Show Main Features Of Edict Paring Vets' Vets Benefits I I I W WASHINGTON April 1 In I brief the Roosevelt order reducing I 1 ing veterans' veterans benefits by a year provides Payment of pensions I to veterans disabled by disease or orI I injury incurred or aggravated in inI inline inline line of duty in active service I Rates to be paid for service- service connected disabilities per percent percent percent cent disabled 8 disabled 8 a month 25 per percent cent cent 20 20 50 per cent cent 40 40 75 per cent cent 60 60 per cent cent 80 80 These are 20 per cent reductions J under present aids Pensions authorized to widows children and dependent parents of veterans who died from disease or injuries incurred or aggravated ed in line line of duty in active service Rates continue as at present Payments authorized for non- non service-connected service disabilities and deaths of veterans who vho served 90 days in the Spanish-American Spanish war Boxer Philippine insurrection r and Wand war provided disability was total and not due I to personal misconduct I i Latter allowance will not be made to unmarried person with in income income income in- in come of more than 1000 a year or to any married person or one with minor children whose income exceeds 2500 Pensions of widows and children of Spanish American war veterans veterans veterans veter veter- ans cut 50 per cent Excludes time peace veterans from domiciliary care Limits sharply emergency officers officers' officers officers' officers officers' of of- pensions |