Show I II i IA A Washington Daybook i 3 v Dy By RODNEY DUTCHER Y WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April There 17 There 17 There is no reason to suppose that veterans of or the world war will cease their de demands demands demands de- de mands on the treasury until the thc last one has passed to his final reward Or that succeeding congresses will fall fail to heed their pleas History already has begun to re repeat repeat repeat re- re peat itself Itsel and the assurance that the veterans hope to accelerate that time-honored time process has been Indicated in indicated indicated in- in by the national commander of oC the American Legion Resting not on a 3 noble record o of accomplishment including soldier bonus loans the beginnings of oC a pension pension pension pen pen- sion system the Itself and other federal veteran expenditures excluding loans which will cost about next year Commander ONell has outlined proposals for tor further measures which will wUl be presented presented pre pre- to the next and subsequent sessions of Cf congress CONGRESS PENSION PENSION MINDED 1 After each war var it has required a a. shorter period to persuade congress to grant service pensions and subsequently subsequently subsequently sub sub- to liberalize their provi pro Spanish war veterans of ot 1898 struggled until 1920 for their first service pensions but less than men were engaged in that war whereas world war veterans number more than and consequently are able to bring all the more snore pressure pres pres- sure So Sc the latter had to wait walt but 12 years before beCore congress granted him allowance for disabilities whether the disabilities were ere connected with war service or or not Commander O'Neil's demands have caused considerable stir sUr but no great surprise because everyone has ex expected expected ex- ex that veterans alreadY ben ben- f rom legislation which has created cre cre- the largest single burden on the treasury would insist upon and re receive receive receive re- re more and more until further war post-war veteran payments run up to 10 or beyond the which the war war already has cost WIDOWS BENEFIT Pensions for Wi widows lows and orphans of oC veterans was one item on the program program program pro pro- gram outlined b by ONell These pensions pensions pen pen- made plenty of oC progress In the thelast thelast last congress and are sure turc to the be passed by the next They Pley are expected expect expect- ed to boost the pension bill another There are those who already predict predict pre pre- dict diet that the loans made to veterans veterans' I Ion on adjusted compensation certificates certificates cates will wUl eventually be forgiven the borrowers No such demand has yet ct come come from the thc veterans e rans themselves and it would presumptuous be to as assert assert assert as- as sert here that it will wUl ever be made but it can be said with some assurance assur ance that if U the veterans ever do doget doget get et behind such a movement they will iiI find plenty of eager support in congress and arid perhaps enough to jam it through Relief for wives es and children of veterans now in hospitals and In Increase increase increase in- in crease In hospital facilities facUlties for veterans veterans vet vet- erans crans who will need treatment in Una ur als also SQ I b Com Com- I mander ONeil O'Neil presumably will come right along PROPOSES INCREASE Then theres there's the commanders commander's commanders proposal for Increasing the disability compensation for tor world war veterans veterans' to the level allowed to veterans of or other wars on the theory that the veteran of one war var is entitled to as much money as the veteran of an an- other Spanish war veterans' veterans monthly month month- ly service pensions now run up to 60 a n. month on a a. scale which took them 32 years jears ears to achieve when the world war veterans achieve a similar scale seale disability payments will increase tremendously tremendously tremendously tre tre- tre- tre in cost Eventually there will vill be an ultimate ultimate ulti ulU- mate male general pension bill for every veteran and congress will wUl pass It unless unless unless un un- un- un less it reverses all previous pre perform perform- ances That presumably will wUl represent represent represent rep rep- resent the high watermark of Americas America's Americas America's Ameri Amen cas ca's war post-war expenses I |