The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-09
COL, ", ", ROGERS PROPOSES
CIVIL WAR PENSION BILL
PROMINENT VETERAN POINTS OUT
UTTER INApEQUACY OF PRES
EMIT PAYMENT LIMIT.
Defendant Veterans Gan Barely 1.-Two
Senator Promises to Consider Plan.

Senator Promises to Consider Flan.
BELOW will be found proposed new
pension law prepared 10y Colonel w. W.
Rogers ~ this city. on" "t the most
prominent C1yil war veterans of Wes'
Virginia. Mr.. Rogers points ont. In
connection with this pr"p"Sed lcEisla-
zion. that the most any Civil war vet
crnn Is receiving now. except th"s" VII"
y.crc wounded. Is $50 n month. MO"
iuy then, only two meals day ana "
. room at 81 week. those receiving IN"
sjn Il month have just 81 LETT for AL
othcr EXPENSES Widows OF soldiers are
allowed only Sc month for carh de-
| pendent child
Colonel Rogers has received letter
! from Senator sutherland in when 'h'
! latter states that he regards the Pi"i
: sitinn Ia increase the amount very t"'
: orahly. The senator has not "'"'"''
, whether il would be best L" seek W
amend pending bills or |" ih'F""u' "'
! entirely new measure. Colonel k"e'r
.,,,ao.,s thot the minimum for all 'iN''
war Veterans he Sr u month go
: month for widows.
The terms Of his proposed "'''"''
arc a. follows:
$50 a Month, for AL
, Th,. owing To axe. wounds. h'Sc'N'
! ,nGrn,tiies. hiyh cost Uf living ana n'Sn
prices generally. along Win 'h' SIM
number OF C!vil war soldiers anu wiz"
ows now liN!nK. the following II "''u
a law by our honorable" preSiu"nl A""
ronyresS Of the great Unite" HlAteH'
Ia take effect n once an" P"H'''
monthly. w,ulN certainly show graft
= tuIc and meet the approval " INV
u our prOpi".' ,,.
That hereafter all tfNi, war soldiers
marines ami sailors h"n"ra"'y N;S-
CHARGED from tiNil MY. nov On I've
. n+nSinn roll. or hereafter placed there-
= in vino have served thirty days Sh"!'
= receive n pension OF $500" per month
3 All widows who married such So."'erS'
marines and sailors prior u Jahu'H!
LIST. 1921. not after. providing the SOL
l!rr marine o. Sailor. husband Is u'a"'
or that t!irv were legally divorced from
him. .he beng caulticsS II such a'l"r''
nrocrrdinrA. ard ali idi"tt" and hcI2-
loo, ,.,,;l1rrn 81 any age th've l6 years.
shall receive $500 per month. provide
. in,, the parents OF such idl"t.c or help
los nre not prnsloN,d. If ~" $@o.""
pcr month payable 10 person nAN'h>
care ur them. All children "t'su'h SOL
dI,r marine or Sttlor uad"r l6' years
. ~ NJ, II with the widow, Slh.hO per
month: /: with another p"rSon *-p'""
per month. until they arrive i; the axe
II ID ,r,rs: and no fee Sl,,L he above"
TO attorneys or other persons "nts az
original cases, then only a fee OF I0.o"
,r,yab;e ONLY by commissioner 81 pen
siIns a. heretofore. when pension Is
granted. Such proof. etc. as has been
heretuforc required to sustain such
claims snail, be cXxcted, BY the COM
missioner Of pensions.
soldiers' Homes
Abolish soldier homes to an extent ny
returning all soldiers. marines anu SAL
OTIS To their homes and loved ones. u
/ they have such: II not. retain sufhclent
homes for them and Apply their PEN
sion pro rpia 10 the expense anu up
keep OF such home. the remainder a'ter
their keen deducted. to he paid I" the
pensiuuer. where sich soldier. marine
or sailor has wi:c. id!"tic or help
lcss children over the age OF IL years.
nr children under l6 years or aI". ana
remains In such soldiers home. one
half o. his pension on due proof snail
be paid TO his wife or children ~ the
I case may be and deserving ny proof
Those soldiers marines and sailors.
who are helpless insane. or not OF
sound mind t. he cared for in nos
Z pital for that purpose. conducted oh'E
hy our government, on the same terms
r,ied To It's up-Eerr. ON due proof OF
m. death of such Sollicr. marine or
sailor who died not having sufficient
means for burial purpose only, the
CnUlmisSi ,nrr Of pensions T. anth"rlzrd
to ray Sl00.nn I" insure pror"r our'a!
10 th,. pcr@,u who bnr" such expense.
Su, h corpse not t. be buried in Iaup'r
lot
Ry reduction Of expense OF soldier
homes medical examiners, clerks IN
pension AMI other offices. and spcc!;t!
examiners. there Will hc an immense
saving - funds OF our government. nj
the some tim, care for thoS.' VIII" ar
government owes a debt mat never can
be ua! Many cannot he paid. hut
gratitude will help Cor the few wears
thar Il" rc,n"i" in@ Few ere with us.
Hpr Lost Earning Power
We all know that Il mhn ut III" ne"
Of sixty-twn tf2) years has lost his
strength ard earning power. tho same
rs any ma. wounded or otherwise dlS-
nhlcI and entitled u he retired on 4
pension, sufficient 10 enable him I"
live. In other w0rdH our regular army
officer are retired. our World war VET
Grams '>0mc az them prnSioncd now
from s>uOO {" SlO0.nQ FER month. No
civil war SU,irr va% eyer allowed
such Many widows. mothers. fathers
AMI G..ugntrrS IS officers now receiving
n ::roltrr pension than the civil war
ycts~"n receives. and their helpless
children over IL wears 90 age ignored,
wc must he fair. no; discriminate. Our
government Will not he ALL" I" recruit
q volunteer army when any one is
treated better shan the other.
Home First
If billions Of our money Is aNpropr'-
at.l to krc1 foreign pr"pl" who never
aided in the least. why not apply II L"
deserving a. home" Horn" hrSt. tle
general public will approve "f this;
luev d" not Hppr"v" "f discrimination.
and want I" pay tn"lr h-ht "r gratitude
nnd know the civil wrr soldier was
rad not over $lf.ru per month in
money not worth over nifty tI") cents
on the drlar hnI 9TH" education now
over seventy. (7al years "f age. about
helpless along with ailments. r"ceiv-
lns $1,000 per month. paid every three
nI"u,hS. cnnuot pay cash IN Eot rCaur-
tiun in pro" on, high prices AMI s1o.O0
per month was only allowed him May
LIST. ln2r when the high cost Of living
took piece. l. WIS ten not enough To
kr"r him: worse H"w rents going up
AMI hirh cost &c living her" to stay.
TIL" poor widow grts only $4,000 per
month and $500 p"r month for her
child. II she has one. How do they
manage tn l:vr" Til" general publ"
docs no. ar1rrv" nf this. they know
The soldier. w!dcw. nor orphan cannot
I've on their pensions. and have M
other means Of living. Allow them fair
consideration in their last few days Is
al! that is asked.
Submitted