New-York tribune., 1921-04-08
Dawes Urges
Single Bureau
To Aid Disabled
Committee Report Advo-
Gates Placing All Agen-
cies for Veterans Cases
Under a Director General
More Hospitals Favored
Asks Prompt Utilization OF
$4,000 900 Appropria-
ton; Confusion Scored

WASHtN u ION, April 1.--ESt2bilsh-
p,ent Of veterans service admins stra.
ion embracing all government srencias
,avinc to DO with the disabled soldier
vrss the foremost recommendation made
% President Harding to-day by the
ommittee of eleven named 10 investl-
yste disabled soldier agencies. or VIII .ch
c---er Brigadier General Charles G
,swes Is chairman. The members Of
he committee presented their renort to
he President sitter two days intensive
vork IN which the entire field of mis-
management snd lack o. coordination
dealing vita the eX-service man was
~evleweG.
The President thanked the commlt-
se for ia prompt Recommendations
and Indicated shat they would be IN
luded n his message TO Congress next
week
"We're through; IT'S all over and up
me President aow," declared Mr..
oswes al tht White House.
Seven specific Recommendations were
.oa.a!ned in the report The FIRST
.spu atad tnat the Veterans Service
Administration re created and that
hers he transferred to it the Bureau
4 Nsr Risk Insurance. the Renahili-
os Vocational Training, END sucl. part
4 .he Pubic Health Service az 0eees-
sry n deGlln. with the benesciarics
4 tse War Risk Bureau ana the Re
,ap..:tation Division. The ccrl-rittee
recommended director general be
,!sced st rhe head Of this adm nistra-
ion who saail be responsible TO the
President for all the activities row
rthorizeC BY Jaw n the three agencies
transferred
Hoover Mentioned for Post
Tho name Of Eerocrt Hoover MSS
1een mentioned here IL connection
9th this post, Fut the White House
arcur cd rhet no one wGs being con-
.sorsa vet The director general she'll
i.ii!-c d. possible governmental agea-
cs To- thr hosuiralizat.on and medical
,sre % the disabled veterans. the r1
orr recommends. and suggests further
rat ho snaN maintain . strict i-spec-
ioa service, rc1aining full authority TO
obtain the facAltleS necessary. The
-elnssons % the director general and
no Veterans Service Administrator
70 the othos COVE rnmenCal agencies are
saggsstod on the chart Of organizations
raca proposed agency accompanying
80 report.
TIE second Recommendation urs
let tae law creating This administra
on 1e drawn in such 4 way tnat au
gre present Inconsistencies n the
ar.sae .@w. affecting the ,hree agen-
lic transferred shall be eliminated
Use ch.rd recolanerda was thsr
l.a~ ae passage OF such law the
a--s-1fv o. the Tre4 sury shall issue
rte., TO the Director o. tha q ar Risk
.-fa44 aHd sAe Surgeon Genera OF the
.ed &-stes Pubiic Health Service
ras .rrins 70 TIE War Risk Bureau
~ a the activities Of the Public Health
'ervice, together With tina rersonnei
aa-ssd ia pl r'cing medical services
cr lrc bcnehciaviss Of the Var hisA
streaa and the Fede>a, Board for Vo-
fsliohAi Education, with the exception
4 tns roapi'al and dispensary care.
Hospital Iacillcies were touched upon
! ne fourth recorlm dation, that ~.
Immediate extension and utilization Of
III government hospital facilities be
'ut late effect, together with the mooil-
1stion Of sucA civilian medical scrv-
ces as may prove practical.
= continuation cf the hospital build
re program is urged In the fifth
scammendation. The committee &C
ospitel consultants appointed by the
ieeretary of the Treasury, in CO
peration with the Surgeon General OF
ne Public Health Service, is urged
svbma recommerdations as to rhe
ype and location Of buildings
E1maniziag services, such az "help-
81 neisnborliness," are recommended
the sisrh item.
Ine final recommendation IS that
ne Sls,s60.0o0 appropriated ny the
i8th Congress fer the building Of
eew hospitals and the enlargement of
%isrns institutions be utilized for
-hese purposes without delay.
In summing up its report the COM
ni-tee emphasized the deplorable fail
ire Of the government to fulfill its
pNgations to the ex-service men as
'ens due in large part TO all imperfect
'rganizaciou of effort.
The Presidents personal represen-
atlve, Br.gacier General Charles L.
sawyer, sat with the Committee and
oncurred in all It's recommendations