The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-08-04
IN NATIONS CAPITAL
Ruling of Controller McCarl Deprives
Large Number of Veterans
of Compensation.
Bill introduced for Placing Railroads
on Feet Incorporates the
Presidents Plan.

thousands OIL WOIlu wal 'S"NAsAAS
have been cut off from compensation
for permanent total disability as a re-
suit of ruling by Controller General
McCarl. Mr.. McCarl recently APP
pointed under the budget law, decided
the war risk bureaus regulation per-
tanning to total disability in certain
cases was not authorized by the war
risk insurance law. Payments a.
mounting to several million dollars, it
is understood, are illegal, and, under
McCarl's ruling, monthly allowances
for this class of disability must cease.
The war risk, regulation which Nc
Carls ruling renders invalid provides
for the payment of permanent total
disability compensation under follow
ing conditions: "Where the disabled
person is on the date of the issuance
of this regulation or hereafter shall be,
either an inmate of hospital or asy-
lum during a continuous period of six
months or more; or on the date of the
issuance Of this regulation is or here
after shall be, rated as totally disabled
or totally and temporarily disabled for
a continuous period of six months or
more, and be unable to follow continu-
ously any substantially gainful occu-
patton during such six months; and in
addition at the time of the medical ex-
animation shall be found then to be
in such physical or mental condition as
to require further disqualification or
is unable to follow continuously any
substantially gainful occupation" Pro-
tests from former service men affected
by the order are pouring in upon con-
gress. 1t was generally conceded that
McCarl's ruling was technically cor
rect and that legislation would be
required to correct the situation. The
situation committee on soldiers relief
probably will look into the question.
The committee also plans to begin a
tour of hospitals from which COM
plants have been coming about neg
lect of disabled veterans.
President Harding's suggestions for
putting the railroads of the country on
their feet we're incorporated in bill
introduced in the house by Chairman
Winslow of the interstate commerce
committee Carrying no actual ap-
preparation, the bill would vest broad
powers with the war finance corpora
ton to provide funds for settlement of
the carriers claims against the gov
eminent It would authorize the cor
poration to purchase railroad securi-
ties, now held by the railroad admin
jstratio up to an amount not exceed
ing $5O0,OOO,OO0 and their sale on the
open market when financial conditions
justify. and it would authorize the
corporation to sell, as agent of the
president, any securities not purchased
by the corporation, all proceeds to be-
come fund for relief of the roads.
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota, who
presented the administration substi-
tute for the Norris farm export cor.
poration bill, probably will not press
his measure in the face of q new sub
stitute offered by the senate commit.
tee on agriculture The committe:
substitute, excepting that it authorizes
the making Of loans to foreign gov.
ernments, is virtually the same as
the Kellogg substitute. This provision
probably will be stricken out when the
measure comes to a vote on the floor
Senator Kellogg said he was gratifec
at the efforts of the committee, despite
the protests of Senator Norris, backed
by Senator Ladd of North Dakota, tt
reach compromise. "There is only
one Objectionable feature to the new
BILL" he said. "That is the section
permitting loans to foreign govern
ments. l cannot support that"
Germany owed the United States, u1
to April 80, $240,744,51 for mainte
nance of American troops on the
Rhine. Secretary Weeks sent the fig
ures to the senate in answer to reso
luton by Senator Borah. The tota
cost of the American occupationa
forces, December IS. 1918, to April 80
the last date for which accounts were
available, was placed at $275, 1924, 1872
There now are 500 officers, 1924 en-
listed men and ffty-four nurses il
German territory The resolution wa.
understood to be preliminary to agita
tion for return Of the troops
Agreement has been reached by con
ferees on the packer regulation bill
which was passed by the senate sew
eral weeks ago, and since has been il
conferences for compromise of differ
ences. The senate conferees were sal,
to have receded from their amendmen
to compel uniform bookkeeping by tn
packers, but other details of the agree
ment were not disclosed.
Out of roomful of women at :
house committee hearing only one in
dictated she favored law which woult
prohibit feminine smokers from puff
ing cigarettes in public.
Operations Of brokers and specula
tors in the markets have more to d.
with high prices of coal in the north
west than the freirht rates Chairnoa al