The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-08
lnElIG
COMMANDERS MI
MEET on DEC.

New York, Dec. 7.--Departinenf cof2&a
rnandefs repreasnting all the state 9fssR3
CARNATIONS OF the American Lcgtsn fllE
the United States will meet In Wash
ington. p. G., on December is for IA
three-day conference with governmS3i&
officials and appropriate committees IN "A
the senate and house OF spresentatiyx6S
10 urge immediate action, on matfeFAs
efeeting the interest and welfare Of 60
service men ard the county at iafeesS
rho purpose Of the conference Will bAE
70 work out In detail the tycoramenda-S
TONS OF the recent national conveutioAa
or tho Legion held In Minneapolis less
than "a tn A@o. Tho conference wifi
be ornposed Of the leaders 6f the AnsarASS
lean Legion in each state practicali&gs
all the department comma riders havfrxg
sfgnihed their intention to attend FIJI
rerscn
Franklin D'Olicr. national ssssss-s
mander Of the lie gion rnad6 The follow
Ing Statement; today regarding the nur-
pose of the conference s
The first concern Of ting ~cprescnta-A
tives Of the Amer lean Legion who 49,
tend the Washington meeting To fuf-s
ther the recommendations of tho rcca-stA
national convention will be the we3fn.Fa
Of the disabled service men Based uuS
careful study Of conditions afTecffnHs
these men, the American Legicn pre-
eents so"cihc recon7u' mo atio-ss to Eov-
eminent officials and members OF cnr7-&
gross calculated to secure to the dis
ah'ed men and their families that lih-M
eral treatment which ther have resanr4
10 expect from The people OF a rratefnIs
and patriotic nation
IMMEDIATE ACTION yECEssARy.S
ITO this end Immediate action iss
necessary not only the part of off,
| esals OF the bureau of wsr risk insurts
ance, the federal boarf Tor vocatlonaIa
education and the public health saryicrs
but also o. The part of congress Legis-s
! iation shonld be enacted and carrietIs
INTO effect promptly to PUT the trcat-s
'neht Of these men and their falnifieAa
as regards condensation. hcspitast~A-S
! ton medical care and vocational tratN-a
ing on an adequate and liberal baslns-s
Through the co-ont ration OF n O.
! thUimciy Jones. director of the bureara
Of war risk insurance. the Lection COM
ference as its first business Eiii consuffa
and advise with the heads-of the NaFA
risk bureau, the federal board for vrSs
oationai education and the rihiic heaittl;
service Meetings also VIII be a.
ranged with the msmb eras of the ap-s
propriate committees of congress hayAs
ing charge'of legislation NECESSARY 40S
carry out the Iegion's r6comne n1N~s
tons respecting not only the disahiA4s
mon and their families. hut alan other
matters of national interest and onn-g
Germ to service men in general
This will be the hrst meeting %
the new national officers with the statNs
officers of the Legion since the cnn~s
vention. IL lis expected that at the1
= same time the military policy cnn1Taff-s
tee Of the Legion will meet In Wash-s
| ington with Senator Wadsvcrth's c0rH.a
mittee OF congress TO discugs the mia~5
itary policy suggested blythe LeEion'
AT the recent national convention. Am
effort will be made also tn have the
! Legion's committee on land deve1opss
nrent and home aid for ex-serviee raes
meet there TO consult with congress-
/ leaders on appropriate Legislation whs1ss
the general conference is in session M
4 The department comma nders aAd 9th
ers representing the Legion win meet
fret at the headquartarssofthe T.eGipnsM
legislative committee 5s4 wcodwarsE
i building. Mr. % iier and Lefruel Boiie.sl
national adtutant. who has been fns
charge Of the new national headquarA
ters in INDIANAPOLIS, will reach wash j;
/. ington next Saturday ~ Ss