Arizona republican., 1919-03-19
PLAN WAR V|CT|A'c REHABILITATION IN
 MOST ALL LANDS
Conference in New York. Discusses Grave Problems Vocational Training Is Almost Universal-Teach- CTS Are Scarce.
tRepubllcan A. p. Leased wirel

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Delegates from all the allied countries began comparison of methods of rehabilitat- ing war victims at 0 four day interna- uOnal conference on rehabilitation of the disabled. which opened here today under the auspices of the Red Cross. Out of the conference, it is expected. will be developed for each country new methods for the restoration to so- ciety of all the injured. comprising the best elements of the various methods now in use.
 Plans for extension of the work 10 the hundreds of thousands of persons crippled every year in industry. also are to be taken up at the conference.
 Todays session was given over to short outlines of the rehabilitation plans of the various countries, speak CTS including some Of the most prom inent opponents of the movement in rhe United States, France, Italy, Eng land. sBelgium and Canada.
 Dr. Maurice Bourellon, president of the inter-allied conference on war cripples, from the French institute for crippled soldiers. and known as the grandfather of re-edUcation." was the first speaker.
 France, he said, so far as possible. AN AAaAlAAlS AAlt AlSdnltu AO resume their prc-war trades, but that where this is not possible. they are being trained for new vacations. according to their preferences and abilities. New laws, he said, give them pensions and five years preference in civil positions in the national government.
 Describe Belsiun's Work Belgium's work was described by Professor Louis Alleman. president of the government institute for cripplos at Port Nilles, France. The Belgian work so far. he said. had been con- | ducted by civilian organiza tions. but a bill providing for national rehabill- | tation of soldiers will undoubtedly be ! passed soon.'
 Professor Vittoreo Putti. a famous | Italian ortheopedic surgeon. and direc- tor of the Rizzoli institute at Bologna, | described Italy's plan. which includes | fifteen days compulsory attendance. | by each convalescent soldier. at a vo. | cational training school This brief period, he said was sufficient to con- ! vince virtually all the men of the ad- visibility of taking a complete course | Preference in certain government po- sitions has also been instituted in Italy. as a means of providing places ! for wounded soldiers, he said. F. Gerald Robinson, deputy minister | of the Canadian department of sol- diers civil establishment. and w | r.. Scgsworth. director of vocational raining in the department. described the three part plan of rehabilitatine her injured; the ward occupations de signed to keep the soldiers cheerfu
 during convalescence; the curativ,
 workshops where heavier work is giv-
 en. and the industrial e-trainins
 schools to which the men are sen
 when physically healed.
 England Offers Training i. England, said Mrs. Ethel Wood. sec
 retary of the local war pensions com
 mittee of London. is offering vocation
 al training not only to the wounde, but tO soldiers who were universit! students, whose courses were inter
 rupted. and to widows of slaii
 soldiers.
 Americas program. as built up iron the experiences of the allied nations
 was outlined by Colonel Frank Bill
 ings, chief and Lieutenant Colonel Jo
 seph L. Miller, assistant chief of tn
 division of physical reconstruction i
 the surgeon gentrals office | Under the American plan. Colone . Billings said, no soldier would be dis ' charged from the army until he ha I recovered physically and all who de
 sire will be given full vocational re
 training. Some difficulties are bein Q encountered in obtaining sufficient in
 structors for the restraining worl f The 4S reconstruction hospitals no' operating. he said, have only 120
 women reconstruction aides and 6O @ enlisted instructors and commissions
 officer instructors.