The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-12
THE SOLDIER BONUS BILL
Digest of Its Provisions and Steps Taken Thus
Far by National Legislators

! The adjusted compensation bill. that
has been before congress since March.
1920. offers five choices TO the veteran
of the world war:
l l. Adjusted pay. at the rate of 81
/ for every day OF home service and
s1.25 for every day of foreign service.
Maximum payment. $500 for home
service and s625 for overseas service
Payment TO be made for service in
| excess OF GO days
/ 2. Adjusted service certificate in the
form of a paid-up 20-year endowment
policy. TO the value OF 1888 times the
amount that would be received in
cash. The face value OF the policy
would be paid to the veteran at the
end of 20 years. or. if he dies in the
interval, to his beneficiary. Loan
values are provided.
3. Vocational training aid of s1.25 a
day while taking an educational
course. The amount thus paid is not
to exceed $40 per cent the amount due
In cash.
4. Farm or home aid, TO the extent
OF 40 per cent the amount due in
cash.
S. Land settlement.
Who Is Included.
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 eli.
gible for compensation.
This bill was introduced into the
house of representatives by Joseph w.
Fordney of Michigan, and into the
senate by Senator Porter j. McCumber
Of North Dakota. 1t is on adaptation,
with few changes, of the bill drafted
by legion representatives in March,
1920, at a 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 besides cash, so that the pay.
ment 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 op.
tions. But the legion men who pre-
sented the bill to congress and men,
bers of that body who heard them
were convinced of the unfairness Of
refusing any compensation to a man
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 con-
sidered by many to be the most valu.
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. IL he
served 100 days in this country and
200 days in France, his cash compen.
sation would be $3.50. But he could
waive cash and get an endowment
policy OF value of $1,1S3
Many Get Compensation.
More than a hundred thousand dis
abled men have availed themselves Of
the vocational training offered by the
government, seeing in II a chance to
better their condition in life. The edu.
cational feature OF the compensation
bill is expected TO appeal TO thou
sands OF veterans who are not physi-
cally disabled. They will be given
tuition at accredited schools and win
be paid sl.25 day while studying.
until they have received lao 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 3s2 days
icing paid 1925 a day during that
period.
The same man could apply the $3.50
due him. which is $40 per cent Of the
cash $3.50. toward purchase OF an ap.
proved farm OF city or suburban home.
The money also could be applied to.
ward payments on a farm or home
already purchased. or to pay for i'm.
provements.
II the veteran desires to aid in set.
Ting undeveloped lands, the fifth op.
ton of the bill VIII enable him to do
So Provision is made for the estab-
llshment OF reclamation projects. for
the development and improvement OF
vacant land. This may be govern.
ment land or land purchased by the
government. SO far as possible, these