Arizona republican., 1921-10-31
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
 SWEEPING CHANGES FOR WAR VETERANS BUREAU
Appropriation of $16 900 for Hospitals and Trans fer of All Government Hospitals to Veterans Bu- reau Is Recommended in Senate Report; Recom- mend Cancellation of Contracts With Hospitals Not in Existence April 1, 1917
TRepubaiean A. P. Leased wirel

WASHlNGTON. Oct. 30-Sweep- srE rskulatfons designed to increase Inc cffsciency of the veterans bu l<4l Hlere made in a report published to-day by the special senate commit rce investigating government activi- sfes tor the relief of former service men. The report was the commit xee-s srcond.
 The bureau should broaden it's interpretation and widen the scope CT application of existing laws" the rc7-crt said. adding that additional 1gg1~lMtiun will be sought to meet 6rssciccics shown
 Among recommendations were:
 Arurorriarion of SIG, 4o0 900 for lssa~4,Itsls. transfer of all government hasseEszls. including soldiers homes rf-@-rccsed by the army or navy, to hlream. Creation of a chaplain for service in hospitals and N~aa4ng centcrS. provision of ceme- tctlcs at soldier hospitals; standard lR4tlnn Of training. permitting the applicant tO select as far as possible hsS cNn vocation, extension of in- <zr@mre se S1O.0eo for each policy hostsr. if be desires. and extension of Insurance and compensation privilege 10 Americans who served in allied forceS
 AIlIA1NLlslA lAlND OL EOlltiaNlS W-tH state. municipal and private hospi- talS not in existence April l, 1917. and with all similar institutions which are found unsuitable. was rec eznrnt nsed as one administrative re- us.A others under this head includ- ssance of rules and regulations Essf falc maintenance of order and dis cErdne. thorough inspection of hos rlsalS and training centers. elimina- .tzcn of politics from appointments. ~saahlishnent of additional vocation zg ceutcrs at institutions where men tnl and tubercular patients are xreR-ed
 To July l. there had been 3sS.000 anrs1acatfenS for vocational training, xhe raznm&Iree found. adding that mithruMrh we are approaching the third anniversary of the armistice" ~nlv s.osa have been rehabilitated.
 Dniy -1s.0oS men have accepted training without pay out of 96,91S sgl-hiles and only 96. 600 with pay out of 1ss.s0s eiigibles. the report said. About cne-haf of those training are Ca schools. colleges or universities, it was declared
 Many veterans the committee charged. delay rehabilitation because ns1zlly the sum of the maintenance nzr and wage considerably exceeds tAr xage they could earn on rehabili- zatian.
 Reference was made to conditions which the committee found at the Pa~cagonla. Miss. and the Nauvo Ills training centers but the report declared a repetition of those very unfortunate experiences would be prevented by requiring completion oi training centers before the men are admitted for training.
 Pointing out that only 1,200 of tho seee employees in the bureau in July were former service men, the com rafttee declared it was unable tC understand why the board diserimi- mates against former service mon. and suggested the immediate cut ting down of the large force of em- plcsfs in Washington"
 r1N committee said that the gov errunent had failed to obtain results commensurate with the large eNpen- GItEreS" in rehabilitation work ant sxrnesSed belief that knowledge o thr Envernment's failure prevented men nom seeking hospital treat naent until too late'
 Location of hospitals on imprope Sltes was denounced.
 The time has come, the committee declared to decrease the number O ~corxract~ hospitals. which it findi were the cause of just complaints.
 The peak of the load" in hospit3 recds wall not be reached until 1927 she investigators believed.
 We feel it necessary to emphasiz' as strongly as possible absolute nee as~sifv of eXpending money appro r-iate.a hv congress for the hospital snatspr uf former service men with "a. reference 10 insistent but ill-ad .sses local demands, political inter T~~arce. or agitation of local group e any kind
 -Al,osusnahle conditions have ex s-tri in various hospitals whicl s.sn1a have been avoided" the repor ..-~rsnues. The committee criticise' thc u.o1cv which dealt with compen Sarson claims as a purely medica -,-rhicsa and declares many appli
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