Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-23
GRAND ARMY ON PENSIONS
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NCOntinueu from rage One.l
with late enemies7 This is as It should be.
Both armies were composed OF brave men
and they should and do mutually respect
each other We Of the north can testify
that no Drawer troops were ever marshalled
for conflict than our late enemies, and we
now realize that no man ever made
greater sacrifices for what they believed
to be right than our former foes.
Comrades, we were the victors, and we
can afford to be magnanimous to our old
foes. It is easy for the victor to forgive,
but when the vanquished absolves himself
from all bitterness he has truly gained the
most cherished trait OF a noble character.
We won-they lost. We returned to our
homes with the shouts of victory ringing
in our ears-our cause triumphant. They
were defeated, their cause lost, and they
returned to homes destroyed, barns empty,
money worthless, slaves free and ruin all
about them. Any but q brave people
would have yielded to these adverse con-
ditions-not so with them. Bravely as
they fought during the war, they now
fought the battles of life, and the splendid
growth and developments OF the south
since the close of the war is the souths
grandest and most enduring monument.
United as we are now, our country is
have by our united efforts advanced to the
highest pinnacle of fame and became a
mighty world power with our influence
everywhere potential. VINO does not rejoice
that our union Is one and indivisible and
will remain so forever"
Many Matters to Come Up.
The veterans did not show any i'll ef-
fects from yesterdays long march and
we're about bright and early. Those not
called into the business session OF thG
encampment planned to spend the day en-.
joying the many attractions of the city.
Beautiful weather again favored the vet
Grams.
Many matters affecting the welfare OF
the Grand Army veterans will come before
the encampment
The ever present question of pensions Will
come up, the veterans urging that the low
est pensions granted be considerably in
creased. From latest information at hand
there are about $4,000 names on the pen
sion rolls The government estimates there
are $1,000 union men who are not drawing
pensions. making the total number of sur
vivors of the union forces in the country
$4,000.
When the representatives of the veterans
went into executive session there appeared
to be no doubt that John e. Gilman OF
Boston will be elected commander-in-chief
His opponent is John McElroy of Washing
ton, d. c.
Los Angeles, Cal, seems to be leading as
the place for holding the encampment in
1911.
The matter of Incorporating the Grand
Army of the Republic will probably come
before the encampment. The commander
recommends in his report that the national
organization be incorporated under federal
laws.
The Department of Kentucky wants the
national hymn, America" to include the
name of Lincoln. 1t has proposed an
amendment to the rules and regulations of
the organization that the following lines
be used In patriotic and memorial exercises
in singing America"
Reunited land,
Meath Lincoln's guiding hand,
Our love we give,
Land tyranny defied,
Land, war can ne er divide
| Land soldiers glorified,
For Thee we live.
| The woman's Relief Corps, Ladies of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. Army Nurses,
Daughters of Veterans and Son of Veterans
hold business meetings today.