The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-06-15
S|NNOTT WINS
FIGHT FOR WAR
RISK CHANGES
Herald Washington Burcau

WASHINGTON. June 15.-Con-
gressman Nicholas ]. sinnott. Of Or
sGon. won one OF his bigsest battles
On the floor when In . five-minute
speech. during which he quoted from
Joaquin Miller some lines on the real
battlefield. the Oregonian completely
rcvolutionized the war risk practice
OF dealing with iapsed insurance OF
soldiers who die with compensation
duo TO them. He spoke on the amend.
nent offered by Congressman Elliott,
se Indiana. and is credited with win.
aing the fight almost single-handed.
Oa the first vote by tellers in the
committee Of the whole. the vote was
claimed by Sinnott and his followers
60 to 20. The opponents claimed q
tie vote. and the chair ordered a re-
count.
Amendment Wins
This gave the advocates OF the
amendment a lead OF one, 70 10 rs,
but when they got into the house the
amendment won. les to 60. although
the committee in charge Of tho bill
vas opposed to the amendment. This
- What Congressman Sinnott said:
81 feel that the amendment offered
Sy the gentleman from Indiana tMr.
niiiott) is a most meritorious one.
and should be adopted by the house.
Il merely provides. in case an insur-
ance policy has iapsed where soldier
AAs died who was entitled to draw
compensation from the government.
aad where he has not drawn that
compensation. and has not claimed 1t.
that the compensation shall be ap.
Slied upon the insurance policy and
The insurance policy shall be rein
stated.
Duty Should Guido
1T will inure to the benefit of the
aother or wife OF the soldier. We
should be guided In these measures.
aot by the failure or the default OF
the soldier in these measures. not by
the failure or the default Of the SOL
der to take advantage OF the techni-
calities OF the law. but we should be
guided by our duty and by our moral
obligation TO the soldiers mother, to
the soldiers widow soldier who.
forsooth. through ignorance or mad
vertence. has permitted his policy TO
lapse.
II have the case OF soldier who |
was discharged in February Of ials.
Harold J. Taylor. of Lskeview. Ore.
He died In December. 1919. OF tuber-
cuiosis. He was found by the bureau
of war risk insurance to have been a
temporary total disability from the
time OF his discharge. A month after /
he was discharged he endeavored to
work, but Immediately tainted. He
was sent TO the hospital In San Fran
cisco and died in December. 1919.
Made No Claim
Every doctor who considered his
osse found that the tuberculosis was
Of service origin. that from the day
Of his discharge he was unable to
work. He did not even put in an ap-
piication for his compensation. Had
he done so he would have been enti.
tied to $50 a month from the date of
his discharge, Yet he defaulted on
that and defaulted upon his insur-
ance. allowed 1t to lapse either
through ignorance or through some
inadvertence.
"And now his wife Is denied the
insurance that the others receive. II
seems to me that the gentleman's
amendment is most meritorious
enc.
Oh, the bravest battle that ever was
fought
Shall i tell you where and when!
On the map of the world you'll find
1t not,
Twas fought by the mothers OF