Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-09-01
DISABLED MEMS
CLEANUP DRIVE
Combined Soldier Relief Bureaus to
Comb Lafayette County for
the Disabled.
(By ]. c. Barnes.)

The greatest concern of a nation
which has been at war should be for
the care and comfort of her great
army of disabled. Her very existence
depends upon her attitude toward the
men who answered the martial call
and VINO, in the performance of his
duty, received a disability which
would not permit him to earn living
as before the war.
A nations loyalyt is reflected in
her methods of handling these men.
A nation which compensates her
wounded and MANNED, which restores
their pre-war earning capacity, and
which provides for the dependents of
the man, who because of his service,
is no longer capable of doing so him
self, and who by her acts and her
laws demonstrates that she recog-
nizes and appreciates the sacrifices
made in her behalf, has discovered
the secret of perpetuating everlasting
loyalty and patriotism which will re-
fleet to her glory and betterment
down through the ages.
The creation of the bureau of war
risk insurance, which deals with COM
pensation, disqualification and insur
ance for ex-service men, and the fed
eral board for vocational education,
division Of rehabilitation, whose duty
to such extent that they cannot re-
turn to their pre-war work, was for
the purpose of demonstrating that the
desire of greatpeople was for ade-
quate aid and assistance to the men
who sacrificed the greatest of all
blessings, good health, in the service
Of his country,
These two bureaus have been cper-
ating since the war and claims for
thousands of men have hee2 handled,
~ % July is, 1921, 654,3t5 clans
for dss..h and disahi ~ CONDENSATION
had been filed with the bureau 8. war
risk insurance and 286,968 original
awards of compensation had been
made, representing millions of dollars.
During the week ending July II, 1921,
$3.50 new disability claims were filed
an dthe work of disposing of these
cases as well as the old is in full
blast
More than 10000 men have en-
tered vocational training under the
federal board for vocational educa-
ton, division of rehabilitation since
its establishment over two years ago.
Few people realize the scope of the
bureaus dealings with ex-sevice
mems problems. The machinery set
up in the United States for this pur-
pose far surpasses that of any other
country. Uncle SANS liberal and
common sense methods deserve the
praise Of the. universe.
Col. c. r. Forbes, director of the
bureau of war risk insurance, has just
issued instructions to all district man
ayers of the bureau throughout the
United States to start large clean
up drive in their district. Col. Forbes
says the purpose of the campaign
shall be as follows:
To fully advis call ex-service ger
sons of their rights under the wa
risk insurance act, to assist DISABLED
ex-rervice persons in securing com
pensation, medical treatment and nos
pits.l care; to inform and assist al
claimants regarding the procedure
necessary in filing claim for com
pensation and Insurance; to assls
those whose claims are pending in Sc
curing final action where additional
evideene is necessary to connect thel
disability with service, or other dat;
required by the bureau, and to provide
for immediate physical examination
where necessary and promptly furnlsi
disqualification for urgent cases.
There will be three squads IN dis
trict No. 6, one for each of the three
states, Alabama, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi. It is the plan that thes'
squads are to leave as soon after Al
gust is as possible.