The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-21
More Than 2O0OOOAe Under Treatment Here and
vision Made for Compensation and InSurance-Govern-
ment to Refrain and Restore Them to
Seif-SuppoTtng Activity.

hington.-President Wilson. in a
letter to the federal board of vocation
al education, has called attention to
the fact that the government stands
squarely back of its disabled fighting
men. His letter follows:
| This nation has no more solemn OBJ
/ igauon than healing the hurts of our
wounded and restoring our disabled
men to civil life and opportunity. The
government recognizes this. and the
sulfillment of the obligation is going
| forward fully and generously. The
medical divisions of the war and navy
departments are rendering all aid that
skill and science make possible; the
federal board for vocational education
S commanded by law to dew lop and
adapt the remaining capabilities of each
nan that he may again take his place
n the ranks of our great civilian army.
The cooperation and interest of our citi-
zens is essential to this program of duty,
Justice and humanity. 1t is not a char
ty. 1t is merely the payment of a draft
Of honor which the United States of
America accepted when II selected these
men. and took them in their health and
strength to fight the battles of the ma
ton They have fought the good fight:
they have kept the faith, and they have
won. Now keep faith with them, and
every citizen is indorser on the general
obligation.
Under authority and direction of the
congress, complete arrangements for
rehabilitation of our disabled men have
been made by the federal board for vo-
cational education.
According to estimates made since
the announcement of the total Ameri-
can overseas casualties, there are more
than 200 600 disabled men under treat
ment in the hospitals in this country
and overseas. OF this number more
than one-fourth have been disabled by
disease. Contrary to the general idea
OF the casualty list, only very small
percentage of the total have suffered
disabilities which resulted in the am
putation of limbs.
To Help Every Man.
It is not merely the men who have
lost arms or legs that the government
Is Offering to retain and restore TO self
activity. but the federal
board offers its aid to every man, re-
CARELESS of his disability. who is en-
titled to government compensation. |
The board realizes that the many thou |
sands of men who are suffering from |
the effects of shell shock, gassing, |
and gunshot wounds which |
weaken their systems, tuberculosis. |
heart and nervous diseases, |
all may be unable to re-enter their for
mer occupations. To all these men, as /
to those with more evident handicapS. |
the federal board is extending Oppor-
tunity.
Within the next few months several
thousand disabled men will be train
ing under jurisdiction of the federal
board and at the expense of the gov
Those who had been actual
" placed in training were taking
courses in wide range of trades and
including 81 different oc-
cupations. Industrial schools, colleges,
offices and shops throughout the coun-
-ry are being utilized so that most of
the men are being trained close TO
heir own homes. Thirty-one per cent
IF the total now In training are taking
commercial courses, II per cent are
earning the various phases of agricul-
.ure, farm management, poultry rails
ng, dairying, etc. Others are studying
aw, medicine, banking, and some are
being trained in engineering. teleg-
Apply, tailoring, window trimming and
accounting, store manage
nent. machineshop practice. meat in
pection and traffic management.
Every soldier or sailor enlisted, in
lucted, or drafted into the military or
naval service of the United States who
S suffering from disability not due to
lis own willful misconduct may be en-
tiled to compensation under the war
insurance act. 1t is his duty to pre-
ent his claim for such compensation
n order that ii may be passed upon
" the bureau OF war risk insurance.
lie can procure full information by
pplying TO the war risk insurance Of