Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1930, Page 5

PRESIDENT VETOES VETERANS’ THE EVENIN GTON, D. C.. THURSDAY. JUNE 26. 1930. MEASURE | TREASURY DEFICIT 1S ONE PREDICTION Discrimination Which Men in War Would Resent Is Ancther Charge. (Continued From First Page.) which, ean fal prove of m our sick or E&erved ow much as realization of the task and the dangers to v d its sons. to this office is to disa gsures intended to benefit disabled men who bha Perhaps as ave full iships Nation ment and in re no greater than to support meas- ch are proposed for bene- ween ticns he- s W But erans—not unjust tween special groups, and I do not want wasteful or unnecessary expenditures, “The country already generously pro- vides for the 280,000 men whose health or earning-power is shown to have been | impaired by their service in the war and for 91000 dependents of the men who suffered or died. That is, and sl be, a first charge upon the Naton. Sees Radical Departure. “This measure, excepi for a small part, adds thing to aid of veterans wounded or d ed in the war. It is a radical departure from our full com- mittment to provide compensation men for war disability into the field of pensions to men who have incurred disabilities as the incident of civil life | since the war and having no valid re- lation to their military service. It pro- vides that in rsepect to veterans, who, between the years 1925 and 1930, shall have been affiicted with any cne of an extensive category of diseases and, thus disabled, there is established a ‘pre- sumption’ that these diseases originated from their servi be ‘compensated’ or pensioned upon the basis of men who suffered as a result | of actual military service. “This provision would give war dis- ability benefits to from 75.000 to 100,000 men who were not disabled as the re- sult of war. In other words, the bill purports to establish that men who have enjoyed good health for a mini- mum of seven years (from 1918 to 1925) since the war, or a maximum of 12 years (to 1930) and who have then become afflicted, have received such affiction irom their war service. “I'am informed by the director of the Veterans' Bureau that the .medical council of the bureau, consisting of most eminent physicians and surgeons. | supporied by the whole experience of the bureau. agree conclusively that this legal ‘presumption’ that affiiction from diseases mentioned in the bill between 1925 and 1930, is not a physical pos- sibility and that the ‘presumption’ con- stitutes a wholly false and fictitious basis for legislation in veteran's aid. ‘This is confirmed by a recent resolu- ion of so eminent a body as the Amer- ican Medical Asscciation. Integrity at Stake, “The spectacle of the Government practieing subterfuge in order to say that what did not happen in this war did happen in the war, impairs the in- tegrity of Government, reduces the re- spect for Government, and undermines the morals of all the people. “The practical effects of this enact- ment of a fictitious ‘presumption’ into law are widespread. It creates a long to| and that they should | | | of such proof is placed upon the oov-|mp by step, over the entire group of | You voted for this veterans’ bill when | ernment, and all the experience of the Jeterans’ Bureau shows that such re- uttal is ineffective, as the evidence | surrounding such questions, as a rule, cannot be secured or made clear and conclusive. ‘“‘Additional inequalities and injus- tices arise from certain other provisions. | At the present time any veteran who may become ill or disabled as the in- cident of civil life is received in Gov- ernment_hospitals, if there is a vacant bed, and given free treatment. This bill provides that such cases received in the hospitals shall, in addition to free treatment, also receive cash al- lowar ance under certain restrictions shall be | made to their familles. The number of men of this type who are taken into Federal hospitals depends upon the number of beds unoccupied by men actuslly disabled from illness or injury incurred during the war, that being’ the major purpose of the hospitals. It is. therefore, a matter of accident or luck as to whether a given veteran ill from sickness arising in civil life is able to secure these facilities. An ill and destitute veteran may not have the luck to find a bed, in which case he neither receives treatment nor does his family | receive an allowance. Yet a veteran of | independent means may be fortunate enough to secure both. This is neither equitable nor just. Departure From Practice. “This bill departs from the traditional basis upon which we have given sup- port to the veterans of the Civil and Spanish Wars. We have always recog- nized the principle in that legislation that the veterans of less than 90 days' | sexvice, unless they have a disability in- | curred” in line of duty, should be ex- cluded from benefits because such men | have not been called to actual war serv- ice. Recently in the Spanish War ve | erans’ bill, against my protest, this was reduced to 70 days, but in the bill we are here considering, there is no re- quirement whatever of and a man with one