Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-17

A greater insult to the intelligence
and honesty Of the American soldier
was ever offered before by friend or
foe. The idea that our soldiers are so
weak mentally and so corrupt morally
that a Washington pension attorney
can persuade them that IL is their
duty to file claims whether disabled
or not is absurdly preposterous. We
know Of nothing better calculated to
make the blood boil with righteous
indignation than to have a man like
Evans who served 100 days as a clerk
in the Quartermaster's Department
during our nations grayest peri .
Speaking so falsely Of men who freely
offered their lives in our country's
cause.
We are sure that President Roose.
welt viii be overjoyed with this
doughty warriors wanton insult to the
Spanish war soldiers.
What these poor imbeciles would do
Ia Evans wasn't in a position to pro.
tect them from the dlabolical schemes
and snares Of the Washington pension
shark it is Of course impossible to say
his incapalv for logical thought is
indeed aluaDg.
81 am fully convinced" he says.
",haD a small pension Of So or IS per
month for alleged obscure disability
such as diarrhoae, piles, rheumatism.
impaired hearing, bronchitis, etc, is
conscring a misfortune upon a young
man, in fact a lifelong misfortune,
for the reason that it puts him to a
decided disadvantage in the race for
a livelihood always thereafter in the
way Of securing employment" Why
small pension for alleged obscure
disability would put the pensloner "at
decided disadvantage I'm the race
for livihood always thereafter i'm the
way Of securing employment mark
the diction-he nowhere condescends
to explain. Who but a genius like
Evans would classify chronic diar-
rhoea, impaired hearing, rheumatism
and bronchitis as obscure disabilities.
Had he turned to page 81, Practive Of
the Pension Bureau, he might have
learned what are styled obscure" and
mot obscure disabilities.
Who but he would gravely assert
tnat an obscure disability would put a
person to a greater disadvantage than
a non-obscure disability?
Why disability the symptoms Of
which may be seen is more disadvan-
tageous than one the symptoms of
wAlch cannot be seen is too obtuse for
the ordianry mind to comprehend.
but Mr.. Evans has an explanation that
Is certain to convince the most skepti.
cal Here il is "The fact that he
Is drawing a disability pension puts
him on the list as disabled, and un-
able to perform the amount of labor
that is expected of a sound man, and |
t seems like misplaced generosity on I
he part of our Government to thus
Dlace a handicap upon the young ex-
older In his search for employment"
According to Mr.. Evans process Of
easoning it Is not the ex.soldiers dis
bility that puts him on the list as
isabled and unable to perform the
mount Of labor expected of a sound
man." but the fact that he is drawing
disability pension He finally
caches the irresistible conclusion that
small disability pension would place
handicap upon the young ex-soldier
N his search for employment. There
S something really touching in the so
icitude he manifests for the young ex-
oldler. A more helpless class than he
describes these young men to be it
would be difficult to imagine How
hey ever had sense enough to load a |
gun or pull a trigger and kill a Span
ar is incomprehdensible Henceforth,
however Mr.. Evans will guide and pro
.ect them in all the dark paths they
nay have to travel.
Strange to say there is not a word .
about Old Shaws monthly report, nor
Daddy Gambeitt's card slips Next |
week we viii show Mr. Evans how he |
could have made a truthful and very |
report We will deal with T.
specific violations Of the civil service |
law and acts ol unusual cruelty, in
justice and fayoritism,
The President Af,er Them