Show T T 4 1 I I j I The e In Indian d ian aP War W ar TT Veterans a if i 1 NM-N-MN NM t 1 E Editor of or The Republican Herald r We e notice In your ur editorial of even n-cn date date- an article entitled Pension for fOl Indian War ar Veterans Veteran wherein you ou sa say that It Is always alwa's necessary that man many worthy enterprises es bo be o abandoned and anlon among them Is tha the l claim of oC 3 as payment for services of or those worthy worth men mon who ho v took part in tho the Indian wars of of Utah and that It scorns seems a matter for tor forthe t. t ti tithe the federal rathor rather than the state government That our position might be mad mado plain we de desire lre to state that the go government has b been en appealed to timo and again through our representatives representatives who have said to us that not until tho state tate had settled with us would tho the government and through tho the recommendation of ot Representative c Howell Howen we are aro making our a appeal r. r JH Ani this not without more than ono one precedent we wa refer yon yot to House Report t No o. 03 ninth Forty Congress g first session wherein we find that the state slate of or Florl Florida o. o did bond and I pay pa a the services of or Its militia mUlti p panl and this to the am amount of or and was reimbursed by the th government See opinion of or Attorney General Genera Witt volume 1 I page 17 wherein he says say a. a The Thc expenses thus Incurred forms a a. debt against the United States which the they arc bound to reimburse Again we desire to call can your attention to tho case of or Oregon which i in like liko manner bonded and paid similar services The militia of ot the territory of ot Utah wa was called Into service b by federal authority in 1865 served through tho the Black Hawk War Val of or 1866 and i 1867 and nd has never been paid bytho State of oC Utah or tho the government a During DurIn- this war over oyer men were enrolled who whoso whose o services amounted F I Ito I to over O Since that time so man many have answered roll ron call can that in DOS 1 only about 2000 could bo be found see seo report of or Indian War r commission on file in a adjutant generals general's office This roll ron totaled a a. t claim of or This wo we have ha revised re b by request allowing the maximum of or six j months only which makes a claim of or No Now Mr 11 Editor It does doe seem to us that our claim is very vory modest and that this claim should be e allowed Tills This great section of ot tho the west y was then under fe federal oral control and the claim of Utah veterans for tor recognition is based upon tho the same grounds as that of oC Florida and Oregon You say you rou tail fait to see why this commonwealth should shoulder tho the hurden burden We Va ans answer anser er that these worth worthy men mein and women mado made it rJ possible for future generations and aro are entitled to all aU we arc asking are forand forand for Cor and more marc t And again as in the cas case of or Florida It simply becomes a loan Joan from the state to tho tiro government go We e feel satisfied that will do herself hor- hor self Justice in this matter and arid allow tho claim even en though the tate state has to postpone tho lie building of or ono one of or the thc two exposit exposition on buildings asked for In California an and an automobile road here hero These 1150 worthy worth men and nd women women are arc fast fat passing aWn away an and there will soon be n none ne of them to receive tho tiro just compensation which th they arc entitled to 1 I Yours truly trul tit l' l J M. M l EST WESTWOOD l t. t 1 It R. R I J N. N a BENNETT lETT a 1 1 VIRGIL KELLY M. M f L L. L PRATT Salt Lake January 21 1913 Committee |