The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-10
Bill Provides 'rha, System Be
Put in Charge of War
Department.
ANTHONY is AUTHOR OF 1T
He Finds That There Has Been
Vast Extravaganza i'll Caring
for Veterans.
Ispecia, to The rImes-pispatch.l

Especial To The Times Dispatch.l
Washington. II. G.. March 9.--The
subcommittee or the House Committee
on Military Affairs. Of which Congress-
man Hay. Of Virginia, is chairman, to-
day began hearings on tho hiii intro
duccd by Congressman Anthony, uf
Kansas. which provides that the man
az, mcnt OF the nine branches Of the
National soldiers Home system hc ia
ken out of the hands of II board al
MANAGERS and placed under the su :
rriSiuil and direction OF the War
Department The bill. If reported out
ana passed, would have the effect. II l.
believed. OF reorEanizipr to some ex-
tent the system OF providing for the
old soldiers ut the Southern Branch M
Iional Home for Disabled Volunteer
soldiers ut Hampton. and tho eight
other homes in different parts OF tho
country.
Anthony Explains Purpose.
serious ana continual complaints
said Congressman Anthony to-day. in
eNplain!ns tn. purpose Of his bin.
and for this reason drafted the bin
and viii nrgc It's passage have no
special criticism To make OF the p.r.
sonnet OF the managerial board. but
what want "a correct Is the system
Ihe plan that now prevails is to nave
,he BOARD OF managers. one Of whom
Is supposed 10 reside In the congress-.
ional district in which the respective
homes ar. located, and il directs ma
policy and has the supervision or tho
homes. 1t puts men in the position of
governors very often who do not I'M
derstand ,hc llfc and temperament OF
the old soldiers. and the homes now
I, Scmblc and smack more OF chart.
table or penal institutions than they
90 OF homes where the men can go and
spend the remainder OF their days In
peace. quietude and happiness
y have received hundreds OF letters
from # old ~ soldiers In The the homes q,
Lcavcnw Kan as well no ~.
other homes. The soldiers fought an
DER ana are pcnSioncd on their records
kept by the War Departmental fact
their wclfar" comes under tho dlr.c.
tion of tho WAR Department.. and that
~ wh.re the supervision Of the homes
The subcommittee
Tho subcommittee which will hold
the hearings is composed Of Congress-
men Howard, oil G.urEis O'lIair. OF
illinois, Gard and Gordon. of ohio. An
,hony. OF Kansas. ana peitrick. Of
Massachusetts The Indications are
that the subcommittee viii recommend
70 tho fun committee that tho change
BIZ made.
The board Of general managers rs
composed OF the President al tho United
states the chief Justice of the SUI
premc Court and tire Secretary of
War. x-oficio Major James ~
Wadsworth Is president Of tho active
board Of supervisors. Virginia. which
~ entitled 70 one ~ the members Of
,he hoard Of supervisors. owing 10 Tho
location OF tho Southern home ni
Hampton. has no member on the board
al present. that being one of the four
ctes have not been Gll.d. owing to inc
general belief that some change will
be made in the policy of management
The homes arc located at HAMPTON.
Va; DAYTON. o.; milwaukee,. WIS:
Torus. Mo: Lcavcnworth KAN Snrta
Monica, cal: Marion. Ind, Danville.