Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-01
SENATE GIVING
SOME NOTICE TO
DISABLED VETS
Changes Recommended tt
Remedy Grievances of
Soldier Boys.

Special TO Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-On the eve Of
the American Legion convention In Kan
sas City, at which delegates VIII discuss
every phase of governmental care of the
disable soldier, the Senate Committee ap-
pointed to Investigate incapacttatsd SOL
diers relief bureaus made public its re-
ports together with accommodations for
remedial legislstto and administrative
action. The committee indicated Its leg
islative recommendations would be en-
bodied, substantially, in a bill to be pre-
sented in the Senate.
The committees Legislative recon-
mendations in part were:
That the director of the veterans bureau
be authorized to provide additional hos
pitfalls at a cost Of 16,4OO000 and that an
appropriation be made available without
delay.
That the President be authorized to
transfer to the veterans bureau the OPP
Grafton, management and control of any
Government hospitals, with their equip
ment and personnel, for the use of dis
abled exservice men
vice and information from the officials
| concerned, should be given their choice
of the course of training to be followed
for their rehabilitation, except where 1t
Is clearly apparent that the trainee is
untitled for the course chosen, and If
the applicant Is dissatisfied with the
course so prescribed, he should be al
lowed an appeal under proper regula-
tionE.
WAR RISK
INSURANCE
That the war risk insurance act be
amended SO as to permit any exservice
man now holding term insurance less
than $4,000 to increase it at any time
to $4,000 before conversion into United
States Government life insurance, with a
similar privilege to the holder of con-
yerted insurance.
That findings Of permanent disability
effective as of date previous TO reinstats-
ment of insurance should not prevent the
payment of insurance claims
That the benefits Of the war risk in
surance act as amended, the vocational
training act as amended, the veterans
bureau act and other legislation for the
! Leneht of the disabled veterans OF the
war be extended to include, in addition
10 the benehciaries thereof as now pro-
yided by law, all persons who served in
the army or navy OF any of the allied
powers IN the war, and who we're citizens
OF the United StAtes at the time they
entered such service, and were houorably
discharged therefrom, the amounts re-
csiyed from any other government to be
deducted from CONF ensacion, provided
that this should not apply to any injury
incurred in a period during which the
United States was not at war.
The committees recommendations for
administrative action includei
That a disciplinary code be ssta bnshed
and published for the enforcement Of
good order in the Veterans Bureau and
among the officers and employees Of the
public health service.
That the inspection service provided
BY the new law should be given particu-
lar attention by the director Of the bureau
for the purpose Of frequent and thorough
inspection Of all hospitals, training cen
ters, institutions and other places where
disabled. soldiers are, with a view to
maintaining contact with the individual
as we'll as investigating and reporting
general conditions.
TRAINING
CENTERS.
That additional training cehters should
he established for vocational training
where mental and tubercular patients are
under treatment.
That the contract" system OF training
should, unless especially sound reasons
Justify the contrary, be restricted to in
situations or places Of business that have
been in existence for at least five years
prior to July l, 1921.
That preliminary training, when needed
and practicable, be given to trainees
prior to placement on Job training.
BUREAU
DIRECTORS.
That tho director Of the bureau use
the authority already vested in him to
reduce maintenance pay of trustees in
placement training wherever the trainees
are receiring wages from the employer:
that reduction, however, not exceeding
the amount of such wages in any indi-
yidual case.
That a commissary department be es-
tabished in tho bureau for providing
subsistence for trainees at all training
centers.
The committee sees tho need Of ma
tured men and women in teaching per
sonnet instead Of the young women, to
teach veterans, many Of whom are no
longer youths. Only 80 per cent Of the
teachers, the report notes, are ex-service
men. In many instances, the report says
complaints of friction between the Gov
erument appear to have been the result
Of a lack of understanding on the part
Of some official who was not an ex.
soldier and therefore not best fitted to
understand the point Of view of the
veteran tralnee.-COpyrigh 1921, by
Public Ledger Company.
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