New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-08-05
REPUBLICAN STATES
MAKE PROVISION FOR
THEIR EX-SERVICE MEN

Washington, July Thirteen
states have voted their ex%-service
men cash bonuses, in the aggregate
sum of $l78,500,O00, and the payment
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
ject, under the law, to a popular rel
erendum. The referendum i'll each
case will be held this year. The total
mount involved in these states APP
proximates $l6O,0OO,OO.
Still other states, as well as some
of those voting cash bonuses, have
enacted laws providing for vocation
al 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 own
ed by the state; or sick benefits to
disabled ex-service men and death
benefits to their dependents; or ex-
emption from state taxes up to a
fixed amount, or loans to obtain edu-
cation, to buy homes, farm machinery
and live stock, or free hospitaliza-
ton, etc.
Thirteen States Vote $l7S, 0 10000
The thirteen states which have
voted cash bonuses and are paying
them and the amount each state
voted are as follows: Maine, S3,-
100000; Massachusetts, $~20,OOO,O0O;
Michigan, $%30,OO0,OOO; Minnesota, So
10000; New Hampshire, 100000;
New Jersey, $l2,000,O00; New York,
S45. 100000: Rhode Island, $2,500,0OO
South Dakota, $6,O0O,0O0; Vermont
100000; Washington, $ll 100000
Wisconsin, $~l5,000,0O0; Total, $l68,-
100000. To this sum must be added
Oregon's contribution, which has just
been provided, but payment of Which
will no commence for a few weeks
Each man will receive SIS cash for
each month of service, or 4 loan oil
! $1,000 at four per cent, on long time
payments. 1t is estimated Oregon
viii pay not less than $l0,OG,UD All
OF these states have Republican leg'
isiatures.
North Dakota voted SIS a month
for each month of service, with the
%proviso the money should be expend'
cd for purchase of a home, bust
ness, farm, farm machinery or med
zeal service.
The six state legislatures that have
authorized bond issues to pay casl
bonunes, subject to popular referen-
DUN, and the mount of the ISSUE
in each case are: Illinois, $55,O00.0W
Iowa, 22,000,000; Kansas, S25,0O0,0O
Missouri, ST. 100000; Montana, ST.,
100000: Ohio. enough TO pay eacl
man $40 n month for each in SER
we. estimated at not less than $40,
O0l.00. Without Ohio. these refer
ended bonuses total $llS 100000. Ohio
will bring the total close to $4,000
oo0 All these states have Republic
can legislatures.
All Republican Legislatures
Estimating Oregon and Ohio a
above, this makes a grand total o
S33S.000.000 in cash bonuses which
have been voted ex-service men by
Republican legislatures in 10 states
II addition TO cash bonuses, 3ev,
cral Of the states provide for cash
allowances to ex-service men taking
vocational or educational work. Neb
raska provides for loans TO disabled
sick and needy men. and voted -,
O00G0G to provide such funds. New
Mc>ico and Wyoming exempt from
state taxes eN-service mems prop
erty up to value of 5000. Californi;
has established a Veterans Welfar,
Board and provides funds TO asSis
cx. service men in buying land, homes
ard getting an education Connect
ca. voted a Soldiers State Aid Funt
OF 81 100000, the income to he use,
for soldiers and their families whC
ma, be sick or needy. In Connect