(The table is as follows:)

Number of veterans and dependents of deceased veterans receiving pension benefits as of June 30, 1933, and Oct. 31, 1933

1 Nov. 15 figures shown for Spanish American War.

2 Includes 24,632 par. 3 cases review not completed as of Oct. 31, 193o.

3 Average payment month of June.

Includes institutional awards and Federal employees cases.

General HINES. The committee is not particularly concerned with the veterans of the War of 1812-that is their dependents-the Mexican War, the Indian war, and the Civil War; but commencing with the Spanish War group, the table I have here shows that on June 30, 1933, we had on the rolls, of the Spanish War veterans, 194,473, whose average monthly payment was $43.12. On October 31, 1933, there remained on the rolls 127,539, with an average monthly payment of $20.57. That, therefore, showed a net decrease in the number of veterans of 66,934, and an average monthly decrease in payment of $22.55.

Of their dependents, on June 30, 1933, we had on the rolls 38,797, with an average monthly payment of $33.21; while on October 31, 1933, we had 33,649, with an average monthly payment of $16.26. That is a decrease of 5,148 in numbers, and $16.95 in value.

Now coming to the World War group, of the service-connected cases I am omitting the peace-time soldiers, because I understand there is no particular argument here with reference to those of the World War group of war-time service-connected cases, on June 30, 1933, we had 336,746 veterans on the rolls, averaging monthly payments of $43.70. On October 31 there were 314,722, with average monthly payments of $32.94. That is a decrease, then, of 22,024 in numbers of veterans, and $10.76 in the average monthly payment.

Of the non-service-connected group, on June 30, 1933, we had 412,482 whose average payments were $13.35, while on October 31, 1933, 24,380 of those veterans still remained on the rolls, at an average payment of $23.83.

In other words, the larger number of World War veterans who went off the rolls were the nonservice group, 388,102. There was an increase in the allowance to the nonservice-connected cases because the law, and the regulations based on the law, only permitted the retention on the rolls of the permanent and total disabilities.

Emergency officers on the rolls on June 30, 1933, were 6,007, whose average monthly payments were $138.58. On October 31, 1933, 1,500 remained on the rolls, with average payments of $114.37. The number that went off the rolls was 4,507, and the average monthly payment decreased by $24.21. The dependents of World War veterans and of course these are service-connected dependentsdecreased very slightly. On June 30 we had 100,636, receiving an average monthly payment of $28.04; while on October 31, 1933, there remained on the rolls 100,325, with an average payment of $27.21. In other words, only 311 dependents of the World War group went off, and there was a decrease of only 83 cents in the monthly value.

Mr. Chairman, we are concerned, in the Legion's program, of course, with the restoration of the 22,024 men represented there, and then the increased number that were reviewed by the special boards. We are concerned also with the increase in the value of the monthly award, placing that back, if we are to restore them to the same rates that they had on March 20, 1933. It will be interesting at this point to see for what reasons most of these men went off the rolls. In the Spanish War group-I will ask Mr. Moore to read the decreases, the reasons for their going off the rolls, so that you will get a complete picture of that group.

Analysis of Army and Navy disability and death pensions discontinued by review under Public, No. 2, Seventy-third Congress (reg. Ï-A, reg. 12 and Public, No. 78, sec. 20, par. 5, 73d Cong. as of Nov. 30, 1933)