The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-21
Of BONUS
BILL PROVISIONS
History of Measure Which
Has Been in Congress
Two Years
FIVE CHOICES TO
WORLD WAR VETERANS
Statement Furnished by National Head
quarters of American Legion and Pub
Iislied Herewith al Request of Officers
of BrattleborO Post

quarters of American Legion and Pub
Iislied Herewith al Request of Officers
of BrattleborO Post.
At the request of officers Of Brattle-
boro post, American Legion The Refor-
mer publishes herewith a digest Of the
history and provisions of the bonus
or adjusted compensation bill, the ma
tcrial having been furnished BY the ma
tional headquarters Of the American
Legion:
The adjusted compensation bill. that
1920 offers five choices to the veteran Of
the World war
J. Adjusted pay, at the rate of 81 for
every day OF home service and Sl2J for
every day OF foreign service Maximum
payment, $500 for home service and S62J
for overseas service. Payment to be
made Tor service in excess OF sixty days.
; Adjusted service certificate IN the
form of a paid-up 20Year endowment
amount that would be received III cash.
The face value of the policy would be
paid to the veteran at the end of 20
years, or, If he dies III the interval to
his beneficiary Loan values are pro
vided
3. Vocational training aid of Sl.25 a
day while taking an educational course.
The amount thus paid IS not to exceed
40 per cent the amount due in cash
l. Farm or home aid, 10 the extent
Of 40 per cent the amount due in cash.
.. Land settlement.
Any man or woman who served in the
armed forces of the United States at
any time between the dates OF April g,
1917 and November IL, 1918. is eligible
( tor compensation.
This bill was introduced into the
house of representatives by Joseph w
Fordney OF Michigan, and INTO the sen.
ate by Senator Porter J. AlcCumber OF
North Dakota. 1t is an adaptation.
with few changes, of the bill drafted by
Legion representatives. III March, 1920,
at a conference In Washington. The aim
of the legion coufeTces 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 payment OF compensation might
be as productive N possible for the bene-
tit Of the country at large.
The cash feature was provided for the
benefit OF men who would be unable to
aNail themselves OF any OF the other
four features. Opponents OF the bill
have conccptrated attack on this feature,
forgetting the other four options. But
the Legion men who presented the bill
TO congress and members of that body
WHO ntikil tilEitls NtfE Ebttk tutttI OF inc
unfairHess OF refusing any compensation
To man simply because ne was unable
. TO avail himself OF one of the four more
productive options.
The insurance feature of the bill origi-
mated in tho senate and Is considered by
many to he the most valuable and most
likely TO appeal TO the average veteran.
ANY man who Is not actually in want
VIII make every effort To avail himself
OF this offer t he served 100 days IN
this country and 200 days'in France, his
cash CumpensatioHn would be $3.50 Blu
he could waive cash and get an cndow
ment policy of a value of 81 1873.
More than hundred thousand dis
ahled men have awaited themselves of
the vocational training offered BY the
government, seeing in it chance to bet
ter their condition in life The educa-
tIonal feature of the compensation bill
Is expected to appeal TO thousands of
veterans who are not physically dis
abled. They viii be given tuition at
accredited schools and will be paid Sl.25
"a day while studying, until they have
received 40 per cent of the amount due
coming to him in cash could 80 10 school
for 392 DAYS, being paid Sl25 4 day dur
ing that period.
The same man could apply the $3.50
due him, which is 40 per cent of the
cash $751; toward purchase of an APP
The money also could be applied toward
payments on a farm or home already
purchased. or to pay for improvements.
Ii the veteran desires to aid in set
Ting undeyclopcd lands, the fifth OPP
ton Of the bin win enable him to do 50,
Provision is made for the establishment
of reclamation projects for the develop
ment and Improvement of vacant land.
This may be government land or land
purchased By the government. So far
rs possible, these projects Will be located
in every state, the state paying part OF
the purchase price of private lands
bought for this purpose. EX-service
men are to be employed on the projects
as far as possible The bill also pro-
vides for the sale of farm units on these
projects when they are ready for
settlement, the sale price to include the
purchase price OF the land. plus the cost
of improvements The terms to be part
down and the balance in 40 years at five
per cent interest
The veteran can apply his adjusted
service pay as first payment on a farm
in such a project.
The value of this option alone to vet
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