Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-20
$4,000 FORMER
SERVICE MEN To
At TEND MEETING
Second Annual Convention
! OF the American Legion
Will Be Held at Cleveland.
| o., September 27-29.

tsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wisxI
Cleveland, o., Sept. 19.-Thirty
thousand former service men are
expected to attend the second an
nual convention of the American
Legion here on September 81, 2s
and 20.
The convention, which will take
up problems of nationwide inter-
est, will also provide opportunity
Tor scores of reunions of divisions
aud smaller units. Visitors will in
dude many distinguished men.
A parade on the opening day is
to be one of the features of the
gathering. All of the DICTIONARIES
VIII march. Sixty bands will fur
nish the music. The size of the
parade is expected to freshen men,
cries or the veterans of the time
when the French peasants stood at
roadsides to watch the men of the
american expeditionary force
marching to the front.
Big Questions To Decide.
There will be big questions to de-
eide. Among the chief of them is
that OF the attitude of the legion
toward a bonus for the 100000
members of the legion, and the
question of drive to bring every
eligible ex-service man within the
fold. The aim of such a campaign,
: leaders state, would be to make the
region the most powerful, non-par-
tsan, unselfish force in American
affairs.
While various state departments
OF the legion will submit other res
olutons for action by the national
body, the following twelve matters
are expected to received the most
attention:
An characterization program,
having for its purpose the assimila-
ton or the nations alien popula-
ton and aiding immigrants in
learning American ideals. history
and customs.
The four-fold bonus propositions:
G) Land settleHient-for sery-
Ice men ana women to receive 81 so
Tor each day of service, to apply
on the purchase of land and gov
erhment projects or loans for buy
ing equipment; CD home aid, with
" FOR each day of service, TO apply
on the purchase of a home or farm:
go vocational training, with $3.50
Tor each day of service, to be paid
within a year after the approval
OF the bill; ca cash compensation
of $l.50 for each day of service, to
be paid as long as the recipients
are obtaining education from the
government.
-s More adequate aid and care for
wv A mn
/, Granting of immediate citizen
ship to all who served in the army
and navy or marine corps. II
Revision of the civil service reg
ulations to make it easier for
former service men to obtain pub
lie employment '.....
Decision upon a definite mill
tary or non military policy.
Declaration of ArmistiCe day.
November IL, as a national Holt
day.
Drastic action for those who have
proved slackers in the world war.
Opposition to the participation
OF legion men, as members of the
organization, in labor disputes.
planning of membership drives
TO raise the present membership
of 100000 to twice that number.
Election of new officers.
Adoption of a ritual for in
ftiation.
All Hotels Reserved.
The Cleveland convention COM
mittee, headed by Colonel c. C.
Chambers, is busy completing de-
tails for the big convention. All
hotels have been reserved for dele
gates and visitors. In addition,
Clevelanders are offering to house
the visitors, many of them free of
charge.
Boxing matches, moving pictures,
lake rides, shows, dances and |
smokers have been arranged to
provide entertainment for the vet
Grams. The Philadelphia legion |
will come by box cars, reminiscent |
of the days spent on the French |
front.
The Thirty seventh division and |
the Eighty-second division are
among those that will hold reun- |
ions during the convention. The
Thirty seventh or Buckeye division, |
reunion will open on the Sunday |
before the convention, September |