The Washington times., 1921-07-01
WAR risk CHIEFS
ACCUSED Of USING
MAILS ILLEGALLY
Disabled Soldiers Convention
Charges Private Literature
Was Franked by Members.

Delegates TO the conventions Of the
National Disabled soldiers Leagus
which has just closed its annual ses-
sion here remained over today 70
watch what action the Senate inves-
tigation committee 10 to take on the
charge that tho officials of the War
Risk Bureau and Federal Board are
guilty of aiding and abctting felony
by prostituting the postal franjEing
privilege in mailing out private iitera-
ture. 4t
A resolution was presented At the
closing hours Of the convention de-
manding that Congress ask the
agencies for an explanation OF why
the Government should bear the ex-
pense of flooding the country with
Invitations to disabled men to q meet
ing Of manned veterans at Detroit
LITERATURE SENT OUT.
Several delegations testified that
their members had received this liter
ature. and the charge then came that
agents of the Federal Board are now
in Detroit building up an atm osphers
in the convention TO tighten the -criti-
cism OF the bureaus against which the
disable are most bitter in their con-
demns 3 IN.
The line for abusing one frank II
$500 fine and considering the Federal
Board and bureau are charged with
sending out tens of thousands of mo-
tices the aggregated fines would
mount into the millions.
The Disabled Soldiers League. how
ever, claims that its object in fore
ing this issue at this time Is not to
imprison the officials but to force
them to give up their present posi-
tions which they cling TO through the
assertion that they have Civil Service
immunity to removal.
SO many charges were brought to
Washington of alleged mismanage-
ment that the committees could not
sift through all of them but decided
to center much of the leagues fight
on the alleged violations of the United
States criminal code In the franking
matter,
I'VE have heard both Senator'S and
Congressmen tell us this week that
everybody at the Capitol was ready
to support Us to the finish. It's now
up to Senators Walsh. Sutherland. and
the others Of the investigating COM
mittee to call the Federal Board and
they should favor one organization BY
a convention call when in doing -
they were violating "a national law,
said one of the left over delegates
this morning.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
Calling them by name. the conven-
ton late yesterday afternoon asked
for the removal of a number OF high
er officials of the Federal Board, and
these are now expected to be SUM
money to the Capitol.
Among the resolutions passed were;
To investigate alleged waste by du~
plication in the office OF the auditor
of the Federal Board.
To thank Senator Townsend OF
Michigan, for his success in forcing
the War Risk Bureau TO expedite pay
ments Of compensation claims
To ask an Increase In pay TO &100
for trainees In the South Carolina A
and NJ. College.
To abolish affidavits as a means OF
tracing a mans disability by standing
on the decision OF the judge advocate
general that All men who entered the
service were presumably in good ,phy-
steal condition. Should this be ac-
complished the veterans will simply
now have to show sufficiently ina
paired health and evidence of dis
charge from the service under honor
able conditions.
To investigate alleged Ill treatment
of colored former service men In hos
pitals and being trained by the Fed
eral Roa rd I'm Southern States