Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
2 REPUBLICAN STATES
MAKE PROVISION FOR
THEIR EX-SERVICE MEN
Approximately $S4O,OOO,OOO Cash Bon
uses and Other Help Authorized.

hington-Thirteen states hav
voted their ex-service men cash bon
uses, in the aggregate sum of $l7S,
100000, and the payment of thest
bonuses is either under way or prac
tically completed.
s Legislatures of six other states
have authorised the payment Of casf
| bonuses to their eX-serVice men, sub
iect, under the law, to a popular ref
erendum. The referendum in eacE
case will be held this year. The tOtal
amount involved in these states ap-
proximates $160,000,000. ~
Still other states, as well 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 scholarships in state normals
and colleges; still others provide for
free settlement of public lands owned
by the state; or sick benefits to dis
abled ex-service men and death ben
efits to their dependents; or eXemp-
ton from state taxes up to a hXed
amount, or loans to obtain educa-
ton. to buy homes, farm machinery
and live stock, or free hospitalization'
etc. ,,oo ooo
Thirteen States Vote $17S,OOO,OOO
The thirteen states which have voted
cash bonuses and are paying them'
and the amount each state voted are
as follows: Maine, $3,000,0OO; Massa-
chusetts, $2O,OOO,OOO; Michigan, $780,
600 .OOU; Minnesota, S20,OOO,OOO; New
Hampshire, $1,000,0OO; New Jersey
SIP, 2,OUO,UUO; New York, $45, ,OOO'OOO'
Rhode Island, $2,500,0OO; South Dako-
ia, S6,OOO,OOO; Vermont, $S,ooo'ooo;
washington, $11,OOO,000; Wisconsin,
$4,000, 900; Total, $16S,5OO,OOO. 10
this sum must be added Oregons con-
tribution, which has just been pro-
vided but payment of which VIII not
for a few weeks. Each
man will receive SIS cash for eacn
month of service, or loan OF S5,OUO
at four per cent. on long time pay
ments. 1t is estimated Oregon Will pay
NOT less than S1o,oOo,ooO. All OF these
states have Republican legislatures.
North Dakota voted $25 a month for
each month of service, with the pro
yiso the money should be eXpenueu
'or purchase of home, business
,arm, farm machinery or medical ser
vice.
The six state legislatures that have |
authorized bond issues to pay cash
bonuses, subject to popular reteren-
lum. and the amount of the issue IN
ZACH case are: Illinois, $55,OOO,OOO;
owa. $4,000, 900; Kansas, $25,OOO,OOO;
Missouri, $15,ooo,ooo; Montana, ST.
100. 900; Ohio, enough to pay each
nan $40 a month for each in service,
stimated at not less than $40,OOO,OOO.
Without Ohio, these referended bon
Ises total .$118,5OOO, 900. Ohio will
ring the total close to $l6O,OOO,OOO.
Ill these state have Republican leg
slatures.
All Republican Legislatures
Estimating Oregon and Ohio as
bove, this makes. Il grand total OF
SIS 900, 900 in cash bonuses which
ave been voted ex-serYice men by
epublican legislatures in 19 states.
in addition to cash bonuses, sew
raj of the states provide for cash al
,wances 10 ex-service men taking
ocational or educational work. Ne
raska provides for loans to disabled,
ok and Leedy men, and voted $2,OeO,-
" to Provide such funds. New MeXi-
} and N.Cming eX.mLt frO.: state
.IeS ex-seiT:ce mHls VI. perty up 10
llue OF $2b.G. CalIfO7u has estab-
shed a Veterans Welfare Board and
,ovides funds to assist eX-serVice
en- in buying land, homes and get
ng an education. Connecticut voted
Soldiers State Aid Fund of $2,5OO,-
10, the income to be used for SOL
ers and their families who may be
elk or needy. In Connecticut and
yoming, stright cash bonus bills
ere introduced, but were Withdrawn
each instance, at the request OF
service men. All these states have
epublican legislatures.