Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-20
Ex-SeryiCe Column

Questions will be answered in this
column on Monday of each week on
Insurance, COMPENSATION, Vocational
Training, Allotment, Allowances, Bo-
muses., Extra Travel Pay. Delivery of
Liberty Bonds, Medical Care, Home
stead Laws, Loans, Educational Op-
portunities and similar problems con-
fronting ex-service men or their fami-
lies Give your full name. date and
place of enlistment or induction, serial
number, original organization. date
and place of discharge, and present
address Write your inquiry to the
Service Editor of the Journal. Your
query win be given prompt attention,
Initial Statement of Plan.
In order to help eX-serYice men
stralghten out some of the difficulties
Of government insurance, compensa-
ton, vocational training, allotments,
allowances, bonuses. extra travel pay
and other difficulties that confront
the man getting back into civil life,
the Journal has established an eX,
service column in which will be an
swered on Monday of each week any
questions that former fighters wish
to ask
Although rehabilitation IS almost
entirely over, there is apparently II
great need for q service of this KIND,
The government bureaus at Washing
ton are smothered with work. They
have so many problems to solve that
it is only when the fullest informa
ton is given regarding a particular
case that they are able to locate the
mans record among the millions of
files pertaining to former service
men. In many cases inquiries are sent
in about a particular mans troubles
from half a dozen different sources
This only adds to the confusion
among the government bureaus, and
is not conductive of the most efficient
service on their part.
Red Cross Clearing House.
For this reason Cholmeley Jones,
recently appointed director of the
bureau of war risk insurance, has re-
quested the Red Cross to act as a
clearing house in all matters pertain
ing to benefits provided service men
under the war risk law. and in future
when aid is sought by a sciaEer of the
American Legion, American Library
association, Jewish Welfare board,
Knights of Columbus. National Catho-
lie war council, National Tubercu-
losis association. salvation Army War
Camn Community service or the Y.
NJ. c, A., the facts VIII be presented
by that organization through the Red
Cross to the proper government bu-
reaus A so by cooperative arrange
ment with the Red Cross, the journal
is conducting this eX-service column
first to acquaint discharged service
men with their rights and benefits
under the various federal and state
laws, and second to assist them IN
securing those rights and benefits.
Here are few examples of the kind
of information the Journal will dis
seminate.
New Rules Announced.
A new rule of the war risk bureau
makes it possible for men to reinstate
their lapsed insurance any time with
in eighteen months after discharge
upon payment of two months premi-
ums and q statement that they are in
as good health as at the time of dis
charge, or at the time the grace
period expired whichever is the
later date. A man may reinstate his
insurance even after the eighteen
months have expired provided
| it has not laosed for more than
year. IN tHlS latter cdSe. IL more
than four months of the year have
expired, he must present in addition
to his own statement regarding his
health, the report of examination by
qualified ~prysician. Detailed in
| formation on how to reinstate this
| insurance Will be given in this column
to any man who asks.
Another change which will prob
ably be made in the war risk act
within a very short time, will enable
certain families who received an
allotment but no allowance from the
government to receive the back all
lowance even though the soldier is
now discharged. This will cover a
large number of cases where the SOL
| der in making his allotment failed
to apply for the allowance, and now
since he is discharged is prevented
from making application for the al
lowance. -
Another change contemplated in
the war risk law will increase the
base pay for disability compensation
from $40 a month to $50 a month
and will provide $200 month for
total permanent disability
If you are an ex-service man. you
are cordially invited to send in any
inquiry whatsoever regarding your
former service or yOur difficulties in