Author: Interstate and Foreign Commerce Comm
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528233460
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Excerpt from Consolidation of Government Agencies for the Benefit of Disabled Ex-Service Men Mr. Sweet. Let me call your attention to the fact that the language is, Not exceeding. It leaves a discretion. C-ol. Forbes. In the Army they have what is termed the summary court; the offender is brought before this summary court officer and he frequently got what they called a $10 blind or $20 blind, or 10 and 10 - 10 days in the guardhouse and $10 fine. You take $10 away from a soldier and you cause him to suffer a great many depriva tions. I would like to see a lesser fine imposed for disciplinary pur poses, but by all means some reasonable, rational, and sensible dis cipline other than taking money from the soldier, and the reason for that is that perhaps a man has some obligations to meet other than for his personal requirements. I believe very much in what the Secretary said about allotting this money or giving this money to the dependents of the soldier in a hospital. A soldier who is fit enough, when he receives his pay, to go to town and blow it in, having dependents, Should not be admitted to a hospital. I further believe that if there is responsibility 011 that soldier in the way of depend ents we Should enact legislation which would make it mandatory upon him to meet those Obligations. I believe the Government has been very liberal with our ex-soldiers, and I know they all appreciate it; I have heard no complaint as to What the soldiers receive other than the fact that they do not receive their checks promptly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Consolidation of Government Agencies for the Benefit of Disabled Ex-Service Men (Classic Reprint)
Author: Interstate and Foreign Commerce Comm
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528233460
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Excerpt from Consolidation of Government Agencies for the Benefit of Disabled Ex-Service Men Mr. Sweet. Let me call your attention to the fact that the language is, Not exceeding. It leaves a discretion. C-ol. Forbes. In the Army they have what is termed the summary court; the offender is brought before this summary court officer and he frequently got what they called a $10 blind or $20 blind, or 10 and 10 - 10 days in the guardhouse and $10 fine. You take $10 away from a soldier and you cause him to suffer a great many depriva tions. I would like to see a lesser fine imposed for disciplinary pur poses, but by all means some reasonable, rational, and sensible dis cipline other than taking money from the soldier, and the reason for that is that perhaps a man has some obligations to meet other than for his personal requirements. I believe very much in what the Secretary said about allotting this money or giving this money to the dependents of the soldier in a hospital. A soldier who is fit enough, when he receives his pay, to go to town and blow it in, having dependents, Should not be admitted to a hospital. I further believe that if there is responsibility 011 that soldier in the way of depend ents we Should enact legislation which would make it mandatory upon him to meet those Obligations. I believe the Government has been very liberal with our ex-soldiers, and I know they all appreciate it; I have heard no complaint as to What the soldiers receive other than the fact that they do not receive their checks promptly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528233460
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Excerpt from Consolidation of Government Agencies for the Benefit of Disabled Ex-Service Men Mr. Sweet. Let me call your attention to the fact that the language is, Not exceeding. It leaves a discretion. C-ol. Forbes. In the Army they have what is termed the summary court; the offender is brought before this summary court officer and he frequently got what they called a $10 blind or $20 blind, or 10 and 10 - 10 days in the guardhouse and $10 fine. You take $10 away from a soldier and you cause him to suffer a great many depriva tions. I would like to see a lesser fine imposed for disciplinary pur poses, but by all means some reasonable, rational, and sensible dis cipline other than taking money from the soldier, and the reason for that is that perhaps a man has some obligations to meet other than for his personal requirements. I believe very much in what the Secretary said about allotting this money or giving this money to the dependents of the soldier in a hospital. A soldier who is fit enough, when he receives his pay, to go to town and blow it in, having dependents, Should not be admitted to a hospital. I further believe that if there is responsibility 011 that soldier in the way of depend ents we Should enact legislation which would make it mandatory upon him to meet those Obligations. I believe the Government has been very liberal with our ex-soldiers, and I know they all appreciate it; I have heard no complaint as to What the soldiers receive other than the fact that they do not receive their checks promptly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Consolidation of Government Agencies for the Benefit of Disabled Ex-service Men
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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ISBN:
Category : Disabled veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disabled veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Consolidation of Government Agencies for the Benefit of Disabled Ex-service Men
Consolidation of Government Agencies for Benefit of Disabled Ex-service Men
Consolidation of Government Agencies for the Benefit of Disabled Ex-Service Men
Author: United States Congress House Committe
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781357670320
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Languages : en
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Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781357670320
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin
Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information Service
Author: Public Affairs Information Service
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ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
A Time of Scandal
Author: Rosemary Stevens
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421421305
