The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24

Special 60 The world.
WASHINGTON, Juno 23-The
Question has boon raised here hy a
veteran ot the Clvll war as to whoih-
cr tho United states owes any great
cr debit to the man who served un
tho World war than the ono who
fought for the preservation of the
union In the war between tho ttutcs
lie has shown that the United states
.s discriminating between its sol
diCrs OF the eighteen sixties aud the
nineteen hundreds, between those
who fought on both sldcs ct the
Mason and Dixon liuu ana those who
went overseas to help solve Eu-
ropes problem; ana attention has
been called 20 the difference IN tho
treatment accorded to American sol
dlcrs Of the different periods.
No Harmony IN Allowances.
n tlat pension rate OF $50 month
is paid To veterans of tho Civtl war,
while those who are "hy reason OF
ago or physical or mental disability
helpless ur blind, or so nearly help
less or blind as to require the regu-
lar personal aid ana attendance Of
another person" receive S72 a month.
This Is provided by a general act ot
Cungrt as, which rs carried into of-
feet by the pension bureau.
Veterans of tho World war, how
ever. many OF whom were not I'm the
service as lung as two years. and
who are now not moro than 80 or 30
years old. are allowed 500 q month
for permanent total disability. For
temporary total disability they are
allowed $50 n month, with $40 a
month for the wife aud 81 month
for each child. Tho Ciyll war vet
eran gots nothing for II wife and
would receive nothing for "a child, II
he had one under 10 years OF age.
Further than this, tho world war
veteran who takes the free voca-
tional training offered by the United
states. whether he has any physical
disability or not, is given an allow
ance of 500 month In the north
aud east and $50 month IN tho
south, with free tuition and text
books In either case. Nothing of this
nature was ever offered TO tho vet
erans OF the Civil war.
Mauy Old Vets Under Pcnsloncd.
1t IL not every veteran OF tho
World war who receives the full
pension allowance mentioned here.
Some receive as little as IS a month.
which was the initial rate for Civil
war soldiers, But there seems TO bo
a disposition TO pay the veterans OF
the World war more than those OF
The Civil war. and Civil war soldiers,
few indeed, have informally pro-
tested against the determination
against them.
The service pension law, proyid-
ing for the payment Of pensions to
CiVii war soldiers who served two
yenrs or more, was passed In 1919.
and prior to that time pensions were
paid only In Caee OF proved disabil-
ity. There was a service pension
law which provided for the payment
Of $l3 Il month for n man 90 years
OF age who had served 90 days In
| the Civil war and reached n pay
ment OF $50 a month for one who
was rs years old and had served two
years or more In the civil war. Th csc
were the men who first reached the
dollar n day" payment for which
Civil war veterans had long clam
Orod.
In May 1920. the Fuller law in
creased all these pensions 10 the flat
rate OF $50 month and gave as
digh as S72 a month TO those whose
disabilities called for Il. Increases
were given to manned soldiers,
ranging from $50 month for loss
or disablement of one foot or one
hand to $50 for loss or disablement
OF one hand and one foot. widows
pensions were raised to $40 n month.
Attention has been called recently
10 the fact that no change has been