Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-30

To Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
When the war risk insurance law
was enacted, it was well termed the
most generous piece of legislation ever
written on the statute books of a
grateful nation"
Bearing in mind that this war risk
insurance law was enacted for you--
for your beenfit-and that only those
who have served In active duty during
the recent emergency are entitled 10
hold war risk insurance, permit me
for your own best interests to urge
you to
/. Hold on to your government in
surance!
2. Keep up your premium pay
ments!
8. Don't fall behind
4, Or, If you have permitted you"
insurance to lapse or even if You
have formally cancelled it, to hasten
to reinstate it under the new and lib
eral provisions for reinstatement
Probably you can never get insuT-
ance again at so low a rate or with so
many favorable provisions for your
benefit You should have special
pride in displaying good business
sense by taking the utmost advantage
of this-your own special and eXclu-
sve privilege, made available for you
in recognition of your patriotic serv'
ice. Your government insurance pol
icy is more than policy; it IS GER
tifieate of honor
Should Be Kept Going.
The important thing now is for you
to keep your war insurance. You can
convert it into other forms of gov
eminent insurance at your conven-
fence within five years, but it is neces-
sary that you have your war time in
surance in force at the time you make
application for one of the new forms
of insurance. The only way you can
do this is by keeping up your prem
ium payments, which are much lower
than the rates charged for the most
nearly similar policies by private com
panies, which are unable to offer the
special advantages which the govern
ment has offered you.
Uncle Sam provided every soldier,
sailor and marine with right to It
policy for $4,000. While the value Of
a human life cannot be measured IN
terms of money, remember that YOUR
possession of one of Uncle Sans poll
cies indicates that you value your
own life, and that you have exercised
good business judgment OF the hlnd
which wins added respect from intelll-
gent people in any community.
1t is your plain duty, not only TO
yourself, but to your loved ones
both those YOU have now, and those
you may have in the future--to keep
all of your insurance if possible.
If you can't keep all of it, keep at
least part of it. You can reduce it II
You have to.
Borrow. IL Necessary.
Keep it even if you have to Dor
row the money and make present sac
rifices in order to pay the premiums
A little temporary hardship or self
denial now will be a wise and pFotlt-
able investment for you when you
consider the security and prosperity
provided for your loved ones.
Even if yo uare without depend
ents your government policy is just as
valuable to you. You can convert TO
government endowment pohcy
which will assure financial comfort
in later wears. The six forms of per-
manent insurance offered by the gov
eminent are:
/. Ordinary life.
2. Twenty payment life.
3. Thirty-payment life,
4. TwentS-year endowment.
5. Thirty-year endowment ana
6, Endowment maturing lat the
age of Sixty-two. ~.
1t is important to you to know that
all policies issued by the government
contain a total disability clause max
ing them payable at any time you
may be come totally and permanently
disabled. regardless of your age
No policy in private company con,
tains similar clause running beyond
the age of IS.
Another advantage of government
policies is that a service man, AFTER
his return to civil life, may engage III
any occupation, no matter how haz-
ardous. including military service, OF
may travel anywhere. without affect