Arizona republican., 1921-04-08
DISABLED SOLDIERS RELIEF COMMITTEE
 REPORTS FINDINGS
IRepubliean A. p. Leased WlreI

WASHINGTON, April T.-Seven chief among them creation of the Veterans Service ad- ministration to take charge of gov ernment relief work among ex- soldiers and to be headed by direc- tor-g general. responsible directly 10 the president, were contained in the report submitted today to President Harding by his special commission investigating the care of veterans.
 Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago, chairman, told the president he be- lieved that the recommendations were sound and that they would end trou- bles existing in soldier relief work. Early action by President Harding is expected.
 Recommendation number one pro- vides for the new agency and gives It jurisdiction over the bureau of war risk insurance, the rehabilitation di- vision of the federal board for voca- tional education and such part of the public health service necessary to care for disabled veterans. It also asks that a director general assume charge of the new agency with full authority to obtain any necessary facilities.
 This provision would permit the lease or purchase of hospital build 1nSS WIentNSr ntteSSdly
 Care is suggested in the framing of legislation creating the adminis- tration to avoid present inconsistent cies of law affecting the three bu- reaus Request is made that no statutory limitations be placed on the director general as to the number and salaries of his employees.
 Number three says that pending enactment of new laws, Secretary Of [ Al AH t.s,1r rar-- ders to the heads of the public health and war-risk bureaus, authorizing g the latter bureau to take charge of the public health activities and per sonnel engaged in providing medical 1 care for veterans The effect would be to consolidate these bureaus under l one head by executive order without delay.
 The next recommendation provides an immediate extension and utliza- | tion of all government hospital facili- ties together with such mobilization of civilian medical services as may prove practical.
 An immediate and continuous hos I pital building program is asked III l the fifth recommendation which sug- | gests Secretary Mellon's committee on hospital sites be directed to report
 concerning the type and locations ol
 the buildings. It adds that appropri- ations should be made available by the congress which convenes Monday
 The sixth calls for exertion of hu- manizing influences to impress the
 sick and wounded with the fact thai ! the nation is entirely concerned 1T
 their welfare and rehabilitation.
 The last asks immediate use of the
 s1s,60O,000 appropriated by the las congress for new hospitals.
 Tt cannot be too strongly empha- sized" the report says, that the de plorable failure on the part of th'
 government to properly care for th'
 disabled veterans is due largely to ar
 imperfect organization of govern
 mental effort. There is no one il
 control of the whole situation. Inde
 pendent agencies by mutual agree
 ment endeavor to coordinate thei
 action, but in such efforts the join
 action is too often modified by mino
 considerations and there is alway
 lacking complete cooperation. The summoning of this commits sion by you in an answer to tn
 country that you are convinced of tn
 vital nature of this problem and tha
 you are determined to secure prompt and effective solution. Tn man to whom this important mission ! l is entrusted by you will receive tn ? i whole hearted and enthusiastic sup |, port and cooperation of all veteran and all other patriotic Americans. N cabinet officer or assistant secretar : burdened with other duties should b $ the one to whom the man charge $ with the welfare of the disabled sol
 diers should report. He should TSDor directly to the president"