The National tribune., 1909-10-14
RAISE THE RATES.

tional TriDuneS proposition W idisc
the rates will accomplish more than all
of the individual writing and pickering
that can be done. What is wanted from
the next Congress is the passage of the
prisoners of war bill, either the Hamli-
ton bill or something stronger, say, 50
per day for every day in prison. he
was in Camp Ford, Tex, which was
worse than any penitentiary that ever
existed. The scars on his arms ana
legs from his sufferings in prison are
worse than any wounds. When he
tried to escape he was overtaken by
the dogs and badly bitten. He was
knocked down and beaten at the north
gate one morning for asking for some
wood lust outside the line. Once when
he was trying to make his escape he
noticed another comrade little dis
tance from him that the guard saw
and shot thru the hips. He thinks that
he belonged to the 32d Iowa. He wants
| all the cx- prisoners to go to work Tor
their rights, and thru The National
Tr bune continue the agitation until
suitable bill is passed.
William II. Mentzer, Port Allegany,
Pa. saws that The National Tribune's
proposit ION as to raising the rates un-
der the McCumber bill is on the right
track. If he were to suggest an amend
,aent it would he to make the rating
1918 or $40 from 65 to 10. Many vet
Grams have their hardest time from 65
years on. He believes that a rating OF
SIS or $50 would be as likely TO pass
as one of SIS.
| T. p. Dickson, 615 gath street, Sacra-
mento, Cal, wants to reinfo:ce our line
of battle in the matter of raising the
rates. He finds from personal expert
ence that S15 per month is pretty
small sum to keep house on. Aitlio the
lGovernmentS treatment of the veterans
| has been fairly liberal, its treatment of
their wives has been niggardly and
mean.
| Coleman Post, Mount Vernon, ILL.,,
Fred d. Boswell, Commander. supports
The National Tribune in its Efforts to
amend the McCumber bill. 1t suggests
that the bill should he further amend
J ed so that those who have lost both
hands or both feet or both eyes since
the war should be specially pcnsioned.
| J. K Merrifield, Co. C, ssth ILL.,. 1921
| Laclede avenue, st. Louis, Mo-, ap-
plauds the efforts of The National Trib-
une to raise the rates. He knows of
many comrades in Missouri, Kansas
and Illinois who are now utterly broken
| in health, from 65 years old upward,
and who find it hard work to get along
on s12 per month. They give UP every
thing for the country, and now the
country should be a little generous to
them.
c. w. Green, University Place, Neb.,
heartily Endorses The National Trib-
une's bill to increase the rates. He
himself is among those who have out
| lived their day of manual labor and
| have no resources but labor and PEN
sion, and are compelled to go to the
Soldiers Home or suffer the ccnse-
quences of poverty at home. The Sol
diers' Home is all right for those who
are able to be up and around, but is
not a good place for the extreme aged
| and frail, who are nearing the border
land. Comrade Green served in the
Hath Ohio three years and four
months.
B. Matchett, 2S0S N. 18th street,
Kansas City, Kan, supports the raising
of the rates under the McCumber bill.
To do this, as The National Tribune
suggests, would cost the Government
S3,537,665, and it seems that neither
Congress nor the rich syndicates nor
the laboring class could object to this.
Had it not been for the boys in blue
there would be no such Congress and
no such country as we have to-day.
| Edward ]. Barrass, Somerville. n. j.,
approves of The National Tribune's bill,
and wants the G. A. r. to get solidly
behind the proposition to raise the rates
unde~ the McCumber bill.
Abraham Mason, Dumas, Ark, was
| SO years old last March, and has but a
few years more to live, but he thanks
us from the bottom of his heart for our
efforts to raise the rates.
Levi H. Mullen. 7th Iowa. Birch Tree
Mo-. commends The National Tribune's
BILL but thinks that the rating of SIS at
65 is not in proportion with $50 at 20
and $40 at rs.
Joseph A Stuart, Palo Alta, Cal, says
THAT our best efforts should be in behalf
of veterans who are so and over. He
is 81 years old.
w. q. Taylor, Sergeant, SD Ind, Dug
ger. Ind, indorses The National Trib-
dne's bill, and wishes that every veteran
in the United States would send in a
similar commendation.
/ At a regular meeting of SIetcalf
Post, 431, Department of Pennsylvania,
a resolution was unanimously adopted
to the effect that the correct policy was
to amend law already on the statute
books and therefore The National Trib-
uHe piii was luuUTSGUt
and the efforts of The National Tribune
in the real interests of the survivors of
the war We're recognized and appreciat-
ed. The proposed rates were pro-
nounced just and generous, and the
Congressman from Pennsylvania were
urged to vote for it.
The following comrades of Evansville,
Okla, send in their hearty Endorsement
of The National Tribune's bill: A. l..
Fitzgerald, Co. E, 18th Mo. Cav; NJ c.
Lawrence; John NJ. White, Co. C, 21st
Mo-; Joseph r. Kent. 7th NO. Cav; j.
r. Galloway, Co. B. 49th KY.
Comrade Charles Luthy, 18th Ohio,
| Willisville, ILL.,, is with us on the propo-
sition to increase the ratings under the
McCumber bill. There will not be MANY
of us over rs years old left within a
few years, nor will those who are over
40 live much longer.
e. Cummings, Evelyn Place. Maiden
Mass, says, with reference to our bill
to raise the rates: May God bless your
every effort and crown every step with
success"
q. D. Loring. Belvidere, ILL.,, thanks
The National Tribune for it's efforts to
raise the old-age pension rates. He
thinks that the veterans each have a
number of friends whom they can in
] fuenoe to vote for such O measure, and