RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMISSION ON ORGANI-
ZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOV-
ERNMENT (HOOVER COMMISSION) PROVIDING
FOR REORGANIZATION OF THE VETERANS' AD-
MINISTRATION AND CREATING A VETERANS'
INSURANCE CORPORATION

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-SECOND CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H. R. 3316, H. R. 3317, H. R. 3677, and H. R. 3686

BILLS SEEKING TO REORGANIZE THE VETERANS'
ADMINISTRATION AND TO CREATE A
VETERANS' INSURANCE

CORPORATION

20430

MAY 27, 28, JUNE 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, AND 12, 1952

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Pages of all hearings are numbered cumulatively to permit a
comprehensive index at the end of the Congress. Page numbers
lower than those in this hearing refer to other legislation.

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1952

INDEX

Adair, Hon. E. Ross_

American Legion:
Griffith, Paul__
Hospitalization memo

2131, 2141–2145, 2163–2169, 2194–2197, 2314, 2435

Insurance Advisory Board

Kraabel, T. O.

Stevens, Charles_

Taylor, Gen. John Thomas_

Warner, Milo J..

Wilson, Donald R.

Page 2086-2087,

2176-2187

2400-2423

2154-2155

2158, 2167-2169, 2173, 2178, 2183, 2394

2161-2162, 2171-2175 2153-2154, 2285-2306, 2383

2154-2175 2383-2402

American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS): Wilson, Rufus H.. 2197-2205

Ayres, Hon. William H..

Bills, who drafted_.

2034, 2037–2038, 2135, 2141–2144, 2286

2307

2447-2450

2088

2444-2447

2119-2120

Chronology:

May 27, 1952:

Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report:

Junior Chamber of Commerce of the United States: William A.
Gossett___.

June 3, 1952:

The American Legion:

John Thomas Taylor-
Milo J. Warner.

T. O. Kraabel_

Charles Stevens_.

Paul Griffiths_

June 4, 1952:

Charles E. Foster, Disabled American Veterans -
Rufus H. Wilson, AMVETS__

John Thomas Taylor, The American Legion..

June 6, 1952: George A. Ijams, Veterans of Foreign Wars

2176-2187

2189-2197

2197-2205 2285-2306

2308-2311, 2315 2311-2317

2319-2347

2349-2381

June 10, 1952: Carl R. Gray, Jr., Administrator of Veterans
Affairs

June 11, 1952:

Donald R. Wilson, National Commander The American Legion__ 2383

John Thomas Taylor---

June 12, 1952: Carl R. Gray, Jr..

2400, 2424-2432 2383 2432-2444

2121, 2131-2149 2133-2134, 2142-2145

2149-2152

2153-2154

2154-2175

2158, 2167-2169, 2173, 2178, 2183

2161-2162, 2171-2175

(III)

1512689

Coates, Daniel.

2074-2091, 2121, 2131-2149

(See Citizens' Committee for Hoover Report.) Devereux, Hon. James P. S

2074,

2078, 2083-2086, 2089, 2135, 2145-2146, 2148, 2153, 2155, 2157-
2158, 2160-2161, 2171-2175, 2178-2179, 2182, 2187, 2191-2193,
2200, 2211, 2285, 2293-2297, 2304, 2308-2309, 2317, 2320, 2329,
2333-2347, 2370-2378, 2388-2390, 2396-2397, 2399, 2424-2428,
2431-2432.

Disabled American Veterans: Foster, Charles E..
Economy Act, history of

Evins, Hon. Joe L..

Financial statements:

American Legion.

AMVETS.

Citizens Committee__

Disabled American Veterans

Veterans of Foreign Wars..

Foster, Charles E.

(See Disabled American Veterans.)

2189-2197

2287-2290

2360-2365

2214-2230

2283-2285

2211-2214

2271-2282

2230-2271

Gossett, William Adair. (See United States Junior Chamber of Com

merce.)

Gray, Carl R., Jr.
Griffith, Col. Paul.
Harris, Donald.

(See Veterans' Administration.)

(See American Legion.)

(See Citizens Committee for Hoover Report.)

Hunter, Hon. Allan O...

2378, 2390-2391, 2424, 2426, 2435, 2443, 2450 Ijams, George A. (See Veterans of Foreign Wars.)

