The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
and generous commander, Let us have IA

and generous commander, Let us have
With the wirz resolution finally
passed.. the association took up the
Prisoners of War; bill, which pro-
vides for the payment of So day for
Of $l2 month. This bill has been in
committee for twelve years and the.
members of the association were urged
to bring pressure to bear to have it
reported at the next session of CON
gress.
g Walker Reelected.
A memorial addressed to the G.. A.
r. asking that hereafter the Ex-Prison-
ers be permitted to march as part of
the regular parade, instead of holding
a separate demonstration. National
Commander J. D. Walker of Pittsburg,
other e officers elected were: John Kis.
same of Cincinnati, senior vice COM
mander;. Ed P. Pitkin Of Denver, Col,
junior vice commander; Rev. j. S. Fer
guson, chaplain; w. c. McKelvy Of
Colorado, adjutant and quatermaster
general.
just before adjournment the assoei-
alton accepted the invitation of the
come their guests on Oct. 18 and 10.
Wtrz' CHASTITY Work.
One Of the strong advocates of a
resolution protesting against the erec-
tion Of a statue to the Infamous Cap
tain Wirz is Otto F. Steen of Wahoo,
Neb., who was prisoner at Ander-
sonville for nine months. He has col
lected some statistics in answer to a
confederate veteran, who charged that
as many rebel prisoners died in the
north as did union prisoners in the
the total number of rebel prisoners in
! the north was 1851; Of these there
died in four years only 1890, while
at Andersonville, out of 52,345 union
the frightfui number Of is,Soo. This
number almost equals the union dead
at all the following great Z battles:
First battle of Bull Run, Wilson Creek,
Pea Ridge, Fort Donelson, Shiloh,
Charlottesville, Gettysburg, Vicks:
burg campaign, Stone River, Chicka-
mauga, Chattanooga and Nashville,
In these battles the union forces mum.
Riied sf IN battle was i5So7. tAs IN n0Rs1 otRe1
words, according to Mr. Steen, Ander
sonville was ten times as deadly as
twelve important battles of the war.
| Senator Nelson at Campfire.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesots
was the principal speaker at the camp
fire of the union ex-prisoners of war
held in the Plymouth Congregations
church last night. He eulogized tn
energy and patriotism with which tn
northern volunteer soldier had returned
to the peaceful walks Of life; had lait
down the musket and enlisted in tn
army Of industry.
| Henry Palmer Of Long Beach, Cal
who not only served in the civil wal
but also thru the Philippines, spoke OF
his experiences in Andersonville. TIL
hardships and cruelties inflicted upo1
the union prisoners he charged to tn
"home guards,' who accepted guar
duty to avoid service at the front, Th
regular confederate soldier was alway
ready to share his last food with a nor
them prisoner. Mr.. Palmer ended wit
a tribute Of thanks to the 55th Georgi
for it's kindness while on guard at An
dersonville.
\ Chaplain Ferguson sang a genuin
army song in praise Of the army bear
E. K. Pitl1in Of Denver recited one o
the late John Hays poems. G.
Faulkner Of Minneapolis gave som
"reminiscences of prison life. Conrad
Smith Of Kansas made a general tall
Mayor D. P. Jones expressed the we
come of the city.