The National tribune., 1903-05-07
SERVICE PENSION.
Views of Comrades Interested in
the Proposed Legislation.

Lawrence, Co. A, 126th Ia, Aiger, ".
| Comrade Lawrence served from August,
| 1862, to July, 1865. He would have Con
S-ess grant pension Of So in addition to
disability peEsicn.
l.. A. Crossier, Co. f, ODD Wis, and
! Co. l, 35th Wis, The Dalles. Ore, says
that he draws So per month pension amer
trying u years 10 secure it. He thinks
| the So per month service pension bill
would be of benefit to a large number of
| comrades.
Ivan Odle, Co. f, 122d H., Mountain
| Grove, Mo-, writes: Il have The Ma
tional Tribune on my lap now. l have
been reading what the boys think about
| the pension problem, as l sit by my fire
to-day, March %, unable to do anything
because of heart trouble. l favor ST.
| per month pension over and above disable
| ity pension. l get So per month now and
have to pay for medicine and doctors bills.
Joseph Scott, Co. f. 10th Ind, Warsaw.
Ind, writes: Il think we should have 4
service pension, but 1 think there should
be difference made, between the 9O-day
men and those who served from two TO
four years, for we certainly saw more
hardships than they. l think j. q.
Church, of Lake City, MIMI. looks at the
service pension act about right. l think
it time that Congress pass service
pension bill that will do justice to the boys
| OF 1S61-1SG5, for they certainly deserve
| it."
Thomas Murphy. Roscoe. o., writes:
Il am reader of The National Tribune,
and l think it is a splendid paper. am
| an old soldier; was in the I'd Ind. l.. A.;
| lost nv eye in the service, and receive 4
pension of only SS per month. l think
| the So service pension bill would be the
| best for the soldiers and their widows. |
have talked with a great many soldiers In
| this part of the country, and they are all
| in favor of the So BILL"
VIM. II. Robinson, Co. X, 5Sth Ind,
| Somervile Ind, writes that Lynnville
Post. 173, of Warrick Co., Ind. by unani-
nous VOTE has approved the 81 service
| pension bill.
Lewis Henning, Co. X. S4th Ohio, and
| Co. G, 10th Ohio Cav, Rawson, o., says:
Give us Il pension Of 81 per month in
addition to disability pension
]. NJ Hetzler, of Piqua, O., enlisted
| Nov. IS. 1861, for three years. Comrade
! Hetzler thinks that Congress should give
| Il per diem pension in addition to disable
| ity pension.
NJ. Cramer. Co. +. Sd Mo. Cav. Han
nibal, Mo-, favors Il So service pension.
Robt Z. McRae, Sergeant, Co. NJ, 18th
Pa. Cav, st. Adams, w. Va, writes:
| No man who was ever on the skirmish
| line or in battle can be pensioned too high.
| Still, it does look little unfair to give
| Il one-year man as much as four-year
man, Scripture precedent to the contrary,
notwithstanding. But don't give anyone
less than So. \ service pension, how
ever. would not affect me, as l am
already getting 81, but there are thou
sands of others who would be benefited.
| j. T. Brown, Belmont, o., indorses
ST. service pension. Comrade Brown
served 10 months IN GO. u IAN Onio'
and five years in Co. g, 4th L. ). Cav.
He was pcnsioned at So under the act of
June ~, 1890
A. Fellows, Co. NJ, list Iowa Cav, 10Y
| 10th St. northwest, Washington, ID. T.,
writes vigorously in support of the bill
that will add So per month to any dis
ability pension, and place upon the rolls
at 81 per month any hOnorably dis
charged soldier who served 80 days or
longer, and whose name does not now ap-
pear; also, to pension at 81 per month
all widows. Comrade Fellows is opposed
TO any distinction between long and snort
term men. He holds that any man who
| was patriotic enough to offer his life TO
| the Government, even for 30 days, should
be given equal consideration with those
who served even as long as four years.
Further, Comradc Fellows would have the
veterans given preference in Government
employment.
I.P. Adams, Co. c, 23d Ky, Greenvile,
Tex, SAYS: Give per diem service pen
sion, making the lowest rate ST."
Post 2S6, Department of Kansas, Blue
hill, Kan, has voted unanimously in favor
of So service pension, in addition to
disa bility pension. /. NJ. McMinch, Com
mander; w. Long, Adjutant.
Stephen Trip, Captain, 18th Pa. Cav,
Ottawa, Kan, says: Let us join hands
J. III. Jay, Co. /. 1st Ohio II. A, and
Co. Il, Seth Ohio, Manor, Wash, writes:
Il am sorry to see the feeling that exists
among the long term comrades regarding
those of shorter service. Near the close
of the war, boys that could not enlist
earlier were welcomed with outstretched
arms, for they were badly needed. Thou
sands of them lost their lives before w
days expired and they gave all they had
to give | served a three months enlist
ment and reenlisted for three years, but
did not serve the full three years on &c
count of close of war. My three months
service was very much harder for me than
the longer period. l am in favor of a $40
or So service pension, regardless of
length of service"
James Martin, Co A, Both ILL.,, is
lTIl DclleNtI III otANiNC pNholoti
and would have Congress grant pension
of 81 per month for each year of service,
the same to be added to any disability
pension not in excess of $50.
Gustave Strickratt, Co. 3. list Ohio II.
A., Fruit Dale, o., writes: Give us a 81
service pension"
w. II. Worden, IS Hazel Ave, Cleve-
land o., writes: Il wish to record my
self as being emphatically in favor of So
per month for all soldiers of 30 days ser
vice, and having an honorable record and
discharge, this pension to be in addition
to any now drawn for wounds or disabili
ty contracted in service or line of duty"
Comrade Worden served two enlistments.
from May, 1861, to Aug. 10. 1865; was in
22 battles. five times wounded, and once
taken prisoner. His first service was in
Co. Il, 18th n Y. and his second enlist
ment in Co. q. 111th N. Y.
Will j. Sackett, United States Gunboat
Forest Rose, Vandervoort, Ark, writes:
Il served from August, 1861, to June,
1865, but will gladly take So service pen
sion, as at present l only draw ST.
NJ. B. Squires, Co. C, Tooth Ind, Lima.
Ind, says: Give us So service pension
in addition to disability pension" Com
rade Squires enlisted August, 1861; mus
tered out June. 1865; was with Sherman
ON the march to sea.
Henry G. Ames, Co. B, 18th Me-, Ma