New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-02-21
fects that extend far beyond tie men
directly affected.

fects that extend far beyond tie mer
directly affected.
(At tbs point, Senator Thomas
(Dem),' Colorado, asked permission
to introduce in The Record a letter
issued by Brig. Gen. II. NJ. Lord. en-.
titled Memorandum for ID H
Allen, Office OF Secretary of War
Brighten. Lord holds the position OF
Director OF + nance in his depart
ment. The lett r denied the general
charges that wounded soldiers were
arriving from France penniless and
were without pay. 1t said in part:
There IS no reason why any
casual from France who has not be N
discharged from the army should be
penniless at this time, for, as stated
on their arrival in this country they
are given such a payment on account
and after reaching the hospital tn ~
are. in most cases, given their pay
in full")
| Mr., Vardaman. Mr.. President
The Presiding Officer. Does the
Senator from Oregon yield TO the
Senator from Mississippi
/ Mr.. Chamberlain. | yield to the
Senator:
! Mr. Vardaman. In line with what
the Senator from Oregon has just
sad, ! have letter this morning
from the uncle of young soldier
who joined the Army at the age Of
l8 He went to France. and soon
after arriving there was sent to the
front He received four wounds,
was sent back to the United Sta,es,
and he writes that he has been trans
ferrsd 20 three hospitals. His
wounds have all healed. but he is,
of course, crippled for life He is
now at his home in Mississippi, on
furlough. He has asked TO be re-
leased from the Army, because he
can render no further service to his
country as soldier. He statef that
for six months he has not rece we'd
one penny Of pay, and that it is
difficul. TO get answers 10 his letters;
and they are appealing to m TO i'll
tcrcede in his behalf. That is only
one OF the hundreds that have re-
ceived snce came back to Wash
ngton in August.
Why Was Not Preparation Made
Mr.. Chamb .rlain Mr.. President,
am no! gong TO give individual
cases. although | have hundreds of
them, which are not N line with the
;tatement OF Gen. Lord am not
overlooking thc TACT that it is very
difficult to handle this situation.
What | am now stating is the same
criticism iululg Il in once before
o' not ha.ag hospitals ready in ad-
vance OF the return OF the wounded,
We knew when We assembled men
in cantonmcnts and camps more
than year ago that some OF tn m
were gong TO be sick; but there
were no hospitals made ready for
this contingency in advance. There
fore thert were thousands of deaths
that ought to have been avoided
We have not suit cient hospitals
prepared now to accommodate all
these wounded men who are coming
back h2re. and therefore we are
going to have great deal OF suf-
fering. If the War Department
would pay half as much attention to
arranging to receive these boys as
they do to getting legislation through
that will protect contractors who
have made contracts over the tcle-
phone and otherwise in violation of
law, it would not take long to get
something done Pick up the paper
any day-pick up the Washington
Post OF this mornng-and will
venture to say that you will find that
they are urg ng some piece OF l:gis-
lation that will protect some firm
or corporation that made contract
over the telephone. If you do not
pass such legislation, 1t is usually
stated, there is going to b. bank
rrptcy for such corporation or firm.
If YOU do not protect these boys by
construct nG hospitals you are' going
to have deaths and suffering and un-
told agony. because there is not any
form OF suffering that will not have
70 be endured by reason OF the t'r- .
rible wounds that these young men
have received
Now, as a general proposition with
reference to hospitals. am going to
take the liberty of read ng into the
Record, in view of Gen. Lords state
ment. letter under date OF Decem-
ber %, 1918, from Mrs c. P. Farrell,
Of New York CITY, who is a respon-
sible lady who knows whereof she
speaks. ask that the Secretary
read the letter.
The Presiding Officer Without
objection. the Secretary will read
as requested
The Secretary read as follows:
III East Twentv-F rst Street.
Gramercy Park. New York City.
To the Hon. George E. Chamb erlain.
. Dear Senator Chamberlain: May
have Just a moment of your valua-
Bile time to say that my niece, Mrs.
Walston Brown, and | are in daily
touch with our returning soldiers
and we have yet to see one who has.
received any pay for months-be-
yinn ng as far back as February and
he majority in April They come TO
IS and to Pershing House. next door,
n large numbers every day from the
Ireenhut Hospital and from Ellis
Island Their spirit is wonderful
10 compla 'nts of any description
,ut their position is a very difficult
me. The majority were severely
wounded, having lost legs, arms, and
Eyes.
With great respect, ] am,
Very sincerely, /,
Sue NJ. (Mrs. c. P) Farrell.
December %, 1918. L.
Mr.. Chamberlain. | am not quite
lure, Mr.. Pres dent, but | think the
ady whose name is mentioned in
he letter is a daughter of the late
Robert G. Ingersoll.
Mr.. la Toilette. Yes. l.
Mr.. Chamberlain So you see now
,ere are letters coming from DeoDle