Evening star., 1934-01-22
|PAY RESTORATION
SOLUTION IS SEEN
Belief Grows 5 Pct. will Be
Restored Now With In
crease tuty !.
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making Of estimates requires" Nc
Queen sided In with the administra-
ton to the point of saying that all
OF us concerned must necessarily rely
for statistics on the Veterans Admin
istration."
The Legion also was criticized by the
National Economy League. One of its
officers circulated the Senate in sup
port of the Presidents budget and his
policy on veterans.
d. A. v. TO Launch Drive.
The Disabled Veterans, Mcqueen as
serted, will launch their drive this
week ITO remove the cruel injustices
being suffered by the service-connected
disabled as result of certain unjusti-
fable provisions in the act of last
March, which was rammed through
Congress without many who voted for
1t having had a chance TO read, much
less study, the measure" He added
"The public should not be misled by
any red herrings in the form of talk
about us claiming at this time the cash
bonus or pensions for men who have
become disabled since the war. Neither
OF these are on the D. A. v. program
which is limited entirely to restoration
of the benefits to the service connected
which were destroyed by the hysterical
law Of last Winter. Neither should the
matter be clouded by disputes over
estimated costs ."
The Legion published its remarks in
a bulletin on disabled veterans. 1t said
that Hines estimate was 40 per cent
greater than the $4,000 600 maximum
1t figured for operating costs of its
program TO liberalize benefits to vet
erans.
President Roosevelt issued an execu-
tive order last Friday to liberaIize pay
ments by $2l 100000 Hayes replied
this was not sufficient and that the
Legion would continue to press for con-
gressional adoption OF its proposed
notifications.
Text of Hines Letter.
In letter to Hayes. Hines said:
Il take exception to the tone of this
special bulletin and to the ulterior mo-
tiveS which 1t ascribes to the veterans
administration. I also take exception
to the lack Of integrity it implies upon
those conscientious employees of the
veterans administration.
Most certainly 1t can be said that
we have honestly endeavored to CO.
operate with the American Legion not
only in matters of estimates but in
other ways"
He wrote that prior to the issuance
of the bulletin Legion representatives
conferred with the administration and
apparently concurred with the bases
and results of the estimates of the
veterans administration.
Henry H. Curran. director Of the
National Economy League, sent letter
yesterday to all Senators asking them
to support the Presidents budget and
reject 'the demands of organized mi
norities."
I'm particular We ask you" the letter
said. Ito refuse the demand of the
American Legion that you give money
to veterans who were not hurt by the
war and to widows of veterans whose
deaths were not due to the war
The American Legion speaks for
less than one-fitth of the World War
veterans, and speaks for nobody else
The President has laid down a
sound principle for payments to vet
Grams. He calls for generous treatment
for the wounded and truly war dis
abled veteran and his dependents but
refuses money for sickness or death not
due to the war That principle We sup
port, that principle the American Le-
gion seeks to destroy"