New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-05-21
FOR CONVENIENCE
Of SERVICE MEN
WAR INSURANCE BUREAU TO BE
SPLIT INTO MANY REGIONAL
OFFICES AND BARRACKS.
COOPERATION IS THE AIM
Same Building in Each City Will
House Public Health Service, voea-
tionaI Education Board and Other
Kindred Organizations.
BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY.

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Wasliington.-The bureau of war
FISK insurance is to be split into at
ieast fourteen regional offices and a
large number Of s~ub-regional offices,
PROBABLY one for each state, in case
congress acts favOrably on a bill which
the committee on interstate and for
elgn commerce has reported favorably.
Inc proposed legislation calls for a
complete reorganization of the war
FISK insurance bureau. The plan orig
mated with the bureau and has the
approval of the secretary of the treas
ury. Congress apparently also looks
with favor on the proposed change.
Inc purpose of the proposed legis-
lation is to coordinate the work to be
rendered the soldiers, sailors and ma
rines CT the recent war by bringing the
Offices of the war risk insurance, the
bureau Of public health service, the
FEDERAL board for vocational education,
Inc lied Cross and other kindred or
CARNATIONS closer together so that
there Will be Il community of interest
ana concert of action among those per-
sons who are e~ndcayoring to render
services which will add to the com
fort, health, benefit and betterment of
men and women who took part in the
world war. Fourteen regional offices
are proposed because the bureau of
public health service has that number
OF rnUInnnl nF1nnc and Sn hnG tho tnn-
eral board of vocational education.
All in One Building in Each City.
1t S the thought of the promoters of
the plan of coordination that the re-
gional offices of the bureau of public
health service and the federal board
OF vocational education and the bureau
of war risk insurance shall occupy
the same building in n city. Then If n
service nan wishes to take up voca-
tional training under the vocational
rehabilitation act, he can make appli-
cation and have his case taken care
of without unnecessary delay. The
bureau of public health, It is pointed
out, can examine him, the bureau Of
war risk insurance can give him his
rating as to his disability, and the
board of vocational education can give
him the necessary information and in
structlon as to his training and the
best curse for him to pursue. II Is
argued that II the regional offices are
established in one building all this
service can be readily rendered; that
a great amount Of confusion and red
tape will be done away with and that
the general result will be more salts
factory to everybody concerned.
Another argument made by the war
risk insurance bureau and supported
BY the house committee on interstate
and foreign m is that the es-
Establishment OF the regional and SUBJ
regional Offices will lessen office ex-
penses. and most important Of all.
bring about a more general good feel
ing toward the government and the
government agencies that are engaged
in looking after the interests Of the
service men.
Branch In Each State Capital.
The legislation recommended does
not say how many sub-regiOnal offices
or branches OF the II regional Offices
shall be established. The war risk in
surance bureau Is left free to fix
on this number. 1t Is the plan OF the
bureau In case the legislation goes
through to have a sub-regional office
I'm every state capital where there is
not n regional office. 1t is proposed
10 send employees from the bureau
here TO the regional and sub-regional
offices. The secretary of the treasury
has asked for sl.OO0,O0O with which
70 establish these regional and sub
regional offices.
The bill just reported by the house
committee on foreign and Interstate
commerce providing for this reorgani-
zatIon Of the war risk bureau also au-
the postmaster general to re-
ceIye war risk insurance premiums
and 10 act for and TO turn ove TO the
secretary of the treasury the money
no receives. He Is also authorized TO
and transmit to the bureau of
risk insurance applications for
converted insurance and applications
reinstatement Of lapsed insurance.
Every soldier, sailor and marine who
TO pay a risk Insurance
premlums or desires TO make an ap-
plication for reinstatement Of lapsed
or for converted insurance
nav go to the post Office at the place
his residence and the postmaster
will receive the Insurance premiums.
and his application for reinstatement
mr. for converted insurance will be
transmitted Immediately to the bureau
NJ war risk Insurance.
Progress Of Air Mall Service.
The air mail was extended
from Chicago TO Omaha May 1.
Until the transcontinental route Is es-
tablished on July l and service actual
" begins from New York TO San Fran
-isco. the Chicago-Omaha route will
70 merely for the purpose Of expe-
lifting the mail between Chicago and
Omaha. when the New York-Frisco
-oute starts. however. the air mail,