The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-04-24
WHAT has BEEN DONE
FOR VETERANS OF
AMERICAN WARS
Interesting COmparilcan Of What Ma.
ton Is Doing for Last War Veter.
ans and What Has Hen Done
For Others.

Washington, d. c. - Senator Der
NJ. Fernald Of Maine was in charge o
the bill recently passed unanlmousl.
by the Senate appropriating $4,000.
900 for the construction of more hos
pitfalls for the accommodation Of dis
abled service men. In the course o
his remarks on the measure, Senato
Fernald gave statistics of what thu
United States has done for its soldiers
In the World war as compared will
what was done in former wars, ant
with what other governments have
done for their veterans, that should b'
brought to the attention of every per
son who thinks this country has beer
negligent in that respect.
Senators may be surprised 10 know
the differences in the treatment OF the
soldiers by the different governments,
said Senator Eernald. Outside OF
Australia and New Zealand, no Gov
eminent that was in any way connect
ed with the late war has paid anything
like what the United has paid her SOL
diers. Canada alone paid her soldiers
$33 per month. The United States paid
her soldiers 500 per month. Great Bri-
tain paid her soldiers but $ll.4O per
month. Germany paid her soldiers So
per month. France, Austria-Hungary.
Italy, and Japan paid their soldiers
less than 50 per month. So Senators
may see that in comparison with what
other Governments have paid, the
United States has been exceedingly
generous.
NO soldiers of the Revolutionary
War received a pension, for over 40
years after the close of the war, OF
more than IS per month, and that only
in case of disability to such an extent
as to prevent his performing manual
labor.
mo soldier who served in The was
for independence WAS allowed a pen
sion for any reason except for injur-
les or disability incurred in the serv-
ice, for a. years.
mo soldier OF the War of 1872 was
pensioned for any cause, except for
disability incurred in service, until 90
years after the war.
mo widow fthe War Of 1912 re-
ceived a pensio nuntil the act of 1876
and then only 81 per month.
40 soldier Of the Mexican War re-
ceived a pension except such as were
wounded or disabled in the service.
until 40 years after the close of the
war.
"Those totally disabled as the result
Of service received SO per month.
mo soldier Of the Civil War who
was not injured or disabled by bis mil
itary service received any pension
from the government until the act OF
1890, % years after the close of the
war.
"Those totally disabled received
only IS per month in case of privates,
and only $50 per month in case of lieu
tenant colonies an dthose OF higher
ranks.
mo widow of a Civil War soldier
was granted a pension until Is years
after the close of the war, and then
only upon proof Of the soldiers death
being of service origin.
AT the close Of this fiscal year we
will have expended during The 12-
month period for the benefit Of the SOL
diers $43S.000,000, twice az much as
was ever expended before in aid OF
the soldier of any war.
From the beginning of the Revolt
tionary War until July 4, 1886 - 81
years after the close Of the war - no
widow Of an enlisted soldier who
in the War for Independence
was ever allowed pension. But by
the act Of July 4, 1886, and several
acts, widows of Revolu-
.ionary soldiers were allowed a PEN
sion at first of "a and later So per
They were never allowed |
more than that until the act of 1886
more than 100 years after the war.
Until the act of 1916 no widow OF
he War of 1872 received a pension.
But by that act widows fsoldiers
Who were killed in the service were
flowed half pay. or $4s per pear-s4
,er month.
widows of soldiers killed In the
fexican War received half pay Of $48
er year for life, and 1t never was in
reased above that amount until 1887
40 years after the close of the war
I'd then increased to IS per month.
I'm 1886 pensions Of widows of Civil
Var veterans were increased to $12
or month, 30 that no widow of Civil
Var veteran whose death resulted
rom injuries received or disease con-
racted in the service received as much
8 s12 per month until over 20 years
fter the close Of the war Their pen
ions remained at $12 until 1916, when
ley were increased to $50 per month,
|, that It was not until rs years after
close Of the war that the widows
{ Civil War veterans could receive a
ansion except upon proof that the
oldier's death was OF service origin.
widows Of veterans Of the Spanish
Var have never been allowed a PEN
ION Of more than fl2 per month; aud