| Show WAR AW LIFE INSURANCE A during the prolonged period of pro found peace which the united states state has been enjoying the business of afe insurance has to grown immense e tiro oro portions and many thousands of per oe sons are carrying policies T the he bowd bilty of a brush with spain brin brinsa out oitt the interesting fact that most mog t if not an of the men who carry life insurance ranae must either smother their patriotism patrio tiam fighting shy of the by army and na or forfeit their policies it thus itras pires that life insurance companies axe inimical to patriotism in time of alag in enting the nations fighting forces toms but it ought to be added that they ex ert a corresponding influence in suppressing the too jingo jing seriously if the united states were actually to become involved in war this question of life insurance would be a serious problem it would tend to deprive the country of the services tg thousands of men who make the wry very bestland soldiers and 0 officers ali cers in discussing the matter the new yate world says the remedy lies with the life ln aurance companies why should they not take their war risk along with the rest of the people why should they not accept this added element of ftak in the case of every man who shan shall respond to the count rys call as a vol the companies equally with everybody else are vitally interested in the national defense why should they not in an emergency contribute their share toward that defense by ws US pending the clauses in their policies oldis which make forfeiture the penalty for or volunteering 7 the chicago dispatch states that sonie some companies in that city say they ther will pay all of the present outstanding int policies no matter in what manner manne the holder meets his death but adds add sit these companies are extremely careful about issuing any policies while th present state of uncertainty exists other chicago companies have agreed tn n issue a permit to each policy holda hold tr for which a war premium will ibe charged and added to the reg alaf at vearla ably premium the dispatch quotes W M harris local manager 0 or 7 nw new york life insurance company a M follows it if every one of our present policy A aalders should go to war and be killed V 1 w e would be obliged under our con f tract tact to pay every policy at present y ate e are instructed by the home office ta le be very careful in issuing life in io lourance urance no one who intimates that he WM enlist in case of war will be ac apted ted it if any applicant makes a f statement in this regard we t A vald would simply cancel his policy for violation of contract our present patrons need not feel alax alarmed med as their y in case of death will be T paid i 4 there seems to be some doubt about A ue the actual carrying out of the ass assur ur t 0 attributed to mr harris and t ere to is a probability that there would t al refusal to insurance sl general e pay the gelff lives v ve s of men killed in battle y 1 phe chicago times herald takes this b vw it says men who are carrying lire life ansur S r froce po policies would in case of war be sy placed laced in an embarrassing position r av yuwae of these men could volunteer to their country without forfeit a yvis their life insurance policies with men this would mean the sur rv j of the only provision made by I 1 3 tor for the support of their families may be urged that the government a ld take care of the widows and f but such support would kl ly be meager in the extreme A nr muted anted at all and many patriotic dittma might well hesitate to imperil th the e i of their family even though thong h riff lS and a anxious to 1 I imperil their ive 0 for the sake of their coun 01 problem of life insurance in its problem aele e to the army and navy in case 4 tea ons 0 tro tf has yetto yet to be solved |
