The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-09
Five Choices Offered to
Veterans of the
World War

Ih0 adjusted cOmpouSaLlu Dill,
that has been before congress since
March, 1920, offers fve choices to
the veteran OF the. World War:
1. Adjusted pay, at the rate Of 81
for every day of home service and
1925 for every day of foreign SER
vice. Maximum payment, $500 for
home service and 1926 for overseas
service. Payment to be made for
service in excess of sixty days. .4
2. Adjusted service certificate in
the form of paid-up 20-year en-
dowment policy, to the value of 1888
times the amount that would be re-
ceived in cash. The face value OF the
policy would be paid to the veteran
i. at, the end OF twenty years, or, il he
+. dies in the interval, to his benefici-
ary. Loan values are provided.
8. Vocational training aid of
$1.25 a day while taking an educa-
tiofal course. The amount thus paid
is not to exceed 14O per cent the
amount due In cash. 'yPs 's3
a. Farm or home aid, to the ex-
tent Of 140 per cent the amount due
In cash. a 80. 4 3.
s. Land settlement.
Any man or woman who served in
the armed forces Of the United States
at any time between the dates Of
April 6, 1917 and November IL,
1918, is eligible for compensation.
This bill was introduced into the
House of Representatives by Joseph
w. Fordney of Michigan and into
the senate by Senator Porter ]. Nc
Cumber of North Dakota. It is an
adaptation, with few changes, of the
bill drafted by Legion representa-
tives in March, 1920, at conference
in Washington. The aim of the
Legion conferees was to make the
bill broad enough to give every man
the kind of compensation he could
use; also to stress other options be-
sides cash, so that the payment of
compensation might be as productive
as possible for the benefit Of the
country at large.
The cash feature>was provided for
the benefit. of men who would be un-
able to avail themselves of any of
the other four features. Opponents
Of the bill have concentrated attack
on this feature, forgetting the. other
four options. But the Legion men
who presented the bill to congress
and members of that body who heard
them, were convinced of the unfair
ness of refusing any compensation
to a man simply because he was un-
able to avail himself of one of the
four more productive options.
The insurance feature of the bill
originated in the senate and is con-
sidered by many to be the most vafu-
able and most likely to appeal to the
average veteran. Any man who. Is
not actually in want will make every
effort to avail himself of this offer.
If he served 100 days in this country
and 200 days in France, his cash
compensation would be $3.50. But
he could waive cash and get an en-
dowment policy Of value of $11S3.
More than 100000 disabled men
have availed themselves of the voea-
tional training offered by the govern
ment, seeing in it chance to better
their condition in life. The educa-
tional feature of the compensation
bill is expected to appeal to thousands
of veterans, who are not physically
disabled. They will be given tuition
at accredited schols and will be paid
$1.25 a day while studying, until
they have received 140 per cent of
the amount due them in cash. The
man who had $3.50 coming to him in
cash could go to school for 382 days,
being paid $1.:25 a day during that
period
The same man could apply the
$490 due him, which Is 140 per cent
of the cash $3.50, toward purchase
Of an approved farm or city or subur-
ban home. The money also could lie
APPLIED toward payments on farm
or home already purchased, or to pay
for improvements. .I..
If the veteran desires to aid in set
tling undeve1oped lands, the fifth op-
tion Of tie bill will enable him to do
so. Provision is made for the es-
tablishment of reclamation projects,
for the development and improve
ment of vacant land. This may be
government land or land purchased
by the government. So far as pos
sible, these projects will be located
in every state, the state paying part
of the purchase price Of private