South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-28
PULLING THE TEETH OF WAR
What Elaborate Plans Being Crpps
Usefulness
BY Crittenden Merriott-

A war without cripples. That is what this war is
be, q Americas armies concerned No
man can Justly be called a cripple who in fair and
open competition fellows is able to earn
living good better than ne did before ne was
wounded: and Uncle sam promises exactly this ability
a very high percentage Of the who in former
would have been considered hopeless wrecks.
That he does not promise ignorantly or vainly is
proved by results already in France
England in the work Of "reeducatng' the permanent
~ injured. insurance pending
congress provides the money and the machinery for
this wonderful work
BY the terms OF bill the United states not mere
ly crippled and blinded soldiers shall
starve: it also insures literally that nine out of ten
OF them shall be restored their normal ability and
earning capacity. The may have killed but
Uncle sam It shall have crpples in the usual
long known that soldering is really
beneficial TO the great majority of those engage
it. The outdoor life regular exercise wholesome
and abundant food and training in the care of the
body confer lifelong benefits. Statistics even
this will benefit at least out of every Is
soldiers who reach the front not only physically but
also economically for their physical superiority will
undoubtedly win for them an economic superiority
DON'T PAY OLD PRICE
Ihe other two Of 10 remain pay
price But they DO not pay it as they have done in
surance-not pensions charity but insurance the
premiums for which are maid v service-agrees -
provide the families Of nearly them Cthe
half that pay the last debit; and IL further
promises the other half that they shall be
many OF them better part in the life world
than they would have done IL they had gone
at all
Instances drawn from the experience of the Esu-
TOpean powers many. An afOretime laborer in a
mill, who has lost both less. repairer
engines carpenter with becomes
double pay; a blinded blacksmith becomes
ny the aid OF assistant ventilatng
heating a blinded manager OF great grocery store
becomes SO much adept that ne o
old Job and swiftly wins increased salary. And
There are thousands
And this France England where money
Tor reeducatiOn is too plentiful where the
great majority or content all their
lives IN the state which they born In Ameri-
"a where money plentiful where every man is
striving better his condition. the results
tainly be greater BY far wounded men who in their
younger days able give only perhaps hours
daily 20 night school VIII under Uncle Sans
.syetern. able give eight hours day till they
have learned their old trade again have learned
another TO which they better adapted. Many "a
round peg will be able transfer Of the square
hole In which he would otherwise have spent his life
While the injured learning they will get
their pay sodiers-the pay they getting when
they injured-and their families Will get the
allowance that they had been receiving Both before
and period they VIII, OF the
surance 20 which they entitled by the terms Of the
Insurance act.
Concerning the capacity of the injured 90 learn
"a satisfactory trade there IS doubt been
stBundantly proved abroad that in a hundred
IS disqualified from learning a profitable vocation
reedueating the soldiers everything
cennRsoted With the var the United states Will pront