The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-02-03
Asks Support
of Law 10
Aid Veterans

Enactment of The American Le-
gion's omnibus veterans bill now
pending in Congress will affect vi
tally an estimated 1900 residents OF
this community, declared Command
err VIM. Nelson, Of the Austin Rec
dy Post 81 here today in comment
ing on this legislation hailed as the
C. l. Bill of Rights"
Copmander Nelson pointed out
that ga men and women from Lin
coin county are serving in the armed
forces today whose future welfare
will be materially shaped by this
measure.
Multiply this figure by the num-
Der Of their dependents, such as
parents, wives and children, using
the conservative family ratio OF ~
per individual, and you have the
total number OF residents OF this
community to whom this legislation
will be Of inestimable aid Nelson
said.
A Master Plan
The American Legion measure
sets up = master plan for dealing
with G1o who1e vctera14s' p4ub4en1
eminent functionssu }8r u Var a|l 1 2-
der the u. S. Veterans Administra-
ton, simplify procedure by elimi-
mating red tape, and assure fairness
for both the veterans and the tax
payers, the Legion head stated. In
to this bill the Legion has written
the lessons OF its Is years OF ex-
perience in dealing with every prob
lem Of rehabilithting ex-service
men and women.
AT present more than a-dozen
government agencies are competing
with each other for the honor OF
serving the returning veterans"
Commander Nelson said. THE re-
suit is a lot of confusion, overlap
ping services, red tape which de-
lays settlement of disability claims,
divided responsibility, and too Of
ten outright neglect OF the veteran
who needs prompt and adequate
care quickly. The Legion legislation
would remedy all that. It would
replace chaos with system, and red
tape with sympathetic and intelli-
gent efficiency
Call For Support
Every citizen OF Lincoln county
is urged by local Legionnaires to
support The American Legion ON
nibus bill II is known as H. r.
30l7 and Senate Bill 1917.
Our returning fighting men and
women must be given q square
DEAL" Commander Nelson empha-
sized. II think every good American
agrees with that. 1t Is high time
that this country organized its plans
for rehabilitation day. We must do
it now, because already thousands
of members Of the armed forces are
being discharged each month.
THE Legion made 24-hour tele-
graphic survey Of "a states early in
December to see how the disabled
men and women who already have
been discharged are faring. That
survey disclosed shocking condi-
tions. In 1887 cases reported by tele-
graph, delays ranged from three to
IL months in the settlements Of dis
ability claims, forcing many OF these
men and women, some of them
wounded on the fields OF battle, on
public or private charity
BY supporting the Legion meas
ure, our citizens can best show their
OF the sacrifices Of our
soldiers and sailors. This is no po-
litical Legislation. 1t is the Legion's
measure, q bill by old veterans for
the young veterans for the best
good Of the country.
Telephone. telegraph or write
your Senator and your Congress
man to get behind this legislation,
but DO 1T NOWi" If each and |
everyone Of you will do this, you
viii be performing a real service
that will react to the benefit OF per-
haps your son, your husband or your
BY all means do it at