The Detroit times., 1917-08-10

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80.
n 4 man fails 20 make application
~ insurance on The 81 per si'oo'
+ Ian and IL killed. the government
rresDrnes him 10 have made applioa
o1ou for a $4,000 policy and pays bic
~4dow or his estate that amount.
FOR separation support Of depend
ants the bin provides that ti5 ~
ne enlisted mans $40 a month 50
+ % his wife.
the government. n there are Two
ehildren, gives the wife $3.50
month IA addition % that, making
the minimum income t47 SO.
Five dollars additional Is allotted
for each additional child
The father may give more than
AIS from his pay n he wishes.
n the mans father OF mother .
his dependent. and be gives " a
month OF bis pay FOR that, the gov
~rnment gives $40 Thus private
w,th A wife. three children and
,uother dependent can. by allotung
400 OF hts $50 get s47 80 from ne
Government. making $3.50 for MS
dependents. 80,
The bin provides that a man with
ant dependents OF who does not al.
LOT half OF his pay, may be com
PEELED by the government 20 ae'
posit up 10 half his pay with the
government al four per cent inter
est. compounded seml'annually
II total disability results from IN
tury or disease. compensation runs
from a minimum OF $40 20 a maxi
mum OF SIS a month for enlisted
men and up 70 5000 a month Tor
higher officers An officer can Re
celye this disability allowance II ne
receives retirement pay
n man loses both legs and ooih
arms In battle. be would receive
$40 month, or If he needeo
nurse. $50 more. II be bad ae'
pendent mother he'd get SO more
II he later married. he'd get to
more. and for each OF the hrst two
children by the marriage. SO more
or sfO5. He would be fitted with
artifIcirl arms and legs. II he want
ed 10 start store, he could collect
n $1,000 advance on his compensa.
ton. 10 be paid back az the rate OK
e2O A month II man dies his fu-
neral expenses. not 20 exceed slVy
VIII be paid II he leaves his wife.
two children and his mother, they
get $50 a month In addition 20 ne
s. 900 or $4,000 Insurance he may
carry az IS per $1,000.
Under the old pension system this
family would receive only SIS 20
e24 a month
or the $50 on the death OF his
mother, $40 a month would be cut
OF. II the wife remarked she would
get the $50 a month for two years.
when IL would drop 20 SIS until the
FIRST child was IS and thereafter 70
915, being stopped altogether when
the second child was is.
This holds good whether q man
died during the war or after he is
out OF II, IL the wounds were SUI
fored IN Americas service.
After he leaves the service he can
yetain hts IS per 81 900 insurance al
the rate and change II into policy
maturing earlier than the regular
var policy-that Is, before death.
All soldier insurance Is non-ss-
signable and free from the claims
Of creditors OF the insured or the
beneficiary.
The object OF this insurance
clause IL 20 forestal any future al
tsmpts az pension legislation.
The bill provides for reorganiza-
lion OF the war risk insurance bu-
reau OF the treasury department 70
handle this phase OF the law. II
divides the bureau into two sec.
lions, one on marine and seamen's
insurance and the other on military
and naval insurance Each division
win be under a commissioner con
trolled by the bureau.
The bill was introduced In the
senate by Senator Simmons and in
the house by Rep Alexander II
will be pressed TO passage this ses
sion.
because we are drafting and
compelling men 10 make. X neces-
rary, the supreme sacrifice. higher
obligation rests on THE government
TO mitigate the horrors Of war for
the fighting man and his depend
ents," Secretary McAdoo declared
IN letter 10 President Wilson ex'
planning the measure.
"The compensation should not be
offered az gratuity, nor deferred
until the end OK the war The
wives. children and other depend
ents, should not be left as in other
wars, 20 uncertain charity The
men should know in advance that
II they come back armless, legless,
sightless they are not going 70 be
left 10 uncertainties OF future leg
ielation or 10 the scandals Of old
pension system.
"lt may be suggested that the cost
OF this system is too great have
no patience with such a suggestion;
only compassion. II the annual
cost OF doing justice 70 our fighting
men and their families should be
Ave, six or seven hundred million
dollars per annum. n IS insignificant
compared with what those men do
for their country"