Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-17
SEEK Liberal TREATMENT
AMERICAN LEGION URGES
CONGRESS PASS NEW LAWS
Adequate Attention and E;nI,re,,
vice for Disabled Ex-Soidfcr, "
In Sought,
[Dv A..ocIotcd pr.x,

holilNG ON, DEC, lG.-Thc .hmeri-
Congress- for immodiate ennctmenff OF
is ssn sdn giving former servieo men
MIR. DOller, In u formal statcn,s,,
H warsea sno 5nni b no poliey OF false eco,
spect TO the disabled service m ~ re- e,
''serions dificultics' are to be U.s. un II
iatcr by n government. ''"fu
Principls upon which tho prcsc,, r,,
ernment Insurance laws were ro,STTneo
we're described by. Mr.. D'oiier as be-.
ing neItireiy sound" but ."thc exist.
CONGRESS Not Alive 10 sitsstion.
He added that. as q result az
l hnrn eoa1erenes7 today between mem.
convention IL was evident tina Con.
sress IS not yet alive TO the neccesI.
ties OF the situation,"
1t Is plainly evident 10 the corfc-.
ence or American Legion representa-
,nent said; that if tho disabled ser%ier
s.cc persons In the United States are
70 rccoive Just and liberal considcr,-
vII n' IN Inc i,ands Of the government.
tended they should receive, imncdia'c
aS,ion on the part Of Congress is d.
soIuteiy necessary.
spccihc LeeisIation P~rescpted.
Each Stath commander presented 70.
9aI TO the Senators and Conercssmon
,Iom ms state specific legislation rin.
Watson bills. which, If enucteJ. S aii
secure to the veterans or the sroac wanrr
InuTqunte II liberal service from the
i'eSdieraui goa maI NiSE i]nsuranGe, the
lion and the Public Health Servirunu ea
IL IS or vital Importance not only
disabled anS bers0Ss; especially the
70 the people Of the whole county
out delay. Win
Not sntf.fed with Existing Law
ES-ScrVice nien and women are no,
rnslS,eq WITH existing legislation and
toT nEiy ,hsosah ah sSth their welfare,
now recommended BY the Smsau
Lesion and approved b. tic rsneom
conc spnefh'n nsn 9 en- 9 Of the bureaus
w0men obtain adequate trra.men, ammG4
emcicHt service "hu
Gree,inss were extended the dele.
letter 70 X. G. cholmeiey.Jonns dIrnn~
Tor OF tho Bureau OF War RISK Insnr-
anes, at whose Invitation the conte..
that sou be KIND enough To- conTe,
my warm greetings 20 All who mas
regret that ! ,nust deny myself The
pleasure OF receiving them in rcr.
Grievances OF formct service mon
trainins methods were laid before Tho
american Legion conference by Cor.
neiius w. Wickcrsham. OF New YORK
who demanded TINT definite and con.
crtte action he taken to relieve the
situation"
Fcrcr than $1,000 %. 10000 rart:.
sii,N disabled eS.servico men have been
ab!c 'e .i'rivn hensnts under tho pres
Gnt vocational training laws. Nj.
Wickarsham said. lie submitted state
mcnts Of men now In trimming tia,
they were receiving their mam,tna.c.
Tees irreSularlf and in sons cases mono
nj all.
From the Information ! have" ~.
Wickcrsthim said, 'it appears that Inc
whole thing is badly I;ct
tape iE ;n'ined ali about the organize
lion. There Is general Dissatisfaction
anon the men because tho ,nninten-
hnra pay Ia SO small thew cannot live.
10 HE II soc ms there Is a lack az
Interest on the part OF those direct.nr
The work; No attention Seems TO hav"
been paid TO tho natural ability OF Tho
,"d,vidual. They try 10 make :. GOOD
basket weaver out or . man who's"
natural bent is oward clcctrIcpi
WORK.