Evening journal., 1920-04-19
OPPOSITION
TO MEMORIAL
CROPPING UP
conlInned From rIrsl nage

AfFhiANhfN IlVilI iftEN nkIa
The school code. some members,
however. and especially some Sena-
tors have bills on the calendar that
they desire Ia get action OIL. and The
prospects that adjournment will not
come before the latter part OF the
week.
The senate resolution naming the
commission to revise the school code
had not been signed by President Pr1
Tenn short up until noon today and
consequently had not gone 10 Cover
nor Townsend Tor his signature. Pres
ldent Short was absent campaigning In
Sussex county all OF last week except
Monday and his ticket was defeated on
saturday. He returned 10 Dover at
noon today.
While suhrraglst leaders seem iubl-
liant over the prospects Of ratification
before nnal adjournment House mem
bers, and especially those who signed
the pledge 10 mol vote for ratification
during this or any other special ses-
sion say there IL no change in The sit
uation and that the resolution is dead
as far as Delaware is concerned.
There will PROBABLY be vote IN the
House .hls afternoon, both on Rep
rescntatiye Lyons bill provdlns Tor a
memorial hal Tor the American Le-
sion and representative McNabb's
soldiers honus bill. There seems 10
be no doubt that The memorial hall
, bill viii be killed, but there Is en-
ccllent chances that The bonus bill
viii pass ihc House.
Representative MoNsbb was not
sure at noon today whether he Will
call mp for lnal action This afternoon
The bill amending the klair law by
allowing physicians 10 pr, ser be
HQuor. The vote on this Dlll prom
ists TO be very close. One peculiar
development In The fight on this Dill
Is the activity Of former saloon men
against the amnndmcnt, They have
been actively lobbying against giving
The doctors this privilege and some
OF their work Ia This line II Is said
II bearing fruit.
Sentiment among former service
men OF Delaware seems 10 BE- grow
Ing in favor Of the proposition OF an
individual bonns by the state rather
than a memorial hall. Members of The
Legislature from The rural sections
have approached them on the subject
arc pratlN'any unanimous for The
bonus plan and The Wilmington nom
hers are also fttlng word nom many
! Former soldiers NJ that city mat they
/ also favor tho bonus.
There are Two bills In Tho Lcglsa-
/ lure providing for A bonus. one hav-
| Ing been Introduced by senator Gorm-
ley and ono By Representative Me-
Nabb. II Is possible that acton may
! be taken today on one or these bllls.
senator Gormley THIS mornins re-
/ celved two petitions from Wilmington,
one signed BY i75 former service men
and the other by 100 all favorlns The
bonus hlll. The petition containing tho
i15 signers says In part:
"Thc undersigned are strongly op-
posed 10 a memorial hsll Tor several
] good reasons. In tho lret place, Col
| onel Ellison does not slate facts wh n
/ he asserts that the r.emhers u Della
ware post Noi 1 wDlo notined 10 be
present al the meeting call d Tor the
, purpose OF discussing this mailer ana
al ihc meollng there were not moro
than 200 men present, inelesq OF SOQ
I a. The colonel said. TWO hundred
oOi 0f 100 members Is a very small
portion OF the post and 200 Is also
| a very small portion OF The 800 Dol
! sWareans who served. There We're
MANY opponents 10 the memorial bali
project at that me ting. but ihoy
were assigned down By the former
bosses"
"A Memorial Hall Is very favorable
10 the former officers because most OF
them are not pressed very hard for
money like enlisted men are. There
was a vast difference In The piy ~
officers ana men while In the service.
and many officers sived substantial
1 sums for their convenience when They
returupd 20 civil life This Was Inn
pdsslhle for The men. inasmuch "a al
ioimenls and insurance drained ihclr
I envelopes Ia The last cont We are
sure that the majority 0f the men pre-
fer a bonus. and we respectfully re-
quest that you strive 10 get this help
for those who are In need"
Tho second petition sets out that
4 the American Legion represents
small portion OF lhe men who repre-
sonled this state IN the service and
thai only Inc members Of The Legion
would be benefited by the erection OF
a Memorial Hall.