Evening journal., 1922-04-24

received pension forty years after the close
the war. than So per month. and that only
In Of disability 70 such extent as to prevent his
performing manual labor
Ne soldier whe served IN the for independence
was allowed pension for any except fer In
juries or disability the service, for forty
TIVE years.
Ne soldier Of the War Of 1919 pensioned for any
cause except fer disability incurred In service until
sixty years after the war
Ne widow Of the War Of 1912 received pensen
I'll the act of 1919. and then ony - per month.
Ne seldler Of the Mexican War received pension,
except such wounded disabled in the service
until forty years after the close Of the war
Those Totally disabled the result Of service
ceved IS per month.
No soldier Of the Civil War who not injured
disabled by military service received pension
from tho government until the act Of 1890 twenty-five
years after tho close Of the war.
Those totally disabled received only IS per month in
case OF prvates and only $40 per month in case OF
lieutenant colonels and those Of higher rank.
No widow OF Civil War soldier granted pen
sion until twenty years after the close OF tho
and then only upon proof OF tho soldiers death being
OF service origin.
At the close OF this fiscal year will have expended
during this twelvemonth period for tho benefit Of the
soldiers s48s, 900 900. twice much
pended before in aid of the soldier OF any
From the beginning Of the Revolutionary War until
July A. 1ss6-hftythree years after the close OF the
war-no widow enlisted soldier who served in the
war for independence allowed a pension. But
by the act OF July 4 1896 and several amendatory
acts widows OF Revolutionary soldiers allowed
pension at first OF 81 and later IS per month. They
we're never allowed more than that until the act Of
1sse--more than 100 years after the
Until the act Of 1915 no widow of the War OF 1912
received pension But by that act widows of soldiers
who killed In the service were allowed half pay
or s4s per years. per month.
widows Of soldiers killed in the Mexican War re-
ceved half pay s4s per year for life and It never
was increased above that amount until 1ss7-forty
years the OF the war-and then Increased TO
IS per month.
In 1886 pensions OF widows OF Civil War veterans
were increased to s12 per month that widow of
Civil War veteran whose death resulted from injuries
received or contracted in the service received
much as s12 per month until twenty years after
the close of the Their pensions remained at sl2
until 1916 when they increased to $50 month
so that It was not until twenty-five years after the close
Of the war that the widows of Civil War veterans could
receive pension except upon proof that the soldiers
death OF service origin.
Widows of veterans OF the Spanish War have never
been allowed a pension OF more than s12 per month;
and prlor to the passage the Sells act they were
never allowed that except in where the soldiers
death was due injury received disease contracted
In the service
It want to say" Senator Fernad said in conclusion,
in connection with insurance that 14So0O claims al
ready been allowed that there is still in force
insurance to amount OF ss,5OO 100000. gov
ernment ever made such provision before the sol
diers OF any They handling at the depart
ment 1000 claims every day, in addition to th'
1 200 900 already file and employing 1000 ex-ser
vice men in carrying out the work
In addition the above, the Veterans Bureau ha
allowed 900 compensation claims and has paid ou
IN compensation benefits sSOO,OOOOOO. We are manl
out 65O,OOO checks every month representing an ex
pendture OF S4s.OOOOOO monthly; giving vocationa
training without cost 100000 disabled ex-servic'
men, providing hospital for 10000 ex-service men
at an annual expenditure of t6O,OOOOOOl expendine
900 900 cash every day for ex-servico and theI
dependents.
so Mr.. President, since 1918 this government has
expended s1.41O,oOO,OOO and from now on under the
provisions OF the laws already enacted It will
cost this government s4ss 100000 twice as much as
expended before for the Of any war
Those facts and figures should constitute complete
answer TO those Deawareans who have asserting
that disabled veterans neglected. They alsC
serve as those Delawareans who insist
that a bonus should be allowed to soldiers and sailors
who passed unscathed through the World War.