The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-17
RANDALL URGES
DEFINITE ACTION
Says Kenosha Should Have
Offer for Government
Hospital Ready.
THE HOUSE MUST ACT

Renewing his pledge of aid to Ke-
nosha and suggesting that the city
take steps to make a definite offer to
the government for the location of the
proposed hospital for the wounded sol
diers here, Congressman G. E. Randall
has sent letter to Mayor Joachim
telling of the present status of the
move for the hospital and the steps
necessary to secure proper consider
alton of the claims of Kenosha as a
location. The congressman calls at
tention to the fact that the government
has already located two hospitals in
the neighborhood of Chicago but he
declares that this will not prevent Ke-
nosha seeking a new and greater in
stitution. He declares that the house
has yet to act on the matter of making
the appropriations suggested by the
senate, but he asserts that it is GER
tain that some action will be taken to
provide large appropriation for the
care of wounded soldiers.
The letter of Congressman Randall
to the mayor is as follows:
House of Representatives U. s.
Washington, D. c.
February -, 1921.
Hon. John G. Joachim,
Kenosha, Wis.
Ny dear mayor:
Upon receipt of your telegram 1
wired you as follows:
"Will give all possible aid to have
favorable consideration given Kenosha
for hospital site for treatment of
wounded soldiers. Letter following"
The situation relative to providing
hospitals for wounded soldiers is as
follows: The house this week passed
what is known as the Langley bill pro-
viding and authorizing the expenditure
of $12 ,500,0 900 for five hospitals, one of
which is to be located in the Great
Lakes region. Later in the week the
senate added rider to the Sundry
appropriation bill providing for an ex7
penditure Of nearly double the amount
of money, containing no provision as
to the number of hospitals but leaving
the entire determination of the loca-
ton, as we'll as the number of hospitals
to the secretary of the treasury. This
appropriation bill has now gone to con-
ference but as yet the conference COM
mittee of the house and the senate
has not agreed upon its provisions.
Hospital Appropriation Urgent.
There is a rumor afoat that possibly
the house will disagree with the APP
preparation of so large a sum of money
and there are certain to be other
changes in the Sundry bill as it passed
the senate, and possibly the bill may
fail of passage. In the event that this
should happen, the senate will endeav-
or to adopt the Langley bill. 1t is
practically certain, however, that one
or the other of these measures will
become a law as the necessity for the
appropriating Of an adequate sum of
money to provide adequate hospitals
for the soldiers is urgent.
Must Make Application.
AS soon as the bill becomes law,
it will be necessary for the city of
Kenosha to make application to such
official as may be designated by law to
have charge of the location of the.
hospitals for an opportunity to present
concrete proposition. Undoubtedly,
the matter will be under the direction
of the secretary of the treasury, who
in turn will rely upon the recommends
ton of the United States Public Health
Service. | will keep you advised when
the legislation is whipped into shape
and will help every way that | can.
Meanwhile the city of Kenosha and
such people as may be interested in
this proposition, should select a site
for the proposed hospital and deter
mine the nature of the offer that is to
be made to the government. Undoubt-
edlv arrangements can be made to
have the representatives of the city
appear before the public health service
board in the city of Chicago, but this
is a detail that can be arranged later.
Proximity to Other Hospitals.
It might be we'll to call your atten-
ton to the conditions chat exist AS
you know, hospital already exists at
Fort Sheridan; another large hospital
constructed during the war by Hines,
the lumberman,. and known as the
Speedway hospital at Chicago has been
accepted by the government and is now
being used as hospital. The location
4 of these hospitals 50 near to Kenosha
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