Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-11
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Resolutions condemning sections IA, 16 and 19 of the bill introduced in congress by Congressman Sweet, and now under consideration by a subcommittee, were adopted by a unanimous vote last night at a joint meeting of the Buckley O'Neiil post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ernest A. Love post of the American Legion, meeting to protest against the measures considered ob- ljectionable.
 The resolutions provided for the sending of messages to every senator and representative in congress and to the subcommittee considering the Sweet bill, and pointed out that the objectional sections are considered unjust inimical to the welfare of patients in U. s. Public Health Serv- ice hospitals, and in conflict with the. intent of the public health service act.
 Forty-three dollars were collected at the meeting to provide for ex- pense in connection with the bring ing to the attention of congressman the feeling of the ex-service men, and a committee appointed to pre- pare and dispatch the, messages. The committee is headed by NJ. L. Clancy, post commander of the local V. F. w. organization and recently elected state commander, and includes w. NJ. Roberts, post copmander of the local organization of the American Legion, and includes the following members of the two ex-service mems organizations: J. T. Moreno, George Courtney, l. A. Narcotic, Harry Ju- liani and James R. Lowry. Three stenographers were appointed for work in connection with the mes sages of disapproval, William Kolar, i John J. O'Melia and F. K. Steiner.
 The sections of the Sweet bill ob- jected to provide for reduction of the compensation of disabled ex-service men in U. s. public health service hospitals, as a punishment for in fraction of hospital rules. The meas ure provides for reduction up to three-fourths of the compensation re- ceived, and is felt by the ex-service men to be an excessive and uncalled- for measure.
 Members. of the above-named com mittee were also instructed to con slider the matter of reinstatement of insurance of disabled ex-service men where that had been dropped. Resolutions
 Whereas, sections IA, 16 and l9 of bill H. R. }, recently introduced in congress, would empower the public health service to fine disabled men considerable part of their compen- sation for violations of hospital rules, and
 Whereas, a provision of this kind is contrary to the spirit and letter of the compensation law, which was meant to be a measure of relief for men disabled in the military service and not subject to attachments ot any kind, and
 Whereas, the application of nili- tary discipline in public health hos pitals would tend to create discon- tent and irritation among patients which would in this way retard their recovery, and this is wholly needless to the hospital authorities, for, they already have ample power to punish violators of rules, and
 Whereas, the indiscriminate grant ing of power in the hands of some men who crave military authority would create an autocratic organiza- ton of the public health service; i therefore, be II
 Resolved, that we, patients Of lU. s. P. H. s. No. 50, members of V. of F. w. and the American Le- zion, in mass meeting assembled, do hereby register our emphatic protest against the sections of the bill, as being an oppressive and wholly un- called-for piece of legislation.
 Be it. further resolved, that copy of this resolution be sent to Presi- dent Harding, to Senators Ashurst and Cameron, Congressmen Carl Hayden, respectively, to the inter state commerce sub-commission.
 Be it further resolved; that we will