Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-23

tant decisions as
| Care for Those to the aid veter-
r.., ans should seek
One resolution. which shows the
quality of the men of this organiza-
ton. was that Congress should do
everything that it reasonably can do
for the sick, disabled or needy vet
eran. and keep off of legislation for
the well and able-bodied. They &C
cordingly became enthusiastic over
the resolution to ask legislation maxi
ing sufficient appropriations to pro-
vide hospital and sanatorium facill-
ties for the treatment of all persons
discharged from the military and
naval service and to provide medical
and surgical treatment to such per-
sons, irrespective of the service or
igin or aggravation of their disabil-
ity, for a year subsequent to the pas
rage of such an act.
The convention passed the resolu-
ton without dissenting vote. The
striking feature is the provision for
the treatment of the veterans ire
spective of the service origin OF the
disability Such legislation will make
it impossible for an eX-SerVlCe man
or woman to be without means OF
medical treatment. Congress already
has provided the hospitals and the
service. with all overhead charges;
and to care for the relatively lew
more who would avail themselves of
the extension of the act would not
add seriously to the annual cost OF
maintenance.
Representatives of the public health
service, the Federal Board for Voca-
tiona al Training.
p,hJ;o carv;oec the war risk bu-
reau and the Red
Get Together. Cross have met
and determined that in view OF the
fact that they have the common func-
ton of furthering the interests OF eA-
service men and women and that thelr
work so often runs along parallel. not
to say duplicate. lines, they should as
far as possible put their offices under
the same roofs and combine efforts
for the common good.
Already they have begun the process
of combination. Throughout the west
in particular they have arranged or
flee space so that veteran who seeks
his governments provision Will not
have to run from pillar to post, as
hitherto ex-service men nave oone.
They will find the great agencies
created for their aid located in the
same building, with proper ofhclals
ready to see that they have everything
made plain to them. so that they nave
the best that the government or the
Red Cross has to give.
The American Legion wants to see
Congress pass the Sweet and the
Wason bills. The
Wants Passage of Sweet bill pro-
poses an increase
Sweet Bill. in the disability
compensatisn to sick and disabled
veterans and to materially enlarge the
scope of war risk insurance. Ihls
service. instituted to protect the tam
lilies of soldiers in event of their
death or total disability in the war,
has served it's purpose. The war fisk
bureau has adjusted most OF its losses
from war and in reality is now con-
dacting an insurance business Gooa
for the insured and good for the gov
erument. Col. Cholme leyJones, the
director, declares that he sees many
reasons why the insured should nave
all the advantages of the commerclai
policy. and approves OF those PROV.
sions in the Sweet bill which give the
insured the option of cash payments
instead of monthly installmentS to the
beneficiary. and that the insured
should be able to name the same
classes of persons as his benenc1aries
inl "a nj
The Wason bill. if it be enacted
into a law, will make business of war
risk insurance more nearly approxi-
mate commercial insurance. 1t Will
give the bureau authority and money
to open fourteen regional offices in the
big centers of the United States,
through which to conduct it's business.
; In this way it will be enabled to keep
in touch with it's policy holders and
make it far easier for those who may
! lose their policies to get IN dlrect con
! tact with the insurance officials. In
| this decentraliZing OF control ana
| broadening of the field of action the
| bureau will be following the example
! of the commercial companies.
! The bill also will authorize the bu-
/ of advertising, or rather Of giving no
| tice to veterans from time to time OF
their privileges and opportunities un-
der the war risk insurance. 1t will
also enable the bureau to put before
/ the insured the reasons why they
should not lose the policies which
! they are holding.
| All the insured now have the priVl-
!Iege of converting their insurance into
policies of various classes. and these
! bills are seeking to broaden the privi-
lleges But the bureau advises the
men not to take out larger policies
than they can carry.
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A mass meeting for all members OF
the American Legion and those eligi-
BILE for mem bershiL
Mass Meeting is planned LOT some
/ IN UecemUeI. die of December
for the twofold object of stimulating
interest in the organization among
those who have not yet Joined. ant
'nutting more pep" into those whose
,.poas already are on the rolls.