The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

= wnelmlngly defeated. The fight,
/ however, will be carried to the Sen.
ate by the insurance companies +
is understood. IL
Inc main purposes of~the bill are
/ 70 provide substitute for the nres-
ent pension law as It would annl,1 -
+aea nen engaged in this war a new svs-
..L .eni ol allotments and compensations
W. Wnicn wi Will provide for dependents Of
m ene s. soidler and rehabilitate men un-
on tnelr return from war.
;. upon enlistment, under the nph-
llcatlons OF the bill, a soldier or Sail
o. o. o"o would De entitled to take out from
$1,000 to $4,000 worth in on ont;oua1 % !
ean1surance u onS at approximately So per
?i,OoO. His dependents will he en- an
| eltleo to allotments from the oov-
ernment Of from SIS to $50 per month
ana equal amount, up to SIS ner
| month from his pay.
| :, Death or total disability result;no
tne dependents of any person in the
| hllltafy or naval service. includinu
women members of the nurse cows
Will be entitled to Compensation
ranging from 500 to $40 per month
elimination Of the committne's
| compensatlon provisions came unax-
Pectedly. No serious opposition to
tnem was promised until Represent.
atlve Black, of Texas, suddenlr hooan
assalllng the salary basis pronosal
as a most undemocratic thing to I'M
pose upon any army fighting for ~ de- de-
nrJ anoeracy. he quickly won supporters
s:I snu MS proposal to equalize the bene-
llts OF all classes was adopted almost
a UNANIMOUSLY. Representative Alex
anuer OF missouri, opposed the Black
amendment on the ground that a fam
ny Sn0u1d benefit from the death or
disability Of their support in accord
"hee with MS earning Capacity.
Rates PR Month
| were: ''' ''op'eo
= Widow, ss5; one child, s45; two
children, $3.50, and an addition S.
. Tor each child up to four.
- one motherless child, 500; Two. s35.
three, $45; and $40 additional for
! each child up to five.
| A widowed mother would receive
S3O a month, and no family allow
ance would exceed $75 a month. In
der the original draft of the bill the
compensation for officers depend-
ts ents might have gone as high as
| $500 a month. '''
A widows CONDENSATION would
lease upon her remarriage and a de-
PENDENT chlld's would cease at is
Years of age. a. -
Benefits to Wounded Men
! monthly benefits to a soldier or
be as follows ~
>. II ne has neither wife nor child
living, $40; wife, $55; wife and one
! child, S65; two or more children. SIS:
no wife but one child, $50. and SID
additional for each child up to two.
dependent widowed mother $40 addi-
| tional. '-'--
Injured men requiring nurse care
"ouid receive an additional $40
monthly. Wv
A man losing both feet, hands or
eyes would be entitled automatic. 1iu
to $100 per month.
Amendments adopted would give
claimants ten years instead of one
IN which to file their claims for COM
pensatlon, prevent divorced wives,
| viz A1e%FO iC11idIIIou from Sndf1ng IN
a dependents allowance and eiimi-
nate proposed salary Increases for
present employees Of the government
who are to administer certain pro
vision Of the measure.
Opinions differ as to the cost Of
applying the measure. The first wear
appropriation is $176,OOO,OOO, but it
IS declared by some that this will not
be nearly enough. Representative
Gillette, Of Massachusetts,, acting Re-
publican leader, declared that the sec
ond year cost of administration prob
ably would be near 100000, 200.
The measure is not complete in
respect to it's rehabilitation feature.
Provision merely is made for rehab-
illtatlon, and the details will be work
ed out later. Representative Fess
OF Ohio particularly urged the House
to be liberal in dealing with this
provision. Statistics showed, he said,
that 85 per cent of the broken men
who return from the British front
can be rehabilitated.