The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-06
COLONEL SCOTT
OPPOSES GRAFT
nocries Attempt to Have
Stat, State Spend $2,OoO,oOO
on Hospital
|ul FAVOR SOLDIERS
|s.,,. Has Ample Facilities
',r THAT May Be Converted to
purpose without Burden

Special to rho World, o,o
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. e'-ohe
=, ,be giant schemes for grea'
..,atiye appropriation appears 10
- bcen submerged for n moro
'",ol,lpent effort TO secure actuai re-
10. disabled soldiers OF OKLA
% .''' IN fact. the s2,oo0,oo0 APP
..nr,,tiou for soldiers hospital
pV - erected at oklahoma City. az
(pdly advertised by local ana
Ni,cton propagandists, is not TO
;, ,sked for and is not expected
co,oncI Hugh Scott. In charge OF
-, 1oderal medical service Tor OK
INA is now also in charge or
r,ovcmcnt to secure relief Tor
Nv dls,hlcd soldiers OF Oklahoma
.,d has been comforting WIN mem
i"rs Of the legislature r.latlNe W
nsror,aining in what way this can
So ACCOMPLISHED and at what cost.
y, IL almost certain that an eitort
,,u he made TO secure thc struc-
,ures now used by the Claremorc
s,,li,ary academy. There are par
rarts thcrc which can DC utiiizeu'
and the structures proper can DC re
modelod for less than the amour
~ rsDney TO he asked tor 10 niain,ai,'
|M.GhooI for the ensuing biennial.
,sShlo adyantage to the state as
!be university can handle those who
care TO take military training, and
.Ssrc are many legislators VINO
wonld vote against an appropriation
'or maintenance OF the institution.
rolonel scott stated that the insti-
,r,ion is fayorably located for a SOL
disrs' hospital and in the event the
s,ate should turn 1t over for that
nnrnose. II would relieve the pres
ent emergency and solve the dilem-
ma without adding, more expense TO
,he people, providing II is the IN
,ontion TO provide for the academy
AS listed on the budget.
we really need hospital" said
Colonel scott. II am conscious or
the fact that the ambitious plans
for a structure to cost $2.OOO.0OO is
beyond Oklahoma's means and
should not be asked for. We are in
, dire need, however. and the situa-
tion is seriods. II some OF the
buildings for other institutions could
be provided for this purpose. to be
afterwards maintained by the gov
eminent, It would not bring very
heavy expense to the state. and l
am sure that no citizen of the state
feels other than kindly toward the
disabled soldiers. 1t is rcgrettable
that some who did not have the
authority to act should have caused
many people to become prejudiced
do not know IL any institution can
be dispensed with; do know thai
We have too many OF them. and 1t
occurs to me that II the legislature
can fix us with a suitable place and
by a light appropriation enable us
10 remodel 1t for a comfortable hos
pItal 1t will be one of the construc-
tive acts of the Eighth legislature"
Colonel Cholmeley/ /Jones. director
Of the war insurance/risk board, was
quoted in Washington dispatches Of
recent date with stating he had con-
ierred at Cleveland, Ohio, with
Brgadier General Roy V. Hoffman
relative TO the conditions of Okla
homas disabled. and that General
Hoffman had declared 1t possible TO
get relief measure passed by the
Oklahoma legislature that would end
the present lack OF facilities. 1t
was prior to this interview. however.
that certain Oklahoma members of
the American legion commenced Il
hard campaign TO secure $4,000, 900
appropriation from the legislature
for the hospital. alleging that IL this
amount were appropriated and hos
Rlal erected, the government would
! equip and maintain 1t. and. at the
expiration of ten years. return the
structure for the use of the state
Of Oklahoma.
Such resolution has been pre-
pared but at this writing has not
been introduced in congress, and
pr9ba ability of its being enacted is
sqnewhat remote.