The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-08-03
REPUBLICAN STATES
AID EX-SERVICE MEN

states have voted their ex-service
men cash bonuses, in the aggregate
sum of SITS, 500,0O0, and the pay
ment Of these bonuses is either under
way Or practically completed.
Legislatures of six other states
have authorized the payment of cash
bonuses to their ex-service men, sub
iect, under the law, to a popular
referendum. The referendum in
each case will be held this year. The
total amount involved in these states
approXimates 60,000,000.
Still other states ,as we'll as some
of those voting cash bonuses, have
enacted laws providing for vocational
training of ex-service men in their
respective state institutions, or for
free sch olarships in state normals
and colleges; still others provide for
free settlement of public lands own
ed by the state; or sick benefits, to
disabled eX-seryice men and death
benefits to their dependents; or ex-
emption from state taxes up to
fixed amount, or loans to obtain edu
cation, to buy homes, farm machin-
cry and live stock, or free hospitaliza-
ton, etc. g..
Thirteen Vote $178,O00,O00
The thirteen states which have
voted cash bonuses and are paying
them, and the amount eacn state
voted are as follows: Maine. S.
900, 10000; massachusetts,, $20.DO0.-
900; Michigan, $30,00O,O0O; Mime
sofa. $20,0O0,O00; New Hampshire,
Isl, 900, 1000; New Jersey, $12,OO0,-
900; New York, $45,O0O,O0O; Rhode
Island, s2.50O,O00; South Dakota,
s6,000,OO0; Vermont, $4,000, 900;
Washington, $11, 100000; Wisconsin,
SIS, 0O0,0O0.; total $16S,500,00O. To
this sum must be added Oregon's con-
trlbution, which has just been pro-
vided, but payment of which will not
commence for few weeks. Each
man will receive SIS cash for each
month of service or loan Of $4,000
at four per cent on long time pay
ment. It is estimated Oregon will
pay; not less than $10,000,000. All
of these states have republican legis-
latures.
North Dakota voted $25 month
for each month of service, with the
proviso the money should be eXpend-
ed for purchase of a home, business,
farm, farm machinery or medical SER
vice. q
The six state legislatures that have
authorized bond issues to pay cash
bonuses, subject to referendum, and
the amount of the issue in each case
are: Illino.s, sos, 1000; Iowa, S22,-
900, 900; Kansas, SIS. 000,000; Mis-
souri,, s15,000,O00; Montana, ST.
! 500. 900; OHIO, enough to pay each
mari $40 q month for each in SER
vice estimated at not ,e75 than $40
| 100000. Without Ohio, these refer
erded bonuses total $t18, 100000.
Ohio will bring fine total close to
$3.50, 100000. All thc@e states have
Republican legislatures. <
| Republican Legislatures.
Estimating Oregon and Ohio as
above, THIS makes a grand total OF
sass, 900, 900 in cash bonuses which
have been voted eX-seryice men by
republican, legislatures in 10 states.
| In addition to cash bonuses, several
Of the states provide for cash allow
ance.s to ex-service men, taking voca-
u!cnal or educational work. Nebras-
ka provides for loans to disabled, sick
and needy men, and voted $2,0O0,O0O
to provide such funds. New, Mexico
and Wyoming exempt from state
taxes ex-sehvice mems property up to
value of $4,000. California has es-
tablished Veterans Welfare Board
land provides funds to aa,sst ex-ser-