The National tribune., 1903-09-10
SERVICE PENSION.
Views of Posts and Individual
Comrades on this Impor.
tant Question.

W. S. Watson. Co. D, 10th Pa. Oak
dale, Pa, is in favor of $12 service
pension in addition to disability pension,
provided, however, that the total pension
does not exceed $50.
haywood Post, 1S4, Department Of Cal
ifornia and Nevada, Corning, Cal, in
dorses the S12 service pension. ID. T.
Blackburn, Commander.
VIM. G. Wall. 1853 Eagle ST., North
Adams, Mass, writes: Il think Congress
should pass a law giving each soldier a
pension who has an honorable discharge.
Give them enough so they can live with
out begging. They are all old men, and in
few years they will he gone. / am G6
years old, and have not been able to work
for over two years. 1 get Sc a month.
which is not enough to pay for a place
to sleep, say nothing about board and
clothes. l feel that it is a disgrace for a
Nation to grant pensions of 5000 to the
rich and only Sc month to the old SOL
diers."
P. w. Roseberry, Mcclure. Kan, mott
fies rs that Usage Post, 156, has unani-
mously Endorsed the $12 service pension
bill.
IA. Mahaffey, Catawba, W. Va, says:
GIVE S12 service pension to every hon.
orably discharged soldier"
Chas. c. Blackburn, Post 2, Department
Of Kansas, Hays City, Kan, who served
three years, five months and 20 days in
Co. A, 18th Iii. Cav, and was 10 months
a prisoner of war, says: "Give q $12
service pension in addition to disability
pension"
John h. McGraw, Co. I, 5Oth Pa,
Branstad, Wis, would have Congress
grant S12 service pension in addition
to disability pension. Comrade McGraw
saw active service from Sept. 8, 1851, I'M
til disa bled by wounds at the battle of
Chantilly.
A. Adamson, Co. D, 9Th Kan, r. F.
d. 9, Ottumwa. Kan, would have Con-
gress grant service pension of $12 per
month in addition to disability pension
mington, Pa, with membership of %
has unanimously Endorsed the So service
pension bill. George w. Perkins, Com
mander: A. NJ. Phillips, Adjutant.
H. G. Hackett, Co. I, Mich. Engineers
and Mechanics, and Co. G, LIST Mich. Cav,
Union Springs, N. Y, says that if the sol
diers cannot agree on some one bill, there
is very little chance of any pension legis
lation that will help anyone. Although he
would not be personally benefited, Com
rade Hackett thinks that the $12 service
pension bill should be passed.
p. W. Sturtz, Adamsvlle, O., writes:
Cali agree that this Government owes US
more than we are now receiving, but it
ourselves what We do want. Ny opinion
is, if we were to unite on certain line
Congress would give us what we ask.
would have Congress give a per diem
pension in addition to invalid pension to
all who served 30 days or more and have
received an honorable discharge. For in
stance, soldier who served one year
would be entitled to $685., two years twice
that amount. for three years three times,
two years was worth more to the Govern
ment than three or four recruits"
w. w. Kendall, First Lieutenant Co. |
A, 49th Ind, Jasper, Ind, indorses the |
s12 service pension bill. Comrade Kendall
served over four years, and would not be
benefited by the enactment of the law.
Rank Post, 534, Gaudhutten, O., in
iorses the $12 service pension bill. Solo
mon 8. Stocker, Commander; Jacob Heck, |
Adju mt.
Mrs. Esther Patonor, Sheldon, ILL.,, says |
that she believes that all honorably dis |
charged soldiers and their widows should
receive $12.
N. B. Buferd Post, Piasa, ILL.,, indorses
he $12 service pension bill advocated by |
The National Tribune. George James,
Adjutant.
John w. Geary Post, 113, Dickson,
CAL, indorses the $12 service pension bill.
!. Fl. Worth, Commander; f. McNeal,
Adjutant.
Brown Post, Schenevus, N. Y, unani-
nously indorses the $I2 service pension.
J. G. Swift, Commander; Don d. Green,
Adjutant.