Grover Cleveland: “I find nothing in my examination of the facts connected with the case which impeaches the value of the surgeon's…”

Our pension laws should deal with soldiers' widows.

To the Senate:I transmit herewith, in response to the resolution of the Senate of February 24, 1897, a report from the Secretary of State, in relation to the claim of M. A. Cheek against the Siamese Government, with accompanying papers.

I am not willing, even by inaction, to be charged with acquiescence in what appears to be such an entire departure from the principle, as well as sentiment, connected with reasonable pension legislation.

The time is quite within recent memory when the same thing was said of immigrants who, with their descendants, are now numbered among our best citizens.