The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-03-07
HEALING THE HURTS OF MEN
DISABLED IN THE SERVICE

curing MS entire course.
4 married man and his wife vii. re-
eeivs $7c per month from the govern.
ment. provided they live together
while he II taking Q course a instruc-
tion- II bis course IL such that he must
1--we apart from his wife. the govern.
ment win pay him SOS per month and
his wife $50 per month. The larger
his family the larger the amount paid
BY the government for It's support.
The same allowance and allotment
will be paid to dependents n was paid
to them whilc the man was In the ac-
tive service. II he IL married. his wife
Will receive so a month. II he has q
wife and child they will receive $40 .
month. and $40 will be paid for each
additional child mp to three. II he
has mother dependent upon him she
will receive the same amount she re-
ccived while he was In the service.
In the case Of a commissioned ON
Ger undergoing training the support
paid by the government win always
eQunl the pay for the last month Of nc
tive service, nm amount always In ex-
cess Of the minimum guarantee Of $65
per month. He will be expected to
maintain his dependents out Of the
amount paid him while undergoing
training.
When the disabled soldier has COM
pleted his course Of training he will
receive the compensation prescribed
by the war risk insurance act SO long
rs his disability continues.
That there Is danger of confusing
compensation with insurance payments
Is shown In the cases OF some dis
charged men TO whom compensation
had been granted for injuries received
in line OF duty and who have discon-
tinued payments Of their insurance
prtmiums. In some instances they
have discontinued such premium pay
n.ents owing to mistaken belief that
the sums they are receiving monthly
from the government were insurance
payments.
Only In those cases where the dis
ability from which the man Ii suffer
Ing is total and permanent does the
discontinuance Of insurance payments
by The disabled man who In receiving
compensation involve no risk and
cause no harm. This Is because In
cases of totni and permanent disability
there In a right 10 recover government
insurance payments as well ns compen.
sation. which made further premium
payments unnecessary ms soon an the
| disability WINS In fact total and permn-
ncnt.
Should Verify Payments.
, Any nan who Is receiving what he
believes to be insurance payments
should carefully verify that the
payments he In so receiving are In fact
insurance payments rather than com.
pensatiop payments. and should not
cease making insurance payments un.
III he has definitely determined that
the payments he is receiving are gov.
eminent insurance payments rather
than compensation payments.
The Red Cross liz undertaking TO sec
that every discharged soldier or sailor
coming TO Its attention Ia fully In.
formed ~ to his rights TO compensa-
lion and insurance. and gives assist.
ance in making application for II.
When the arrangements for training
have been made. the Red Cross is pre-.
pared 10 see that the family receives
supplementary assistance or service
which may be needed In addition Ia
The provision made by the government.
| Since, under the law. the taking of vo-
cstional training IL entirely optional
with the man. and his own will and
ambition must first be Unlisted In or.
der 10 insure success tie influence OF
the family may he a vital factor.
Whether a man receives coupensa.
ton for disability or not. whether ne
receives re-edueation or not. The board
IL ready 20 help him get a good job
II he Is entitled 20 compensation and
goes into trimming. when bis trimming IL
finished the board VIII undertake to
find him place In his new vocation
All disabled soldiers whether In or
out of the hospitals. should address
their communications 70 the federal
board for vocational education. Wash
ington. ornfo the district esice Of the
federal board OF the district N which
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