New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-10-26
GOVERNMENT
READY NOW TO
INSURE BOYS
LIBERAL PROVISIONS OF
NEW INSURANCE ACT OUT.
LINED BY CHAS. SPRINGER
OF THE NEW MEXICO
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

No single feature of this world
war is of greater importance to all
the people of the United States than
the matter of protection for the fam
lilies of those soldiers who will make
the supreme sacrifice--those gallant
boys who will "go over the top" and
never come back. Instead of using
the archaic pension system, the Con-
gress of the United States has pass
ed bill to provide insurance for all
of the men in active service of army
and navy. 1t is the most liberal in
surance that any government on
earth has ever offered to its SOL
diers
Act Approved Oct. 6
The terms and provisions of the
insurance policies are explained in
the following letter to the county
councils of defense, written by
Charles Springer, chairman of the
executive committee of the New
Mexico Council of Defense:
The Act of Congress, approved
October 6, 1917, emitted An Act to
amend an Act entitled AN Act to
authorize the establishment of a
Bureau of War Risk Insurance in
the Treasurery Department y, pro-
vides first, that every soldier may
make an allotment of his pay to his
dependents, and that an allotment
of at least $500 per month shall
be made out of the pay of Private
soldier to his dependent wife, and
the allotment is compulsory also in
the case of child or children where
there is no wife, and voluntary as to
any other dependents.
Government Adds Allowance
Wherever such allotment of SOL
diers pay is made, the Government
of the United States will also pay
to a family allowance of SIS, per
month to a wife; $500 per month
to a wife and one child; $3.50 per
month to a wife and two children,
with $500 per month additional for
each additional child. In case there
be no wife, but one child. $500 per
month; two children, $3.50 per
month; three children, $1,000 per
month"; four children, $4,000 per
month, with $500 per month for each
additional child. For one parent,
$1,000 per month; for two parents,
$1,000 per month. All of the above
to be paid to actual dependents up
on application to the Commissioner
of Naval and Military Insurance,
Washington, D. C.,
Disability Compensation
1t is also provided in the same
Act that the United States will pay
to soldier on account of disability
resulting from personal injury suf-
fercd or disease contracted in the
line of duty when employed in ac-
tive service under the War Depart
ment or Navy Department or to his
dependents in case of death result
ing from such injury or disease,
monthly compensation as follows =
In case OF disability resulting from
the injury, if and while the disabil-
ity is total, and for not to exceed
240 months:
If he has neither wife nor child
living, $1,000.
If he has wife, but no child liv-
If he has a wife and one child
living, $500.
If he has wife and two children
living. $500
If he has a wife and three or more
children living, $500.
If he has no wife, but one child
living, $4,000, with $1,000 for each
additional child up to two.
If he has a widowed mother de-
pendent upon him for support, $1,000
per month in addition to the above
amounts.
For Total Disability
To an injured person totally dis
abcd to such an extent as to re-
quire nurse or attendant an adj
ditional sum not exceeding 5000 per
month. For the loss Of both feet
or both hands or both eyes. or be-
coming totally blind or helpless and
permanently bedridden from causes
occurring in the line OF duty in the
service, the rate of compensation
shall be $1,000 per month; no al
lowance being made for nurse or
attendant.
In Case OF Death
In case OF death from such injury
the monthly compensation for the
period of 240 months shall be paid
to dependents as follows -
For widow alone, $500.
For widow and one child, $500.
For widow and two children. S47 50.
with $500 for each additional child
up to two.
In case there be no widow, but
one child, $1,000.
Two children. 5000
Three children. $4,000, with $500
for each additional child up TO two.
For widowed mother, $1,000.
Up To sl0,0oo.co
In addition to the foregoing pro-
visions the Act provides for Gov
ernment Insurance upon the lives of
and others engaged in ac-
tive service under the War Depart |
ment and Navy Department, upon
such exceedingly liberal terms that
every person in such service should
take advantage of the
An insurance policy
for any sum from Sl.00000 up to
may be carried by any
person engaged in such service at
the premium rate of about $500 per
thousand per annum for persons
within the draft age. with suitable
increase for persons above that age, |
which premium may be paid in
installments in advance, de- |
Quoted from the soldiers pay, or
made in cash if preferred.
List Thoss In Service
In order that the soldiers and
others engaged in the service, and