New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-11

ia national convention assembled, that
the first obligation which the nation
wes to the veterans of the world war
is to take adequate care of all who
+ we're disabled in the service by Rssur
ing them prompt payment of liberal
i compensation as we'll as full oppor
tunities for vocational training and
permanent employment: And to that
end we indorse the Sweet bill Oh X
S77S) now pending in the United States
Senate and demand it's prompt enact
the government owes an obligation to
all ex-service men to take steps to al
eviate the manifest injustice resulting
from the financial disadvantage suf-
fcred through their military service,
which Is an obligation second only to
its Obligations to care for .he dis
ahlcd and for the widows and orphans
Of those who lost their lives and which
- 'Nen recognized by the govern
ments of our allies in regard to their
re epcctive service. mon; and it is
Further resolved that the American
Legion has implicit faith that Congress
will frame proper legislation for the
immediate remedy Of these injustices."
The fight on the bonus question will
be the most stubborn in the convention,
according to present indications. The
Middle West delegates and far West
erners are in favor of it, the East is
divided and the South is opposed.
Division on Office Holding
Ogden L. Mills, of. New York City, is
the State representative or the legisla-
ton committee and rift is likely dur
49, tn" deliberations of that body.
While New York is determined to di-
vorce the legion from politics by BAN
IL, oQS of Nko ~ In
organization. the Westerners are not so
minded. Neither is it likely that New
York's representative will subscribe to
the resolution providing that 60 per
cent of the delegates at all conventions
be enlisted men. The attitude Of the
New oYrkers is that If an officer is ca
pble he should be chosen despite the
number of other officers already selected.
When the antiAmercan propaganda
committee takes up it's work it Will also
consider the anti-Japanese resolution
and providing exclusion Of immigrants
of that race.
Mrs Julia Wheelock. Of the Barbara
Frietchic Post, who was elected dele
gate this morning at caucus over
which Colonel Donovan presided. will
introduce a resolution recommending
the utilization of American seamen for
American merchant vessels.
Mills Loses Skirmish
Ogden Mills lost skirmish on the
floor of the convention late in the
afternoon when he strove to have the
chairman block motion for the reso-
lutions committee to meet without hav-
ing resolutions introduced from the
floor and debated. He was overruied
by the delegates.
When all the temporary officers
chosen at the St. Louis convention were
rechosen by the permanent convention
OrkanlzaIlOn committee, OF winch 4. w.
Wickersham OF New \ ork was chair
man. it became p ain that any effort
on the part of delegates to build
IN nuII. service and over
seas DICTIONARIES would be the signal
lol an .nulAnan demonstration.
The session was abruptly ended when
it was deciued to have the committees
each of which has q member from
each state observation-disclosures at
different places IN the city. they VII.
make their reports tomorrow when the
convention ltcOnN
New <Yorks representatives on the
committees chosen by the delegates
in caucus to-day are:
Rules OF the Nention--Clyde Hunt,
Woodnaven, l.. |.
Permanent organization-C. W. Wick
ershan, Nassau county.
rnuentla Wa TER Gibson, Buffalo.
Emblem-Joscph A. Goldstein, Mag
Grt. u
Eiigibiity-F. w. Olmstead, Hemp
stead, l.. /.
Auxiliaries-Elliot c. Bacon, West
bury, l.. l.
i'ica restrictions George B.
Compton, New York City.
n do, t1oS,
New York City.
permanent headquarters-Fre
c. Allen. Rochester.
Post activities and memorials-B. T.
Ryan, Syracuse.
war risk insurance-Bart Hunt,
Brooklyn.
nenelicial gislation-Robert McC.
Marsh, New York.