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health and recovery Of the undersigned
patients"
Commander Deegan of the American
Legion. and Cornelius w. Wickersham.
chairman Of the legion's disqualification
committee, will try to see the President
tomorrow. They telephoned to the
President and Senator William M.
Calder yesterday, asking for hearing.
"The proposed order. If signed. would
make it impossible for the Government
to furnish our disabled veterans with
proper attention" Mr.. Wickersham said
ALTHOUGH 1t is now three years after
the armistice, there are not sufficient
hospitals to care for the disabled vet
Grams. Ex-service men themselves have
been compelled to conduct q campaign
to obtain the necessary hospital facili-
ties.
'If now the personnel is also de-
creased thousands Of men would go
without treatment to which they are en-
titled. particularly those who are suler-
ing from tuberculosis or neuro-psycnla-
tric diseases. Commander Deegan has
authorized me to say that the American
Legion, Department Of New York VIII
stand solidly against this order
TeIeurams From Mrs. Goodwin.
Mrs. J. Cheever Goodwin. head of the
New York State War MoNners, has sent
kilograms to the President, Brig.-Gen.
Charles G. Dawes, Brig. Gen. SawyeI'
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. sen
ators Calder and Wadsworth, and Rep
resentatives ogden L. Mills and Hamil-
ton Fish. Jr.
The proposed cut in pay is said in
washington to average about 20 per
cent. The Reserve Corps officers now
manning the Public Health Hospitals
have the rank and pay of regular army
officers. First lieutenants get $2lo
month, captains $3.50 month ana
majors $500. Their allowances for quar-
ters and other expenses bring the mini
mum up to $3.S32 month and the max
imum to $4,000. the average being
about $4,000. These doctors live at the
hospitals and are always under military
regulations. @a
the medical service Of the National Tu-
herculosis Associations said yesterday
art .ooks to me II the Sohafige goes into
effect that the Veterans Bureau would
deter,orate into about the same sort or
bureaucratic routine affair as did the
old Pension Bureau. There Is no DOUBT
that the higher class physicians would
be likely to quit the service.
Most of the members of the Reserve
Corps are specialists. Before the war
thew had practices worth from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year, or more. They nave
stayed in the service at a financial sac
rif,ce because the job was so well worth
doing, but II their pay is cut they can't
afford to stay longer.
Special Treatment Needed.
"A great many Of the patients in these
soldier hospitals require specialized
treatment Of the highest order. Any one
can see what would happen II the task
were turned over to cube just out OF
medical school"
There are seventy-eight Public Health
Service hospitals. The service Is caring
for $4,000 ex-service patients. OF whom
$4,000 are in these hospitals and the
others in contract hospitals" TO most
of which the Government supplies medi-
cal attendance. Within a few months
the Public Health Service purposes
opening a number of new hospitals hav-
ing 10000 beds.
Twenty-three physicians attached to
the Public Health Service In New York
sent a round robin yesterday to their
service committee In washington pro-
testing against the proposed change In
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