The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-07
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLAR DAMAGE
BY STORM AT WILSON. N. c.. TODAY
The Bonus or
Adjusted Compensation Bill
A Digest of Its Provisions
And Its History

The adjusted compensation bill, that
has been before Congress since March
1920, offers five choices to the veter-
an Of the World War:
|. Adjusted pay, at the rate Of 81
for every day of home service and
$L.25 for every day Of foreign SERVICE
Maximum payment, $500 for home SER
vice and 1925 for overseas service.
Payment to be made for service in ex-
cess of sixty days.
?. Adjusted service certificate in
the form of a paid up 2O-year endow-
ment policy, to the value of 338 times
the amount that would be received
in cash The face value of the policy
would be paid othe veteran at the END
of 20 years, Or, if he dies in the inter
val, to his beneficiary Loan values
are provided.
3. Vocational training aid of $125
ia day while taking an education
course. The amount thus paid is not
ito exceed lao per cent the amount due
in: cash.
4. Farm or home aid, to the extent
of 140 per cent the amount due in casa
| ). Land settlement
the armed forces of the United States
at any time between the dates Of
Aril 6, 1917 and November II, 1913, is
eligible for compensation.
This bill was introduced into the
House Of Representative by JOSEPH
w. Fordney of Michigan, and into the
Senate by Senator Porter J. McCum-
Der of North Dakota It is an adap-
tation, with few changes, Of the bill
drafted by Leg ion representatives IN
March, 1920, at a conference in Wash
ington The aim of the Legion con-
ferees was to make the bill broad
enough to give every man the kind Of
compensation he could use;> also to
stress other options besides cash, so
might be as productive as possible Tor
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 op
tions But the Legion men who pre-
sented the bill to Congress and mem
bers of that body who heard them
were convinced of the unfairness Of
refusing any compensation to ma1
simply because he was unable to avail
himself of one Of the four more pro
ductive options.
The insurance feature Of the bill
originated in the Senate and is consid
cred by many to be the most valuabl
, and most likely to appeal to the aver
lage veteran. Any man who is not &C
to avail himself of this offer If h
served 100 days in this country an
200 davs in this country and 200 day
lin France, his cash compensate
would be $3.50. But he could waiv
leash and get an endowment policy Q
Ia value of 1,1S3.
u More than a hundred, thousand dis
5 tahIed men have availed themse1ve
n of the vocational training offerer b
r the government. seeing in it chanc
10 better their condition il life. Th
2 educational feature Of the conpensa
t ton bill is expected to appeal to thor
8 sands of veterans who are not phys
$ ,callv disabled. They viii be give
Tuition at accredited schools and WI
: be paid $125 day while studyin:
: until they have received 80 per GER
of the amount due them in cash. Th