The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-26
National Commander Has issued
Statement That Veterans of
Great War VIII Have Prob
lena Solved.
PROBLEMS ARE MANY
Appeals Consist of Various Claims
Against Government Concerning
compensations, Allotments
and Liberty Bonds.


introduced the bill that makes several
acceptable changes in the war risk
| insurance laws Of the government.
Representative Sweet in his name. and
his explanation of just what his bill
accomplishes in the way Of relief for
the soldiers and sailors OF the world
war will be of interest to every former
service man in Lee county.
| Here Is Mr.. Sweets own ideas on
the subject as given by the Washing
ton Post:E
How monthly benefits, paid un-
lder the war risk insurance act, have
been increased and the class of bene-
ficiaries enlarged by the recently en-
acted Sweet bill was explained by its
author, Representative Sweet of Iowa:
Converted insurance may now be
paid in lump sum or in installments
for thirty-six months or more, at the
option of the policy holder, MIR. Sweet
said. while policies may be made pay
] able to any of the following: Parent,
grand-parent, step mother, parent,
through adoption husband, wife. child,
brother, sister, half-sister, half
brother, brother through adoption.
stepmother, uncle, aunt, nephew,
niece, brother-in-law, sister-in-law;
any person who was in the relation of
a parent to the insured for one year
before the insured's enlistment. the
children of such person, and parent
Through adoption of the insured's wife
or husband.
Compensation Increases.
1.-THE monthly> compensation paid
under the new law" said MI. Sweet.
sis more than double-alnost treble
| that paid in the past. This increase,
which is permanent, will add S80,000,-
1000 year TO amounts paid by the gov
eminent to disabled service men and
| their families.
''By retroactive provisions of the
law, all payments Of compensation
will be increased to the new basis.
| Payments now are being made by
1.-THE war risk bureau to make up the
difference between the old rate of
compensation and the new one. This
| in an immediate and direct benefit to
I241,S22 veterans, among whom $14.-
100000 is being distributed. For in
|stance, an unmarried soldier who has
been drawing $50 month the last |
year. will receive 5000 at once, the |
monthly compensation by the new law
being increased by $50 in his case"
Mr.. Sweet also explained the perma- |
nent monthly increases provided for |
all disabled former service men. For |
total Temporary disability, the new |
compensation will be paid as follows: |
To the unmarried veteran, $50 a
month, an increase from $50. To the !
veteran with a wife, 500 month, an
increase from s45. To the veteran
with wife and child, s95 month, an
increase from S55 To the veteran |
with wife and two or more children,
$500 month, an increase from S65
To the veteran, who has no wife, !!
but one child, 500 a month, with SIS for
each additional child, an increase /;
from $40. i
ents, an extra allowance of $40
nj onth for each is also granted. (
Bureau Rates Disability. :
"Of course all disabilities will
not come within the rating of total
Mr.. Sweet said, land so
the new law provides that all disabil-
tiles shall be rated by the war risk
bureau. These other ratings are: Par
tial and temporary, total and perma-
nent and partial and permanent, and I
For each the monthly compensation
shall be percentage Of the degree of /
reduction in earning capacity result
ing from this disability. The reduc- |
ion in earning capacity must be at .
east 10 percent before one can re- I
ceive any compensation.
For total permanent disability the l.
is fixed at 500 month. c
The law specifically provides that the '
oss of both feet or both hands, or the c