The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-03-26

J. "A. Watson, Co. I. 7th Tenn. Elgin.
| granting $12, and says that Oklahoma
comrades are unanimously in favor Of
such legislation. s-12ss.zs
John Emerson. Co. f. 23d Ky, Morrow,
o., writes: Now is the accepted time.
Let the veterans mite on the service-pen-
sion bill. The bill outlined by Comrade
| h. d. Lloyd is the best. l second Com
| rade Joseph Heisser's motion to give 80
days men SD instead of $40, and to pen
sion others according to the plan of Com
rade Lloyd"
W. H. Hill. 145th Pa. Greenville. Pa.
writes: Il have been much impressed
with The National Tribune editorials, and
believe that all veterans should take the
advice of The National Tribune; stop quib-
bling. and stand united for the passage of
Il straight service-pension bill granting SD
per month to every man that served not
less than 30 days and was honorably dis
charged"
]. A. Peloubet. First Lieutenant, 4th n
Y. II. A. bloomfield. n. j.. says: Give
every survivor of the war of '61-'65. who
served 80 days or over. a service pension
of 81 Let us all be united on this
amount. Personally, another plan would
suit me far better. But let us drop the in
diyidual interests. for the benefit of the
vast majority. Push the good work, and
the sooner we all get our Si2 service pen
sion the better"
Mcdonald ThorIa, Co. I. 25th Ohio
Caldwell. o.. favors Il service pension. but
does not think that the 30 days men should
be granted so much as those who served
longer. Comrade Thorla served from June
N Inn nd l.,
ment all this time. with the exception of
three months, when he was in the hospi-
tai.
James w. Cooney, Co. 3, 18th n. j.,
Luray, Va, writes: LET the veterans in
all Counties organize, then form Congress
siOnal District Associations, and later
State Associations, appointing committees
to wait upon Members of Congress and L..
:. Senators, and urge upon them the neces-
slty OF service-pensiOn law. Cut all red
tape and give the boys what belongs to
them now"
Geo. Slower, Co. II, 18th W. Va. Gam
BILE, s. Oak, writes: Your valuable paper
reaches me regularly, and / must say it
gives me great pleasure to read its able
editorials. They always hit the nail
sGuarely on the head. In my opinion. the
seryice-pension bill is the. only legislation
that can be secured that will benefit any
Sicdt uuluDeT oI veterans.
II. S. Ayers, member of Post 443, G..
a. r.. Walton. Kan, advocates the ser
vice pension of $12, in addition to disabii-
ty pension. Comrade Ayers enlisted in
Co. ID. 18th Iowa. for three years; vet
eraniZed at the end of this term. and re-
NAMED with his regiment until the close
of the war. He is past 20 years of age.
and has been unable to perform manual
labor for over II years.
J. G. Church. Lake City. MIMI. writes:
Zone man. probably a three-months man
like myself, says give all a service pension
of ST. per month, and then let the old sol
diers take their choice between disability
pension and the service pension. Now,
as there is no old three years comrade who
can see any justice in this, | would ask
some three months comrade TO show, in
Il little palmer light, where the equal
rights come in. The three months men l
will admit were a gritty lot, but l do not
think that one-half of them ever shot a
gun or saw man shoot. No; they went
home and went to work, where they made
from SO to $40 per month. while the
three years men put down the rebellion
threw the Stars and Stripes over every
State in the Union and received for their
reward S12 or SIG per month, and that in
money worth about GO cents ON the dollar.
Now all the pension soldier gets is for
eis'"Da'itss IL oHCle EouiH WsiHIS To give
the old soldiers a service pension let it
be just one; | would say from $25 to
$50 per month from the time they enlisted
until mustered out, regardless of any other
pension" ;-t=-. 90. -
B. Fl. Bedell. 18th Mich. Battery. r. f,
d. No. 2, gainesville. O., would pension
all soldiers who served 80 days or more.
at 81 per month. He would make further
provision for needy veterans and their
I,y-p fhI.e1 xs,, ~ x-l
PENSIONS to increase the pensions to $50
per month upon the presentation of a Ger
tiiicate from Township Trustees showing
the pensIoner to be in needy circumstances:
this additional So to be granted only after
a veteran has reached the age of 20.
b. T. Martin, Glendale, N. D., thinks
the 81 service pension would be unjust.
unless the same were given in addition to
the disability pension. He personally
fayors the per diem pension in addition
to the disability pension.
ID. W: Freeman. Aztec. n. NJ. thinks
the service-pension bill outlined by Com
rade c. +. Adams the best.
l. N. Stanford, Shelbyville, Tenn, saws:
IS. ]. Stofer. South Bend, Ind. gets down
pretty near the 'bulrs-eye' when he pro-
poses to pay $12 service pension in addi-
ton to disability pension. This would give
10 thousands who are not on the pension
rolls $12. and those ON the rolls because
OF wounds or disease of service origin or
under the act of June q, 1890, more than
they are now receiving. This would be
only justice"
John NJ. Martin. Co. C, 9Th Ill. Cav.
Agnew. Cal. heartily indorses the bill suc,
sested by Comrade e. D. Lloyd, which |
was as follows: $40 per month to t:.ose
who served 30 days and less than one |
year: $14 to those who served one year
and less than two years; SIS to those who |
served two years and less than three years: |
SD to those who served over three years. |
The only amendment that Comrade Mar !
tin would make would be to increase the |
U-days men to $12.
L. E. Kennedy, Co. Fl. LIST MIMI. Simp-
son, MIMI, writes: Il wish to indorse |
the stand taken by The National Tribune
IN the service pension question Every |
nan who served 80 days and was honor
ably discharged should have S12 per month |
pension"
James II. Dexter. 9th Mich. Cav. Lud-
lington, Mich. writes that "Pap" Will
ans Post. 135. holds that a service pen
sion of SD per month should be granted |
n addition to disability pension.
John J. Cunningham, Soldiers Home.
Bath, N. Y, strongly favors legislation
hat will reward the men who went out
n 81. and stayed until the close of the
var, bearing the brunt of the hard fighting
rom the beginning to the end.
Abner Said. Co. C, 121st Ohio, 161 N.
Liberty St, Delaware. O.. favors a graded
service pension in addition to pension