Arizona republican., 1919-03-30
LAVE PLAN BILL FUR SOLDIER SETTLEMENT
 SURE OF ENACTMENT

The Lane soldier settlement plan is practically sure to go through the next session of congress, possibly with q much larger appropriation, according to message received recently by AL fred c. Sieboth the land department, who is the seer ,ary Of the soldier set tlement committee of Arizona, from the office Of Secretary Lane.
 Tho statement in part, is as fol- lows:
 Although congress adjourned with out bringing to vote proposed legis- lation which. if enacted itno law. would have made it possible for the depart ment of the interior to begin work inn mediately on the construction of sol dier settlement and provide work and homes for thousands of our returned soldiers, sailors and marines, on re- claimed land, the fact that the bill was favorably reported in the house and senate and the nationwide approval ot the plan as evidenced by the hum dreds of letters of endorsement re- ceived daily at the department have led Secretary Lane to take the stand that there is every reason tobelieve that a. similar bill will be favorably considered at the coming special ses- sion of congress. He is. accordingly, continuing the preliminary work or investigation as far as the limited funds at his disposal will permit, and is also endeavoriRg to ascertain for the information of congress the attitude toward the plan of as many men III the service as he is able to reach through the distribution of question
 4l,, 11r stations throughout the country.
 "Secretary Lane is in thorough ac- cord with Congressman Taylor of Col orado the author of the bill introduced at the last session of congress, for put ting the soldier settlement plan into effect. He said:
 "T can only say, to the house and to the country and to the many thou sands of our splendid boys who will be sorely disappointed by this failure of the house to pas sthis bill or to act on this subject that I will reintroduce this bill on the opening day of the next session of congress and push the meas- ure with all the energy I possess, and I sincerely hope and believe that it will be speedily enacted into law. And l also hope that instead of the appro- priation being for $100, GOO, it will be five times that amount because even then we will not be in proportion to our wealth and resources, be doing nearly so much for our returning sol diers as is being done by Canada Aus tralia, and all other English speaking countries I am not only confident that thi smeasure will be adopted, but I firmly believe it will go down in his tory as one of the great constructive policies of our country
 Man yof the state legislatures have not met recently, but a. large number of states have already taken action by appropriate legislation or by the ap- pointment of committees to cooperate with the federal government in con nection with the soldier settlement plan by the department. The action SC far reported to the department IS sum- marized in the following statement.
 Then followed a resume of 32 diff ferent states. al lof which have eithel passed legislation providing for coop eration with the Lane project, ap pointed committees or commissions tC take up thre matter. or have Legislation pending to that end.