The Caucasian., 1919-02-23

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| Board 80 @d!9. ds a single na0 wi,bouc
aAe9eN9eats oe 81 mao eeSuiraS BY his
COURSE 09 obstruction 60 Tive apare
9pen Ais aoeUea3eats De 9ai8 Hy ahs
government ct Beast 500 Dee snoAth. Re
| mSy De Dai3 oopreo If, DOS example. ne
geeeige8 TlCre eha0 SGD pei month as
pay Cos his Ease month Of active serve
ice, ne will eeceise this same gay duse
ting Nie entire course O9 araining. Fur
/ aheemose, If his disability is such that
~'ae Gis,l insurance ace Is greater than
$65, o. wilt. of course, continue 20 re-
ceive this sum- Wnateyee de may De-
during his eDtire course.
A married man and mis- wiSe WiN Pee
eeisc $40 pee month from the govern
mens provided ehey live eogether
ahile he is eaking a course OF instruce
Gon. gf bis course is such that Ne muse
Tive apara from his wife, che govern.
mene Willy pay nm s65 pes aontA and
Ais wife $50 ger Month. She AargeE
Mis- 4an5ly che qargee the amount paiG
oS 81c ScUtIA AiioSIit oof CIV SuppcINo
whethee Using together or sepaxaeelg
while Re Is being educated.
Allowance 80 0epeaeeeese
oEhe same allowance and allos,nenS
will EDe Hai8 SO 6epen4ents as was paid
80 tl~ra while tAe alaA %as in ohe acc
Give sersipe Gf 90 is marsiea, mis- wife
wilg eeapse $50 q month. gf Ae mas q
Nife and eAila ehey aiB aeceive $40 o
montl,s and elD Hil3 be pai2 9oP each
addisio0a9 chil3 az 60 three. Sf Re
hae eaotAer aiependene upon him she
@ils eeceise Che same amount she eee
eeised while 1e vas in the service.
IN the case 09 q commissioner 0ffs
GEE undergoing eraining the support
pai8 0y Che government Sils always
equa7 she pay Cos ehe Vase month of ae-
sise sessics. an s7novno S3waye in eB-
cess OF the Ninimu1n guarantee of 46D
peg month. gie 1iH 30 expecee8 to
n1antaiE his dependents QUE Of eho
emoune pa5S hire while undergoing
haininge
When che aisaS7e5 eoqdieP Aas eora-
pleted his course of training he win
seceise ehe compensation prescribed
Dy che &ae eisk insurance acc 90 long
as die disability continues.
Thae there is danger Of confusing
compensation with insurance payments
is shown in the eases of some diss
charged nen 60 whorn compeusation
Aad been granted for injuvies receised
IN line OF duty and &ho have discon-
tinue0 payments Of their insurance
premiums. in some instances they
Aave discontinued such premiun pay
nents owing to a mistaken belief that
the sums they are seceivinG monthig
from che government wefe Insurance
payments.
Onle in chose cases s4lere the ais'
ability from which the nan is suffeA
in. is total an0 permanent doea the
discontinuance o& insurance payments
by the disable0 man Whe 10 ceceisins
compensation involve ne risk ana
cause no harm. Yhis is Because ia
cases of total ana permanent disability
there is a right 20 eecoser government
insurance payments as well as compen-
sation, which made 9urtheF premiura
payments unnecessary as soon as the
disc abiliY was in fact total and pesmar
ncnt.
ehoals vs.;e, ezars=se
Any nan who is receiving what Nc
believes to be insurance paymentG
should carefully eerify thae ths
payments he is so receiving 70 in fact
insurance payments rather than com
pensation payments, and shoulo not
cease making insurance payments uD
til he has definitely determines thaG
the payments he is receiving are gov
ernment insurance payments cathee
than compensation payments.
The Red Cross is undertaking % sec
that every discharged soldier or sailoe
coming to its attention is fully in
formed as to his rights to compenss
tion and insurance, and gives assists
ance in making application FOB IL
When the arrangements for training
have been made, the Red Cross is pre-
pared to see that the family receives
supplementary assistance or service
which may be needed in addition to
the provision made by the government.
| Since, under the law, the taking of vo-
cational training is entirely optional
with the man, and his own will and
ambition must first be enlisted in or
der to insure success, the influence Of
the family may be vital factoA
Whether a man receives compensa-
ton for disability or not, whether he
receives re-education or not, the board
is ready to help him get a good job.
If he is entitled to compensation and
goes into training, when his training is
finished the board will undertake to
find him place in his new vocation.
All disabled soldiers whether in or
out of the hospitals, should address
their communications to the federal
board for vocational education, Wash
ington, or to the district office of the
federal board of the district in which
he is located.