The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-27
ORGANIZATION of Former Service Men
Is Untangling Red Tape and
Helping Disabled Men Get
on Their Feet .s-
ENTITLED TO TRAINING
Every Ex-Soidier Whether Lesionire
or Not is Being Helped in This
Campaign Being
Wased.

markab Bile tributes 10 the success nf
the American Legion's plan Of CO.
Operation with the federal board for
vocational education to bring about
immediate admission to training at
government expense OF thousands OF
disabled former service men, have
been received at national headQuar
tiers Of the legion here, since the In
Iauguration Of the system was an
nounced two weeks ago.
Probably the most significant In
stance of efficiency under the new
aran cement comes from Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, Oshkosh post No. 10
located eighty men who had put N
claims for training, but had been I'M
able to obtain decision on their
cases. The post got these men to
gether and notified the district office
OF the board in Chicago, which sent
q flying squadron" Of trouble men
to Oshkosh. Every one OF the eighty
cases were cleaned up at once.
1t is the intention Of the legion,
through its vocational officers in
every department and community
throughout the country, TO see that
this same system is put into uni
versaI practice until the last red-tape
ENHANCEMENT is swept from the path
Of every crippled veteran, whether
member OF the legion or not, who is
entitled 10 training under the provt-
sions Of the vocational rehabilitation
act
Sweep Rcd Tape Aside.
Since the legion took up this work
in Michigan. a total of $500 cases
have been settled by the legion and
the federal board, working together.
Conferences have been held in nfteen
districts Of the state. Legion men,
accompanied by representative q
the board met vocational officers OF
the local posts and sought out the
men whose cases had not been acted
upon.
In New Jersey, the legion and fed
eral board have offices in the same
building. and through cooperation
the board is brought in touch with
every man who has q claim, with the
result that immediate action Is being
obtained in practically every instance
-Four district conferences have
been held in Ohio and arrangements
have been made to hare flying
squadrons" visit the posts as fast as
men having claims can be located
and gotten together.
In Utah the legion is interviewing
every eX-service man IN the state with
reference to any claim he may have.
As soon as such 4 man is located,
his case Is taken up and settled inn
In Wisconsin, arrangements have
been made to hold a vocational con-
ference as part Of the state con-
vention of the legion at Green Bay.
June g and 90, as a final
determined effort 10 wind up any and
all cases thai may still be pending at
that time.
Similar reports, all attesting great
success for the cooperative plan
have come in from California, Arkan-
sas and Alabama
Federal board students in training
at the Colorado Agricultural college.
Fl Collins, Colorado, and who are
members Of the legion, have adopted
q resolution endorsing the help they
are receiving and expressing assur-
ance that their training now Is n
safe hands.
To Reach All.
A n. Ogle, department service Off
Ger Of the legion IN Illinois, after
telling what is being done TO bring
the crippIes and board representa-
tiyes into personal contact. writes:
The war wasn't won by writing
notes, but by going out and getting
EN- Men are not put in training by
writing letters about it, but by per
sonal contact"
From far-away Hawaii comes re-
port from Adiutant OISullivan. Of the
legion, stating that a disabled sol