The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-20
US. SOLDIERS ARE WELL PAID,
CAN SAVE MORE THAN MEN IN
MANY TRADES
Besides Their Duties Are Comparative, civ
Light In TIN cf Peace tn, Ara
Wen Fed ~ Comfortably clad. and
Housed at Ma Expense TO Them..,s

We'll fed ana GOfnf ortahy Clad and
Housed at No Expense TO Tbems.,., -.
Somehow there IL a popular presump,to,
that the lot Of the common soldier al, a
nations II a most forlorn one. tina, d,
some Of the armies his mis.rie- are fnghthl
that In regard To pay, care and cons,a.f.
alton his condition nv comparison with l,
officers ia but little above that Of a Chin...
cooHc. Careful analyses Of the pay schedul..
and Army Regulations governing our
military establishment wholly dissipa,,
this bolief at least 80 far a. the Amorra,
soldier " concerned
Data which have appeared IN Tn,
Sun from time 20 time since tho spanish
war prove that the officers Of the trtri
States Army. from N" grade Of Colonel
To subaltern. are th" most muniR~.r,.v
paid 81 any in the world. vet nevertheless,
the disparity between the pay Of The lfIr.r
and the common soldier ~ our army
not 80 great A. AT first sight aprears
The difference il far from warrauting eyer
suspicion that N" private soldier fare,
III AT the hands u his country. and 'ts,
the plums are all reserved Tor hs slpor.,.
A. a matter 81 fact the enlisted n.,
81 the United States Army arr b.riof IA
and provided for than American farm
laborcrS, coal and iron miners. ordinary
railroad employees. cab drivers. motor.
men and CONDUCTOR on street railway.
mill hands or labpr.ng mon m the yarll,
other lines 81 employment. well A. labor
u rctnunerat"d IN thus country Tho psv
and II the American soldier
throughout ~" v,ar amount In the agg-e-
gai" 90 NOR" than 10" average earning,
OF IN" Pullman sleeping car conductor,
or the ol"rh- no country stores Statistic.
show that n least tlr,..-Gfih- Of all the wAg,
earner- IN 90" country receive loss return.
for thor services than th. enlisted msn
Of the tuI'.i states A-nv
II II trI" that N" original nav o, The
recruit II only sl3 a month for the Hrs,
two wears 81 service. or $50 per annum
But Ia" scale Il rav ,s 30 arranged hy ave
tina, at the end Of Eve wears cuntinuou,
service he is rro"ivIng $40 a month or
sia2 per annum And II the veteran Re-
enliSts he receives A. once an inc-rus,
Of O. a month. 10 81. Or SPA per wear. which
continues throughout IN. z.,cond term
Upon every subsequent rcAnlistmeut his
monthly paw i increased 81.
The Ray proper Of the private soldier 10,
OF COurN", not large bp' tho soldier IL
not Obliged to pay out Of n one cent for
maintenance. he j. fed, clothed and housed
al Government cost. When he travels 10
il NJ Government cost. and eVan the tools
he uses are Furnished frce ~ charge. Nor
does he pay out anything for medical a.
Tendance, hospital service or medicines,
and when sick be- IL relieved from duty.
Bui he loses no time while sick in hospital
A. ia the cass with civilian laborers his
pay. clothing and subsistence allowance,
60 right on from the dav Of his enlistment
until discharged from the service. Thus
the American soldier can save every cent
Of hi. earnings II he ~ 50 minded After
the civilian employee has paid his board
Till, his clothing account and various other
drafts upon his earnings, To say nothing
OF possible medical charges. how much
will ho have LEFT out of n salary - say s.
a day for the twentv-siN working davs
Of each month"; Moreover, he l. usually
out Of service a considerable portion %
each year, or sick, when his paw stops,
whereas the soldiers pay goes right 90
Besides. the private soldier always has
before him the chance Of promotion %
the non-commissioned grades. which oarrv
increase OF pay The private soldier.
nav ~ bv no means the limit for enlisted
men Following - a table allowing tn.
minimum paw Of the private soldier and
certain IN and regimen'al nom
commissioned officers during their first
enlistment, and the maximum upon re-
enlistment for "A second term: