El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-19
Uncle Sam Is Doing His Best to Take Care Frank Carpenter
OF the Dependents of Soldiers and Sailors S
Every Allowances Over
Employed In This Department


As his part Is that sOeth down 20
the battle, so shall his part he that
4nrriefh by the stuff; they shall part
aITke.s
TTTAsHINGToN. D. C, Oct 1s.-This
w was one Of the war DEGREES Of Ds-
vid when he commanded the armies Of
king saul IN his campaign against the
Amalekites. It corresponds with some
Of the recent DEGREES Of president
Wilson, our commander in chief in
the great war Of the present. The de-
crees we're written by congress. They
sre the will OF the nation, but the
president has put them into action
and secretary 8IcAdoo is carrying
them out They relate to those who
are carrying by the stuff They
have to DO with the heroes at
home, the mothers, wives and chill
dren Of the heroes abroad We have
already put several million men under
arms and by the time this letter IS
published 1000, 600 Of them viii have
been landed in France and tens OF
thousands Of others viii be lodging
submarines on their way over the
ocean Every one OF these men rep
resents a family Many have leLt de-
PENDENT wives and children behind.
Some have fathers and mothers OF
whom they are the sole support ana
the sacrifice and service on the part
of these dear ones at home are al
most as great as those incurred Oy
the men in going abroad
Care of Dependents
The government has decreeu thaI
people at home shall be taken care Of
the same as the soldiers abroad, and
If has enacted legislation and brought
into being the machinery TO carry
out its DEGREES The machinery Is
known as the military and naval d.
vision of war risk insurance 1t had
no existence whatever until congress
passed the act for its creation last
October. but it IS now bigger than
a government department in peace
times
10. 900 employees, and Of these 5000 are
working at night. It keeps 1900 type
writing machines busy all day ana
hundreds Of clerks do nothing else
but take care OF the index card files
The offices now occupy all or parts
OF II buildings and they viii FIJI the
great structure now being erected Tor
the treasury department on the site
OF the old Arlington hotel. The bu-
reau Is receiving more than lo.OuU /
applications a day for war insurance
and IL will soon be sending out 1000
600 cheCas every month as the allot- I
ment OF the families Of our soldiers
and sailors. From December TO Oc- /
tober It sent out more than 100000
checks worth altogether $1zO.Qoo,O 600, !
and each check represented money. a
part Of which was taken from the
pay OF q man in the army or navy |
and The remainder rom the Cnlted /
States treasury. as the share Of those /
who were tarrying by the stuff hav- l
ing sent their men abroad to night 1
for them.
L. s. Most Liberal to Soldiers
The United States IS more liberal I
10 its soldiers than any other nation 4
on earth It pays the highest wages /
THAT have ever been known The /
amount received by each private is at
least $50 per month but in giving it /
the government does not absolve the I
man from his duty Of taking care Of !
his family It is willing 10 DO its
share. but the man must do his It
requires that SIS OF Of every months /
pay 90 to the family This is known /
as the government allotment and it is /
compulsory on the part Of the soldier /
only in case he is married OF has del
pendent children CT relatives who {
would otherwise be charge on the 4
community
In addition TO this SIS a month the 4
government adds an equal amount or
more out Of the United States treas
ury as its share as a payment for
NAAlEG MAAQ LdA4 a. -4AAAAEs me A---AAAAA
appropriated at the time the act was
passed was S14L000s000 and much
more viii be required before the war
is over The government payments
vary according to the size and de-
pendence Of the family.
If the solder has a wife only, she
gets half his pay and SIS additional,
receiving sac q month. II there is a
wife and one child the government
adds S25 a month, making the month
" payment $40. u there is a wife and
two children il adds S22.50 a month,
and for each additinal child it add s.
more II there is no wife and two
children the children receive $3.50
from Uncle Sam in addition TO the SIS ,
Of their fathers pay If there is no
wife and three children they get $50,
and II no wife and four children the
children receive $50 with IS more per
month for each additional child
For Other Dependents.
The law has also provisions BY 1
which II a soldiers grandchildren or
parents or brothers OF sisters are 4
dependent upon him for support one
half Of his pay goes to them. the 4
government adding something like SO /
per parent and from IS TO $50 for
The children, according as there be
one. two. three or four
From this II viii be seen that every
family that 'tarries by the stuff viii
receive from $50 TO $50 OF more a |
month. while its man is away fight
ing our battles. - 4.
45calIl or Disability.
In addition 10 these payments, the
law makes certain provisions II the
soldier dies or is disabled during the
service. These are the same for men
Of all rank and are not based upon
the pay Of the soldier. The soldiers
widow, II there are no children, viii
receive SIS per month A widow and
one child viii get SIS, and il there