Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-31
). TO insure
ENLISTED MEN
The Measure Also Aids Their
Families.
|H'ADOO EXPLAINS The BILL
Enlisted Man Must Give a. Maximum
of Sis Month and Government VIII
Give Up $50 a Month to Dependents.

OF sis Month and Government VIII
Give Up $50 a Month to Dependents.
1t is a matter Of Importance
to the Red Cross that, at the
instance of Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo, comprehensive meas
ure providing fer the financial as
sistance of the families Of American
soldiers and sailors has been introduc.
ed in both branches of congress.
Henry P. DAWSON, chairman, on be-
half of the Red Cross war council,
authorized the following:
"Obvicusly the task of providing
for the financial assistance of the fami.
lies Of our soldiers and sailors is so
large that the government alone can
assume it. In no other way can the
burden be discharged fairly and as a
matter Of light rather than charity"
In a memorandum, Secretary Nc,
Adoo explains the-ope ion of the pro.
posed legislation.
"I realize" says the secretary Of the
treasury, "that the CT involved in
the pronunciation OF such a c0mprehen.
sive plan j. most important factor
TO be considered. Actuarial estimates
were sUhm ted to ne. After careful
consideraicn Of thaae estimates. |
have re1c"ed the conclusion that if he
bill is prcparly enacted into law the
total expenditure for tha first and sec.
ond years will be as follows:
Family allowances, fist yea, $141,.
100000; second var, s190,000,O eco.
Death indan2nitias. first year, So 100.
900; second year, 100000.
Compensation for total isobi':ty,
$5,250.0OO; second year, $4,000 600.
Comrens7tion for partial disabi ity.
first year, $4,000 900; sec2nd year, S21,
000.G00.
Insurance against death and d'sa
bility. first year, S23,000,0 900; second
year. s!125G0.C0O.
Total, first year. s176,150, 900; sec.
ond year. s2S0,5O00O0.
This system, as explained, means
that the enlisted men shares with the
government in providing for the finan.
cial needs Of nis f1mily. The ccmpul.
sory allotmcnts from the enlisted
mans pay must equal the family allow.
aDce from the government, with min.
imum, however, of SIS monthly and
o maEimum Of one-ha!f pay. There is
a scale Of allowances determined by
the size of the dependent family, SO
that the monthly family allowance
ranges from S. to $50 according to the
number IF dependents.
Secretarv McAdoo Illustrates the
WORKING of the system in tho following
example: "a private gets $33 a month
fer service abroad. IF he has a wife
and two children he must allot them
at least SIS out Of his pay. The gov.
ernment sunn!ement9 this by girino
the family an allowance Of S32.50. This
family's minimum monthly income,
therefore, would be $47.5O. The fat e1
can allot as much moe As he pleasas.
II there IS ~nothor child. the govern.
n'ent viii allow S. additional. # that
r'ln should have a father or mother
actually dependent upon him, he can
secure an allotment of so a month
fr0m the government for the parent by
allo:ing S. more of his pay. This, the
private with wife. three children and
a mother actually dependent upon him.
by giving $50 out of his S33 month,
would get from the government S4750
a month-giving lis family an income
CT $G7.50. and still leaving TIE MN
S13 a month for spending money. II
there are more children, CT if there Is
also a dependent fafhor, the govern
ment would give up to $50 In all, over
and above the mans own allotment.
"If total disability results from per.
sonal injury suffered or disease COT.
tracted in the course Of the service,
the compensation, bosed on the per-
centage of pav. hui with minimum Of
from $40 t. >75 per month according
to the size OF tn family, may increase
for tie higher offers to a maximum
of 500 per north. Compensation is
not p7vable. however. while the officer
receives retirement allowance.
,''If Go-th ras"l's f~om the i"j~ry or
disease incrTrel or contracted in the
crurso Of t"a service" continu Sec
ret?ry McA1~o's statement, "comren
satior is paid 20 the willow, children
and daneodan' widowed mother. The
a,n~unt. basel uD9n percentage cf pay.
ranges frcr . minimum, according to
the size of the family, from SIS to $50
ra~ month, to q. maximum for the
HIGHER officers of 5000 per month"