The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-11-07
SPANISH WAR
VETERANS BONUS
VETERANS OF THE SPANISH WAR
MAKING AN EFFORT TO BE PUT
ON A PAR WITH VETERANS OF
OTHER WARS.

Minnesota veteran organizations are
making belated efforts to secure re-
cognition for the Spanish American
soldiers from Minnesota and the same
will be brought before the state legis-
lature, probably at the coming session.
Those interested in this legislation
have sent out facts and figures on the
Spanish veterans which are appealing.
Ely had number of volunteers in the
army in Cuba and the PHILIPPINES. In
the letter sent out to the newspapers
by F. w. Peterson, executive chairman,
and W. B. Williams, secretary, of the
United Spanish War Veterans of the
Department of Minnesota, the following
facts are stressed:
The Veterans of the Spanish War
are the incoming Senior Veteran or
ganization-and as such will lead in
holding up the torch of American Pat
riotism and Ideals-and those senti-
ments so much needed in these days
of turmoil and Red unrest-also as
an inspiration to the youth of the
coming generation.
Percentage of Volunteers Spanish
War 1000, Civil War 500, World
War $3.50.
Spanish War average service IA
months, Civil War IL months, World
War 9 months.
Total cost, $1,000, 0OO, 100000. Prop
erty acquired 100000, 10000. Four
million people freed from Spanish
tyranny.
Total number men enrolled 414,OOO.
Total on pension roll January 31st,
1923, $4,000. Total enrolment Civil
War 2,213 ,555; on pension roll Deem
Der 31st, 1923, 68,728, passing away at
the rate of 1000 per month. Total en-
rollment World War, 4,290,000. $4,000
service connected men in hospitals and
about 100000 outside drawing COM
penSation. Spanish War Veterans re-
ceive no compensation.
Totally disabled World War Veter-
ans receive from Federal Government
$4,000 a month compensation; Civil
War Veterans $1,000 a month pension;
and the Spanish War Veterans $4,000
a month pension.
In the Minnesota State Soldiers
Home on January 31st, 1929, Civil War
Veterans 134, Spanish War 81, World
War 70.
25,727 World War Veterans are under
guardianship. The mentally afflicted
or deficient Spanish War Veterans,
guardianleSs, were thrown into insane
aSylums, jailS and penitentiarieS
10000 World War Veterans re-
ceived vocational training. Spanish
War Veterans paid for their own re-
Mobilization, and disqualification.
Total Americans killed in World
War, $1,000 or l $1,000 of total enroll
ment. Total died in Spanish War, g.
900 or l 4-10% of total enrolment
In World War, Minnesota supplied
118,410 soldiers; in Civil War; about
$4,000; and in Spanish War, 8,498. one
third of whom are dead.
Civil War Veterans were given a
Federal bonus of 160 acres of land;
Mexican Border men were given State
bonus; World War Veterans were given
a Federal Bonus and a State Bonus;
Spanish War Veterans did not receive
a cent.
Young and healthy S. A. T. c.
students from one to thirty days SER
vice were given a double State bonus;
Alien subjects of foreign powers who
served were also given bonus.
To deny the same recognition to the
American Volunteers of the Spanish
War is to stigma sacrifice by the i'm
plication that the service was valueless
and not entitled to consideration.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars-The
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War-The American Legion and
all their women auXiliarieS are side by
side with the Spanish War Volunteers
in their request for equality and JUS
tice
We respectfully urge the passage of
this bonus compensation for these Ven
cradle Minnesota Veterans of the
Spanish American War.
(SigneO F. w, Peterson,
Executive Chairman,
w. B. Williams,
Secretary