Graham guardian., 1922-03-28

settling claims in favor of veterans,
totaling more than $1O,OOO,0OO,
Every veteran will be asked if he
was wounded or gassed or injured by
accident; if his health was impaired
in any way while in the service, and
If he has received satisfactory med
ical treatment and compensation
1t is known that there are many still
suffering in various ways as result
of their military service, who have
never been reached by government
relief. The services of the Legion are
laid at the disposal of all persons In
this position.
There are other eN-service men in a
more fortunate position, who have re-
established themselves financially
and can spare to their less fortunate
comrades the benefits to whinch they
are entitled under the pending adjust.
ed compensation bill These persons
are to 9 asked II they will devote
their share Of the government COM
pensation allowance to aid their
needy and disabled "buddies" In this
way the Legion intends to establish
a Rotating fund for the immediate
relief OF all whose needs are too
pressing to wait on the course OF
government procedure. There are
thousands OF these. They will not be
helped by the passing of laws. They
need care taken Of them right away,
according to local Legionnaires. 1t
has been a case of 'let George do it,
and George" as usual has stayed
around the corner. This is the condi,
tion that the rotating loan fund of the
Legion has been designed to remedy
and the Legionaires are con.
fident that the same old
spirit that brought in wound,
ed comrades under fire will not
be found around the corner" in the
relieving of the ex-service man in
distress today.
All veterans are to be sought out
whether members OF any soldier
Organization or not. The matter OF
their membership in the Legion is OF
no consequence. The fact is that
there is no other organization of
sufficient scope to undertake and
carry through a national census OF
veterans, and with the very apparent
need of such a census the Legion has
taken it up.
The recording Of what choice each
veteran will make under five alterat
ives provided for in the Adjusted
Compensation bill will be a very
important result of the census. This
question is to be asked CT every ex
soldier in the community. The bill Of
fers the soldier his option Of any one
of the five following provisions for
compensation (D adjusted pay for
the term Of service put in; (2) a
paid-up 20 year insurance policy;
90 expenses paid for course in
vocational training; (D a loan for
the purchase OF farm or home; (5)
application OF a mans adjusted pay
on the purchase Of government i'm
proved land
The adjusted pay is to be set at the
rate of $100 a day for home service
$1.25 a day for service overseas. The
face value of the life insurance policy
offered is to be S.3S times the
amount that would be received by
the same man as adjusted pay. His
vocational training aid or farm or
home loan would be 140 per cent of
what he would receive in cash.
All back claims against the govern.
ment are likewise to be entered in
the Legion census. II man did not
get his $50 bonus on discharge he
is requested to make it known. II the
government owes him back pay
travel pay, II his allotments or liberty
bonds have gone astray, II he has
never received his Victory medal, he
is to enter his complaint on the
Legion QUESTIONABLE.
I'VE want to know everything that
every service man has got coming
to him." is the word that has come
from State Headquarters at Phoenix.
That is what the local post is going
after.
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