Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-31

Washington. March 31s--The ex-
service man who suffered any Kind on
disability because OF his term In the
army is not being neglected by the
Federal Government. III men who
were wounded or who have developed
Illness as a result OF their service In
the World War are not being cared
for by tho Government, Il usually IL
their own fault. Tho u. s.. Veterans
Bureau has come across many cases
thousands, In fact--whers men en-
titled 10 compensation or instruction
Mt the hands Of tho Government have
failed 10 take advantage Of II. often
through Ignorance.
The Veterans Bureau II tho out
growth of the now dcfunct War Risk
Insurance Bureau, with duties In ad-
dltion to the former functions OF the
War Risk organization. II is working
/ in cooperation with the ". s. Public
Health Service in the medical work
affecting World War Veterans.
Right now the Bureau is paying
out more than 100000 every day in
tho week This money goes directly
into tho hands Of former service men
or their dependents Hospital care
and treatment is being furnished with
out cost 70 10000 veterans. This care
includes board and lodging. and rep
pesents an outlay on tho part Of tho
Government amounting 10 about S.
| O00, 900 q month, or 500, 900 300 a year
Every month. checks are mailed out
from tho Bureau totalling s42.o0o.oo0.
This big total represents 100000
checks. Tho Bureau is conducting
an insurafco business for no less than
800.0 900 veterans OF tho war. there be-
/ Ing no charge upon the ex-soldier
policy holders for tho cost Of sd-
rninistering this enormous business
The policies IN force represent SO 800
900 900 Of insurance.
I In connection with tho u. g. Public
I Health Service. more than $4,000 nedi-
cal examinations arc made every
month By tho Veterans Bureau.
Medical treatment r. not confined 70
tho 10000 hospital cases. but Is given
% 10000 additional former service
men every month
Nearly 800, 900 Claims.
Tho claims filed with the Bureau up
70 January first totalled J.41s.912 and
a thousand new claims come IN every
day. IN handling the enormous work
Of the Bureau, 1000 ex-sertios mon
and women are given employment
The expenditures Of the Bureau for
ex-service men during the focal year
1922 will amount 70 more than the
entire Federal appropriations author
ized by Congress % years ago.
Vocational training - an important
part Of the work OF this Government
agency. Al the close Of last year
more than 100, 900 veterans were re-
ce,ying this instruction from the Gov.
eminent. More than 10000 Of thes'
men were receiving. in addition 20 th'
!. training, what IL called maintenance
pay" the amounts ranging from So
10 $40 a month. since the Govern
a nent undertook tho work OF rshabili
tacing the vocationally handicappe
Z veterans. about $4,000 have take
- advantage OF Il.
n C. p Forbes, Director of the Bu
!. reau. is authority for the statemer
that this Government has been NOR
O. liberal with It's disabled soldiers tina
q Any other Government IN the work.
n For the relief OF these veterans, a u
!. tai OF mora than a billion and qua
ter dollars has been expended The er
sight by any means. II q estimate
that eventually the number Of vete
ans to receive vocational educatic