Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-01-31
WANTS $50 PENSION
FOR ALL VETERANS
CONGRESSMAN CANDIDATE FOR G,
A. R. COMMANDER HAS BILL
POPULAR WITH VETERANS.
Mr.. DAWES LITTLE PLAN.
Under the Service Pension Act of Last
February, 100000 Cases Are
Still Pending.
RUSH FOR GOVERNMENT AID,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2S.-
Especial IA pension Of $50 per month
for each surviving veteran of the Union
army in the Civil war is provided for in
a bill introduced by Congressman
Dawes. who is said to be a candidate
for commander-in-ch chief of the G. A. K.
Big Rush for Pensions.
When the service pension act was
passed last February there was much
speculation as to what it's effect would
be in placing upon the pension rolls the
names of soldiers and sailors who there
tofore had never made application for
the governments bounty.
Some of the officials at the pension
Office were of the opinion that there
would be as many as 100000 appllca-
tons from members of the s0.called 'un-
known army"
Few persons thought The number
would be less than 25.OOG.
The service pension act BECAME effect
i've on February 6 last.
The first pension certificates under 1t
were issued eight days later.
Up to the first of the present year
2S2, $50 certificates granting pensions I'M
der this act had been issued.
The total number of certificates issued
under all other laws last year was co.
S79. Only 6S61 new names are on the
pension rolls at this time as a result of
the legislation in February.
100000 Cases Pending.
About 100000 applications for pen
sions under the service laW-most of
them being from men now on the rolls
who desire to take advantage of the
higher rating afforded by the legislation
OF last February-are pending IN the
pension Office
Of hoU
layed by reason of the discrepancy as
to the age of the applicant shown in the
application and the age shown by the
records of the war department.
Fifty applications for pensions under
the service law were filed on the day
the act went into effect.
On the following day more than 100
applications were received and in the
two or three weeks following 1000 ap-
plications daily were not unusual.
The service pension law provides for
the allowance of a pension of S12 a
month to soldiers between the age of
62 and 70 years VINO served ninety days;
a pension of SO a month to soldiers be-
tween the age of 20 and IS years, and a
pension of 500 to soldiers ever IS years.
Pensioners Ask Questions.
In the last few weeks many senators
and representatives have been asked by
pensioners whether it will be necessary
for them to make new applications when
they reach the period of life which quail
ifes them to receive a higher rating.
For instance, a soldier go years old,
and pensioned at $12, would be entitled
to a rating of $15 on his next birthday.
The commissioner of pensions holds
that in cases of this kind the pensioner
must file new application. He says
it is impossible for the pension office to
keep birthday book
As all pensions under the service law
date from the day of application. and
not from the day of allowance. appli-
cants will suffer no financial loss by
reason of this regulation, provided they
make their application on the day VIXEN
they reach an age that entities them to
higher rating.