The service pay bill
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Non-commissioned officers, Armed Forces--Officers--Salaries, etc., Hagood, Johnson, 1873-1948, United States. Army, United States. Congress
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Captain M. B. Stewart responds to a letter to the editor of The Sun from Captain Johnson Hagood. Hagood wrote about negative publicity surrounding the service pay bill. Stewart points out that pay for enlisted men is an “imperative national issue,” and that both sides of the discussion have controversial extremes.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-29
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The service pay bill. [October 29, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o298942. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Stewart, M. B. (Merch Bradt). The service pay bill. [29 Oct. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o298942.
APA:
Stewart, M. B. (Merch Bradt)., [1907, October 29]. The service pay bill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o298942.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.