The National tribune., 1903-02-12
SERVICE PENSION.
Views OF Comrades Interested in the
Proposed Legislation.

Comrade II. \. Scutt Co /. IJ1st. and
TO. f, G4th y. Y. Lansing. Mich, writes:
Il second the. motion of Comrade Lfoyd.
ard offer this amendment or proviso:
That where soldier was discharged on
account of wounds received in brittle. Skin
mish or on the picket line in the face of
the enemy lno matter how short his term
OF service may have BEEN. he shall be
paid the same amount of pension as
though lie served the full term of his en-
iistmcnt and provided further. that il the
soldier so discharged, enlisted again. and
was engaged IN active service nj the front.
the time actually served. or until the close
OF the war. shall be credited TO him in
computing the time for which he is en-
| titled to receive service pension. The
foregoing shall in all cases be in addi-
ton to any pension now being paid to
disabled soldiers
III. Nj. Hutchinson. 10th Ky. Elkfork,
NY. says that this is the last call for leg
| islation for the veterans, and a SPA
month pension is the least that the Gov
eminent can give.
J. Is. Taylor Post Bethlehem. Pa. had
adopted resolutions unanimously declar-
ing that the time has come for Congress to
pass Il service peusion bill, and ins.ructinS
the delegates from The Post to press the
matter upon the ncxt Encampment of the
Department of Pennsylvania.
r. ). Vernon, Corning, Kan. suggests
the following Service Pension bill to re-
ward long termed men: "All who served
3o days or more. and not DRAWN. n pen
sion. ard under 60 years of age. ST per
month; all from 80 days to one year and
are W years ODD, IS: all from one year TO
TWO years and are 40 years old, SO: all
who served three years or more. and are
GO years old. SD. And every year after
sald soldier is GO years old his pension to
be increased 81 per month until he is 40
Any soldier that is now drawing pen
sion can take his choice of service pen
sion or lis disability pension
J. y. Gilburs, Co. d, 9TH Ohio. Ellis.
Mimi, writes: rs it not time that the
soldiers of the civil war be rewarded i'm
proportion to the amount of time they
gave i'll defense of their country over the
short time service; the men who served
the full three years, or who, as thousands
did. re-enlisted and stayed to tie end, at
Raleigh or AppomattOx, we're the strength
ard backbone OF the army. | could give
many reasons 10 carry out my assertions,
but it is needless. One reason | will give
you for my claim in support of the long
time Service Pension is that hundreds of
the three months and one and two year
men went home at the end of the time,
if not sooner. by reason of disability. and
entered the field of labor at home at big
wages or salaries. They had done their
duty while soldiers; some fought hard bat
ties, and fell fighting for their country: a
man can do no more. Others came home
wounded and MANNED for life all honor to
them. But hundreds of those short time
men came back well and strong, and, as
| said before. went to work at high wages
and many laid the foundation for a lucra-
tive business in the years to come. while
this neighbOr comrade stayed to the end
marched. tOiled and fought day after day
for three and four long years: yet today,
under the same ratings. they both receive
the same pension. Is that justice? Is it
right? | say no. If my service of four
years and two months is not entitled to
more reward than Il comrade who got no
farther than Camp Dennison. Ohio, I
mean under the same rating. then this is
no reward of merit under the sense that
the word implies. 1 call on all comrades
to give public expression on the subject"
NJ. L. Adams, Co C, 2Gth Ind. Corval
lis, Ore, writes: THE Service Pension is
no good unless it is in addition to disa-
bility pension.
Wiley Il. Edwards, Co. A, I'd Ky. Cav,
Boston. Ky, writes: Il am G3 years old i
and get Sc undes. the act of June %, 1890.
Applications for increase have been re-
Jecteu LCcnfeH, ulU ware.
enlisted Aug. II, 1861; mustered out,
July is. 1866. l was never disabled or
wounded. so as to require hospital treat
ment, but after the close of hOstilities.
while waiting mnster-Out, was stricken
with disease. the effects of which l have
since felt Ny only hope is Service
Pension bill"
John A. Malone, Co. I. ODD ILL.,, De
Solo, Mo-. writes: Il am glad that The
Nat. rrr.I, Of - fnr
Pension law. 1 hope that you will con-
tinue to struggle until you succeed"
l.. +. Billman, Co. 3. 18th Ind. Rose
City. Mich. says: ''Give us Slipper
month Service Pension"
Hubert Mealing. 33 Washington avenue,
Ossining, n. Y, fully endorses The Ma
tional Tribune editorial. issue of Jan. 6.
Let the Nation Pay Its Debts" He
says: Let every soldier put his shoulder
to the wheel. and then We will accomplish
something. The veterans, their sons and
sons-in-law are. Il power at the polls
Cephas W. Cook, u four-years veteran
Of Co. c. 18th Ind, PlainvilIe, Wis.
writes vigorously in opposition TO the serv-
ice pension bill of $i2 per month"; as being
unfair to those lOng-termed veterans who
were in the war from Bull Run to Appo-
mattox. He would have Congress enact
bill granting. in addition to any disabil-
lty pension, Il service pension OF 50 per
month to those veterans who served one
year: 81 to those veterans who served two
years; So to those veterans who served
three years, and 50 to those veterans who
served four years.
c. ID. Tyler. Co. 3. 10th y. Y. II. A,
Marsland, Neb.. writes: Il second the
service pension bill proposition made by
COmrade Lloyd. Let the Government drop
the pension clerks. Examining Boards. and
pay every veteran a service pension
Oliver Ii. kincaid. Co. &. 10th Ky,
Bolckow, Mo-. writes: Il indorse COM
rade Jos. Heisser's service pension bill.
think, every nan that WIS in the service
one year should have $40 per month";
James D. Campbell, Wilsonville, Neb.,
fully indorses The National Tribune edi-
torials on service pension bill. He says
that his father was a soldier: is now Ga
years old disabled for the performance of
labor. but receives pension Of
only IS per month.
Deaths Among the California Volunteers,