Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
VETERANS RELIEF
REFORMS BACKED
Hines Outlines Plan to L.
gionnaires for More AIDE.
uuate Compensation.
BY the Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE, KY, october "A new
policy in dealing with veterans relief,
based on actual need Of those to whom
benefit awards are made, was urged by
Brig Gen. Frank T. Hines, director Of
the United States Veterans Bureau. in
an address scheduled for delivery be-
fore the American Legion convention
here today.
The speaker said that on this basis
more adequate care for a greater num-
Der of veterans would be possible and
the cost of relief would tend to stay
within the budget allowance.
I'm practically all communities" he
said, "you may hear 1t said that some
veterans financially well of are In re-
ceipt of awards, which they do not
actually need and in the same COM
munities the contention is made that
cared for" r..
16 Million . Month.
The Government is disbursing month
" more than SIC, 500 600 to disabled
veterans and dependents of deceased
veterans as compensation, Gen. Hines
said, and declared he felt 1t could be
safely said that great majority of those
veterans really feel that they are ade-
quately compensated. He said 1t was
the bureaus desire that those who are
justly entitled to a greater measure OF
compensation should be given it.
Taking up the question of hospitaliza-
ton, Gen. Hines stated that the bureau
now controls sufficient Government beds
to. care for all veterans requiring hos
pitalization because Of "service-con-
nected" disabilities and whose hospital
ization has been authorized.
Pressure IL Increased.
He explained. however, that since the
passage OF q law au. lorizing the hos
pitalization of veterans of all wars. re-
gardiess Of the origin or nature Of their
disabilities. an increased pressure for
hospit aliZation had been experienced so
that for neuro- psychiatric cases, the de-
mand for beds had exceeded the avail
able supply.
This in turn, he said. had resulted in
sending of some service connected neuro-
psychiatric cases to State hospitals and
necessarily in the refusal of hospitali-
service connected"
Recommendation that the Legion
come to a definite decision on the
mooted question of separate Govern
ment department of aeronautics before
laying the matter before the various
undersecretaries in charge of aviation
in the Presidents cabinet was made in
a report OF the Legion's special aero
nautic committee made public today.
The committee, headed by c. e. Nc
Cullough, general traffic manager Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, as chairman,
and having Col. A. ]. Dougherty as Its
secretary. stated its belief that there
is a very serious need Of developing
aviation" but announced that two
schools of thought had developed in the
committee.
Separate Unit Urged.
One view is that aeronautics so far as
national defense is concerned should be
independent OF the present Army and
Navy. 1t favors a single department
Of national defense with cabinet off,
Ger at its head, with subsecretaries for
land. water and air forces, together with
fourth SubSecretary heading a bureau
for procurement Of men and materials.
The other viewpoint was that sep
arate department of aeronautics should
be created. with a cabinet officer at its
head. This department would take
charge of the air forces now under the
Army, Navy and Department Of Com
merce and would develop commercial
aviation.
This report was one of many made
PUBIC. several resolutions recommend
ed memorials to war veterans and one
asked that the Legion work out an en-
larged program for the education of
war orphans.
Program Is Outlined.
1t was recommended that a program
be adopted for continuous memorial
services at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, each State department being
assigned one week each year for its part.
The convention was asked to approve
plan for joint dedication by the Amer
lean Legion and the Canadian service
men Of the Superior national forest to
the dead and living veterans of both
countries. Under the terms of this res
olution the United States and Canadian
governments are requested to carry on
the negotiations. The Superior national
forest is located in Northern Minnesota
and extends into Canada.
Another resolution paid tribute to the
late United States Senator Lawrence
D. Tyson of Tennessee. who was promi-
nent in Legion work.
Mrs. Carol Marks Of Los Angeles yes
terday was elected chapeau national Of
the Eight and Forty. auxiliary to the
Forty and Eight