Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-18

,aocal child Under the os0 tAO' ~
additional compensation was payaoie
% a man With 10 wife for Children
Il excess Of two Both the oE'ginai
act and tie new law provide an e1-
ira allowance q SO each = noa-n
to- q dependent father and mother.
Under TIE orgI-A war risk az Ine
same STALE vas applied % total pe-IA-
.s-c disability IS 70 tsnpo-Sy sol~i
1Aol::y The asw Law provides thAs
co-ps1s1coa to- sota, pel.oea, dis
ae-I:r shall Re SID per month TIE
2ess {. so.h feet. @ both hAods, Q. he
SGT. Of both eyes. o. the loss ot one
20: and oas hand. o ols .oos and tne
sSht % o1e eye. O. one hand and the
slga. O. o-e eye. O. becoming hs-oiess
nd p~-a-s--,y esarG6sa- are doomed
. be total. pe-Eeo. disability. re
gG6,ess ot via: tie actual earning ca
paci:y % nan 50 disabled nay e
Fer double, total. permanent disability
q eo-t-ns.-oa % any -wo Ct tie M
pa--Iaa:s regarded As fatal pt-Osns.c
disability the Eocthiy ocG1ecsa:tca 5
s3n- There IS al additional allowance
c. 70: exceeding 81 per month toT q
Z
ccnstSo: aeed % nurse Or attendant
TIE compensation payments described
ara entirely separate Ard dstinc. from
war risk insurance. Compensation Is
pad by The govsr-oec, 70 q deceased
seET-ce -cA- 5 widow. children and de-
Pe2ds.. parents !. his ds4:h vas due
% c-ssasa . 10y incurred u active
se-F.c5 = he LIE % duty: and 70 .
disabled eI-se-v:ee ia. after his dis
charge from the service, WITH a65it;cra,
. allowances :o- his vie. ch.ldre. and
ospea-ea: Parents. xhoy.6ei his c;sa-
o-l:-y e due 70 disease o. injury in
ea-.ei = active service L lire o. duty.
Compensation Is PARABLE. however, oaly
= cases where the reduction !. earning
capacity Is rated :: :. pes cen, q more
1 The assembled LeEonaEes vc-ed e.
oorsemeac TO tie action c. TIE Ar,er!.
can Legion national executive commit
tee. which passed q resolution .: tie
national headquarters Fea-cA? s IA
For.ns an adjusted co-pe-sz.:on 70 ali
sGvice men and women q The form ana
amount Of 80 bond Pc: month % sev.
ice.
toa Of aaiustr.sat Of Compensation -
extra pay fo. service zen ana women
was Pending before Congress q. the
TINE Of the rational ccaventoc OF the
American Legion il Minneapolis TIE
Legion u oatiocal convention assem-
oled left with confidence the discharge
az this obligation 20 Congress No def
Mite action has -e: BEEN lake. By Con.
gress- The COZ 'eacca reso!Ted tia,
this question Of adjusted Compensation
was an obligation % or gove-nmen, %
ali service men and wone, . relieve
The financial Disadvantages .-ci5...ai
20 thel- military service. second OILY %
-hat OF caring :o- the disa b!e6 sad <o-
the widows and o:pAane OF those VITO
sac-.Tced Their live. This Pr:mary cs-
legation above referred % has already
teea ne: 4 FAR ~ congressional. action
and further legislation IS Do~ pending
ard WEI, under way
TIE resolutions reading as follows
we're drawn Up:
!. beconss tie immediate duty Of
tie American Legion definitely 10
ne right Of service men ald
women = this adjusted conpe1Sa.
ION.
e i resolved. that It Is the sense
= nc National Executive Committee
tat al. service men and women are
entitled to adjusted compensation IN
the form and amour. OF a SO hord
per month G: service.
Be = further resolved, TIA. tie
American Legion committee On beae-
fcia. legislation be instructed ..at
the tu!aliuenc OF this obligation Is
paramount with the exception OF any
legislation still unconpie,ed affect
Ing the rights Of widows and orphans
and Of the disabled.
I, Captain Francis 3. Fa-num. n.
specror instructor Of the Sd Maine
Regiment Nationa! Guard, spok.
briefly OF TIE American Legion 10
the National Guard. He stated that
tie State had been called upon 20
organize - new National Guard con-.
panies q artillery. He hoped tia.
these new organizations will be made
up OF a nucleus from the legion 50
that the National Guard NAV he
oeneased BY the help and experiences
q tie Legionaires. I, IS the War
departments policy to maintain TIE
Unit designations as were used dur
ing the war. Therefore the New
England division Of the National
Guard will be called the es.h Division
and the % Maine Infantry Reein In,
VII IN time be changed to lesd in.
|; fan.-y
James L. Boyle, adjutant OF TIE
name branch Ct tie Legion. spoke
briefly and Informally on d;rere,,
subjects relating 70 the nos-s
Throughout tie State. ..Thera 80
no" - posts having made appi;ca.
|!on from this State" be said, ..wh,.h
| SHOWS the rapid growth Of RS