The labor standard., 1919-03-01
HEALING THE HURTS OF MEN
 DISABLED IN THE SERVICE
More Than 1000 Are Under Treatment Here and OverseasPo vision Made for Compensation and lnsurance-Govern- ment to Refrain and Restore Them to
 a ef-Supporting Activity.

ss WdSiiIHSIOu.-HreS w ISOu, HI letter to the federal board of vocation al education, has called attention to the fact that the government stands squarely back of it's disabled fighting men. His letter follows:
 This nation has no more solemn ob ligation than healing the hurts of oul wounded and restoring our disabled men to civil life and opportunity. The government recognizes this, and the fulfillment of the obligation is going forward fully and generously. The medical divisions of the war and navy departments are rendering all aid that skill and science make possible; the federal board for vocational education is commanded by law to dev,lop and adapt the remaining capabilities of each man so that he may again take his place in the ranks of our great civilian army. The cooperation and interest of our citi- zens is essential to this program of duty, justice and humanity. It is not a char ity. It is merely the payment of draft of honor which the United States of America accepted when it selected these men, and took them in their health and strength to fight the battles of the na- ton. They have fought the good fight; they have kept the faith, and they have won. Now we keep faith with them, and every citizen is indorser on the general obligation.
 Under authority and direction of the congress, complete arrangements for rehabilitation of our disabled men have been made by the federal board for vo- cational education.
 According to estimates made since the announcement of the total Ameri- can overseas casualties, there are more than 100000 disabled men under treat ment in the hospitals in this country and overseas. Of this number more than one-fourth have been disabled by disease. Contrary to the general idea of the casualty list, only very small percentage of the total have suffered disabilities which resulted in the ann- putation of limbs.
 To Help Every Man.
 1t is not merely the men who have lost arms or legs that the government is offering to retain and restore to self supporting activity, but the federal board offers it's aid to every man, re- gardless of his disability, who is en- titled to government compensation. The board realizes that the many thou sands of men who are suffering from the effects of shell shock, gassing, shrapne1 and gunshot wounds which weaken their systems, tuberculosis, bronchitis. heart and nervous diseases, als may be unable to re-enter their for u&r occupations. Tee aall these men, as to those with more evident handicaps, the federal board is extending oppor tunity.
 Within the next few months several thousand disabled men will be train- ing under Jurisdiction of the federal board and at the expense of the gov ernment. Those who had been actual ly placed in training were taking courses in a wide range of trades and professions, including 27 different Oc- equations. Industrial schools; colleges, offices and shops throughout the coun- try are being utilized so that most of the men are being trained close to their own homes. Thirty-one per cent of the total now in training are taking commercial courses, IT per cent are learning the various phases of agricul- ture, farm management, poultry rais- ing, dairying, etc. Others are studying law, medicine, banking, and some are being trained in engineering, teleg- raphy, tailoring, window trimming and designing. accounting, store manage ment, machineshop practice, meat in- spection and traffic management.
 Every soldier or sailor enlisted, in ducted, or drafted into the military or naval service of the United States who is suffering from disability not due to his own willful misconduct may be en- titled to compensation under the war insurance act It is his duty to pre- sent his claim for such compensation in order that it may be passed upon by the bureau of war risk insurance. He can procure full information by applying to the war risk insurance of icer at the camp or cantOnment, from whom he may get bureau of war risk insurance form 526, which he must fill out in order to prove his eligibility for such compensation.
 Government Pays Cost.
 If it is not possible to get in contact with this war risk insurance officer, the soldier or sailor should call upon or write the bureau of war risk insur- duCC Ut WE SldtAAS5 AAS CdcC or he should call on or write the dis trict office of the federal board for vocational education in which he is To- cated.
 If the soldier or sailor is suffering from disability, he is also eligible for help by the federal board for v0ca- tional education in securing employ ment, which help will be given him in cooperation with the employment service of the department of labor. If he is eligible for compensation under the war risk insurance act, he is also entitled to training and placement by the federal board for vocational edu- cation, provided he is not able to fol- low his old occupation successfully without training or needs to be trained for some new and suitable occupation for which training is feasible.
 The federal board for vocational education will bear the entire cost of