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)

Stewart, M. B. (Merch Bradt)

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Page Count

2

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Newspaper article

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.