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full spirit of service to his country and
service to his comrades. and third. to
the sound of unSeltish leadership of the
little groups of willing workers in every
community who appreciate the amount
of work necessary to make a success of
this great movement.
THE first official act of this admin
istratiOn, after the close of the conven-
tiNn, was to call conference in Wash
lngton to consider the deplorable con
dition of the disabled men. Although
the war has been over more than a
year. government compensation to dis
| abed men was so inadequate that many
men were objects of private charity. As
result of legislation there is now
being distributed to disabled men S100,
600. 900 more each year. And the rea-
son this legislation was passed was be-
cause the American Legion put its re-
quests before them so pl6inly and so
! forcibly that Congress knew that our
requests were just and had the backing
of not only ex service men but the pub
| lie as wCll.c
THE bureau of war risk insurance.
vocational training board and public
health service as it affects the ex-serv-
ice man all are maintained by the gov
ernment for the benefit of service
persons; virtually all three belong to us,
| and the service we receive from these
three departments will be exactly what
we insist upOn. If our organization
remains strong and always presents a
uniform front, we may always expect
efficient service, otherwise the eX -Serv-
! ice person will necessarily have to ac-
copt what those at Washington feel
. like giving him
Plans for Soldier Relief
"The last convention fully recognized
| this obligation on the part of the coun-
! try toward the eX service man, but
adopted a policy Of watchful waiting on
the implied promise that Congress would
act. The national committee therefore
abandoned the policy of watchful wait
ing and worked out the fourfold op-
tional plan covering land settlement
home aid, vocational training and ad
iustment " compensation. In present
ing this suggested plan to Congress il
was requested that each feature b.
made rs liberal as was consistent Will
the welfare Of the country As result
of the most active work on the par
of your national officers and state OF
ficers this fourfold optional plan wa
D NnAlIN tNDOiltfl III u Dlll NHl'll puSHfN
the House n few days before adjourn
nent Of Congress, but too late for ac
tion bv the Senate. 1t is for you /,
determine at this convention the neces
sary steps to be taken by your mex
administration to secure its passag
I through the Senate this coming Decem
! Der.
Our great success has been due, a
7 fart hot tIaol
have proved right, and. actuated b.
these ideals, there has developed grea
organization presenting a united from
and extending from the individual mem
ber I'D through the local post and stat
organization to national headquarters
through which national unity is secured
And so your responsibility during thes
1 next three days is to keep these idea
pure, interpret them and still furthe
strengthen them and solidify our or
4 ganization to the end that it may con
tinue to still more unselishly serve ou
country and our comrades.
r ITO the American Legion there is r
a East or West, no North or South. r
! Jew or Gentle, no Protestant or Cath
olic. no Capital or labor, no employI
d or employe, no Republican or Democra
The American Legion is the only oI
ganization In which is represented ever
a good element in the entire country.
d Is the nearest attempt at organizir
public opinion, and we all know tn
: when public opinion -peaks 1t speaI
{. with authority. And so during tn
:, last year you have played fair wi
y every element in the Legion and ha
d thus gained the support of public opii
s ion, and SO the closer We stick TO- soul
public opinion the greater will be o
Y service to our country and the bett