The Colorado statesman., 1919-11-15

cooperate. the other half of the OK
pensc In that particular state. The
war made II necessary To broaden the
original vocational education act, $"
rs to make special provision for the
rehabilitation and education of dis
ahled soldiers. That work Is also be
ing carried on extensively, and the eX-
pensr OF Il Is all being borne by the
federal government.
The now step provides for vocational
training for disabled persons In indus
try, including agriculture, trade, com
merce. manufacturing, mining, trans
portaiion and the mechanical arts. In
this new legislation, as in the original
vocational training legislation, the fed
eral government and the states are to
cooperate OF course the federal gov
ernment cannot compel the states 10
cooperate. II will be optional with
any state whether 1t shall enter into
an arrangement with the federal gov
ernment to look out for persons dis
abled in any of the Industries emu
merated. In case state desires to CO.
operate in the work 1t will pay half
the expense.
Many Disabled In Industry.
The military records show that
there We're In round numbers 264,OOo
casualties in the United States army
during the recent war. The fedora
bureau of statistics finds that there
are in this country at the present time
some 2S0.0O0 persons who were dis
abled while employed in industry.
This number does not include persons
who suffer disabilities from street ac-
cidents. train accidents, accidents on
farms. in homes and in sundry other
places 1t is estimated that the total
number of disabled persons in this
country at any one time is much larger
from civil life than from the military
casualties in Europe during the rece0r
war.
The administration of the new voca-
tiona act is to he lodged in the exist
ing federal board of vocational educa-
ton. The bill as 1t has passed the
house appropriates $50O,0O0 for the fis-
cal year ending June 30, 1920; S15O,OOo
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1921. and 81 100000 for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1922. The legislation
contemplates an annual appropriation
of 81, 100000 after June 30, 1928. There
is a provision which authorizes the fed
eral vocational board to receive gifts
and donations from either public or
private sources. This provision was
put in because some wealthy persons
had expressed II desire to contribute
to a fund for rehabilitation work of
this character
The senate last June passed bill
somewhat similar to the bill which has
Just passed the house and 1t is rea-
sonable to assume that since both
branches of the legislative body have
expressed themselves in favor of this
new kind of vocational legislation, 1t
will not be difficult to reconcile the
conflicting provisions of the two bills.
Final Action on Treaty Near.
Ratification of the treaty of peace
with Germany by the United States
senate seems to be near ut hand.
The recent test votes in the SEN
ate have indicated clearly that
body's desire to embody what 1t deems
appropriate reservations in the reso-
luton of ratification. 1t may take sew
eral weeks to bring about an agree
rnent on the number of reservations
and their phraseology. but 1t seems to
be settled as well as anything can be
settled in advance of formal action
that the treaty will be ratified with
reservations.
Many of the senators are expressing
desire that the final vote shall he
reached not later than November 10.
1t will be the policy of the senate so
to frame the reservations as not to re-
auire the return of the treaty to the
peace conference. 1t will be necessary
for the government of the United
States, acting through its state de-
partment, to submit the reservations
to the various signatories to the treaty
for their approval. 1t is very general
iy believed that, since the reserva-
tions will in no sense change the Ian
gunge of the treaty, the other sigma
tories will agree to them
OF course the senate may choose to
debate the proposed reservations for
several weeks, hut every effort is be-
ing made by the more influential of
the senators to obtain gentleman's
agreement to the effect that debate
shall be limited. The senate as whole.
for the first time since the treaty was
submitted to it on the tenth of last
July is showing n keen interest. to
finish with it. This is due in part, SEN
ators say, to the fact that the senate
itself has tired of the subject. and in
part to somewhat widespread de-
mand from out over the country that
the treaty be disposed of.
Mioht Re At DISADVANTAGES