day's service after en- rollment is entitled to all of the bene- fits. Here we create at once an injus- tice between veterans of different wars and between men whose lives were en- dangered and those who incurred no risks. “There is no provision in this bill against men of independent means claiming benefits from the Government for these disabilities arising in civil life Surely it is of vital importance to the | taxpayers, who directly or indirectly in- | clude all veterans themselves, that they shall not be calied upi to contribute to such men of independent means, More- over, it is equaliy important that the amount the Nation can find for this burden should not be dissipated over | those without need, but should be de- voted to those who' ar. in actual need. A declaration of destitution and pauper- |ism from veterans is not necessary. 1 have never advocated sucn a declara- tion. It can, hcwever, easiiy be provided in any legislation that the Secretary of the Treasury should return to the Vet~ erans’ Bureau a statement of the men | Who are exempt from iucome taxes at | some level to be determined by Congress. | “I have already protested to Congress |in other connections against the inclu- |sion of compensation for disablement due to vicious habits. This bill con- | templates compensation for some mis- | conduct disabilities, the whole concep- tion of which must be repugnant to de- cent family life. Effect on Treasury. “No government can proceed with in- telligence that does not take into mc- count the fiscal effects of its actions. ‘This bill, in a wasteful and extravagant |manner, goes far beyond the financial ‘ necessities of the situation. Gen. Hines, after renewed examination, reports that his bill, as finally passed, will cost | $110,000,000 the first year; that this , and that a dependericy allow- | () train of injustices and inequalities. The | Will increase to an annual burden of first is to place men of this class who | $235,000.000 and continue during the bave in fact been disabled in civil life |life of these veterans. The provision in ’no,ooo, | Added Cost Seen. | “The additional cost upon the oasis {of the first 100.000 could readily add | another $150,000,000 or $200,000.000 a year. 1f we are going to make cash allowances to men disabled from sick- ness or accident arising in civil life |now in Government hospitals, together | with cash allowances to their families, we must ¢onsider the fate of others in the same class who are so unfor- | tunate as not to be able to find an empty bed. There are approximately 13.000 such cases of iliness «rising from civil life in the Federal hospitals at present time. 'he mecical council of the Veterans' Bureau states that there are at least 89,000 such cases that will eventually have a right to hospitalization if beds are available. In addition to hospitals | now building, we should need to expend | another $140.000.000 in construction to |take care of such further cases, and then be faced with an annual mainte- nance cost of about $60.000,000, all in addition to what we are providing now. To this again must be added the cash allowance to the further number of men |for whom we make additional beds | available in hospitals and the allow- ance to their families. which will in it- | self aggregate a further great annual | sum. “It is disagreeable to point out these potentialities lest it be thought that the Government begrudges its veterans, I | am not presenting these reasons in any uch sense, but in order that Congress | and the country may be apprised of the | real magnitude of the burden imposed and of the injustices arising from this legislation. “Even if I were able to overlook these | burdens. for monetary _considerations | are. indeed, secondary, I cannot over- | look the discriminations and injustices | which this legislation creates, together | with its failure to meet the real need that exists today among our veterans in & fundamental and sound manner.” Garner in Opposition, Representative John Garner of Texas, Democratic leader of the House, at- tacked the motion of Mr. Snell to sus- |pend the rules. He insisted that the Republicans who have agreed to_follow President Hoover in his veto of the vet- | erans’ bill would regret their decision in this matter. The Democratic leader twitted the epublicans because they were able to | rally only 156 members to support the | President in his veto, although the Re- | publicans have a big majority in the | House. He insisted that it was & mis- | take to undertake the passage of im- | portant legisiation under suspension of | the rules. which would make it impos- | sible to offer amendments or to debate the legislation for longer than 20 min- utes on a side. He sald that the pro- posed compromise bill for the veterans served in the World War, Mr. Garner called attention to the fact that the House had p.ssed the | Spanish-American vetera pension bill recently over the Pre:'dent’s veto. In | that bill, he said. it was proposed to | rive the veterans of the Spanish War an advantage over the veterans of the World War, if the compromise bill for the latter is adopted. Member Is