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American Legion :

Indorses general proposition.-
Favorable resolutions adopted_.
Study backs stand-

Supports unified control.
Appropriations, Congress liberal with:

Additional facilities.
Difficulty over administration --
Funds mismanaged------
Magnitude of activities shown..
Solution offered by Hines--

World War men-
Appropriations, annual, for veterans' activities -
Army, Navy, and Public Health Service hospitals:

Best separate; cooperate well.-
Consolidation of these undesirable.
Military discipline and control..
Not inclluded in bill-
Number of patients----

Problems different----
Attorney General :

Point raised by ---
No conflict in decisions_-

77
65

60
70, 71

70

22
70, 71

112
114

45
50
64

2
2

3
128

28, 78

Civil Service retirement division :

Method of appeals-----
Logically and economically placed..

Should be placed elsewhere..
Civil War veterans :

Domiciliary care.
Number now living-
Pensions.

Prefer barracks life_
Consolidation, activities stretch into future:

Clinical standardization
Domiciliary care--
Complications to increase_.
Peak of mental cases in 1947_
Peak of consolidated agencies in 1947-
Potential pension load--
Trend toward domiciliary cases--

Ultimate concentration certain.
Consolidation, application of theory:

Each step must be tested---
Consolidation approved :

By Budget Bureau..

Under proper conditions.
Consolidation, immediate effect of:

Disturbance to personnel.
Disturbance not hurtful
No shift of patients..
On veteran occupants--

94

Consolidation, obstacles foreseen under H. R. 16722:

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Details of plan to cause trouble---

61
Disruption of adjudication work imaginary in many respects-- 44-55
Service men fear Veterans' Bureau...

61
Titles to Soldiers' Homes_

31, 110, 111
Consolidation, study of problem advocated :
Conference of bureaus suggested --

154
Hines recommends congressional research.-

69
Kirby asks exhaustive idy--

28
Miller suggests nonpartisan committee_

22
Consolidation under existing Cabinet head :
Advantages.

52
Disadvantages
Comments on H. R. 16722:
Agencies encompassed.-

12
Eventual plan of sponsors.

13
History of bill---

2, 69
Primary purpose of bill..

6
Simply a basis for hearings_-

68, 127
Committee, questions and remarks of members:
Williamson, William (South Dakota), chairman..

1,
2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30,
31, 32, 33, 33, 36, 39, 40, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 63,
64, 66, 68, 71, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96,
97, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127,

129, 130, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 143, 152, 154.
Beedy, Carroll L. (Maine)

9, 10, 14
Colton, Don B (Utah)-

62, 65
Swing, Phil D. (California).

125,
126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 138, 146, 150, 151, 152
Campbell, Guy E. (Pennsylvania)

113, 114
Dallinger, Frederick W. (Massachusetts).

23, 27, 30, 31, 38, 45, 48, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 64, 66, 67, 79, 80, 83,

84, 86, 94, 95, 111, 112, 114, 130, 131, 135, 139, 146, 147, 150, 152.
Goodwin, Godfrey G. (Minnesota) 12, 13, 59, 63, 67, 68, 86, 134, 135, 136
Rowbottom, Harry E. (Indiana)

27, 28, 29, 33
Schafer, John C. (Wisconsin) -

4,
5, 6, 11, 13, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 36, 37, 38,
44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 74, 79, 80, 84, 86, 88, 89,
91, 92, 96, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 128, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137,

138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 147, 150, 151, 152, 153.
Cochran, Thomas C. (Pennsylvania)

47, 51, 52, 94, 95
Lanham, Fritz G. (Texas).

4, 75, 77, 78, 82
Gasque, Allard H. (South Carolina).

112
Cochran, John J. (Missouri)-- 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 14, 17, 24, 25, 29, 32, 35, 39, 90
O'Brien, William S. (West Virginia).

6, 13, 25, 31, 32
51, 55, 56, 63, 65, 66, 86, 93, 111, 112, 113, 131, 140, 150, 151, 153
Compensatory legislation, clash in:
Burial expenses.-

10
Dissension caused in Soldiers' Home-
Due to way system grew up -

70
Inequalities cause amendments_-

79
Presumption of soundness_

46
Revision required.-
Service connection.

91
Summary of pension laws_-

44, 45
Unnecessary delays expensive---
Comptroller General:
Delayed decisions cause expense-

86
Medical decisions...

85
Report to committees_

114
Rulings on operation of agencies..

56
Cost of claims, relative--.

90

22,

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D
Decentralization of activities :

Handling of death cases.
Problem is in the field_

War-risk insurance..
Disability required in all cases..
Disabled American Veterans of World War:

Organization favors immediate transfers of units..
Unit transfer will improve administration---

Wholesale merger to follow---
Distribution of veterans in Soldiers' Home--
Domiciliary care versus hospitalization :

Authority exceeded..
Basic difference should be considered..
Comparative figures---
Construction for dual purpose_
Cost comparisons confusing-
Cost of each in Soldiers' Home_
Decrease in tubercular load-----
Development of Soldiers' Homes.
Different propositions-
Disability due to age-
Modification of plants---
No objection to one management.
Medical men as administrators -
Problem of Veterans' Bureau growing-
Problems merge with age---
Separate administration required.
Sharp line of demarcation.-
Sold ers' Home basically domiciliary
System bring dissatisfaction.
Veterans' Bureau basically for hospitalization.-

World War men create situation.-
Duplication of legal expenses..

Economy, predictions of increased :

Annual saving of $5,000,000_
Construction and overhead.
Combination of purchases.
Joint utilization of medical examiners_-
No additional expense-
Reduction in overhead_
Reorganization following war cited----

Travel of veterans.-
Economy doubted.--
Efficiency, prediction of increased :

Closer coordinated as matter of good business-
Better utilization of experience--
Greater distribution of facilities-
Time saved, costs cut down.-

Unified control to remove conflict.
Expenditure of Government funds:

Complete jurisdiction necessary
Decision of attorney general..
Decision of comptroller general.

71
82, 87

73
37
5

82
113
85

F

Federal Board of Hospitalization :

Character of body---
Transfer resolution adopted..

71
125

H

115

3
110, 123, 158

125
22
17

137
110, 124

126

22

N
New draft of bill ordered----
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers :

Eleven branches should be consolidated.
Act creating corporation.-
Administration made difficult-
Board of Managers experienced.
Can not be criticized--
Diet supervised by experts.
Effect of transfer...
Eligibility clause broad..
Employees underpaid.
Few complaints on food_
Food costs low----
Laymen better administrators..
Low cost of administration.-
Medical dispensaries separate.
Menus of messes.
Milk allowance increased.
No legal division---
Nomenclature out of date..
Officers buy own food--
Oleomargarine served..
Personnel salary schedule..
Practically administered by veterans.
Rations consumed per member (table)
Résumé of titles.--.
Reasons for vacant beds_
Status of home in merger

131
134

153
21, 129, 130

128
136
138
124
132

135
134, 135

143

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