The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-17
DECISION ON
REINSTATEMENT

Secretary of the treasury carter
Glass, on July 25, signed decision
of momentous Importance and in
terest to discharged soldiers, sailors,
and marines.
In the decision Ct. D. At, ". R) the
secretary ruled that discharged sol
diers, sailors and marines who have
dropped - cancelled their Insurance
may reinstate it within eighteen.
months after discharge without pay
ing back premiums All they will be
asked to pay Will be the premium
on the amount of Insurance to be re-
instated for the month OF grace in
Which they were covered and for the
current month.
Thus for example ii a man drop
ped $4,000 of insurance in January,
1919, and applies for reinstatement
the 1st of September for $4,000, all he
will have to pay will be the premium
for January (the month OF grace) on
$4,000 and the premium for Septem-
ber on $4,000. Or, if he applies for
reinstatement of the full $4,000, he
will pay a fetal e ytw-a months prem
iuns on $4,000. one for January and
one for September. He will not have
to pay premiums in either case for
the intervening months.
The decision stipulates that the
former service man applying for re
instatement be in as good health as
at date of discharge.
Former Treasury Decision As, w.
r., and other prior regulations in con-
flict with the new decision are revok
ed.
Director r. G.. olmeley-Jones, o:
t = Bureau Of War Risk Insurance
following the signing of the decision.
made the following statement:
1.-THE present decision is one of the
most important to former service
men that has been made in the his
tory Of the bureau.
MANY service men have been de-
tered from availing themselves OF the
former ard less liberal reinstatement
privileges by reason of the relatively
large amount Of money represented
by accumulated overdue premiums.
and because it would seem that they
were paying for something that they
never actually had, which, in fact
was the ~caA
Under me hew decision man is
relieved of tho burde, of overdue
premiums. He has an opportunity t.
rehabilitate himself financially afte'
getting out of the armF, navy, or ma
rine corps, and to reinstate his insur
ance at any tin le within Is month:
following discharge without the bur.
den Of paying g large amount o.
money.
''The reason payment for the
month of grace is required under tn,
new decision is that the insured wa
protected by reason OF his insurance
continuing in force during that month
and that had he died during the pc
riod Of grace his policy would hav'
been paid
"Of course, every man who las
dropped his insurance should rein
state it Immediately, for the reason
that # III Suld die before reinstate-
ment his defS-aaEz4 Vii not recea.---s,
any payment
''Therefore3 I urge that care -bt
taken tegH1aAe clear . every fornle
service Inan who has aropped his in
surance that THE new ruling does moi
automatically relnstat{ him, and t.
impress upon him that he will be
without insurance until he voluntar-
ily applies for and secures reinstate-
ment. He should Immediately apply
for reinstatement for his own pro-
lection and fiat Of his dependents.
Don't forget that nlen die or pc
come disa bled in peace time as vel
as in war time, and that if a mar
waits he m3hM 1e in as gooc
health, as 3f@a!s Athe time of his
discharge and consed ses1tly may moi
be able to secure reinstatement.
Don't put off reinsh htement. Do i
now"
If the pelicyholder is unable t.
keep the fbll amount Of War RisA
Insurance he carried While in the ser
vice, he may reinstateI part of it from
$1,000 up to $4,000. bin multiples o:
$500. Reductions ma be made
multiples Of $500 to asg amount, bu,
not less than $1,000 lsPremiums ar
due on the first of he month, al
though pay ylments may be made an:
time during the ca!ena aar month.
Premiums should be paid by check
draft. or money order payable to the
Treasurer Of the United States, anc
sent to the Premium Receipt Section
Bueau Of War Risk Insurance, WASH
ington, D. C.