The Glenwood post., 1923-03-01
Uncle Ted's Bed Time Stories
Current Events for the Children
and Grown-ups, Too
PUTTING THE VETERAN
BACK ON HIS FEET

eyes, but I can read and I know
what they have been saying about the
Veterans bureau in the newspapers"
1t was Freddie in his usual argument
with Jack.
"Sure, it's been in the newspapers, /"
answered Jack. "There is always
news in the newspapers. Anything
anyone says that means anything is
news. But just because things have
been said about the work of the Vet
erans' bureau is no reason to believe
that they are all true.''
"Right you are, jack" said Uncle
Ted, who had just appeared on the
scene "There have been a great
attacks upon the Veterans bureau.
Many people think they can run some
thing they know nothing about better
than the fellows on the job. That is
true of this case AS an ex-soldier /
can talk Many things have been done
in the handling of the soldier question
that have been done wrong. But that
is simply because of lack of previous
experience upon which to base the ac-
tion taken.''
"Can't you tell us something about
the Veterans bureau that might help
us understand what has really been
done?' asked Ruth.
Ruth soi5 TIDc1a Ted.
"I1l tell you about the wonderful rec
ords that have been made by men dis
abled in the war under the training
provided by the Veterans bureau. Not
long ago the bureau made a survey,
that is study of the cases of 100 re-
habilftated vocational students, ex-
service men who had been wounded
and trained for work of various kinds
through the schools provided by the
bureau. These schools make It possible
for the veterans to take up any of
number of vocations. But let me tell
you of the records of these men.
"The average education of these
men before the war was just a little
above that of an eighth grade pupil.
Their average age was 2s years and
months They were earning before the
war just little over 81 900 a year, to
be exact, $1,O57,47. Today after their
training they are earning $1,599.5S.
Now besides this income these men had
money from the government in the
form of compensation amounting to an
average of $30671 a year. These fig
ures show that the incomes of these
men from their salary, made possible
by the training given, plus their com
pensatfon, $1,7O629 WHICH is $64s.s2
year MORE THAN THEY WERE
MAKING BEFORE THE WAR.
"Today, 43 of these 100 men have a
bank account IA own their own homes,
23 own automobiles, "a have govern
ment insurance and 80 have other
kinds of insurance The average
amount of government insurance owned
by these veterans is $5,7os 80, and the
average of other insurance is
$e,5s3.9s."
"Geel" exclaimed Freddie, "I
didn It know the Veterans bureau had
helped these men like that
"No, that IS the trouble, Freddie, +"
answered Uncle Ted. "Too many peo-
pie are ready to knock, but not to help
in this world. Let me show you few
cases. There was one veteran whose
disability consisted of gunshot
wound. Today, through this schooling,
he is surgeon earning $4,000 n year.
Another was trained as n plumber and
today is earning $500 year.
Zone veteran was a preacher before
the war. He was trained as a chiro-
practor and is now earning $4,000 a
year. Then think of the fellow who
before he went to war was. a farm
hand. He made 1860 year and was
glad to get it. Today, thanks to Uncle
Sam s training, he is an automobile
mechanic making about 81 800 a year.
"Another case comes to my mind of
a veteran who before the war was n
printer. He trained to be linotype
operator, operating the machines that
set type for our newspapers, a line Mt