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Show WAR INSURANCE PLAN BROADENED Washington, July 23. The federal government's plan for insuring officers offi-cers and men ot the army, navy and marine corps against death and in-Jury in-Jury while in service broadened I today to-day Into a complex program which would provide government allowance for families ot soldiers and sailors and the rehabilitation and training of Injured mon to fit them for making mak-ing a livelihood after 'the war. The program was discussed at on-ferences on-ferences today among officials of thq, fyar, hayy, treasury, 'commerce1 md( ljabor!department0tho laborcomi ilt-tee ilt-tee of .the council ot national" defenso, iadhe "presldentsndjother High oitMr)tof leading. lnsuraHce cbmjan-ifiTpf cbmjan-ifiTpf 'tUfcUnfied-States W J "tssuance-of insurance policies from, llOPO.JfcQJA.OQA t nftlcqrapd men. lit orUlhary)pdaoentlrap!Kitf,ttho,govt fcrnhle'nt paylhsf'Hhol exthi icoat, ;ln-Afe'jriniii'eV" ;ln-Afe'jriniii'eV" tifai1 bi" phrtlal dlsT aijij',TaWydn'iit(flo;6f the enr, tlrejcljeneibyjtlio gpverqpijnt'a war risk: -insurance- bureau, which ,1s, at prefcentilhsurlngi officers and crews of American merchant vessels, are .among. Iho outstanding features of 'WfoVUdra.WU0 ... I - I'Tho plan Maa not') yetvassumed 'detliilte' fofhi,' salda statement Ir-sued Ir-sued at tno''treaa'ifry 'department lat6 tpay, ,'jbjt-hen J has boon wprked out'tn all U fundamentals and details, de-tails, Secrotary- McAdoo( will present It to' thb' Prosldent for his approval, dnd it jipproved, the recommendation will bo submitted att an early date for Its consideration. "Tho whole proposition Is based en the fundamental Idea that tho government gov-ernment should, as a matter ot Justice Jus-tice and humanity, 'adequately protect pro-tect Its fighting mod bn land and sea and their dopoudurjt, famljles. It Is proposed to Impose .on, (ho publlo i treasury tho obligation of Indemnifying Indemni-fying justly tho men who havo ei-t,ored ei-t,ored or nro abl6 to enter the American Ameri-can army and navy. "Under the plan discussed, It is suggested that provision be made for flio support of dependents of soldiers and sailors' by giving them an allotment allot-ment out of tho pay of tho men ni d also an alloWan'cd bythd govbrnt'non .; th'at'q'f'flcers ahd men b6 lndemhlfh agalfnst death or total or part dlsab 1-lty; 1-lty; thai ttib B'ysliJmof rehabilitate rf and'ro-efucatVon"'6f 'disabl d' men be Inaugurated and'iHaf't'Ho'gove'rnmc it Insure' I'lves bt'sKiloVs'hJld s'oldfors'c n' ,elr" applliation'at1 rktes'of 'pron I-urn' I-urn' basoa'upon odfnary' risks.' ' r . - i i |