Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
By Paul J.. COLLINS.

Tie Disabled American Veterans are
calling for patriotic contributions 70
create an endowment fund with which
20 carry on the work OF assisting DIS
ao.ed veterans 20 gather the required
evidence supporting their claims for
compensation as provided by Law.
through the United States Veterans
Bureau. In addition. they need q Spe-
clal fund OF $4,000 10 finance the work
NJ soliciting the endowment fund. AL
J OF that eucoN ulent will be used directly
in gathering DATA and 50 completing the
proper applications that, Il IS hoped.
-ii result n siding hundreds Of
thousands of veteran ~ilo. fo- various
reasons, have not yer oeen able 70 Let
due compensation.
Some ot thc statistics uGoted in .
circular recently given publicity - this
cause ere open 10 Misrepresentation. bat
ting purpose is well ;n6orSed.
Til, present cost CT aid 70 the
Veterans ci IN, World War. through
he United states Veterans Bureau
Is s:S5. S60.oo1 a year That is about
equal % what The war vas casting he
war laiS-acout $4,000. oco day AL
military authorities counted On l3s
wars lasting a year longer thar II did.
as indicated ny The VAST surplus az sup
p'.cS gathered a, the time Q. V5e arnii-
sttcc Through the excess efficiency n
stopping The carnage 4 YEAR anGa5 ~
rx:,ec'4t!orS 1hc Crl,ed states vas
saved Sryrs sixteen h.ll.Cr dollars. under
tn estimates That one years savings
alore would cover ths entire diso1vSe-
mrn'S :: The United States Veterans
Bureau which, includes al ccmpenSa-
ton nz:a tae wounded FOR 4 pc-tod
q. - wears. without taxing any &C
rot,r; ~ tNs current interest o. tfs
vas: S'r while u was b. .ilS eNpca5 Sc
II would c~ccaoly cover \ pc~ioG %
mere than half a century.
tn work ot IN Veterans Bureau ~
,r> last FOUR wears under the d:9ccto-.
Gen Prank 7. Mines, has become -
h.~A.v >v<tegsatise3 that Il has reached
= degree Of efficiency never surpassed
III AIRY bureau q. puolic disbursements
rs Sp!gl; is 10 show generosity n inter-
rvs;s;.cn O. all CLAIMS q. the veterans
Where there Is n measure ~ coGo; as
q the proof y. claim. the gcllcy Is ~
e,ye the claimant tAs benefit cs ths
reasonable 6cuM Nevertheless, /, must
b. limited ey the PROV, SlcAS cg the law.
and evidence 20 support tlNe claim r,uSs
b, p1osuced whica Will show It's
SerursncSS, sor IN, bureau IS no. AZ
e!ecmoSy0ary institution, IL which
money from the United states TrcaSGgy
ear h. handed out merely because the
beneficiary needs L.
The Veterans Bureau Is decrntra'tsSd
a"j maintains - branch or "reS'cilsl
offices. IN each NJ which ;sere Is .
= n.
ATTORNEYS ~ tact" II pveparus M
CLAIMS ~ guiding and assisting inF
claimants IN Sa,h~yiag taS REQUISITE
nrnciS In the central oescc. ~ Wash
iNStcn, there Is such a ear~AW en'o,cv-
ina Scr'e ls ~ - persons wholly s.
occupied
II produce ths requisite crcc. q.
claim. IN compliance With ths laws,
many veterans IND !, eeycnI tAsw
own cacscisy, through lack " training
~ such matters and through ere
scattering y. ;hssv witnesses after
lapse 81 . og 10 years sci,NWu,S .Aetr
discharges from Array or Navy service
To NEE, that situation and Stlpyssy tAs
claimants with trained assist aucr tseve
are several organizations maintained
cooperating With bat independent ~
the bureau, The lagsc$t ~ theSe Is
the American Legion Min meyne<r-
>h'a W several hundred thousand gAe
lHs,on maintains 4 naturalization NEsEe
~ Washington devoted ~ this w<,yN
I'(e N''\' wI>Ss Important cgSaassask,.,
Is thAt ct the Disabled American
Veterans made NY ~ - etN k,l>aaleS
veterans and devoted eNriuxsNeN ~
a'dins All disabled Veterans Whether
members ~ M; Vt iAe Disabled AWey~
lr@h Veterans IN peNeNgns their
CLAIMS IL the bureau ~ pyVper tosm.
The American tes.ra u S,ty,ss,rts<s NJ
the 0ueN ~ It's large memAerShlN and
t'N us Sprrlal cave nj the S1phAnS II
veterans Il has an endowment ~ SarsN
saooeeoe, contributed ~ private
benefActerS
NV the Disabled American Veterans
Me undertakings ~ SeSt4yN az Mtvase
CONTRIBUTION an endowment gN,Nd NJ
SsoeeNeo, pllsS u special nsna NJ $SAt<S
~ Ne used IN gathering tire snstN,WMen
FhN entire s. ete,e lA VIII ~ uSel i'm
a'tios the disabled IN acctlmptatG,S ami
prosecuting cNldrNce NJ thew elAnnS a.
"eN'sNpettSatE,N tyV4n tae Veterans
huyeaU The Red GUMS SNN,sety Also
aids IN this wtlS
II N aNegvd that sine Disabled Amer.
l'an Veterans representatives hANv I
served ~ ATTORNEYS IN fae&" fur nsAsv
claimants IN tne last NsAf ee(HsN tAs .
bureau than have auV other tNN NJ !
sansaatNN,s, THAT il ttS safe function (
81 champion tNe Interests ~ the dis, .
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