Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23
WOULD HAVE POLICIES THAT
LAPSE CONTINUE IN EF-
Feet TWO YEARS.
CONGRESSMAN SWEET
FATHERS AMENDMENT
Returned Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
To Be Protected Thru Period OF Re-
adIustment---Many Return From Ser
vice Without Means To Keep Up In
surance-Misht Then Renew Risks.
IRY e. G. Dougherty.l

washington, July 23.-War insurance
issued to soldiers, sailors and marines
under the war risk insurance act and
now lapsed will be continued In full
force and effect for period Of two
years after the discharge Of the men
from the service or their last payment
of premium under an amendment to
the war risk act now under consider
alton by Representative Sweet, Of
Iowa AS chairman of the sub-com
mittee OF the house interstate and for.
eign commerce committee, which i
considering amendments to the pres
emit bill, Mr.. Sweet has been gathering
data on the number of men whose In
surance has lapsed or who have de-
clined to continue it in force. He has
reached the conclusion that to carry
the insurance automatically. without
request Of the incurred former service
men the government will be extending
to those who offered their lives foI
the nation some measure Of protection
that they deserve, even tho they make
no attempt to continue the protection
in force. Mr.. Sweet said today he will
confer with other members Of the sub
committee to ascertain their views on
the advisability of perpetuating the
war insurance for the two year period
and that his amendment will doubtless
be presented for the committees con-
sideration.
Many Let Insurance Lapse.
sJ&
today, that a great number Of SOL
diers, sailors and marines who took out
insurance when they entered the ser
vice have failed to continue payment
of premiums after they left the ser
vice. 1t likewise has been disclosed
that the war risk bureau has been I'M
able to retain the correst addresses or
many of the former service men, thus
eliminating the possibility Of taking up
with them the advantages Of this pro-
lection. The amendment have in mind
would be of inestimable value to these
soldiers, sailors and marines, for 1t
would assure each OF them protection
for a period Of two years during the
very time when they are engaged IN
the task Of again resumtng civilian
pursuits and getting over the excite
ment and strain OF serving in the mill
tary forces. At the termination Of the
two year period, Of course, the insur-
ance would lapse unless the insured
ex-service men would arrange to have
it continued in effect as.t
Many Veterans Without Means.
Mr.. Sweet said it has come to his
attention that numerous men upon
leaving the service find they have
little money with which to pay the gov
eminent insurance rate. While in the
army navy and marine corps, the pre-
miums were deducted from their pay
Those who are able to continue the in
surance have failed to realize the full
value of the policies as a protection
to their dependents.
THE two year period I have speci-
fled" Mr.. Sweet continued, will give
every soldier sufficient time to be-
come adjusted to civilian life and a
reasonable period for the war risk bu-
reau to get in personal touch with
each man and endeavor to convince
him Of the value of the government in
surance which he is discarding. I be-
lieve the measure would be popular