The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-03
BEST OF, MEDICAL AND SGICAL LIEF
FOR DISABLED ROES Q\VOR[D WAR
~" ae bureau of War Risk Insurance Is Meete Hercuean
''oDem OF Examining Rating and ReturnincPhysicaI
usefulness Minds and Bodies Wreckelhe
Great European War;

Washington-The war hos hro,,rht
government face to face with n
anu new series Of problems. Long
ioie the armstice was signed. con-
e.ess Ioresaw some of the necessities
uie situation and, starting from the
oioau-angled viewpoint that n man
VINO mas been injured in the service
ms country is not an object of
"i'y out a person who Is entitled
" compensation and medical relief
exactly as Is the man who suffers
nurt at the hands of industry. wise
legislative program was inaugurated.
Ihis contemplates that the director
OF the bureau of war risk insurance
snail take all the necessary measures
70 insure that every person who con-
tracted a disease or suffered an in.
jury In military service in the line of
uuty during the war with Germany
eIiaI De recompensed therefor. and |
that he shall receive such medical |
ana surgical attention which will re-
turn MIN to health, or at least shall
Orlng him the maximum relief posi-
oie III MS particular case.
furthermore, should this ex-soldier,
sailor or marine have lost limb or
eye or suffered any hurt for which
mechanical device may be neces.
sary. that such apparatus shall be fur
nished him without cost. In further
ance OF fhis plan congress has en-
acted enabling legislation and at pres
ent Is considering a bill which will
further elucidate its purpose in this j
regard. 10
National In Scope. &C
There Is man in Washington whoie
sits all day dong facing a gigantiCie
map of the United States. On it iGioS
shown every railroad, town and han
let OF the nation. Colored pins local n :,
the hospitals, dspehsaries, medic .nei
and surgical consuItontS ora 60, theI
ers. all Of tbis haino tho ros+ so1d ;, pros
chinery which the government has ! may
In motion to relieve suffering, prog am
life, and return to efficiency the n piei
and women whose minds or bes "hi
may have been broken in humaT's "
war; IN
Sor,o 80 .,, 49, ba and
,,,,,o 80. go. time
Why he lifted his eyes to it sqlany =
tines during the day? The swer .ne
vas: $50 that may always Up be- go go
'ore me the fact that the prem Is -
rational In its scope and can hsolved -
,nly by the maximum broth of
7ision." VI
When congress passed the'ar risk
insurance act little did anye dream =.
# its far-reaching effect. -
No human brain could ave fore o+he
een the multitudinous ariety OF ~
Ways In which this benefict measure toot
would touch the lives an happiness - :
# thousands Of Americas. 49,
Much Detail inv~ed. thu;
At first glance the prdem appears com
asy. If discharged Hdier, sailor, mot
,arine. army or nav, nurse, yeo-' solil
ian (f) or marinette, an show that fed
e or she received an Jury in service spec
r suffered an aggravtion of a pre- T.
xisting injury or disase, then COM ton
ensation and medid and surgical to t
.eatment, If necessity, must inev- visi,
ably follow. If 1t ERE so simple as acti
lis, every one Of thFe persons would be
} able to arrangehis compensation dim
upon IS discharge from Fac
le military force5 and 1t would be time
necessary Tor ne government TO man
nploy special examiners and corps year
medical specialists in order to adj
mister the act with justice to the II
andto the government. thar
But such is Ibt the case. In the tere
st place, 1t MIST be shown that fere
aimant was astually in the military cipi'
naval forcei Of the United States. med
condly. that he suffered an injury IS p