The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-25
SCANT CONSIDE RATION
GIVEN SOLDIERS
American Legion Denounces Dis
regard of Claims of Service Men
for Government Positions.

At a meeting of Lawrence Dresse
Post of the American Legion of EN-
NETT, held Tuesday evening, stron,
resolutions denouncing the action o
the deputy supervisor of census tax
ing in Gem county for refusing to ap
point service men to positions as cen
sus takers were passed. The resolu
tions are as follows:
Whereas, 1t is and has been th'
avowed policy in making minor gov
eminent appointments to give ser
vice men every possible considers
tion and preference; and
Whereas, 1t is the avowed policy
of the census bureau to give service
men such preference in the appoint.
ment of census takers; and
Whereas, The Lawrence Dresser
Post of the American Legion at EN-
NETT, Idaho, through its officers, GER
titled to the deputy supervisor in
charge of census taking in Gem coun-
ty the names of six service men resi-
dent in Gem County and physically
efficiently the duties of census takers,
and were and are in need of employ
ment; and
Whereas, but one of the six service
men has been given consideration;
Resolved, That the Lawrence Dres-
ser Post No. 49 of the American Leg
ion at Emmett, Idaho, feels and here
by expresses an unqualified disap-
proval of. the appointment Of persons
less deserving, less needy and IN
the case of one appointee at least, OF
very questionable loyalty during the
war not yet ended, and in all cases
less worthy of employment by their
country than the service men who
fought for it.
And it is directed that this resolu-
ton embodying the opinion of this
post in regular session convened be
signed by its proper officers and pub
1ished in the local papers.
LEE 0. MILES, Post Commander
CLAUDE B. POLLY, Post Secre-
tary.
The Post also went on record un-
animously as opposed to being quoted
as in favor of asking or soliciting a
cash bonus from either the state or
the United States, and directed its
officers to not permit themselves to
be quoted as asking such bonus. !
The local post approved in full the
stand of the National Convention in
this matter that while the service
men were undoubtedly entitled to
something as matter of mere justice I
in overcoming the handicap their
months of absence in the service and
away from their professions constitut-
ed, yet it i'll becomes them to go on
record as asking it.
A committee, composed of B. 0.
Clark, A. G. Byrd, Sterile Kesgard,
John Gamage and Donald Rose, was
appointed to investigate the expense
of recording of discharges and endea-
vor to have the cost reduced. The
charge now made by the county re- I
corder is 80 cents for each discharge. !
The Post has decided to extend its !
influence to civic affairs-in other {
words using it's energies to assist I
The Commercial Club and other or I
yanizations in making Emmett bet 7
,er place to live in and do business in. a
A committee on civic affairs was ap- b
pointed as follows: B. o. Clark, L. A. s
'olly, Howard Steward, Everett Knipe d
md Otto Chambers.
The membership contest closed v
tuesday evening and the result was t
lie. AS result of the campaign the h
'ost now has membership of over t,
o. II
The entertainment committee have N
wo attractions for future dates. One Il
a masquerade ball to be given Feb m
uary %, and the other is the presen- ts
alton of the Miracle Man." a movie W
reduction that is the talk of the 81
,untry and is everywhere showing to OF
acked houses. After the business
,ssion, the members enjoyed smok-
and refreshments. tn