The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-06
VETERANS HOPE
TO STOP ABUSE
OF OLD SOLDIERS LICENSE
FIRST ACTION WAS TAKEN BY
VETERANS ASSOCIATION.

Opposed to Method of Beating
Around Law by Claiming to BE
Employed by Veternns-WiII Adj
dress Memorial to Council and to
General Assembly Asking That a
Law he Passed Requiring Licenses
to BE Used by Veterans Them
selves, or BE Declared Invalid.
Continued abuse of Confederate vete-
rams licenses has led the veterans
themselves to take action against the
practice. This developed at the meet
ing of the Confederate Veterans AS
sociation last night.
After several matters of routine bus
mess had been transacted by the
camp, Capt. l.. G.. Young announced
that he would hear discussions of any
matters pertaining to the good of the
order. 1t was at once brought to the
attention of the camp that there is
an abuse of the licenses, and a live
ly discussion was precipitated.
Especial attention was called to the
recent establishing of a ticket brokers
office under a veterans license, thus
partly forestalling a move on the part
of the city against the business. 1t
was shown that the holder of the Ii
cense claims to be doing business
as the clerk of Confederate veteran.
Will Ask for Ordinance
After some discussion the camp de-
cided that this was illegal and that
such practices should be stopped. I'm
der the pretense of being employed by
veteran, it is claimed. those doing
business under such licenses can con-
tlnue to do so. 1t was the sense Of
Lhe camp that the licenses should
pc declared invalid unless veterans
themselves conduct the business.
After some discussion it was decided
that a committee should be appoint
ed to draft a memorial to Council
asking the passage of an ordinance
requiring licenses to be used by the
veterans in person, if they are to
remain valid. A memorial will prob
ably be addressed also to the General
Assembly asking it to pass a law SINH
larry regulating the use of the licenses.
Letters will be addressed to the other
camps throughout the state asking
them to cooperate.
Acted on Before in Part,
AAi oaiiiCS hC1HIlTe, aQJutant of the
camp, in speaking of the matter said.
The abuse of the Confederate Vet
Grams licenses was called to the at
tention of the Georgia Veterans at their
state reunion in Columbus two years
ago. Especial attention was called
That year to the fact that one peddIer
held ten licenses and was doing bust
ness all over the state under them. For
some reason the convention failed to
act on the matter.
1t IS true that all good laws and
laws intended to benefit the worthy
are more or less abused. The law Civ
ing free license to Confederate Vet
Grams, however, is so f1agrantly abused
that for the good name of the veterans.
and for the protection of those who are
honestly using the licenses, we feel
that some action must be taken This
general and wholesale abuse must be
stopped in some way.
THE City Council and the General
Assembly will probably be asked
through the United Camps of Veterans.
to pass a law requiring all such Ii
censes to be used by the veterans in
person, or else to be considered invalid.
This will make all but veterans liable
to punishment. 1t is the only way that
can see in which this abuse can be
stopped"
Gen. McGIashan May Act.
Gen. P. A. S. McGlasnan, command
ing the Georgia Division, United Con-