Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-09-19

1880 employees, many of them I'M
trained, were necessary to conduct
this great bureau makes it apparent
what monstrous task it has been.
The amout of money passing through
the War Rick Insurance Bureau last
year was $550,OOO,000. The Gov
ernment's liability for outstanding in
surance through the Bureau is more
than $39, 0OO,O 100000.
"The enormity of the task of the
War Risk Insurance Bureau is shown
quite we'll, I think, in the following
estimates Of expenditures of the
Bureau since its creation: .
"More than $241, 100000 has been
distributed by the Bureau to depend
ent families of soldiers as family al
lowances.
"There has been paid by the Bureau
81, 45S, 932.77 to disabled soldiers as
compensation.
Insurance awards already have
caused the expenditures of $51,672,-
1879, and it is estimated that the
total liability of the Bureau on insur-
ance to be paid on awards already
made, reaches the astounding total of
81 ,125, 600, OO0."
Under the present law, Mr.. Ferris
pointed out, while disability is total
and pending the time when the SOL
der is nursed back to usefulness,
either in part or in whole, the month
ly schedule of compensation is as
follows:
(a) If the disabled person has
neither wife nor child living, $50.
(b) If he has wife but no child
living, $45.
(c) If he has wife and one child
living, $55.
(d) If he has a wife and two
children, $65.
(e) If he has wife and three OF
more children living, $75.
(f) If he has no wife but one
child living, $40, with SO each for
each additional child up to two.
(g) If he has a mother or father
either or both dependent on him for
support, then in addition to the above
amuonts, $40 for each.
Under the proposed law II
was shown that the amount paid each
of the disabled soldiers, as their rela-
tive rights appear, whilethe disability
is rated as total and temporary the
monthly compensation will be as fol-
lows:
(a) If the disabled person has
neither wife nor child living, $50.
(b) If he has a wife but no child
living, 800.
(c) If he has a wife and one
child living, $95.
(d) If he has no wife but one
child living, 800, with S. for each adj
ditional child up to two.
(f) If he has a mother or father
either or both dependent on him for
support, than in addition to the above
amount, $40 for each parent so de-
pendent
The proposed law further provides
that in addition to the increase just
mentioned the director shall allow
500 month to a disabled person who
is so helpless as to be constantly in
need of a nurse or attendant.
Members here and elsewhere will
proclaim that we are paying the dis
abled soldiers a sum out of all pro-
portion to any pension, bounty or
disability allowance ever given be-
FORE" said Mr.. Ferries. "For me and
mine that not alarming. If in all
the wide world there is one class Of
citizens that the Government should
be generous with and should try to
make full amends to it is the soldier
who offered his all and who, as the
battle ragged on, sacrificed either all
or part
"This legislation makes substantial
increases. AS we glance over the
schedule in the present law and that
in the proposed law it can be seen
that the increase range from II to
1865 2-3 per cent. This is not too
much for grateful republic to do.
It is no more than these soldiers are
entitled to receive.