The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-12
Disable Fighters, Please Note

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In his work throughout the country in behalf
of discharged service men, Colonel Arthur Woods,
assistant to- the secretary of war in charge of
finding employment for demobilized soldiers,
sailors and marines has learned that in many
sections people generally do not know just what
the government is doing to enable men disabled
in the line of duty to reestablish themselves in
civil life
Inasmuch as the government took these men
out of civil life and placed them in camps and in
the trenches where their disabilities were incur
red. the obligation upon the Government to re-
establish them in civil life is clear And it should
be understood that those injured in France are
not the only ones entitled to assistance, for all
disabled service men, whether injured in the
United States or abroad, are provided for equally.
For re-establishing the disabled in civil life,
the authorized agency of the government is the
federal board for vocational education, which is
charged by congress with the vocational train
ing of disabled soldiers and the placement of re
habilitated persons in suitable and gainful occu-
pations, after their discharge from the army
The government, it Will be noted, not only
trains the disabled man, thus enabling him to as
sumo again with unimpaired efficiency, the res
possibilities Of civil lfe but also assists him in
securing employment at the end of his period of
training.
If any disabled service man who is considered
by the bureau of war risk insurance to be as much
as 10 per cent disabled, will get in touch with the
federal board for vocational education, Washing
ton or with the supervisor, 1210-1211 Mercantile
Library Building Cincinnati, Ohio, the federal
board will place them in educational institutions,
when education IS necessary and feasible, where
suitable trades or occupations will be taught
them according to their individual experience
capacities and preferences. A disabled man SO
incapacitated that he cannot take up his old occu-
patton will be allowed to choose any occupation
or trade which he thinks he would like to follow
subject, OF course, to approval by the federal
board which is interested only to be assured that
The is fitted to pursue the occupation or
trade elected.
While in training a man receives an amount
equal at least to the base pay received during his
last months service in the army, navy or marine
corps, but in no does he receive less than S65
per month if a single man, or less than $75 pei
month if living with his dependents or less than
sos per month for himself if living apart from
his dependents-in addition to allowances to his
dependents if married and living apart from his
wife during the period Of training. In all cases
the wife receives SIS, and each minor child SIC
per month These payments are made to enable
the man to support himself while in training, anc
are in lieu of subsistence, etc.
Under the arrangement first mentioned if
man who served private at $50 per month
wishes to take training, waving claim to subsis
tence, clothing, ETC., he will, if single or living
apart from his dependents during training bt
allowed an additional $35 per month by the fed
eral board, thus bringing his income up to the
minimum of $65 per month.
On the other hand, should the man have been
noncommissioned officer during his last month
service, and have received as high as S81 pc
month, he will then continue to receive such pay
and it will, of course not be necessary in thi
case for the federal board to allow him anythin.
additional. In case of officers, it will be appar
ent no allowance will be Forthcoming from TIL
federal board. Men who have been blinded il
battle who have lost both arms or both legs
or who as result of injuries incurred are per
manently and totally disabled it may be noted
come under special provision which allow
them 500 per month additional.
Many crippled soldiers were discharged with
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