The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-08-23

killed there is no such provision the conclusion
must be that the families Of such to be cared TOT ~
PENSIONS but since the general understanding has been %
the scheme contrved by this bill meant to be very largely
substitute for the pension system that conclusion seems "
be one Of doubtful warrant.a
Those features of the bill which left obscury Dy
the explanation in the press dispatch justify the Deei
that is satesmanke conceived in spirit OF gen
appreciation of the patriotism and heroism OF the men
who will face death in the nations defense looks botn TO
the of the families of the during their absence ana
to the of those who return ncapacated by wounds 70
provide for themselves and their dependents And we may pe
sure measure that is animated by this feeling Of soc
ude is not recrean to the greater duty Of caring for the de
pendents Of those who do return bill which should
eecua keep the wolf from the doors of those homes whose
bread winners have gone into the nations service
1t paternasc purpose and therefore despoc In meth
cd begins by selling $500 month from the OF every
private officer turning it to his dependents
This will work chiefly the benefit of the families Of voun
teers The drafted part Of the army will be made OF men
who have dependents But the dependents of volunteers
not to be doomed the quick starvation which would come
Of subsistence at $500 month The bill provides in add
on for the payment Of government allowance OF from So
$50 month ito families of in the national armed forces
Obviously the of the allowance will be governed by
the circumstances of each individual These two provs
ions of the bill make possible maximum income of sos
month to the family Of soldier while in service The
sumption must be that the of the family and its financial
condition and earning will be taken into account in de-
tening how much the will augment the SIS
month that taken from the soldiers and RENTED to his
family.
The bill content stop with provision for the de-
pendent families private soldiers 1t undertakes enforce
thrift the officers authorizes the secretary of the navy
and the secretary of compel to deposit with the
much OF their pay represented by the diff
ference between the $5 family allotment and half their
lar Since the pay Of prvates is only $50 month"; this,
OF course be made applicable only to officers An officer
whose pay 1925 month could be compelled to deposit $70
month with the This would draw interest the
rate of per cent Principal and interest would be turned
over to him at the end Of the war; his family during its
progress if he should be killed.
The scheme for the indemnfcaon of wounded lib
eral to degree probably before appropriated In
IDENTITIES to quote the press dispatch sfor partial and
tai disability would vary from $40 month for prvaes to
5000 for the higher officers The example set Mr. Nc
Adoos letter to the president indicates that $40 the mini
indemnity for unmarried private totally disabled He
would be allowed in addition $40 month for attendant and
he should afterward marry his indemnity would increase
to maximum of $105 month The indemnity of married
man totally disabled would be determined by the number
his dependents He would be allowed by process of
taton to acquire small capital for engaging business
the earnings from this would diminish his of ndem-
nifty Those only partially disabled to be trained
tons suitable to their disabilities.
There is harshness Of men to the seective draft
which, to imagnaons makes Uncle Sam merci-
less tyrant But not consider this
been devised for the Of the families of the
men whom Uncle Sam has conscrped without feeling that
he as benevolent of heart he is stern Of counenance