Show ILL III VETERANS ABUSED CLAIM Inhuman Treatment In Western Hospitals Charged By Legion By fly IoU WM K U IX ON International I CM e B SerIce Ser Sen Ice America WASHINGTON Oct Amer 27 27 Amer leas lea's ica a disabled veterans have havo been subjected to brutality and In many United States veterans b bureau reau hospitals according to made mauo by Dy the tho ino American Legion elon glon In a special report to the thaI s senate nate Investigating committee I The Tho conditions of alleged In In- In In Inhuman human treatment became so o bad badIn badin In some hospitals it le led I to al al most open rebellions among amont the the report added It further charged WIdespread t In drugs narcotics and ond lIquor among wounded soldiers To remedy the situation the le- le legon Ie-clon Ie gon officials propose e to tl the hll aholo hospitalization atlon tern tem system elImInating all 1111 government hospitals for the treatment ot of acute aute diseases and the dismissal pub or of all army navy marine pub pub-I pub pub- it II health and ond reserve corps physicians clans with the th substitution of o I at sate ate physicians The Th legion committees committee's report dealing in detail with western hoe hos- hospitals hos hospitals will be introduced as evi- evi evidence ovi dence next week when the Kating committee committee- resumes sessions reports from other sec eec sections sec sections It was said alit III be ba submit submit- submitted submitted submitted ted to the committee later The Tho remedy of the legion was We W urge urea abandonment ot or all army naval marine ant an I 1 veteran Lureau hospitals for tor treatment or of acute aute diseases and the tho entering In- In Into lo In-lo to contract with first class hoe hos- hos hospitals In-I In In various sections to cal caje e etor for tor this class ot of o patients We W also urge ur abandonment or orthe o othe eI I the public officials the thu medical re- re serve and ond civil sen Ice medical men mn In the manning of ot hospitals hospital and outpatient clinics and In the ex- ex ex examination of service ex-service men In lieu leu of the Hen Ices should be abandoned we ie recommend the employment under adequate salary of civilian non civil service sur- sur surgeons sur surgeons geons goons medical men and specialists BRUTALITY The Th unsympathetic and brutal attitude assumed by many doctors toward their patients is responsible for much discontent on the part ot of the patients the report In In tact It has haq led to almost open rebellions b In several se of the hoe hos- hospitals hos Many of ot the medical ll start staff members mistake brutality for firmness and expect to maintain control and respect by Insulting and cursIng the th patients patients's Specifically mentioning the Camp CampI Kearney Cal hospital the report I declared There There have been e evidences of I peddlers of both liquor and drugs hovering about the th hospitals and I selling to patients These are smuggled Into the hospital I I The Tho trafficking In drugs drues in BOV- BOV I gov-I hospitals It was learned i ihas has been fought by the bureau 1 ibis his situation led to a declaration of ot war upon the dope peddlers by Director Frank T limes i COOLIDGE o OVERS The senate nato In Investigation of the veterans veteran bureau twice was sas 01 to the tho attention of President Cool Cool- CoolIdge CoolIdge Cool Idge Idge during the day II He Ho first with A At- At At Attorney t- t torney torny General Daugherty on the launching of criminal proceedings It If the th Investigation reveals reseals re eals evidence of graft gratt and fraud The president later met Senator Oddle Oddie Republican can ot oi Nevada member of the senite committee discussing data already placed before the tho corn com comm com m It I 00 |