The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-11
sweet BILL
IS EXPLAINED
Benefits Under War Risk Insur-
ance Act Are Materially
Increased.

washington. Jan. 10.-How monthly
,.,efits raid under the War Risk In
-,nce Act have been increased and
~ class Of beneficiaries enlarged by
ne recently enacted Sweet bill was
avnlzjned today by its author, Repre-
ssrtatfve sweet, Of Iowa.
converted insurance may now be
lid in lump sum or in installments
~ az months or more at the option
~ the policvhoIder, Mr.. Sweet said.
r-bi1s the policies may be made pay
able TO any of the following:
psrant grandparent. step parent,
v.rer+ through adoption, husband. wife
rbnd. grandchild, stepchild, adopted
cbild brother. sister. half-sister, half
h,.otrar brother through adoption.
s+e1r,other uncle, aunt. nephew. niece.
1.,.o+ber-fr,- Jaw. sister-in-law; any per-
"a, Who was in the relation of a par
49, ~ the insured for one year before
~ insured's enlistment, the children
20 surh person; and parent through
s5ontIon of the insured's wife or hus-
band.
oThe monthly compensation paid un-
der the new law" said Mr.. Sweet, lis
more than double almost treble-that
noid in the past This Increase. which
q permanent. viii add $50. 900 900 a
EAR to the amounts paid by the gov
.rnn,ent to the disable ex service men
and their families.
by the retroactive provisions of the
law. all payments of compensation Will
he increased 10 the new basis Pay
ments now are being made by the
war Risk Bureau to make up the diff
ference between the old rate of com
pensation and the new one. This is an
Immediate and direct benefit to 241.-
500 veterans, among whom S14.500,O00
Is being distributed. For instance. an
unmarried soldier who has been draw
lng $50 month for the last year will
receive $500 at once, the monthly COM
pensation by the new law being in
creased by $50 in his case"
Mr.. Sweet also explained the per-
nanent monthly increases provided
for all disabled ex-serYice 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 a
month, an increase from $45.
To the veteran with a wife and
child, s95 month, an increase from
SIS
TO the veteran with wife and two
or more children, 500 a month, an in
crease from So.
To the veteran, who has no wife, but
aae child, $50 a month, with IS for
.sch additional child, an increase
from $40.
To the veteran with dependent par
enis, an extra allowance of $40 a
month for each is also granted.
aOf course, all disabilities will not
rome within the rating of total tenn
porary," Mr.. Sweet said, and so the
new law provides that all disabilities
shall be rated by the War Risk Blu
reau. These other ratings are: par
dal and temporary, total and per-
nauent, and for each the monthly
compensation shall be a percentage of
the degree of reduction in earning ca
pacity resulting from this disability.
The reduction in earning capacity
must be at least ten per cent before
enc can receive any compensation.
For the total permanent disability
the compensation is fixed at $1e0
month The law specifically provides
that the loss of both feet or both
hands, or the sight of both eyes, or
the loss of one foot and one hand, or
one foot and one eye. or one hand
and one eye. or becoming permanent
" bedridden shall be deemed to be to-
tai permanent disability. Then, too,
double total permanent disability en-
titles one 10 5000 month as long as
he lives. For instance, this double
payment is for the few men who lost
both eyes. one hand and one foot, or
both eyes and both hands or both eyes