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AY, FEBRUARY 19, 1918YEOWOMENIEXPWANT$10 BONUSJust as Fair as for Men j Cadetin the Same Jobs,They SayanetenaiClaiming that they saw no reason why yeowomen should not receive the $10 monthly State bonus just as well as the men working by their side “who are not willing to take war risks at the front,’' threeWAS HI Ndeaths of fcof explosioifrom theyoung women Charlestown navy yard,Yeowomen Marie George, Helen Murray and Winifred George, appearedbefore the committee on ways and means yesterday and argued in support of the cause of their 300 or more “fellow” yeowomen. When asked why they were not in uniform, Yeowoman Marie George remarked that they were conserving regulation cloth for the men at the front.Lindley H. 1N. J., in anday, and t!Gordon LotL. I., New X tion sectionreported to t by General 'HAND GRWOMEN NOT MENTIONEDUnder the provisions of the act of 1917, in which the bonus was awarded to Massachusetts “enlisted” men, nomention wras made of drafted men or! yeowomen. The bill which has been drafted by the committee on military affairs, which was the subject of yesterday's hearing, provides for the payment of the bonus to all men and women, whether enlisted here or elsewhere,* and ail drafted men up to Jan. 15, 191S,thus placing every Massachusetts man and woman in the service on an equal basis, there being no recommendation for an extension of the practice, how-ever. ^ •Miss I\mvie George declared that she believed the girls were entitled to the bonus, because men working by their side “who are not willing to take war I risks at the front” are now receiving It.j ‘‘We have to obey all the rules, just as they do; all of them with the exception of saluting, said she, ‘‘and 1 can’t see why we shouldn’t get that bonus.” Her sentiments were endorsed also by the other yeowomen.The privatwere Herbertley, Pa.; MiClair, Pa.; IDunlow, Pa.; try, whose : Austria.Koch and ( and Duda at details were the explosion;Private Ga ton, Vt., diediiKEPTDIConti TeWWant No DiscriminationRepresentative French, chairman of the military affairs committee, said it was the consensus of opinion of the committee that there should be no discrimination shown against the drafted men in the payment of the bonus, but that because of the enormous amount of money which would bo required to continue the bonus throughout the war, it had been agreed that it should bediscontinued Jan. 15.Asked by Chairman Warner as to the amount of money which the State still had to pay out in the extra compensation, Mr. French replied that between $2,225,000 and $2,500,000 has notbeen applied for. He added that this money is available to the soldiers to whom it is due until the termination of the war, regardless of whether they applied for it before Jan. 15.The chairman of the military affairs committee criticised action taken by the State treasurer’s department in sending out notices that the bonus was to be paid until the termination of the war. It had created a wrong impression In the minds of many people, he said. The committee was of the opinion that the treasurer's department exceeded its authority in sending out thenotices.Scores of ] belongings of the “lemon I contested in 1 ham by his s lisi of Italy, a safe depositdence at the Among the called today tors Patters* were present the trial. Ai Antonio Bova he was a soi lived as the 30 years.Conti testifl old and cam age of 9. He times with hi also with hison Hanover s his mother 1 when Mr. D the house am expect Di Cc out of the hlt; back way.••••
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Tue, Feb 19, 1918
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