Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-01
ANY ONE MAY
| PAY PREMIUM
FOR SOLDIER
RULING OBTAINED BY DAk0TAN IS
THAT FEDERAL INSURANCE ON
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MAY
BE PAID BY CIVILIANS.

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ruling that civilians may pay premiums on
| federal insurance for soldiers ard sailors,
has been received here by A. +. Chamber
lain, formerly farmers institute conduc-
tor for South Dakota. The ruling came
in response to his inquiry whether II was
possible for civilians To pay the premium
instead of having the government take
them from the soldiers and sailors pay
lie offered 10 pay the insurance on the
lives of two soldiers and expressed the be-
lief that many other civilians would be
glad Ia do their bit in the same manner.
Recently Mr.. Chamberlain received
letter from :. Y. Rotschild, chief of the
division of information, in answer To his
communication. in which the chef stated
that there j. no provision n the act OF
October q. 1917. or in the regulations of
The bureau, prohibiting the payment of sol
dicrS' premiums by persons other than the
person himself.
Later. Mr.. Chamberlain received another
letter. from G. +. Nesbit. commissioner of
the war risk bureau. in which he says:
'.The suggestion that you make l. pa
triotic and exceedingly practical and help
full. This department has ruled that in
surance may be carried on men in the
military and naval service, the premiums
paid BY persons entirely outside Of even
their family connections. In such eases,
the insurance, when payable, is TO 20 To
their estate, or TO the beneficiary or bene-
ficiaries coming within classes "A and B of
the act, designated by the person injured
Mr.. Chamberlain has sent TO the bureau
a post office money order to pay two
months premium Oh policies of $4,000 each
for each Of two privaies from South Da-
kota, whom he named. lie did this, he
explained % as 10 insure speedy action on
regulations governing such payments Of
premiums. lie said he believed many
lodges, Sunday schools, college fraierni-
ties, employees Of stores and stops. in many
instances firms who had employees in the
service. and in others. many men who like
himself were too old or otherwise incapaci-
tated for the service, and friends of the
men in service, would enjoy paying the
premiums on q liberal amount of insurance
for the boys who are doing the real fight
ing. and Tor the nurses who are taking care
Of the wounded
This A. the first instance" said Mr..
Chamberlain. "where any provision of this
character has been made for the safe
guarding financially Of the dependents Of
soldiers or nurses. and for making any
provision by which the men and women
fa la 4.
themselves for employment despite their
hurts"
Mr.. Chamberlain called attention "a see
ton 'iOi of the act. which reads:
THAT IN ease Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Of in
lnrie> 10 sight or hearing. and vi other in
Jurle> commonly causing permanent dis
ability, the injured person shall follow
such course or courses Of rehabilitation.
education and vocational training a.
the United States may provide, or procure
to lie provided Should such course pre-
vent the injured person from following n
, substantially gainful occupation. while
taking same. \ form ot enlistment may ~
required which will bring the injured per
son INTO the military or naval service. Such
enlistment shall cnlitlc the person 10 full
pay - during the last month VI his active
service. and his family to family allowance
and allotment a> hereinbcfore provided, in
lieu q I'll other compensation for the time
being.
I'm ease of his wilful failure properly TO
follow such course or to 50 enlist payment
lof compensation shall be suspended until
such willtul failure ceases and no c0mpen-
sation shall be payable for the interven-
| ing pesiod.F