Laurel outlook., 1944-09-06
Auxiliary
WHAT THE G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS
MEANS
ENT1
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Mrs. Lawrence H. Smith, national
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary, returning from a trip to
national headquarters in Indian
apolis on Auxiliary business, COM
mented on the recently enacted &c.
I. bill of rights"
with the signing on June % of
the American Legion G. 1. bill of
rights for World war II veterans,
we succeeded in winning a major
victory in the American Legion's
Legislative program in behalf of
those who are winning this war;"
said Mrs. Smith.
cit is very gratifying to me as
national president of the American
Legion Auxiliary to know that i'm
mediately following the signing of
the bill, the Legion's national re-
Mobilization director, T. o. Kraabel,
met with Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines,
veterans administrator, and other
government officials to confer on
early augmentation of the bill.
Because they seek to spare this
generation the experiences of the
knocking about which was their
lot after the last war, the men and
women of the Legion have bent
every effort on obtaining this legis-
lation. They want the men and
who are fighting this war
to be assured prompt settlement of
any disability claims, adequate hos
pitalization and treatment for the
manned, sick and injured, employ
ment opportunities, a chance to COM
plete interrupted educational
courses, vocational training, loans
for the establishment of small bust
nesses or the purchase of a home
or farm, and last, but lot least,
unemployment compensation for a
reasonable period.
"Other detectives of the Legion's
Legislative program are (1) %univer-
sal service; (2) postwar planning;
(3) universal military training.
Child welfare, veterans preference
in federal employment, and the fur
of seeing-eye dogs to blind
veterans are other recently enacted
which have had the acJr We
support of the Legion.
"In commenting on the G. l. bill
Of rights at the time he signed it,
President Roosevelt said:
With the signing of this bill a
vell-rounded program of special
Veterans benefits is nearly COM
1t gives emphatic notice to
he men and women in our armed
that the American people do
not intend to let them down." In
enumerating the benefits of the bill,
president listed the following
six points:
81. 1t gives service men and wo-
men the opportunity of resuming
heir education or technical train
ng after disharge, or of taking a
'efresher or retrainer course, not
only without tuition charge up to
$500 per school year, but with the
light to receive a monthly living
allowance while pursuing their
studies.
"2. 1t makes provision Sor the
guarantee by the federal govern
nent of not to exceed so per cent =
If certain loans made to veterans
or the purchase or construction of 9
farms and business proper
les.
"3. 1t provides for reasonable I'M
allowances payable each
week up to a maximum period of
ne year, to those veterans who are
Unable to find a job.
a. 1t establishes improved ma
hinery for effective job counseling
or veterans and for finding jobs
or returning soldiers and sailors.
IS. 1t authorizes the construction
f all necessary additional hospital
ABILITIES.
sc 1t strengthens the authority
f the veterans administration to
nable it to discharge its existing
nd added responsibilities with
and efficiency"
The first business meeting of the