The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-22
SOLDIERS INSURANCE;
HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS
EVERY MAN IN SERVICE SHOULD
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GEN.
EROUS LAW.

The following statement has just
been issued by Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo explaining the war in
surance law for the benefit of the en-
listed men and women of the army
and navy;
A Just Law.
1.-The secretary of the treasury,
through the bureau of war risk in
surance, has been charged with the
administration of the war insurance
law enacted by the congress as a
measure of justice to the men and
women who have been called to give
their lives. If need be, in the service
of their country.
Il wish to acquaint you with the
benefits and privileges which your
government has placed at your dis
pcsal. 1t is essential that you and
your families at home should know of
your and their rights under this law
in order that full advantage may be
taken of them.
TO care for the wife and children
of the enlisted man during his service
the war insurance law compels him
to contribute up to one-half of his pay
for their support. The government,
on application, will generously add to
this an allowance of from 50 to 500 a
month, according to the size of the
family. Moreover, if the enlisted man
will make some further provision
himself for a dependent parent, broth
err, sister or grandchild, they may be
included in the government allowance.
IF, as a result of injuries incurred
or disease contracted in the line of
duty, an officer or enlisted man or an
army or navy nurse should be disabled,
provision is made for compensation of
from $50 to 800 month to him, and,
should he die. compensation of from
$40 to $74 month will be paid to his
wife, his child, or his widowed mother.
I'm order, however, fully to protect
each person and family, congress has
made it possible for every soldier, sail
or and nurse to obtain life and total
disability insurance. This insurance
applies to injuries received while he
or she is in the service or after he or
she shall have left it,
Low Rate of Insurance
Exposure to the extra dangers of
war makes the cost Of life insurance
in private life insurance companies
prohibitive, 1t was, therefore, a plain
duty and obligation for the govern
ment to assume the risk of insuring
hundreds of thousands of our soldiers
and sailors who are making the SUI
preme sacrifice. Under this law. ev-
cry soldier and sailor and nurse, COM
missioned and enlisted, and of any
age has the right, between now and
February II, 1918, to take out life and
total disability insurance up to s1O.-
600 at very low cost with the govern
ment without medical examination.
This right is purely optional. The
soldiers and sailors are not compelled
to take insurance, but if they desire
to exercise the right, they must do so
before the 18th day of February, 1918.
The cost ranges from So cents month
~ at the age of q, to $1.2O monthly.
at the age of 81, for each $1,000 of in
surance' This is small charge on a
mans pay-small in proportion to the
Dement'S 1t may bring The premiums
viii be deducted from his pay. if he
desires, thus eliminating trouble on
his part.
10 provide adequate protection I'M
til February IL, 1918, during the per-
iod when the soldiers and sailors are
learning the details of this law. the
government automatically insures each
man and woman, commissioned or en-
listed in the military service of the
United States. 1t pays the man s25
month during total permanent disa-
oility; If he dies within 20 years, it
pays the rest of 24O monthly INSTALL |
nents of s25 each to his wife. child
or widowed mother.
Il desire to call the provisions of
ms Just and generous law to the at
ention of our officers and enlisted
men and women so that they may not
De deprived of their rights through
ack of knowledge Full information
nay be obtained from the bureau of
var risk insurance of the treasury de-
'artment, Washington, D. c. I earn
stly urge that the officers of the army
ma navy give to the men under their
ommand all possible aid in helping /
hem to understand fully the benefits
hat this insurance may bring to their
antilles and the small cost at which |
may be obtained. +,
This is the greatest measure of I
rejection ever offered to its fighting I
orces by any nation in the history of a
ne world. 1t is not charity: il is
imply justice to the enlisted men and
omen and to their loved ones at
ONE, and each and every one of them /
lould promptly take the benefits of O
lis great law" !,