Evening star., 1933-04-02
Roosevelt Calls on Loyalty of
Ex-soIdiers to Share Sac
rifices With Citizens in All
Walks of Life.
MOST OF N0N-SERVICE
DISABILITIES EXCLUDED
406, 900 With Lesser Affections in
This Glass Expected to Be Re-
moved, While Complete and
Permanent Cases Will be Grant
ed Half Of Present Allowance.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. 90
In one Of the most sweeping
economy moves in the history of
American Government, President
Roosevelt decreed late yesterday
an annual saving of 0,000, 900
in veterans expenditures.
Effective July 1, the beginning of
the next fiscal year, the order was
made possible by the drastic law
authorizing the President to pare
deeply into payments to veterans,
their widows and dependents
and to cut Federal salaries. The
week.
In issuing the diminished sched-
uleS OF allowances, the President
In a statement said "I do not want
any veteran to feel that he and his
comrades are being singled out to
make sacrifices"
On the contrary" he added. ~T
want them to know that the regula-
tions isued are but an intregal part
OF our economy program embracing
every department and agency of the
Government to which every employe is
making his or her contribution.
Appeals to Patriotism.
II ask them to appreciate that not
only does their welfare but also the
welfare Of every American citizen, de-
pend upon the maintenance of the
credit Of their Government and that
they also bear in mind that every citi-
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upon. directly or otherwise. 10 share
One Of the largest items Of savings
under the new regulations will be
through the complete revision of the
non-service connected disability bene.
fits. most Of which virtually are elirn-
| mated.
Some 500 ,ooo,o 900 win be saved
through the limiting Of this classifica-
ton of pensions of those permanently
and totally disabled. They viii re-
ceive $40 month compared with $40
at present and those receiving allow
ances for less than total disability viii
be removed from the rolls.
Pensions for employees of the Federal
Government, except those receiving al
are eliminated, while those receiving
RC1Ao1Ollo ulny 4lOb DC CAURlOyC4 III RICA-
tions in the veterans administration
where they could award monetary bene-
fits. The amount of pension pay
ment to any one henceforth will be
disclosed upon inquiry.
Lewis w. Douglas, budget director,
and Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines. veteran
administrator, in q brief Of the 18,000-
word executive order said the num-
Der Of veterans who would be affected
by the slashes could not be estimated
as yet.
Huge Numbers Affected.
Veterans organizations, which for
weeks have been following the plans
creation, unofficially estimated that 29,-
900 veterans of the World War who
have been receiving non-service con-
nected allowances for total and per-
manent disability would be reduced to
the $40 allowance. They estimated
406, 900 who have been receiving allow
ances for lesser disability in the clas-
sification would be removed from the
rolls of the veterans administration.
Spanish War, Philippine Insurrection
and Boxer Rebellion veterans and Wild
ows and dependents of deceased World
War veterans under a "persumptive"
clause In the regulations will be per-
mitted to continue to receive their al
lowances, under the presumption that
the injury, disease or death was the
result of service.
There was provided, however, that
the Government could challenge this
presumption at any time and remove
from the rolls any one where medical
Judgment or direct evidence showed the
disability or death was not incurred In
line of duty. This provision was not
in the original plan, officials of the
Spanish War veterans said, but was
placed in at their request when they
were consulted on the proposed cuts.
Spanish War veterans reaching the
age of 50 were granted Sc q month
compulsory pension.
A fiat cut of 20 per cent was made
in allowances for those permanently
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