The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-29
DISABLED INJUSTICE
.STIRS MASS MEETING.
Must Blot Out Stain if We're
to Fight Again, Says
Littleton.

IF the United States ever wants mer
to fight war in the future II should
blot out the stain OF ingratitude toward
the soldiers wounded and disabled In the
late conflict overseas" said Martin w
Littleton last night at mass meeting
in Town Hall held under the auspices
OF the American Legion and the Citizens
| Welfare Committees.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
protesting against the removal OF the
culosis from the Fox Hills hospitals to
! the Sea View Hospital on Staten Island
or TO contract hospitals in this city OF
to Government institutions in other
States
A committee was appointed to go to
Washington to ask the Veterans Bureau
to send the men suffering from tubercu-
| losis to temporary quarters either in the
Adirondacks or the Catskills. and TO
rush the building OF Government hos
pitfalls in either of these places for the
care OF the disabled. 1t was also re-
solved to demand that two hospitals be
established in this city, one for the treat
ment OF tuberculosis of the joints and the
other a full equipped surgical hospital.
The committee to which the resolution
was referred includes Bishop Herbert
Shpman, Selden e. Marvin, A. F'itzroy
Anderson, Mrs. G. Francklyn Lawrence.
DIR. Thomas w. Salmon, De Lancey
Kountze, William Barclay Parsons, Mrs.
Harry Hardness Flagler. Cornelius w.
Wickersham, Mrs. Paul d. Cravath, Mrs.
James Russell Parsons Arthur Woods
and Francis l.. Robbins, Jr.
1.-The truth about the disabled vet
cram was the theme of all the speakers,
who included ]. Noble Bragden. Mr..
Wickersham, who presided; William f..
Deegan, State Commander of the Ameri-
can Legion; Mrs. Francis Rogers. presi-
dent OF the Soldiers and Sailors Club;
DIR. Salmon, chairman of the National
American Legion Committee on Hospi-
talization; James M. Blackwell. OF the
New York district of the Legion, and
Mr.. Littleton.
Mrs. Rogers quoted Veterans Bureau
figures to show that men in need of hos
pitalization were increasing at the rate
OF 1000 a month and the apex of this
Increase would not be reached until 1926.
The resolution said;
I'VE place ourselves on record recog-
nizing the debt that is owing to our fell
low citizens who gave uo life or health
for the preservation of liberty we all
enjoy and pledge ourselves to see that
the treatment they and their dependents
receive Is commensurate with the sacri-
fees they made.
Full justice is not being accorded to
disabled men, in that they are sent to
poorfarms and poorhouscs and charity
hospitals such as Sea View. where they
are forced to become associates and
companions of congenital paupers and
other misfits in life OF distinctly de-
graded type.
Some have brought their families
from great distances and established
them here to be near them. and ii is
heartbreaking for these disabled men to
be constantly subjected to transfer to
distant hospitals at the within of Gov
crnmental officials.
"The Government obstructs the efforts
OF the disabled veterans to bring about
their own cure or make election to be
treated In hospitals Of their own choice
or by physicians in whom they have
confidence by reducing their monthly
compensation of such men il they so
elect from $50 to $40 month. 1t is
therefore resolved to make a strenuous
protest to the Government to bring
about just and better treatment of brave
boys who sacrificed their health in the
overseas battles"
Senator Calder sent a telegram from
Washington saying that he favored the
immediate removal OF disabled men,
especially tuberculosis cases. to the
Adrondacks or the Catskills. where
temporary quarters are available.
Senator wadsworth sent message say
ing that after he had consulted with
the Veterans Bureau he believed that
no suitable quarters could be found in
the mountains and the men would be
better taken care of at Sea View.
Senator Callers message was cheered.
The reading of Senator Wadsworth's
telegram was met with silence.