Insurance, comparison of private firms with Veterans' Administration 2165–2166 Johnson, Dr. Robert L. (See Citizens' Committee for Hoover Report.) Jones, Hon. Hamilton C.. 2210, 2311, 2322, 2325–2330, 2332-2333, 2365, 2369-2370, 2376-2379, 2392, 2395, 2397, 2424, 2442 22012203, 2210, 2287, 2292–2299, 2300-2311, 2315-2317, 2349, 2355– 2356, 2362-2364, 2369, 2373, 2376-2377, 2385-2388, 2392–2398, 2424, 2426, 2430-2432, 2440-2442, 2450-2451.

Kearney, Hon. Bernard W.

Kee, Hon. Elizabeth_

Ketchum, Omar B. (See Veterans of Foreign Wars.)
Kraabel, T. O. (See American Legion.)

2082

2072-2074

Letter from President on Citizens Committee work Letters, private, urging action on this subject.. 2107-2119 McCormick, Robert L. L. (See Citizens Committee for Hoover Report.) Patterson, Edwin B., committee staff_ 2087-2088, 2090, 2148, 2356, 2443 Prouty, Hon. Winston L... 2355, 2365 Rankin, Hon. John E., chairman. 2017,

2031, 2036, 2038, 2040, 2072, 2074, 2076-2079, 2093, 2120-2121, 2131, 2133-2138, 2149, 2152-2154, 2160, 2162-2163, 2169, 2189, 2194, 2197, 2199, 2200-2202, 2205, 2210-2211, 2285-2287, 22912296, 2300, 2303, 2305-2312, 2315-2317, 2319, 2321–2322, 2325– 2326, 2333, 2336-2337, 2342-2343, 2347, 2349, 2355–2356, 2364– 2365, 2372-2373, 2377-2385, 2387-2388, 2390, 2392, 2394, 2397– 2399, 2400, 2424-2435, 2440-2444, 2451.

Rogers, Hon. Edith Nourse.
Rogers, Hon. Walter...

2037, 2039-2041, 2074-2076, 2083, 2365-2370, 2396, 2398-2400, 2424, 2426–2432, 2443, 2450 21452146, 2148-2149, 2162-2163, 2199-2201, 2210, 2305, 2322, 2324, 2331-2332, 2335-2336, 2347, 2356, 2364-2365, 2368, 2374, 2376– 2377, 2384-2385, 2390-2392, 2443, 2451.

Rowan, Ida, committee clerk.
Secrest, Hon. Robert T.

2138

2193, 2196-2197, 2200-2201, 2210, 22902292, 2302-2303, 2360, 2365, 2369, 2372-2373, 2377-2378

V

Sittler, Hon. Edward L..

Page 2041,

2077-2078, 2085, 2088-2090, 2143-2144, 2146-2147, 2149, 2152, 2169, 2170-2173, 2176-2178, 2182-2183, 2211, 2290-2299, 23032306, 2310-2311, 2361, 2379-2381, 2435-2444, 2451.

Springer, Hon. William L.

2199-2200, 2293,

2295-2299, 2300-2303, 2305, 2434-2435, 2438, 2442-2443 Stevens, Charles. (See American Legion.) Taylor, Gen. John Thomas. Teague, Hon. Olin E....

(See American Legion.) 2034, 2036-2039, 2077-2082, 2085, 2087, 2090-2091, 2132-2133, 21362138, 2141, 2145-2150, 2152, 2174-2176, 2179-2183, 2186-2187. 2017-2031

Text of bills.
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce: Gossett, William Adair. 2149-2152
Veterans' Administration:

Birdsall, Guy H.

Examples of action taken resulting in economies.

Gray, Carl R., Jr., Administrator_.

Offices, saving from consolidation of

Organization charts.

Postwar activities of.

Veterans of Foreign Wars:
Ijams, George A.

Ketchum, Omar B.

Warner, Milo J. (See American Legion.)
Wilson, Donald R. (See American Legion.)
Wilsor, Rufus H.

2148, 2372-2374 2356-2360

2349-2381, 2432-2444

2093-2094

2044, 2051, 2056, 2058, 2060

2094-2107

2311-2317, 2319-2347 2308-2311, 2315

(See American Veterans of World War II.)