The Washington times., 1921-06-29
led REIGN
CATH|N|,L !
CRITICIZED
treatment OF Wounded Men
by Vocational Board Re-
acts for Indignation.

E1nned by the slashing attacks
scathing criticism from unex
bd quarters in different section
lie country, Federal agencies hav
to do with the disabled former
Ice men and women are today
1 he defensive all along the lin,
Re an indignant public and tht
ppointed MANNED.
lis was opinion that prevailed
hg the delegates to the conven.
Of the National Disabled Sol.
b League at the third day oi
/ conclave at the Central High
kol auditorium today.
II WALSH PLEDGES AID.
unsparing terms Senator Walsh
llt the present Investigation Of
bureaus told the disabled fight,
yesterday that he was "astound.
at the breakdown that has bear
we'd to continue since Armistics
1918. and Pledged himself &c
about the overthrow OF those
Ipnsible for the scandal.
lhator .Pomerene branded Offices
he Federal Board as wood sn
Is" after woman teacher test
Instructors were forced to sign
ntract not to bring pressure 70
to correct existing evils. and
the board was sending to tn-
asyrums the disabled who weee
kiently courageous to protest.
Detroit there is a convention OF
United American Veterans of the
Id War which Is using no uncer-
!, words in the condemnation CT
Exploitation and neglect of those
ring from ths part they took in
hse Of. the nation.
lCATIoNAL BOARD. TARGET.
rough a combination of circum-
kes the Federal Board for Voca-
II sEducation Is the principal
kt for the most severe arraign-
b More than a year ago a CON-
se of Congress devoted weeks OF
and literally spent Government
} in an Investigation of y ltnfs
which was practically given q
ewash upon condition that II
"a reform.
ere were some changes In its
Edure and some shifting around
krsonnel. but after thirty months
hostilities ceased the disabled
Naming now that while they are
k PLACED In, training more quick
he courses of training are SO
by unified to the men that they
practically in involuntary servi-
forced to take training In a
or profession in which they are
IDLY untitled.
former teacher in one of the
tails told the Senate committee
only about 10 per cent of the
are really going through the
b courses prescribed for them.
:. supervisors are so incapable.
hpetent, inexperienced and inef-
X that they are diverting the
Ito vocations to which they are
ttted, she said.
UNION CoTERIE REIGNs.
was pointed out yesterday the
ment section OF the board is
the direction of a coterie of
from one skilled trade, the ma
union OF which voted to recos-
the Bolsheviki.
directing heads of this division
Fashington have succeeded In
lg men of their own trade in
liant places in the Distric; OIL
: Eith the result that they prac-
have the whole situation with
Dir grasp.
liking broadly. printers. tele-
Iers. plate printers and others OF
" skilled labor are relatively
Tut representation. while those
the union controlling the situs-
are receiving from the Govern
more pay than they received AT
old work while Congress and
In associations after three years
tamping their efforts as a fail
These salaries run up to $4,000.
en- the hand-picked friends OF
members of the one union
here, some of whom are grad
of the Hobbies at the Capitol.
Hensive to many members. of the
anu thNt W. tUt1E
in Offices covering certain sec
of the country they are sur
ed by members of the same
country school teachers, who
ecetving from Washington as
as twice as much as they re-
at their old vocation and
of limited experience and mar
sion.
USUALLY GUESS WRONG.
a disabled man is declared
e for training he appears be-
his set and is routed into some
alton. Some times the guess Is
and the candidate IL successful.
the testimony of the Baltimore
ctor is correct the percentage
IN who are being trained and
tted by the Government to at
bjectives they will never reach
in the majority.
prediction among those who
followed the work of the hoard
in addition to keeping ZIP with
work. the incoming admins
VIII have a doubly difficult
undoing the maladministration
pc who have ignorantIy started
- training for which they have
ltude or in which they arc
lily incapable of completing sue