Sunday Washington globe., 1901-12-29


lar to protect it on the floor Of Congress. .
The leaveu that Black planted, has leavened
the whole lump (see GLOBE Of December
72.)
In 3P. d., you win get glimpse of some
of Black inventions for reducing the laws.
His schemes, like Evans, consisted Of pac-
ing new limitations and restrictions
on the laws Line Of duty received
new construction by which a soldier
struck over the head with a saber,
sleeping in his bunk at night, by com
rade who mistook him for another at
whom he had grudge, was held not to be
in line Of duty, and not pensionable. This
scheme was conceived to reject fifty thou
sand claims during Blacks four years All
these schemes of the junto's are framed by
persons having an intimate acquaintance
with the character and number Of claims to
be reached The legal rule is that to which
Harrison returned, viz. A soldier injured
by a comrade is pensionable if he was not
participating voluntarily in the altercation
scuifle, accident or affair in which he re-
ceived the injury, and was without fault on
his part Blacks scheme cut off also those
engaged in athletic sports sanctioned and en-
couraged for the benefit Of the army. Black
placed artificial and illegal limitations on
positive laws of Congress, and based these
limitations Oh his own Utupian theories of
immunity from accidents far beyond human
conditions and soldiers life He placed
the soldier at his own risk when not fight
ing OF marching as though the soldier was
on a pleasure trip down South, and not
there at Uncle Sans command This was
highly applauded by the iunto, and regarded
as just the thing to down the law. AT the
same time Black admitted inconsistently
that diseases contracted under the same
conditions were pensionable Black was
unconsciously after the $4,000 claims based
on accidents and it would not do to shut
up shop entirely by cutting out all claims
as must have resulted by including diseases
contracted under like conditions Black
became, like Evans, simply the tool of the
junto, but with less relish Evans tried
vigorously to get the Mckinley admnistra-
ton to 'go the whole hog" on all of Blacks
schemes but Assistant Secretary Davis was
able over Evans appeal to the Secretary
to stem the tide as to injuries as above. 1t
was thought by the junto that as Lochren
did not take to the scheme it would be over
doing it.
Evans was, however, able to down As
sstant Secretary Davis on Blacks schemes
of limiting the old law to diseases, Of which
there is still extant a record or an army
surgeon still living to testify to the disa-
bility in service. Not one-tenth part of
serious and permanent disabilities incurred
in service have that Lochren would not
return to Blacks scheme on that. Evans
induced" one C. A. r. commander-in-chief
to support this Infamous scheme in a speech
in which the commander-in-c chief charged
his comrades with being moral wrecks
Inasmuch as all claims so rejected have
many different afiidavits so ruled out, the
charge of perjury was most sweeping and
insulting coming from commander-in-
chief
Where junto rules there is no stability
in law or legal rights. II is the same as an
absolute despotism.
What lawyer would fail TO put Black off
jury empaneled TO try these same ques-
tions7 Was Carnahan a member of the
Thomas Post of Indianapolis which last
year passed resolutions fully approving all
of Evans illegal doings in the bureau and
declaring that the administration Of the
pension department is satisfactory to them2
If so, his selection may be accounted for.
Was Col, Beach a member of the post in
Philadelphia which took the same action as
the Thomas Post of Indianapolis? These
are interesting questions which any lawyer
in the land would ask in making up jury
Commander in Chief Terrence, it IS up to
you. Read Anne and Gloster in King
Richard III. Substitute Cleveland for Gio
Black was gallant soldier, and was
grievously wounded in the arm He writes
with that hand, but is pensioned at 500 per
month as "a physical wreck" We find
many high pensioners who are satisfied
with Evans course The error is in placing
such men on the jury to try cases Of those
who have been defrauded out of their
legal rights. Bias is a subtle influence
tainting the Judgment