Heckled. Representative Stmmons of Nebraska, Republican, heckled the Democratic leader, calling attention to the fact that Mr. Garner was one of 49 members of | the House who voted agninst the vet- | erans bill when it was originally before the House. Mr. Garner said in reply that he | thought the veterans' bill was a mi: take, but that the House would make greater mistake to put-throurh legis- lation at this time committing the country to pension system for the World War veterans, Representative Rankin of Mississi pi, author of the veterans' bill, told the House this is the last chance to discuss was merely the beginning of a pension | system for the 4,500,000 men who had | it carried $50,000,000 more than 't does | today. If you vote to sustain the veto | vou will betray the American Legion and the World War Veterans. I tell you, | you will not get by with it.” Hoover Stand Upheld. Representative Royal Johnson of | South Dakota. chairman of the House | committee on World War veterans' | legislation, declared that President | Hoover had been entirely right when he attacked the veterans bill as dis- criminatory and unsound legislation, Mr. Johnson said that the veterans' bill, when analyzed by the posts of the Amerioan Legion, would be found ob- fectionable and discriminatory, caring | for certain veterans and not caring for others. He said that the veterans who recelved 1o uid under it would consider themselves “goldbricked.” He predicted that if the bill which the President is vetoing should become a law it would result in the defeat of many membe: of the House for re-election because of the hostility which it would arouse anong the veterans themselves. Mr. Johnson said that the compro- mise bill which he would introduce as | soon as the veto of the veteraus' bill | had been sustained would care for 200.- | 000 vetérans at a cost of abont $50. 000,000, whereas the original bill would care for half that number at a very | considerably higher cost. Representative Schafer of Wisconsin, himself a veteran of the World Wer, declared that he would ve very glad to vote to sustain the President's veto He said that the veterans’ bill provided | for granting monetary relief to veterans | who had become obese. He himself weighs {ar over 200 pounds and he sug- gested that it might be possible for him to claim compensation under the terms of the bill. | 'SHOOTS SELF AS GAS | POURS FROM BURNERS Man, Ill for Year and Unable to| Work, Found Dead When | Police Arrive. Some time last night Edward G Quinlan, 44 years old, went to the kitchen of his little cottage of 4418 | Albemarle street, turned on the gas in the stove and then, placing a revolver to his head, shot and killed himself. Quinlan had been in 1l health for about & year and had been unable to work, police were told. Quinlan left a note to his mother, | who has been living at the Albemarle | street cottage with him, but who was | not at home last night. A passerby this morning smelled gas | coming from the house and notified po- |lice of the fourth precinct. Officer R. M. Kirby. investigating, broke in the door of the house, and Quinlan's body |lying in the kitchen, was discovered. | Kirby was almost overcome by the gas fumes which had been escaping from the stove. it is believed, for about eight | hours. The fire rescue squad was caliad | on a futile mission to ald Quinlan and was needed to treat Kirby, violently ill from the effects of the fumes. ~ Coroner Nevitt was notified, Reserve Commisions Issued. Commissions as first lieutenants in | the Medical Corps, Organized Reserves | War Department to John R. Cavanagh, | 2804 Rhode Island svenue northeast: Raymond C. Kirchner, 907 Eleventh street northeast; Robert McD. Rylands, | 1101 Fifteenth street; Philip A. Steb | bing, 3217 Nichols avenue, and Joseph | of the Army, have been issued by the | John J. Flanagan, 1701 Irving street’ | HOOVER VETERANS' e BILL STAND RAPPED Cutting Declares Presiden Statement “Misleading and Inaccurate.” While Congress and inaccurate.” The New Mexico Republican was first to answer the White House nunciation of the bill passed by Senate on a 66-to-6 vote. Noting was a Hoover follower, he said: “The newspapers have taken statement of the President, backed with | the statement of Director Hines of | Veterans' Bureau, as 100 per cent cor- rect. “I do not criticise Mr. tirely. Hoover he has been misled that he should mislead the people of the United Sta: The statement he gave to the press is full of errors.” CORNER STONE RITES S Ceremony at New . iver Church to Be July 2. Special Dispatch to The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., Spr June 2 Announcement was made today by Rev. Alfred Cheetham, vicar of the Si ring Mission, that the laying of corner stone of the new church which is being constructed on Sligo avenue will take place on Wednesday, July 2, at | This church, to be known as - the Church of Ascension, is expected 5 pam. to be ready for occupancy about cember 1. The bullding will be Cleveland granite in the twelfth cen- tury Gothic style of architecture and |~ is {o cost about $40,000. 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