Evening star., 1922-08-27

, ain objected to such legislation on
the ground that a disabled veteran
who had a government statute behind
him might be inclined to depend on
such a statute for his employment
and thereby disrupt the morale of the
other employees.
"In Germany the system Of com
pulsory employment of disabled SOL
diers is established. Each industry
is required by statute to employ
certain percentage Of disabled vet
erans. This percentage is based on
a survey made of that country's in
dustries, and is founded on the num-
Der Of disabled employees which a
business organization should absorb
Voluntary System Here.
In the United States. it is explained
by the Veterans Bureau, the employment
system has been established on neither
of the above plans, but on voluntary
employment, organized and paid for by
the government, free to the disabled
man and employer alike. 1T is a
MEANS" says the statement. "of bring
ing the vocationally trained veteran and
the employer together"
BY contrast, the efforts of European
governments in caring for their war
wounded is most enlightening as COM
pared with the elaborate system Of COM
pensation, claims, insurance and re-
Mobilization now in force in America
I'm France, after the hundred-year
war, Says the Veterans Bureau, there
were thousands of disabled soldiers who
were taken care of by the monasteries
as the only measure OF relief. The
state, therefore, was not compelled to
contribute to their support. Under
various monarchs small parcels of land
were granted. or a service pension OF
uncertain duration. This idea of grant
ing land has always possessed our own
legislators, and land grants were given
to the veterans of the revolutionary and
civil wars Preference in land open
ings has been given IN some states les
to the veterans of the late war. NO
certain or systematic relief existed
in France until Richelieu opened the
Hotel des Invalides, which exists TO
this day. However, even this scheme
did not recognize the dependent
widow and orphans. nor was there
any attempt to rehabilitate these in
vaiids and make them Independent
producers.
Care Given to Orphans.
1.-THE French revolution resulted In
more liberal recognition of the dis
abled. The families of soldiers who
were formerly not considered were
now entitled to assistance. Children
of these veterans were educated, but
the veteran himself was not re-edu-
Gated to new trade.
THE French pension law OF 1881,
intended for the regular military es-
tabIishment as retiring pension.
exists today without any radical
modification. 1t has the graduated
disability feature fdeterminable by
the soldiers rank.
"In England before the breakdown
of the feudal system, the lord OF the
manor recognized the obligation to
support the disabled soldier and his
fami'--
"C..v.sea Hospital, established in
1890, is to EnglaAd what the Hotel des
Invalides is to France and what the
pension office and Veterans Bureau
are to the United States.
Not until after the Crimean war
did Great Britain ever grant q pen
sion to widows-and orphans. Private
relief societies were, organized to
carry on part of the work.
In Germany and Austria four
hfths of the pensions went to the
also about 1868. according to the re-