the laws. That
declaration bv Evans was not am appeal TO
law-abiding people, but to anarchy. The
pension hater believes that the end justihes
the means
Secretary Hitchcock In his report states
that Evans has no interest IN multiplying the
laws. Mr. Hitchcock. is money interest the
only test of bias, spleen, malevoleuce, hate
and distempered mind3 Had Czolgosz any
interest In his anarchisuc evils other than
the above traits2
When fairly read, Hitchcock report con-
victs him of two vices ST. of trying 10 de
ceive the President and Congress by bold
lie. and cd, of giving auu-pensiou auarch-
lists the tip that the pension laws shall
continue TO be crushed out
Hitchcock states what he knows 90 be-
and what he intends TO be, a bareiaced
falsehood, and be knowingly makes a false
charge against the veterans in pretending
that the veterans criuCise Evans for re-
fusing to ignore both the letter and spirit
Of the pension laws, and for declining C.
permit the imposters. whether claimants or
agents, to share in the bounty which is pro-
,tded for the veteran" This assertion of
Hitchcock's is a piece Of bold smartness
about on the level Of the low cunning of a
crossroads debating society
Why does Hitchcock substitute pretended
charges against Evans in place Of those un-
answerable charges against him made by
Judge Rassieur? Those charges cite the
law. the cases, the decisions, the orders and
the facts Why does Hitchcock not answer
the twenty-six counts in the indictment pub.
lished against Evans during the last week
in August 1900? Those counts cover over
four hundred thousand claims and whole
systems of oppression invented by the Pen
sion Bureau for ramifying every branch of
pension practice andfor defFauding the legal
rights Of veterans in each class of claims.
Those counts cite the decisions, orders,
rules, books and pages So do the charges
against Evans published In a supplement of
the A0leyicqH TyibHHs of Indianapolis,
Ind. about November, 1899, an old and
reliable C.. A. r. newspaper, and In issues
Of that paper in May, June and July, 1900,
to which our attention has been called
Hitchcock knew all about those charges
when he wrote his false charges against the
veterans. The veteran has constantly de-
manded careful adjBdicatons but at the
same time has denounced these bold frauds
20 which Evans has been constantly resort-
ing in order to increase the surplus
Evans stands convicted by the decisions
of the Interior Department with having Op'
pressed the claimants in all of those cases,
and to have unlawfully and uDjustly taken
those oppressive steps without the consent
Of his superior officer Your brazen charges
against the veteran Mr.. Hitchcock, show
the extent TO which anarchists viii resort.
Your charges stand on a par with those
which Evans constantly makes TO avoid
discussion of his official crimes, or to
Justify suppression OF law
Evans controls the board Of pension ap.
peals in your Office Mr. Hitchcock and he
permits, or not, the reversal of certain
classes Of his rulings and he declines TO
regard reversals as binding on him as pre-
cedents in any other case of simiar points.
Take your ruling pretending TO interpret
the law of May Q, 1900, which you made
June go, 1000 You, Mr. Hitchcock have
never yet printed that ruling for public
consideration That decision and Evans
rA
hshed with high praises by one Of the G.
A. r. newspapers IN your confidence and
service but you have not dared to publish
the decision II is too outrageous.
The decision was cooked up" between
Evans and the c. A. r. pension committee
asareward for the treason Of the G.. A. r.
officials against the Philadelphia resolution
and throwing overheard order I64 for rating
the veteran himself By the deal You were
10 hold that the law of May o. which Evans
had drawn so open that he could drive
horse and cart between the lines, should be
interpreted to give the veterans no new
benefits. and Evans was to be told
to 20 ahead and adjudicate widows
claims under the May law You were
not 10 coustrue the widows law, but
bv copying the law In your de-
cision you were to give the appearance of
having construed IT, Evans was 20 pri.
vately hold, contrary to + 2. d.. p. as, that
the words in the widows law without
other means of support than her daily labor
were inoperatvei and as SOP" TO the c.
A. X. officials for their part in the deal
Evans was to pension all The wealthy
widows In the country who had not an
actual net income in excess of $3.50 This
Is being carried out by Evans by private
instructions in his bureau and you de-
hvered the swag on your part There was
big money In ii. if anarchy Is to prevail
and the corruption of the judiciary In the
Interior Department is TO stand with the
consent of Congress. There are 25oooo
veterans unpensioned and 10000 veterans
pensioued less than the law allows them,
while there are only about 5000 wealthy
widows who have a less income than $3.50
but have from $4,000 70 $4,000 IN money
and unproductve property who are TO be
unawfully pensioned Evans makes "a nice
profit on the deal TO return 10 the surplus"
Theveteran Is delrauded OF his legal rights
TO pay the widow, and increase the surplus
Thus it is being carried out TO this day