The Redwood gazette., 1919-07-02

fourteen branch offices, the Federal
board viii place them IN educational
institutions, when education is neces-
sary and feasible, where suitable
trades or occupations will be taught
them according to their individual ex-
I perience, capacities and preferences.
! A disabled man SO incapacitated that
he cannot take up his old occupation
will be allowed to choose any occupa
ton or trade which he thinks he would
like to follow, subject, of course, to
approval by the Federal Board, which
is interested only to be assured that
the man is fitted to pursue the occu-
patton or trade elected.
A branch office for Minnesota
North Dakota, South Dakota, has been
established at Room TAP, Metropolitan
Bank Building, Minneapolis, MINI.
While in training man receives an
amount equal to the base pay received
during his last months service in the
Army, Navy or Marine Corps, but in
no case does he receive less than S65
per month If a single man, or less
than S75 per month if living with his
dependents or less than S65 per month
for himself if living apart from his
dependents-in addition to allowances
to his dependents if married and liv-
ing apart from wife during training.
In all cases the wife receives SIS, and
each minor child SO per month. These
payment are made to enable the man
to support himself while in training,
and are in lieu of subsistence etc.
Under the arrangement first men,
toned, if man who served as pri-
vate at $50 per month, wishes to take
training, waving claim to subsistence,
clothing etc., he will, if single or liv-
ing apart from his dependents during
training, be allowed an additional $35
per month by the Federal board, thus
bringing his income up to the mini
mum of $65 per month. On the 9TH
er hand, should the man have been a
non-commissioned officer during his
last months service, and have received
as high as S81 per month, he will then
continue to receive such pay and it will
of course, not be necessary in this
case for the Federal board to allow
him anything additional. In the case
of officers, it will be apparent, no al
lowance will be Forthcoming from the
Federal board. Men who have been
blinded in battle or who have lost
both arms or both legs, or who as a
result of injuries incurred are perman-
emily and totally disabled, it may be
noted, come under special provision
which allows them S100 per month adj
ditional.
Many crippled soldiers were dis
charged without being informed of the
provisions made for them through the
agency of the Federal board, because
they were released from the service
tefore The machinery for reaching
them was in effect. Any person com
ing in contact with such disabled men
wi. be doing a patriotic duty by di-
recting them either to write to the
Federal Board at Washington or to
the world dealizes itch, b,aueescmfw
one of the Boards fourteen branch
offices, or, better yet, to appear in per-
son at one of these offices if they can.
1t is very important that the dis
abled man should be made 90 realize
the advantage of taking training to in
sure his future welfare. At the pre-
sent time there are many patriotic en-
ployers of labor who are willing 20
take on disabled men whether they are
really capable of perfdrming their
duties or not. But don't forget that
in few years the work of the really
efficient man will tell and he will be
the one who will get ahead.
For this reason the Federal board
is doing everything in it's power to
train and equip the disabled man i'm
mediately upon his discharge so that
he will be a thoroughly competent
man in whatever line he elects to fol-
low
In the event courses commenced
prove for any reason unsatisfactory
or not suited for the particular dis
ability of the person undergoing train
ing, another course will be offered, for
the work of the government never
ceases until the disabled man is per-
manently placed in a suitable and re-
munerative position.
| 1t should also be understood by all
men who have lost limb in the SER
vice in the line of duty, that it is the
duty of the Government, through the
agencies of the War Department and
the War Risk Insurance Bureau to
supply them with artificial limbs and
appliances. When a man is discharg-
ed from the hospital he is given
limb which is a temporary affair only,
and later on he is furnished with
permanent first-class artificial limb.
To make this provision is>not charity
but an obligation on the part of the
government toward this class of dis
abled.