The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-27
UNIVERSAL TRAINING
OPPOSED BY BERRY:
BONUS PLAN INDOR.SED


Emphatic disapprovaI Of unlversa,
military training and Endorsement Of
rne rour-fold adjusted comoensat,or
manas vas voiced Friday by State Com.
the dsnasy o. 5erfy to delegates to
'.h .an Lenion's second annual eonventInn
wHlGn opened at Chamber of cn-.as'
W tne net9hborhood of 100 eS.snidIass
more than a score Of nost.
:" .ne state, heard Commander Rer..,
his tsnoer .t., Berry was vigorous In
pointed out that the emerasncu w re re
perIoo t when such measures wers e ine
uVuueeu mas passed, that reeant I..I.
Iauon mas increased the armv,S ns.s.
stanoIng, that federal supplies are snss
IS 70 provide for any crisis save that a.
rs.sat rs warfare and that the newly ar
nHes any necessity Of an exteng.d
military program. e"oeo
Inc legion at one of the sessions
Iluay or saturday, very likely tbo Iat ,
yer day, It was said. will vote on ,il,
lary training What stand the orpani
Iat,on ~ ~ VIII take is problematical though
Con9r,arSn ,siueTed probable by many that
L,olilIlahder ,a.iI Berrys views will be fnI,
lowed. OFFICERS generally favor train
lns' but enlisted men. members said
are uead against such system.
Detaillng the gQod of compensatiop
iLor all men whoYwore uniforms dIring
.ne .i,; war; commander Berry entered ex.
phcitly into the four-fold Man as o,,,
llned and favored by the national or-
ganlZatlon. The move calls for com
pensation OF $3.50 per day for servico
gnu can be taken up by the ex-soIdier in
Iour WAYS. The service man can dra n,
cash, take out his amount In vocational
aial''ihg' @ land allotment or apply the
guIn pnI III securing OF home. Commander
Berry pointed out. The Legion like.
wise viii voice its sentiment on his
subject before final adjournment
appointment Of a civil service con,
,n'tlee 10 brief all cases Of what has
been termed violations OF reRulations
III aippIlcations OF men for government
positions was advocated by the corn
mander. This committee would deIiynr
TO Postmaster General Rurleson's s,Ic.
cessor all such briefs. This move an
parently grew out of the contest for the
nashville postmastership in which ex-
service men were not considered
Membership Is 5,4Oo.
Appointment Of committees and ron.
llne business incident to Organization
consumed Friday forenoon's session
IoI, william j. Bacon state adiutant
was busilv engaged in receiving dues
ana registering representatives from
various state posts. Tho total member
SNIP IN the state department now Is
over 1'iOo, COT Bacon declared with 90
posts. At last years convention the
membership ran only to 3G75 and tho
posts numbered CO. the adjutant's rec
ords show
Several changes in the legion's state
constitution were to be considered at
FRIDAY sessions, These involve non
parilsanshtp questions as well as other
OF more or less importance.
Addresses of velcomn were delivered
ny Mayor Rowlett Paine and Thoma
Il. King and were replied to bv Com
mander Berry, who occupied the chair
Invocation was said by Rev. Father
im%i"Fe' iain o' ST. Peters former army chap
capt. Gordon Browning Of the Mem
pms organized unit, Battery A. was the
guest Of honor and speaker at a noon
luhcheon which was sandwiChcd be.
tween husiDcss sessions Capt. Brown.
ing spoke on war and the abandonment
OF the spirit Of selfishness. with cant
Browning, from Huntingdon, came
Kaiser" German police dog captTrnf
by his unit In the ArEonne. Kaiser"
raced and tore around the sneaker,
stand as far as his chain would pcrmi,
during the addresses Kaiser" cam.
paigned for. congress with Capt. Brown.
lhe' VINO was elected i'm the recent race
against Thetus w, Sims
Miss Lucy j. Chamberlain Red Cross
nurse from Southeastern headduarter,
In Atlanta. talked to the conyentior
Friday afternoon on the problems ot
the disabled soldier
Various entertainment features wer,
scheduled after the gavcl fell Friday
Friday night there VIM be boatrid,
on the Princess. Delegates were TO Al.
tend the Southern league game at Russ.
wood In the afternoon.
Reports Of all committees. election Al
officers and final business will occup,
Saturday forenoon.
% Included ip the visitors and anon,
those registered we're a number Of ncvre
ex-soldlers who are being entertaIo4 =
by the Autress Russell post.