New-York tribune., 1922-05-01
Improved disqualification
Program for Wounded
Ex.Service Men Adopted
by the State Committee
Skosson Post TO Hold Car
nival on june 23 and
"a on Staten Island:
Boxing Bouts Thursday

Immediate steps toward the estab-
lshment of needed tubercular hos
pitfalls for former soldiers wounded
and disabled in service, general
medical and surgical hospital, use OF
Sea View Hospital only as tempo
rarY measure. a complete deccntraliza-
ton OF the Veterans Bureau in Wash
ington and the extension from two
years to five years Of the rcrod in
winch man may receive treatment
Tor tuberculosis ard mental diseases
inter discharge these arc among the
major recommendation Of xhe State
disqualification Committee adopted
yesterday and made public by Colonel
Cornelius w. Wickcrsham, chairman Of
the committee.
Those present at the meeting includ-
cd Colonel G. w. Wickersham, General
George A. Wingate, General Charles
Dr. Thomas W. Salmon, Harold Dow
ncy. Charles Pope Caldwell, o.. Grant
c. Madill. Of Ogdensburg; Dr.. T.. f.
Connor, Dr.. Y. Y. McCabc, Of Mill
brook, and state Commando; William
+. Dccgan.
These resolutions were adopted:
"Rcsolved, That this committee
greatly dcprccates the delay in the
location and establishment Of the nee
cssary government hospitals in this
state which have been repeatedly de-
manded by the American Legion dur
ing the last four months or more, and
particularly the delays in deciding
upon the location of needed tubercu-
lar hospitals;
Further resolved, That &hs COM
mittec recommends that the Veterans
Bureau and other agencies Of the gov
ernment concerned be called upon to
take immediate steps for the estab-
lishment of the needed tube fcular hos
pital in or within 100 mlcs Of New
York City and the abishmcnt of a
proper government tubercular santa
rum for minimum of 500 beds in the
Adirondack and approximately 23Q
beds in the Ca.skills or vicinty;
"Furthcr resolved THAT steps be
taken to urge upon thel COVE rnmcnt the
necessity Of an additional general med
ical and surgca! hospital in the City
OF New York adapted not only for hos
ptalization, but also for supplying the
neces sary out-patient treatment.
Further resolved, That the use Of
Sea View Hospital be regarded as a
temporary measure only, to be used
until such time as proper government
hospitals have beel complatcd and
"Further resolved, That the commit
tee approves the immediate transfer
to the Veterans Bureau Of Public
Health Service hospitals and person
mel;
Further resolved, That r special re-
quest be sent to the Veterans Bureau
to complete decentralization In accord
ancc witk the provisions OF the Sweet
bill;
"E'urther resolved That the Natiopel
Rehabilitation Committee be requested
TO seek necessary legislation decentrai-
izing the Veterans Bureau and its files
down to sub district Offices, and also
extending the period Of two years from
discharge within which development of
tuberculosis or mental disease is pre-
sumed to be Of service origin to five
wears, and also providing that COM
pensation ratings be made in the local
Offices by local boards as heretofore
recommended:
"Further resolved, That tho Neter-
ans Bureau be requested to furnish a
complete statement showing in detalt
the hospitals to which all patients at
Fox Hills Hospital at the time Of the
announced closing thereof have been
transferred and the numbers and clas-
siication by diseases so TRANSFERRED to
each other hospital. with similar IN
formation RS to the Polytechnic Hos
pital, including out-patients-"