Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-15

A'NA 10 a AlaiAfA vi ldNA NhN as H.
form Of expresslon-it was too bad that
1t should rain Oh the one day Of the
encampment which the Philippine vet
Grams had set aside for sightseeing. But
It did There was no doubt about that
Had the skies been clear and tho
weather man as courteous 10 the ylA-
tors as were the other citizens of Salt
Lake, they would have spent the day
al Lagoon ana around the city view
ing the points Of interest that connect
the old salt Lake with the new, They
would also have gone to the races to-
night at the invitation Of Mr., Muyey
and would nave had an opportunity to
see some Of the fastest riding done on
any track IN the world But the skies
weren't clear. 1t ralned.
Taps viii be fguratyely sounded to-
night and the reunion OF the comrades
viii De over This is the last Of the
three days In which they got together
20 transact the annual business OF their
national society, and 20 talk over ola
times, which are not so very old after
all, The term the late war" which
grlzGled tgnters have talked about fOr
nearly forty years, has taken on n new
significance. The veterans of what is
now the late war are many of them
far from gfizlle0 They are young men
who have entered into their national
organization, which corresponds 10 the
Grand Army OF the Republic with vim
ana enthusiasm that augur a bright fu-
ture.
That the soldiers have had a good
fffnA nIlpiptr A thraa UuN a.,
CITY Of The Saints" there Is no doubt
All that the executive and citizens
committees could do in the way of en-
tertainment was done. and every day
Of the encampment was filed with
either business or pleasure, Plans
were discussed, too, to bring a great
majority Of all the soldiers who served
in the Philippines in war times into
The national society The members in
tend that their organization shah make
as good a record as has the Grand
Army, and they are working
to that end. The meetings held
here VIII be productive Of much good.
The business OF the society was con-
cluded for year this morning and an
adjournment was taken until August
l3, 1902, when the vets viii gather at
Council Bluffs An Important matter
was under consideration this morning.
involving several million dollars worth
Of travel pay The action taken on IL
was to refer ii to the executive COM
mittee for Investigation. The matter
was brought up In the following reso-
luton introduced by j. j. Meyers, Of
Utah:
Whereas the officers and men OF the
I'fyhfh A
from the service OF the United states
after their return nom the Philippine
islands and did not receive travel pay
from the islands TO San Francisco: and
Whereas A large majority of the
forces engaged In the Philippines have
received their discharge IN the Philip
pines, and have received travel pay
from Manila TO their homes, and
Whereas, This distinction in the
manner Of discharge has operated so
as TO work a hardship, and to cause
an unfair discrepancy between the pay
of the members OF the Eighth Army
cordps and other members OF the SER
vice; therefore, be It
Resolved That the national so
ciety OF the Eighth Army corps respect
fully and earnestly request the Con-
ElfNN OA Aiif AlllNtb EANAtN To- UA pro-
per law, remedy this discrepancy and
TO provide for the payment TO such
members Of the Eighth Army corps as
were discharged at home or did not re-
ceiye their travel pay from the Philip
pines, OF a sum equal 20 the travel pay
from Manila TO san Francisco and
that said law apply to both officers and
enlisted men. And be II further
Resolved, That the president Of this
society be, and he is hereby requested
and instructed TO secure the introduc.
ton Of such a law into the Congress Of
the United States and to endeavor 20
secure its enactment"
Speaking In support Of the resolu-
tions, Mr.. Meyers said that he had
talked with men who had got their
travel pay before the new law went into
effect. and with other men who had
been offered a bonus equivalent 10 their
travel pay If they would re-enlist. He
also cited the case OF a man from Den
ven who had gone to Manila as a
civilian cook, enlisted there in the hos.
pital corps been transported to San
Francisco and discharged there. get
ting his travel pay from Manila TO san
Francisco, II this man could get tray
FL pay, Mr. Meyers argued that every
man who had enlisted in the Eighth
Army Corps was entitled 10 Il. II would !
amount, he said. 10 about $500 per man.
General Hale then presented the gov
side OF the question He said |
hat II would mean a great many mil |
ions Of dollars To the country.
1T was done at first" said the gem |
'ral but e proved TO be such an cx- |
oensiye proposition that II had 10 be |
abandoned and transportation was i