Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1920 — LATEST SOLDIER RELIEF DOPE [ARTICLE]

LATEST SOLDIER RELIEF DOPE

Washington, April 28.—Republican members of house ways and means committee virtually decided today to Include in their soldier relief legislation programs a plan of paid-up insurance, its value to Increase annually by compounded interest and on which loans could be obtained from any postoffice. With this addition, ex-service men might elect any one of the five plans included in the Republican program: A cash bonus of 11.25 a day for each service; aid in buying farm land, to be reclaimed by the government; add in buying city homes; aid in their education, or the Insurance. To popularize the last four plans, the Republicans propose to allow $1.75 a day for each day of service instead of the $1.25 cash bonus as a basis for computing farm and home aid, loans and the amount of financial aid each man might receive in the form of educational training.