REPATRIATION IN AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3387, 16 January 1920, Page 2

REPATRIATION IN AMERICA.

According to a recent estirnnte, there ' are in the United States ‘.31--‘,1),00() dis- 1 abled soldiers. The Alneriean Legion.‘ the national organisation of Anlel*ie:ln . “veterans of the world ‘war,»” de~t elares the Government “has failed to{ keep its promises to disabled vetel'—l ans.” Thousands of Wounded men, it is asserted, some in every e(nnnnlllit.y, are “ztbandoned by the Government they ::er\'ed.” “They freuqent Red Cross and other charitable soldiers’ aid scocieties——tlley want food. shelter, or money, and eh‘a'nco to earn them by some light labour they can negmiate under the ll:ln<'licap‘.ot.' their infirmit._v.” l And when they are asked it’ they have t visited the local district of rm Foam» :11 Board for VOO2-1t‘10119.l Edellntion it appears either that they “have never heard of Such an organisation except .in a. vague sort" of way. or else they lll{lV'Q heard about all of it that they Scare to hear.” The Federal Board, :1 great Government organisation, with [its 1635 salaried employees, and with ' the funds of the Government behind it, had, on June 21, placed in grninfnl <,)C(sllpiltlon, on g:'m'lnntlon from trainling, only eleven men, and by Septenr her 4 had increased the number only to 33. In August there were only 5512 in training, and on September 4 only (5699. The Board ‘reported rtlrat .l(3.~ll0 disabled men had been placed in trainillg'_ol' incomplete tl‘:linin9:. but of these 12,820 found. jobs for themselves. But even before the wounded man is accepted for training, says the New York Outlook,-he:.is subjected to delay -that is likely‘ to’ ‘end the hope that the Go'vernment’s promises raised——~zl. delay l of three Weeks to six months after rellease from the lmspltnl.