The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-10
1888 STATE
SERVICE men
HIT BY ORDER
Radical Change to Be Made
in Allowance and
Disability Plans.
OPPOSITION IS VOICED
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Leader Wires Protest
to Washington.

Proposed establishments in vet
Grams compensation, planned by
President Roosevelt as part Of his
national economy program, will af-
feet 1878 Indiana veterans, who
received a total of S2,838 O83 yearly,
according to local records.
Under the Presidents plan, pre-
sented to congress early today in
Washington, reduction Of between
S33O,O00,OOO and S4OO,0OO 900 will be
accomplished in the allowance paid
to veterans for permanent and
partial disabilities received out of
service.
No mention was made of the COM
pensation paid veterans whose in
juries were traceable to actual war
time service.
17,1O9 Active Claims Paid
Opposition to the program was
voiced today by Frank S. Clark, de-
partment commander of the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars, who declared
that 1T is an imposition to take
away the allowances without a min
ute's warning"
Il have travelled through the state
and ! know that these allowances
are all the boys have to live on,
Clark declared. They are out OF
work and have no means Of sup
porting themselves or families"
Clark wired Senators Frederick
Van Nuys and Arthur R. Robinson
and Congressman Louis Ludlow and
William Larrabee, asking them to
use every effort and agency to pre-
serve and protect the more than
10000 veterans and their depend
ents in Indiana"
The wire urged opposition ito any
legislation that will deprive them of
their rights"
Protest Is Wired
Clark said commanders of the
seventy-six posts in the state will
be instructed to send protests to
their representatives.
According to records at the Vet
Grams hospital here, which serves
the Indiana region, consisting of
seventy-hve counties, 17,109 active
claims are being paid for out-of-
service disability.
Ar,,0,OviY1oo To ,,,O,0tJ11xy if1Iro
on these claims is $258,000, it was
said. Included in this amount is
allowance of $40 monthly paid
to 558 permanent and totally dis
abled veterans.
A report for the year ended June
80, 1882, on file. at American Legion
headquarters here, shows a total of
$29, 694717 paid into Indiana to
veterans in all classes.
S2,S3S,OSS for Nom Service
Of this amount, $2,S3S,OSS was
paid for non service disabilities, and
$933,494 on death claims and pen
sions to dependents, the report
states.
Also included in the payments
which are to be readjusted is $275,-
SIT paid during the fiscal year to
$50 disabled officers eligible under
the emergency officers retirement
act. These men served during the
war as officers, and later resigned.
They are classed on the retired lists,
instead of receiving direct compen-
SatiOn.
John H. Ale, veterans administra-
ton regional manager, said that vet
Grams are divided into four classes
who receive non-service connected
disability allowances as follows:
Twelve dollars a month for 25 per
cent disability; $18 monthly for so
per cent disability; $24 monthly for
IS per cent disability, and the $40
monthly payment for total disability
At present there are AS veterans
in the hospital, Ale said, although
a number are receiving treatment
for temporary injuries. According
to veteran administration regula-
tons, any honorably discharged
veteran may receive treatment at
the veterans hospital for injuries.
regardless of their source.
Legion Defers Statement
Officials at national American Le-
glon headquarters here were at
tempting this morning to reach
Louis johnson, national commander,
who Is in the east to arrange q
conference on the legionS policy to-
ward the Presidents plan.
Until they are in communication
with johnson. no statement will be
issued. officials here declared.
Stimulus to plans for construct
ing a Sl,500000 addition to the In
dlanapoliS federal building is ex-
pected to be provided by Mr.. RooSe-
VeltS plan to provide employment
on public construction projects.
Plans and specifications for the
addition are being prepared 10y the
indianapolis firm of MCGUIRE g.
Shook, and it had been expected
that work might be started late this
year or early next year.
However, the Presidents plan OF
cutting United States employees pay
and compensation for war veterans,
and his proposal for a half billion
dollar bond issue for public i'm
/ provementS, may speed the building
Postmaster Leslie D. Clancy said
the proposed pay cut would mean
an additional $1,000 from pay checks