Show MALONE HITS AT VETERAN POLICY Nevada Legion Official Hold Holdi Care Is Part of War Expense Declaring that caring for disabled veterans is just as much a part of ot the cost of a war as u munitions or payment for tor property confiscated or destroyed George W. W Malone Nevada rehabilitation tion officer of ot the tho American legion denounced the present policy of the federal government in sMiting shifting this responsibility responsibility responsibility re re- re- re to the states Mr Malones Malone's opinions were voiced at the regional conference on veteran rehabilitation at the Newhouse hotel Thursday afternoon which was attended attended at at- attended tended by legion officials officials from seven western states Every person who by reason of physical or mental disability is Unable unable unable un un- able to care for himself is cared for forby forby forby by the public Mr Malone said In Inthe Inthe Inthe the case of the war veteran this responsibility responsibility re re- re- re should be borne by the federal government which the veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran served during the war It is a well established policy of ot all governments that it must take care of ot the men who fought for it in times of emergency yet the present veteran policy is to shift this responsibility elsewhere SAYS SHUTS SHIFTS BURDEN Mr Malone pointed out that while the federal government may be able to reduce its expenditures for veteran relief this policy does docs not greatly lessen the cost to the public It merely shifts shUts the burden and works a hardship hardship hard hard- ship on certain communities where because of ot the nature of the disabilities ties veterans congregate Admitting that there have been abuses of ot the veteran compensation act Mr Malone declared this was no reason for repeal of the laws created during the last ast 15 years and abolition of ot the veteran administration bureau set up through years of careful study If there have been abuses of the compensation laws it is no reason the laws should be repealed he asserted The change should be made in their enforcement administration rather than in their principles The present federal policy has thrown the entire veteran rehabilitation and compensation machinery out of gear Everybody is willing to care for forthe forthe forthe the man who had a foot shot off oU in the Argonne forest but Isn't the man whose foot toot was crushed unloading munitions at Bordeaux entitled to lo Just Justas as much He may not be a hero for tor that crushed foot but it was done in the service of his government gov and he is entitled to as much consideration as the man who lost his by shrapnel I Mk 10 Malone also denounced the present policy of limiting compensation tion to veterans whose disabilities developed developed de de- de during the war or immediately immediately immedi immedi- thereafter He pointed out that the man who because of ot gas developed developed devel devel- tuberculosis several years alter after the war was in a worse predicament than the man who contracted it during dur duro durIng ing the war The first man he said a family and other responsibilities immediately after the war when he considered his health good SUGGESTS SYSTEM Presumptive cases he believes should be investigated by the veteran bureau rather than have an arbitrary limit mit of ot one year placed on them except except ex ex- ex in the case of ot tuberculosis on which a year two limit applies The amount a disabled veteran receives receives re re- should be determined by congress congress congress con con- gress with the advice of the veteran administration and should be sufficient dent to maintain the American standard stand stand- ard aid of ot living he said Certain interests will bitterly oppose op Ope pose such a program he declared but with the proper care of the disabled dis dis' disabled and md incapacitated veterans balanced balanced bal hal against the preservation of ot certain cere tam tain selfish interests the veterans properly organized will win Principles drafted at the Salt Lake regional meeting and similar meetings meet ings hogs throughout the country will be presented at the national American legion eglon convention in the fall Mr Malone Malone Ma Ma- lone who is state engineer of Nevada and has taken token a prominent part in legion le Ic- e. e gion glon activities has been prominently mentioned as a candidate for national commander of the legion at the national national na na- na convention and election in Chi cago 4 0 |