Evening star., 1919-10-05
WORLD-WAR VETERANS
A Column Devoted to the Interests of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and at Sea.
Conducted By J. w. PURDY

|, eign birth, some of whom had not
even become naturalized; and the
whole country praises their gallantry.
But it is equally we'll known that some
men of foreign birth took advantage
of their alienage to keep out Of the
Army. They were among the very
worst of the agitators to make all
the money they could out of the gov
ernment, striking for more pay and
holding up work unless they got
what they wanted. They were not
good Americans then: and in the ma
ture Of things they never will be good
Americans. Every soldier who served
will heartily approve Of these amend
ments.
The department Of Army finance has
paid all claims presented for bonuses.
for mileage and
Accounts Closed the vast major
Without Delay. oount. ~ =. % nr d,s. M
charged soldiers. But there is one
class of claims in favor of discharged
ed soldiers as to which some delay
Is unavoidable. Where a soldier finds
that he has for some reason not re-
ceived all that is coming to him in
the, way of pay and allowances, espe-
cially for service in the American
expeditionary force. it takes time to
straighten the matter out.
Under the old system such claims
would have gone to the Treasury De-
partment to be adjusted by the audi
tors and the delay would have been
p. h,,f an rf-
ment must make every possible at
tempt to verify the statemAnts. This
it is doing at the rate Of 500 claims
a day and is paying them rs fast as
they are adjusted. -
One of the most common causes of
difference is that man finds charged
against his account monthly allot-
fit of his wife. but which in the con-
fusion Of war times she never re-
ceived. OF course. he is entitled to
the refund. and should present his
claim as soon as he can. but it may
take some months to make the in
theless. these claims are in the hands
of very able odicers and are being
pushed as fast as it can be done.
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Seventeen delegates from the District
Of Columbia department Of the Ameri-
can Legion
Seek to Bring will attend
Headquarters Here. eoov.nt,oo car ] Of
the organization in Minneapolis next
month, and acting on instructions re-
ceived at the first state convention here
isst week. they viii use every legitimate
means to bring the national headquar-
ters Of the legion to this city.
The appointment Of delegates and al
ternates to the convention was the prtn-
cipal business Of the state convention
which met in Carroll Institute last Tues
present, representing sixteen posts in
the District Of Columbia. Discussion
of resolutions, most Of them having only
local import, took up so much Of the
conventions time that it was almost
o'clock Wednesday morning before ad-
journment.
e Lester Jones. organizer and conn
mander Of the first post In the District
in Washington, was reelected depart
ment comrsnder without opposition, hss
name being proposed BY Mrg, Anna E p:
Julia C.. sStinson was reelected junior
vice commander by acclamation. and
Madison L. Hill was elected senior vice
commander over Kenneth McRae h4sa q
vote Of g to 1s. Ten Of the votes OF
McRae beiongs, were cast for Mr.. Hin.
which IL cast for Mr.. McRae would have
elected him. But the chairman OF the
post delegation said they did not want
to monopolize the state elective ohices.
senior vice commander. though they
would have supported him for coE,n;an-
Ger.
Of the preceding term was announced
by Commander Jones following his re-
election.
Although It is understood that Con-
Rress IL delaying action on measures
which would give
NJ rr.<ruct;nns an additional bo-
nus to service men
as " oonns' until after the ma
tional convention next month. this
question did not come up at the state
convention and the Delegates from
the District Of Columbia will 90 to
Minneapolis without instructions on
this proposal. A resolution suggesting
that instead of o cash bonus for dis
CHARGED service men tney DC given
long-term loans Of q few hundred
dollars was referred to the resolu-
tions committee. and was disapproved
without debate.
It was agreed to have the state ex-
ecutive committee composed Of one
representative from each post in the
district, and Howard 8. Fisk. stats
adjutant, will this week ask post
commanders to send in the name of
committeeman.
The District delegates and alter
mates to the national convention.
which will be held November 10, IL
and IL, will meet November / to elect
q chairman Of the delegation and to
name a committee OF three to call on
the District Commissioners and the
local trade bodies to md what co..
operation the business and professions
al men OF the city will give In bring
ing national headquarters here.
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Chicago IL making earnest efforts
to get national headquarters In that
city. offering a
Chicago in Race large bonus
for Headquarters. IT'S IT. ss = centrs,
location. New York wants to retain