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Show ICHARGE NEGLECT p" OF INSANE 111 1 Abuse of Mentally Weak Ex- f soldiers Alleged in Com. : J mittce Testimony WASHINGTON, Jan, V--votueH of the monej far a nproprlater I congress for th 1 ir of p ,r . , araaaali suffering fro 1 1 nr wo'u3 irred In service ha been spent f I , dials foi He treatment of ln;uTI the house comrnerme cornmltleeiiH inrormeii 1 rids Di Thomas H I Salmon of Nov. V . advisor on massfl t il disense 1 le lur founSjBH tlon Tl e 1. iii meiit v. ( made at i IJj ring "f lhe Rogers bill to consou.Ij ,1 lie .to ... I. T'- , .,( the HOVl W I ffovernnioni iirer,o, s dealing w,'h r I Uef for former Bervlce men. " Wgd Ai a result of th fliluro to PrSSBBBBa! I proper facilities Vr. Salmon add. tc ed. veterans suffering from i-irrgjj frV r f nervous dlsordi rs ire In munv tn m,-i 1 t 1 11 1 i K.-iriL- -e,i by the CatBBBBBP ernment to in.vi In which crUH inal Insane, dnm nddut-i and v'lcloni JS- degenerates are Segregated. MWV URGE PASSAGE, ' Pi addition to I 1 . Salmon. tbSjsjLjEl' who urged passage of the bill lncl4. L e, 1 - II . Pattp-m. of Now ToKl' service of tatHg National Tuberculosis assor lation, F,Wkw w Galbralth, national commander of 1 the American lORion; and severil other officers of the latter organ In. g Hon. Mr. Pattlson stressed thene4lr! for gov rnnieTit hospital for the tnaVBSSW' men 1 r.r veterans uffering from tuber-ifcrf( eulosis. while Mr. '..llbraith sunrrafaH sr... that decentrall.-ition ,,f .1 rhorlty gj TfJ ng with disabled men had p many of thorn in .1 "fricrhtful" ptm H dicament. j . Dr Salmon, who was in c.lia-? of 'o the treatment of neuro-physyvhtatrleJ St In the Ariione an . xpeditionaiH K force, gave graphic description nf thai Lk plight of men sunfforinr: from .hetl Rj, shook : 1 1 1 other mental and 1 ervocs 1 ' trouble?;. One-third of the ex-senH men. rcceivinc " itb- ment expense ire neiir'--physchlatrhM'j7 he said, and six 01 u i.iea ssP' " inflicted are insane. WF li TTMS OF GREED, In declaring that tlu covr-rnmealBK was obliged :r-Mio veterasH to .-. il av 1 11 T.n. 1 ; ms houses end stBBj itariunis 01 Hn.'DfBPp Si 1 mon sa Id: i "Men .1 rule S-H 'flolsls tH r'sT IT fn,- or v I .Mans Ig .' 1 1 ' 'BBBkB' or fil Inga." HlWr. . ' r,- V. frt-w! I" ' S'BaBBBBsl cents on each doll !: Wf care of px-soldjfira -Rr Tr :ndtf be pi e-'.-i tatay :rr'. itel.iT-F-" I to state or county asylums. Bf sonnow - -11 m 1 ;prs ML. 1 rv. ." I' j - Lid, "that le ithcr see hr p son under a cross in France than to fai LJudged 1 '.pel MJkf 'x will nt. he .t'.4- riooH v.-n . I h11 the time. " jH Dr Salmon added that this "unaH j rmy" would not come forward uB nt thle JHJ j itutioni for their u He estlnsSH e-l that fifty per n 'u(- feting from m 1- 'el mental alH fllctlona with pro enl qqumj be returned to society "either wellsH j socially recovered." g' I t BJ lit 1 1 ' SPREADS. Discussing the tuberculosis sltua-J 'Jon. Dr. l'attison d. mum I. t h wan a comne . -'hat mSBHHK JBBBBBj! Bull of having 1 in I ,:.- has htPe I,, v. t-l. riiiri PJ) tuberculosis, he declared. jassKr' n mrCiSO'BBJH tuberculosis erarislMB Patlls . I ' such as lnfluei .lewhlHHHj ing the war an I , in'--nsWjjF W ,-Ulljl etei llpoi . I |