Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-01
'MAKINC EASIER
PAYMENTS TO VETS
SWEETS PLANS FOR REFORMS
IN WAR RISK INSURANCE
MAKING PROGRESS.
PROPOSES FOURTEEN
REGIONAL OFFICES
Payments Also Would Be Made Thru
Local Postoffices-Bill Calls For
Special Appropriation to Pay For
Advertising to Keep Veterans In
termed Regarding Provisions.
fBx E. G. pougherty.l


Washington, April 1.-The sub
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce. of which Congressman
Burton +. Sweet. of the Third Iowa
district. is chairman, has perfected
it's Recommendations to give tn,
former service men the fullest ad
vantage of the government agency
the war risk insurance bureau es-
tablished for their benefit. Mr.. Sweet
viii place before the house the pro-
posed amendment to the war risk
insurance act this week., and vii,
press for an early passage Of the
amended law, which IS designed to
make the bureau of war risk insur
ance of greater service to the veter
ans under after war conditions.
The recommendations approved by
the committee are based on a bill
introduced by Representative
Edward II. Wason. of New Hamp-
shire. but the bill as reported by MI.
Sweet contains many conditions suy-
gested by the war risk bureau, by
members of congress and by the
American Legion. The measure In
fact. will incorporate most of the
ideas advanced since the passage OF
the Sweet bill increasing the com
pensation to veterans. which was
signed by the president and became
law on Dec. - last.
Section OF the bill will provide
for establishment of fourteen region
al offices thruout the United States
to bring the government closer to the
injured men. Suboffices in each of
the states. where deemed necessary,
also are provided under this section.
These offices are not merely for In
vestigation, but in a measure will
pass upon compensation and insur-
ance claims and report to Washing
ton
The next section provides for ad-
vertising in newspapers, magazine,
and periodicals Of information re-
lating to war risk insurance Of in
terest. to the former service men.
Payments Made Easier.
The bill carries an appropriation Of
S250.t10 for such advertising, and an
additional 81. 900. 900 for carrying our
other provisions Of the bill. especially
Incorporation Of the regional or
branch offices.
The payment Of premiums, under
the bill. is given special consider
alton. Insurance policy premiums, it
provides. shall be accepted at all
postoffices.
Under the bill. tho postmaster gen
eral and the secretary of tho treas
ury will be instructed to determine
Just how this premium should BID
pa,d-whether in postal money order.
postal notes, war risk insurance cou-
pons or any other method Of collec-
ton that may be deemed expedient
and satisfactory. 1t 10 believed that
out Of this latter clause will be
evolved a uniform slip for use in all
postofhces, ono part Of which will
be a receipt to the service man ano
the other part forwarded to Wash
ington so that all returns may be
uniform in character and size.
The bureau Of war risk insurance
IL instructed under the bill to relieve
from payment Of premiums on rev
Movable insurance the following:
First, those receiving hospital care
under the bureau. during tho period
they are receiving such care.
Second, those receiving vocational
training pursuant to the vocational
reilabklition act. during the period OF
training.
Third. those totally, temporarily
disabled by reason Of injury or dis
ease emitting them to compensation,
during the period OF such disability.
Still further the bill will direct thaI
the bureau Of war risk insurance
shall provide. without charge, hos
pital. dental. medical and prosthetic
appliances for all honorably dis
charged officers and enlisted men.
provided that application for such is
made within one year from the date
OF the mans discharge or the date
the act goes into effect.
Members Of congress as q whole
are decidedly in favor Of the leSis-
lation covered by the Sweet measure.
There probably will be come opposi-
ton on the fioor to the establishment
otgtne regional offices anu suDvinv-s. j
as well ~ the authorization for ad
yertisinE, but Chairman Sweet and
the members OF his committee feel
that they can win over such opposi-
ton when the reasons are made
clear.
There Is no attempt made in the
bill to designate the location Of the
fourteen regional offices Of the sub
Offices. AZ the selection il left to the
discretion OF the director Of the war
risk insurance bureau.
NEVADA GETS NEW INDUSTRY.