The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-27
handicap, and Bristow is one who has
too much of it just now.
ls Opposed by Root.

ls Opposed by Root.
The effort to enact legislation at this
session to have the pension law, known
as the Act Of June 80, 1890, include
widows of soldiers, pensioned under
that act, is opposed by Senator Root, of
New York, who is soon to be heard on
the subject. The attempt to amend the
act in this particular recalls the COM
ment made on the measure at the
time it was under consideration in the
House, just twenty years ago, by the
late Representative Buck" Kilgore, Of
Iexas, the great objector. Speaking
about the bill to a party of members,
he said: II am not opposed to just pen
sions, and 1 believe that the country
should provide for her defenders, but
should Congress pass this bill, the re-
suit will be that widows yet unborn
will be drawing pensions under this
act"
In view of the thousands of appli-
cations that have been filed by widows
for pensions under the pension law in
question 1t would seem that the Texas
statesman spoke with prophetic wis
dom, for Congress is almost sure to
pass the bill now pending to give those
claims a pensionable status.
But Few Adverse Reports.
When it comes to pension legisla-
ton members of the House just tumble
over one another to introduce bills and
to vote for them Fewer adverse re-
ports are made on private pension bills
than any class of measures introducer
in either House of Congress. If all
the bills, or even a third of them, were
enacted into law for the benefit of the
soldiers of the war of 1S61-65 and the
Spanish-American war they would
bankrupt the Government. It has been
but few Congresses ago that private
pension bills, when reported to the
House were read separately. and the
report was also read, If demanded: but
now they are merely read by titles and
900 and 400 such bills are sometimes
passed by the House in an hour. The
day of politics in pension legislation
has passed.
Favors a Good Navy.
you may say for me that I believe
the country should have navy large
enough with all necessary armament,
to protect and maintain the dignity of
the United States and the American
citizen. wherever he may be-" said
Representative Thomas S. Butler. of
Pennsylvania, a prominent member of
the naval committee, land it is econ
omy to keep the navy in first-class
trim, but there is such a thing as 60
ing too far in the building of ships.
We have made wonderful strides in
forging to the front as naval power.
and l believe that the time will soon
come when we will take the lead in a
movement that will have for it's pur-
pose the securing of universal peace
and the great advantages that will &C
crue therefrom. l cannot say who will
initiate this peace movement. but
somehow or other believe it will fall
to the lot of the United States.
All Long for Peace.
'sIn my judgment, Their is not a civ
ilized government on the globe but
would welcome policy that would en-
sure perpetual peace, which would
mean to the citizen lowering of taxes
and an expansion of trade in the marts
of the world. The position of the Unit
ed States is secure for the reason that
our stocks and bonds are in large
amounts held by the influential people
who control affairs in the nations OF
the world. and that influence lessons
the outbreak of war with our country.
In recent years the cry has been for a
great navy. and we now have it. The
next step will be the worldwide peace