Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-18
Congress Has Voted $4,000
600 for Rehabilitation
Find Employment for ALI Men
Entitled to War Risk Com
pensation.
EDUCATIONAL COURSE FREE
Will Retain Those Whose
Wounds Prevent Them Re-
suming Their Former Calling
and Give Financial Aid to De-
pendents Of Soldiers.
HELP For SOLDIERS

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the rehabilitation of American SOL
diers and sailors manned in the
fighting or in service here
The federal board for vocational
education Is charged with finding
employment for all men entitled
to war risk compensation.
Soldiers and sailors whose
wounds prevent them from resum-
ing their former work are entitled
to retaining in another suitable
calling
During this retaining the gov
eminent will pay for the course,
support the student and give fl
nancial aid to his dependents.
At the end of training, the SOL
der or sailor will be placed in
permanent job and his interests
will be protected.
Twenty thousand men are en-
titled to this assistance
Thousands are unaware of their
rights.
Uncle Sam asks you to help find
these men.
This weeks bulletin of the Ameri-
can Red Cross copies OF which have
been received here, say that informa-
tion be given to the people of this
country as to just what Uncle Sam
has already arranged to do for the
khaki boys who entered the service in
the interest of humanity. One article
in the bulletin shows disabled soldier
boys just what they can expect from
the government which they served in
its time of need, and it is plainly
pointed out that the service to be given
in return is not charity in any sense,
but simply repaying debt of gratitude
in small measure for love freely
given and work we'll performed. This
article says, in part
READY TO HELP.
Does your disabled soldier or sailor
boy know what Uncle Sam is ready
and eager to do for him? Does he
know that as an act of gratitude, the
American government is determined
that he shall have "a fair shake in
the battle of life to which he is re-
turning after being broken and manned
in the struggle with autocracy? Does
he know that to make it possible for
our wounded heroes to take their
places in the army of workers and to
insure for them a self supporting flu :
ture, the federal government will train
them in a calling in which they can
overcome their handicaps, whether that
retraining involves four year college
course or a few months shop expert
ence? And that Uncle Sam will foot
all the bills?
This is exactly what the govern
ment wants to do and is doing. But
there are thousands of crippled fight
ers who are not aware of their rights
To help them back to independence
congress has appropriated $4,000, 900
for their e-education if their disabil-
ity prevents them from returning to
their old jobs. Congress passed with
out dissenting vote the law under
which the board for vocational educa-
ton is charged with getting a good
job, If he will accept this help, for
every soldier or sailor entitled to COM
pensation under the war risk insur-
ance act.
THE federal board is already func-
tioning, handicapped only by the diff
ficulty of reaching all the men entitled
to its assistance. To help in this phase
many agepcies-the war risk insurance
bureau, the surgeon generals depart
ment of the army and navy, the Amer
lean Red Cross. Now 1t calls upon the
families and friends of disabled fight
ers to help. This they can do by
telling the men what they are entitled
to and encouraging them to accept the
government offer. A letter to the fed.
eral board for vocational training
Washington, d. c., will bring full in
formation and advice.
According to latest estimates abou
100000 American soldiers and sailor.
were disabled on the battlefields o.
Europe or in service in this country
Twenty thousand are in need of, ant
entitled to, training in some calling II
which their physical handicaps will
not prove q bar to success.
"The possibilities that await the am
bilious disabled men are PRACTICAL!
limitless. II he would be lawyer O
doctor and has the requisite qualifica
lions, college course will be provided
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