Evening star., 1947-01-19
Bradley Report
On Training Pay
Expected Soon
Survey on Veterans
Salaries Ordered
Four Months Ago

Veterans Administrator Bradley
Is expected to present to Congress
within the next few weeks a long
awaited survey to determine the ex-
tent that veterans salaries should
restrict on-the-job training allow
ances. 1t was learned last night.
At present, total income of train
ees with dependents is limited te
5000 month. Those without de-
pendents can draw allowances that
bring the total income up to SITS,
The Bradley report, along with
statements of veterans leaders, will
be made at one of the first hear
ings of the new House Committee on
Veterans Affairs.
Though no time has been set,
Chairman Edith Nourse Rogers said
the committee would hold an organ
ization meeting this week. The
training allowance ceilings-one of
the most controversial veterans is
sues before the Congress-will be
among first considerations of the
committee, Mrs. Rogers said, be-
cause of its widespread public in
terest.
Ordered Four Months Ago.
Gen. Bradley ordered the survey
four months ago, shortly after ex-
tensive criticism was fleaped on the
ceilings from business, labor and
veterans organizations.
The ceilings were hurried through
final sessions of the 18th Congress
last August. The move was made
with Gen. Bradley's full blessings,
after the administrator warned that
the program was threatening to be-
come a national scandal.
The same legislation also estab-
lished two-year limit for partici-
patton in on-the-job training, and
required state programs to conform
with national standards of training.
Top veterans groups are unified
In calling for either outright repeal
or drastic upward revision Of. the
ceilings. To date, more than a dozen
bills have been introduced in the
House to amend the legislation.
When Gen. Bradley ordered the
survey, he promised that the Vet
erans' Administration would recon-
mend revision of the ceilings if the
study found the need. The survey
is said to include definite statistics
on numbers of veterans affected by
the law. Another chief purpose is
to determine the ceilings effect in
different areas of the nation-where
costs of living vary.
Reported in Bradley's Hands.
In October, the agency said pre-
liminary returns showed sharp diff
ferenceS in opinion about the CELL
ings' justice that related directly to
costs of living in the different
regions. -
Beyond that, findings have been
shrouded In Veterans Administra-
ton secrecy. 1t was learned last
night, however, that the report has
been turned over to Gen. Bradley.
H. v. Stirling, the agency's educa-
ton chief and constant champion
of the ceilings, would not comment
on the report, but said he was still
in sympathy with principle of the
ceilings" But he refused to say
whether, after studying the report,
he now thought the ceilings too low.
Several weeks ago, however, he
estimated that from so to 65 per
cent of the trainees would suffer
some cut in allowances. At present,
there are about $4,000 veterans in
training. More than 5000 District
veterans are included in the
number.
Public Law 679-which set the
ceilings-imposed the same limit on
about 100000 veterans in schools
and colleges under the CT Bill
A group of labor, business, gov
ernment and veterans leaders will
discuss effect Of the ceilings on STU
dents at meeting here Tuesday,
called by the American Council on
Education. The council announced
last week that a survey of its own
indicated the cost of room and board
for CT students his increased 25.9
per cent during the past 16 months.