Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-22
Northwestern NeWS.

the disabled soldiers require the as
sistance of all three of the relief
agencies but to obtain their help three
requests and three separate proofs
must be made-one to each. This need
duplication has increased the ex-
pense of administration. delayed the
relief finally granted. and added to
the red tape and confusion incident to
the assistance of disabled veterans"
Three separate and distinct filing
systems have been maintained in all
the intricacies necessary to the hand
ling of correspondence and affairs of
5000. 900 men"
ut is now proposed to have one de-
partment which shall be the sole con-
trolling unit of soldier relief. Vari-
Gus phases of the soldier relief will be
handled under sub-departments.
completely obviate the old delays
ranging from six months to two years
before a soldier seeking an adjustment
on some matter or other get that to
which he is entitled"
$15.OOO.0 900 for Hospitals.
Adequate disqualification facilities
backed by a fifteen million %appropria-
ton is also assured h veterans of the
recent war"
Tuberculosis. that dread malady,
implanted itself in the bodies of thou
sands of American soldiers as a result
of the unaccustomed exposure which
they went through. Failure of this
government heretofore to provide
properly for these sufferers has been
a disgrace to the government. Now it
is expected to have hospital centers so
not only the tubercular patients but
others may be properly cared for.
The public health service insofar as
physicians may &c who have been ap-
pointed locally in practically every
city of the nation. has been doing
good. work. However, red tape has
been wound around this department
in a superabundance and the claims
and requests of wounded soldiers or
soldiers suffering from ailments con-
tracted while in the service have gone
unheeded."
Part of this fault lies in the fact
that the public health service has
been hampered by still more red tape
and the necessity of checking up serv,
ice records. war risk records and
Vc~ompensation records of other depart
Notwithstanding more inter-depart-
mental red tape"
1.-THE Legion conference is assured
that this public health service will nc
longer be hampered by red tape re-
auirements and that the fifteen mil.
lion Appropriation will mean immedi.
ate attention given veterans who need
it,"
Additional Compensation Urged.
additional compensation to those
who served in the Army, Navy AND
before congress-. This measure H. r
14157 introduced by Congressman
Fordney of Michigan. is a composite
of all of the measures which have
followed the files of either house o.
congress. It's provisions were arrived
at after conferences with the officials
of the American Legion and Veterans
of Foreign Wars. All of the objec'
tionable ideas have been weeded gu
the legion officials think is equitable
and Just"
This bill is now in the hands o
the senate finance committee having
passed the house. Senator Porter j
McCumber is chairman Of this com
mittee and is personally working 70
the passage Of the measure. 1nas
much as he ranks second in point o
service in the United States senat
his influence. greater than that of an,
other senator. is of Invaluable aid an
Importance in Securing ultimate pass
age Of the measure. Senator McCum
Der extended every possible courtes
to the members of the legion commit
tee during their stay in Washington.
Under the Fordney bill whicl
passed by the senate before March 4
1920. veterans will receive adjuste'
compensation excessive of sixty day
between April S. 1917 and July ]
1919. at the rate Of 500 per day TO
home service and $1.25 per day 70
!. service overseas. A maximum o
$500 for home duty and 1925 for for
eign service is the limit"
Glasses of Payment.
Actual payment is divided into fv
classes" -
II. Cash payments made in in
rstallments beginning July 1, 1921
Not assignable."
"2. Adjusted service certificates in
creased by 40 per cen plus interes
for twenty years at four n one-hal
per cent. payable annually, face valu
pavable twenty years after date of ap
plication. The p%ostoffice department
will loan money on such certificates.
"3. Adjusted service pay consider
ed as first payment on farms or tract
purchased by veterans"
"a. Allowance of s1.75 a day on