The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-30
Europe Pensions Disabled Veterans; Lean Treasuries Preclude Bonuses
IN GREAT BRIT FCE AND
 OE ITS TROOPS $ BOUNTY UPON DISCHARGE

annuEn basic pension: plus 1l0 pen cent supplement of Do60 francs. ca about t66D in nil. Where he is with- out other resources, the soldier may net extra amounts ranging from 5000 tO 5000 francs. And also 1923 francs per year for each minor child. For the man only 60 per cent dlsabi1d, the basis ig 1200 francs. plus the l4O per cent supplement of i000 francs, For each minor child soO francs is allowed. Then ten per cent disabled man gets . basic pen- sion of 336 francs and 72 francs Tor each child.
 French Vets Play Politics
 !, The war-wCunded soldiers get va- rious other valuable priviieges-re- duction in the taxes, fifty per cent fare reduction for land, air and Ssa travel on French lines, special places are reserved for them iEi trains, street cars and buses, job preferences in civil service, and large industries employing a.certain number of men must reserve 10 per cent of the jobs for war wounded. Tn addition, In special cases, invalid ex-service men are given government grants. either to set thenselyes Up in small busi- ness undertakings or to buy c homo for themselves and family.
 More than in England or Ger many, French veterans use political pressure. to force their demands. They raised Q vigorous protest against cuts in le94 and 1895. The French parliament in December, le56, restored the pensions in full.
 Of all the great belligerents, war pensions and allowances perhaps cost Fascist Italy less than any. Many Italian soldiers made it q point of honor not to claim pensions and, when the Fascists came into power, they made very rigid rules concerning pension awards. At pres- ent these things cost Italy about 1,- l5o,ooo,0oo lire per year (siOo.ooo." 000).
 The Italian government gave most of It's soldiers Q bonus Of soIlae- thing like S25 and q suit cf civilian clothes. The Fascists ruled that, to be eligible for pension, . man must have been ct laest 90 per cent dis- abled. Many below that figure were given . bonus which averaged about Sl25.
 Distinguish Between Wounds
 The Fascists introduced c novel; ty in making . distinction between wounds received in the rfont line combat zones and wounds received elsewhere. The law excluded from pensions those who served as work men in depots, factories or dock. yards, even though they had been ordered there by the military authority. Eight categories Of wounds, ranging from the highest, which includes men who lost both hands and feet, or were blinded, to the 30 per cent disabiement, such as the total loss of four or i've toes of both feet or loss of fingers which iIn- pair earning capacity. were estab- The pensions for privates range from 40eO lire tS340l per year for the top disability to 000 tee0) for the lowest. For those disabled in other than the combat zones, the pensions vary from 3240 lire for the top cate- gory to $50 for the lowest.
 But there are far higher allow ances for what is called super-in- validity. 4 man who lost both hands and feet or who was blinded draws on additional 14,400 lire t4i20o). The special supplements. range down from this top figure to 2i0O lire per wear. .,t....,.