The evening world., 1913-07-12
FIRST move MADE
IQPAY PENSIONS
>1''0CONFEDERATES
Hobson Introduces Bill Pro.
viding for Pigments to Men
Who Wore the Gray.

Who Wore the Gray.
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oDeeaaa Prom . star Corsspsndsas Of
re 1vsning world.
WARRINGTON. July 12.-with South
ern Democrats In control OF both Houses
q Congress- and a native Of Virginia In
ne White House. hungry looks at the
United States Treasury are being cast
scross the Mason and Dixon line.
TIE nrst practical raid Of the south.
~ernrs on the accumulation Of northern
oulions II to BE- led by Richmond Pear
soA Hobson. representative in Congress
from Alabama. This Is the same Hobson
VINO a. an officer in the navy tried to
bottle up the Spanish feet In Santiago
haroor and afterward went through
. nero worshipping campaign Of fem
thine osculation.
WITH this warlike experience REIN
corced by knowledge Of parliamentary
tactics. he 70 preparing to make . dar.
ang dash at the gold reserve and the
pension funds for the bensnt Of old
Confederate soldiers.
There was dropped In the basket Of
the House few days ago by Mr.. Hod-
son . bill which was referred to the
oommittss on invalid pensions without
attracting the least attention. Only IL
title was read. ~ follows: "A bin to
eQuadzs the pensions Of Confederate
and Union veterans"
ENTERING WEDGE ron PENSION.
ING OF coNFEpERArEs.
An sxaminination of its text shows II
10 b the entering wedge for the Fed
eral Government pensioning Confedor.
ete veterans on ths same terms -
Unisn vstsranA It reads:
The Secretary Of the Treasury 10
hereoy authorised and directed to
4 o0oAolish and maintain q roll Of all
NConfedsrats veterans pensioned by
ths several States with the amount
OF pension received by each veteran
ana with the amount each veteran
WouN receive were he Q veteran Of
ths Union. and to pay to each Con-
GedGete veteran out Of suoh money
In the Treasury not otherwise appro-
DG1atsd the difference between the
two amounts; provided that In no
ease shall the amount paid by the
United States exceed the amount
paAA ~ The State.
THIS language 10 ambiguous and con.
eustnI. hat the intent 10 that the Fed
efal 0overIsnnsnt shan double the small
psnaone now paid BY eleven Southern
0tay4 - their old soi6srs. II means
tha4 ne Cenfederates are at last trying
to Gst on the pension rolls-not fully.
but 5uet. . little at nrst 70 reinforce
thsas StaEs pensions and to provide the
entering wedge for . wide open door
into the FEDERAL pension bureau.
Ths laws Of the National 0overnmsnt
provide psnaons only for those soldiers
land their dcpsndsnts) who fought to
preserve the Union. No considera alton
10 sfven to those OF the South who
fought to destroy the Union. Northern
soldierr widows and orphans are paid
nearly uD.oo0.ooo . year out Of the
treasury at Washington. while South
srnsrs are not receiving . penny. In
these days Of happy reunion Of Blue
ana Gray. Of fratsrnal mingiing on the
|, flelA Of Gettysburg and fervid dsclara-
Nos business 10 the one sore spot.
: Nvg DOWN SOUTH TO LIVE ON
Nyso'~ PENSIONS.
what most rankles the Southern vet
I'm every day 10 the fact that a large
lumber Of Northern pensioners have
novod into Southern States. and there
As uext door neighbors receive Uncle
6am's generous monthly remittance
The Southern States are paying PEN
sions 70 needy Confederate veterans,
but the amount 10 small compared 20
what the Federal Government pays to
Union veterans. 1t stirs up The old
Aabama constituents Of Representative
Hobson to Gee the Northern carpet.
baSgsr get . pension check from Wash.
tnston twice a. big as the pittance
dolsd out TO him by the Alabama state
treasury.
% ne South begins It's pension raid
with$A plea Tor equality. Let the Ma
tienN Government merely help out the
Southern States a little. They will kesp
ON paying State pensions. but Just have
the Federal Treasury donate enough
In aAditson 10 place tho Confederate
veteran on an equal bads with his
Northern neighbor. 1t will be only four
or I've millions a year-a mere trine
a. compared with the vast sums paid
!. for Northern pensions-and then there
will be no unkindly feelings left between
fApth and North.
h BNEARLv 100000 IN SOUTHERN
PENSION ROLE.
Pensions paid by Southern States to
! rocfederate veterans In 1911 the last