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Show COMPtAINT OF OLD SOLDIERS. Washington, June 2. Proof that tho postofflce department was reducing the salarios of old soldiers in Its employ em-ploy by tho amount of the pension they receive from tho government, was demanded by the houso committee commit-tee on civil service reform of Col. John McElroy, editor of the National Tribune of this city. Col. McElroy told the commltteo that some of the veterans affected had complained to him and he promised prom-ised to furnish proofs. Ho also charged that President Taft's instructions, that no old soldier should bo dismissed from the service without the best reasons, was being disregarded. |