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Show Eleven ( Acres , of Bonus Applications PRESIDENT COOLIDGE has inspected in-spected the bureau where the bonus applications of more than 4,000,000 war veterans are handled. han-dled. He was accompanied by Dwight W. Davis, assistant secretary of war, and was conducted through the bureau by Gen. Robert C. Davis, adjutant general, in charge of bonus applications. applica-tions. The offices where all applications are received, examined, identified and computed before they are finally passed on to the War Veterans' bureau, bu-reau, where bonus and insurance certificates cer-tificates issued cover the equivalent of eleven acres. Mr. Coolidge walked through an endless series of corridors to the click of typewriters and computing com-puting machines. Every phase of the work was explained to the President by General Davis. The ollice organization, embracing 2,700 employees, passes on more than 20,000 requests n day. Already" bonus and insurance applications appli-cations have been filed by 1.300,000 veterans nf. the army, the navy and the marine corps. Of these ."00,000 have be-.-.i computed and allowed. By January Jan-uary 1, when the insurance feature of the bonus becomes effective, a large majority of the 4.0O0,(i00-odd requests will be ready for final action. Payment Pay-ment of cash will m t begin under the law until March 1. 1925. The legislative program recommend ed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars has been laid before the President by Gen. John H. Dunn, commander jn chief of the organization, who requested re-quested Mr. Coolidge to embody the recommendations in his opening message mes-sage to congress next December. The recommendations include the following: follow-ing: Appointment of a committee on veteran vet-eran legislation in the senate, similar to that provided for in the house, the chairman and as many of the members mem-bers as possible to be former service men with overseas service. That the hospital program of the government be speedily put into effect and improvements made in hospital equipment and service; that competent medical officers be placed in charge of these hospitals; that legislation and regulations be adopted for the recreation recrea-tion of men in hospitals. . That legislation be recommended clarifying many points in the recent so-called Reed-Johnson bill. That the disabled emergency officers' offi-cers' retirement bill be enacted without with-out further delay. That legislation be enacted with a view to equalizing compensation and pension of all disabled men of all wars for like disabilities. Continuation of a strict and restrictive restric-tive immigration policy. That a real veteran preference under un-der the civil service laws be enacted. |