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Director ~2- August 17, 1938 “. “nderetood. I refer partioulerly Vo the Winth Circiit Court case of 8 ar? ath 95 Fed. (2) 744, 42 weioh the . : visionp of Bection 305, World ¥ar Veterans Act, 1924, as enended, {Section 516, Mile 38, U,8.C.A.) were extended; the Seventh Ciroult “Court case of les Fd/Towery, etc. va. United (not yet reported except in the édvance sheets) extending the jurisdictional features of Section 19, World War Veterans Act, 1930, e- amended, (Section 445, Title 34, U.8.C.A.); the Seventh Circuit case ef United tates vs. nley J\/Pat 90 Fed. (2) 715, affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States, 903 U. 8. 341, barring the defense of "no Joss* in guits on conve policies; and the Fourth Circuit cased nited States vs. Ben B. n, @9 Vad. (2) 572, affirmed by the Bupreme Court of the Uni States, 302 0. 8. 628, extending the appli- eation of Secticn: ‘Ol, War Risk Insurance Ant, as anended December 24, 1919. f “Based upon the above decisions the National dudge Advocate of the Disabled American Veterans ef the orld tar has recently published in their national magasine, "D.A.¥. Semi-Monthly," which publication is devoted exclusively to Veterans' affaires, @ series __ of articles advising all ycoterane because of the Courts more liberal interpr@mtion of the War isk Insurance Statutes and the lack of under- : etanding that many veterans have as to their rights under both yearly C renewable term insurance contracts and converted policies of United States Government Life Insurance, to get in touch with their nearest gervice officers or a reputable attorney who has had expericnce in war riek insurance litigation with a view to filing claims on their ¢con- tracts or policies of insurance in the event they are sick or disabled or feel that they have clains against the Government under their war riek insurance contracts. In one of these articles the veterans were advised that fully 60€ of the World War Veterans drawing insurance benefits today were not aware they were entitied to such benefits until 1930 and 1t was suggested to the veterans that there mst be fully 30,000 more veterans entitled to benefits now, whe are “hard ap" and who are finding 10 difficult to eupport themeelves and families. The ’ article goes on to puggest that many Shousands of men entitied to ‘insuranse benefits ander the war riek inmgr contracts or policies | are shortening their lives by working when ‘e ebould rewt and tist - the estinated 30,000 men who ars entitled to benefits won't get then unless they do something about it soon. The articles referred to set out in detail the recent decisions handed down by the Fourth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, two of which cases were affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States.