Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-28
PROBE BY. HARDING|
FOR SOLDIER RELIEF
II -~-
He viii Appoint Special
Committee to Make
Inquiry
FINDING TO CONGRESS
Vocational Board Will Examine Into
, System Of Allowaces-Focational
Beard Spending $l5O,OO0, 600 Yearly

Washington, March 2s.--,As the
outcome Us j White House confer
,ncs with former service men yes
3erday President Harding will with
n the mex; two or three days appoint
i special commission for a sweeping
Investigator into The present treat
nens OF disabled veterans Of 1he
Horli Wac and what is believed by
he Administration TO be failure of
me Government services for their a:d
properly 20 handle rehabilitation work
The conference was attended by
Charles G Dawes, formerly br.gadier-
general in charge Of army plrchas-
.ng in France; Col. +. W. Galbraith.
commander Of the American Legion;
Thomas w. Miller, Alien Property
Custodian, formerly eojone! in the
American Eypedit;onary Forces, ard
Assistant Secretary Theodore Rouse
.-elt, Ct the Navy Department. With
Pres dent Harding during the meeting
was Brigaelier General Sawyer, his
1hys:rian, who has charge of the
President 5 ci,for:S to coordinate pub
:c health and welfare work. Later
hese five went over the situation with
rcneral PcrShng at his hcmc here.
The purpose ct the inquiry decidei
lpon viii De to see il the service Of
he Federal Beard for Vocational
Training and the Bureau Of War
Risks ha, broken down in any respect
mi where the weaknesses have been.
i i also the intention u 20 into the
question of abuses TO disabled yater-
ms 4 evidences Of unfair treatment
icve!op during the inquiry.
At the White House j. was snnounc
ID tnat she investigation will he con-
iur;ud ~ orderthatt tse whole situs,
zon Dlay be clearly and frankly pie
.a"cd to Congress and. ;he country
rhe investigation may Gcvniop in
.reascl sentiment for consolidation
If he wcrk OF the War Risk Bureau,
he Boa.d OF. Vocational Education
and .he Pu:-!;c IIealTh Service, as it
:eiates to disabled Serz-ice men. This
5 already favored by many members
# Congress VINO have intended to
u<h bill preventing such conso!i-
ia,on when the special session mettS.
Thcrc was no indication at the
White House aS to who VII compose
he committee CT inquiry. II i the be-
.:ef, however, that the work val he
headed oy Genera! Dawes. who e'aln-
si favor with service men through his
ieS:imon; befor" the subcommittee O.
the House which attempted 20 quiz
him on war expenditures IN France.
Or. Sawyer. who has be"omc EalsoH
officer for the Administration ir mat
:ecS relating 70 the public health and
re care Of disabled soldiers, will proh-
holy be member Of the committee.
j: is understood that President Hard
Ing VIII give the matter of soldier re-
,-:ef attention in hi, message 70 Con-
,r.:ss, bit re VIII probably not make
concrete recommendation unit. the in
vcs..yat;Cn committee has completed
Is work, which, II .viem Of what is
considered the pressing nature Of the
question, vii! probably be as soon as
p5s 5;J.e with justice to the subject.
Thorough investigation Of the en-
tire System Of vocationa! training al
!owenccs 70 disabled war veterans al
% is to te made by the Vocational
Training Board. Pending the 'ex-
haustiYe inquiry and study" proposed
Secretary Wallace. Of the Depart
menc Of Agriculture, member cf
TIE board. in Il statement last night
Indicated that the boards ruling fix
ing r1axinlum Of 5000 annually
on payments TO men receiving vota-
tional training would stand. This ru.-
ing is under fire from the American
Legion and other veteran organ:za-
tons. M.y
Secretary Wallace explained that
.he 81 ,200 limit ruling affects aoous
one hundred or more men m Gov
ernnieat departments who, with vo-
ca :ional training allowances, receive
40 to $4,000 a year from the Govern