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Was the founding director of the US Veterans Bureau a criminal—or a scapegoat? In the early 1920s, with the nation still recovering from World War I, President Warren G. Harding founded a huge new organization to treat disabled veterans: the US Veterans Bureau, now known as the Department of Veterans Affairs. He appointed his friend, decorated veteran Colonel Charles R. Forbes, as founding director. Forbes lasted in the position for only eighteen months before stepping down under a cloud of criticism and suspicion. In 1926—after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud the federal government by rigging government contracts—he was sent to Leavenworth Penitentiary. Although he was known in his day as a drunken womanizer, and as a corrupt, betraying toady of a weak, blind-sided president, the question persists: was Forbes a criminal or a scapegoat? Historian Rosemary Stevens tells Forbes’s story anew, drawing on previously untapped records to reveal his role in America’s initial and ongoing commitment to veterans. She explores how Forbes’s rise and fall in Washington illuminates President Harding’s efforts to bring business efficiency to government. She also examines the Veterans Bureau scandal in the context of class, professionalism, ethics, and etiquette in a rapidly changing world. Most significantly, Stevens proposes a fascinating revisionist view of both Forbes and Harding—and raises questions about not only the validity but the source of their respective reputations. They did not defraud the government of billions of dollars, Stevens convincingly documents, and do not deserve the reputation they have carried for a hundred years. Packed with vibrant characters—conniving friends, FBI agents, and rival politicians split by sectional and ideological interests as well as gamblers, revelers, and wronged wives—A Time of Scandal will appeal to anyone interested in political gossip, presidential politics, the “Ohio Gang,” and the 1920s.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421421305
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Was the founding director of the US Veterans Bureau a criminal—or a scapegoat? In the early 1920s, with the nation still recovering from World War I, President Warren G. Harding founded a huge new organization to treat disabled veterans: the US Veterans Bureau, now known as the Department of Veterans Affairs. He appointed his friend, decorated veteran Colonel Charles R. Forbes, as founding director. Forbes lasted in the position for only eighteen months before stepping down under a cloud of criticism and suspicion. In 1926—after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud the federal government by rigging government contracts—he was sent to Leavenworth Penitentiary. Although he was known in his day as a drunken womanizer, and as a corrupt, betraying toady of a weak, blind-sided president, the question persists: was Forbes a criminal or a scapegoat? Historian Rosemary Stevens tells Forbes’s story anew, drawing on previously untapped records to reveal his role in America’s initial and ongoing commitment to veterans. She explores how Forbes’s rise and fall in Washington illuminates President Harding’s efforts to bring business efficiency to government. She also examines the Veterans Bureau scandal in the context of class, professionalism, ethics, and etiquette in a rapidly changing world. Most significantly, Stevens proposes a fascinating revisionist view of both Forbes and Harding—and raises questions about not only the validity but the source of their respective reputations. They did not defraud the government of billions of dollars, Stevens convincingly documents, and do not deserve the reputation they have carried for a hundred years. Packed with vibrant characters—conniving friends, FBI agents, and rival politicians split by sectional and ideological interests as well as gamblers, revelers, and wronged wives—A Time of Scandal will appeal to anyone interested in political gossip, presidential politics, the “Ohio Gang,” and the 1920s.
CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index: 65th Congress-68th Congress, Apr. 1917-Mar. 1925 (5 v.)
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
When Good Government Meant Big Government
Author: Jesse Tarbert
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231548486
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
The years after World War I have often been seen as an era when Republican presidents and business leaders brought the growth of government in the United States to a sudden and emphatic halt. In When Good Government Meant Big Government, the historian Jesse Tarbert inverts the traditional story by revealing a forgotten effort by business-allied reformers to expand federal power—and how that effort was foiled by Southern Democrats and their political allies. Tarbert traces how a loose-knit coalition of corporate lawyers, bankers, executives, genteel reformers, and philanthropists emerged as the leading proponents of central control and national authority in government during the 1910s and 1920s. Motivated by principles of “good government” and using large national corporations as a model, these elite reformers sought to transform the federal government’s ineffectual executive branch into a modern organization with the capacity to solve national problems. They achieved some success during the presidency of Warren G. Harding, but the elite reformers’ support for federal antilynching legislation confirmed the worries of white Southerners who feared that federal power would pose a threat to white supremacy. Working with others who shared their preference for local control of public administration, Southern Democrats led a backlash that blocked enactment of the elite reformers’ broader vision for a responsive and responsible national government. Offering a novel perspective on politics and policy in the years before the New Deal, this book sheds new light on the roots of the modern American state and uncovers a crucial episode in the long history of racist and antigovernment forces in American life.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231548486
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
The years after World War I have often been seen as an era when Republican presidents and business leaders brought the growth of government in the United States to a sudden and emphatic halt. In When Good Government Meant Big Government, the historian Jesse Tarbert inverts the traditional story by revealing a forgotten effort by business-allied reformers to expand federal power—and how that effort was foiled by Southern Democrats and their political allies. Tarbert traces how a loose-knit coalition of corporate lawyers, bankers, executives, genteel reformers, and philanthropists emerged as the leading proponents of central control and national authority in government during the 1910s and 1920s. Motivated by principles of “good government” and using large national corporations as a model, these elite reformers sought to transform the federal government’s ineffectual executive branch into a modern organization with the capacity to solve national problems. They achieved some success during the presidency of Warren G. Harding, but the elite reformers’ support for federal antilynching legislation confirmed the worries of white Southerners who feared that federal power would pose a threat to white supremacy. Working with others who shared their preference for local control of public administration, Southern Democrats led a backlash that blocked enactment of the elite reformers’ broader vision for a responsive and responsible national government. Offering a novel perspective on politics and policy in the years before the New Deal, this book sheds new light on the roots of the modern American state and uncovers a crucial episode in the long history of racist and antigovernment forces in American life.