The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-02
DISABLED VETS
HEAD0UTLINES
PLANS0F AID
Completion of Present Hos
pital Plan of u. S. Is De-
manded by Capt. Cook
ORPHANAGE PLANNED

Capt. E.. Hamilton Cook. national
commander of the Disabled Vctcr-
ans of the World War. was the
principle speaker ut a banquet Sat
urday evening at the Grand Pacific
Hotel given by the local chapter
of Disabled Veterans. Representa-
iivcs of the War Mothers. the Red
Cross. American Legion. American
Legion Auxiliary and other repre-
sentative citizens of Bismarck in
Guiding 10 members of the local
chapter 'of disabled men were pre-
sent, and heard Capt%'n Cooks
| message.
Captain Cook showed thorough
familiarity with the problem of
the disabled soldier and his dis
cuSSion was along the line of con-
Nructive criticism. He insisted
that the promised given at the time
Of the war to take care of those in
iurcd in the service must be car
ricd out. and that the best care and
treatment known to medical science
is the least that can be done in the
tuliillmcnt of that promise. He
insisted upon the completion of the
present hospital plan with emcr-
scncy speed and cited instances
where with available funds there
had been ineXcusable delays in pro-
Niding hospital facilities.
Orphanage Plan.
The establishment of orphanagcs
for the children of cX-Scrvicc men
was another feature of the problem
which he outlined as that for which
The disabled veterans organization
stands. Such orphans he said were
entitled to the same consideration
from the government as arc Indian
orphans. He also advocated that
the veterans bureau should organ
izc chaplains corps to assist the
disabled men i'm the government
hospital. Chaplains, he pointed
, out could be of great help to the
| men when they receive their gov
crnmcnt compensation. who i'm
many cases become the play of I'M
Scrupulous stock statesmen and 9TH
CT investment sharks. The whole
| system of vocational training as
| established by the government Bur-
eau is unsatisfactory, said Captain
Cook. First because the government
failed to recognize the necessity of
putting trainccS into recognized ed
ucat ional institutions and sent
very large percent of the trainccS
to mushroom institutions which
sprans up for the sole purpose of
making money out of the vocation
al training law. Secondly, because
| in many instances no recognition
of the disabled trainccs prcwar ed
ucation was taken into conSidcra-
ton. nor of his adaptibility to
the trade for which he was given
training and i'm many, many in,
stances the desires of the trainccS
though reasonable were ignored
and trainces were forced into train
ing for trades for which they Meth
cr had any aptitude or inclination.
Thirdly. because the training per-
iod allowed by the government was
almost universally too short and
was shorter than the time recogniz-
cd as necessary by trade unions
and recognized educators.
Urges Training.
| Captain Cook stated that the We
tcrans bureau should give place
mcnts of government SO that at the
end of the three or six months per
iod the trainccs can take qualified
examinations for civil service APP
pointmcnts. At present he stated
the governments own trainccS be
cause of the inadcguacy of the
training period are not allowed to
take examinations for government
positions in the various depart
mcntS.
Captain Cook stated that the dis
ablcd veterans would i'm the iInmc-
kdiatc future ask President Harding
to make an extensive order to
make it possible for training in the
departments of, government looking
forward to the possibility of TAX
ing examination for permanent
positions with the government.
He said high tribute to the other
patriotic and veterans organiza-
tionS and stated that Commander
Owslcy of the American Legion
worked with him shoulder to
shoulder i'm the interest of the dis
abled men.
Captain Cook make a fine i'm
preston on all who heard him.
Undertaking was noticctbly absent
i'm his remarks and he displayed an
earnest desire to cooperate with the
government i'm solving the many
difficult problems growing out Of