The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-28


demninG the action of Lieut.. Col.
Peck, corps inspector, in critising the
Thirty-fifJh as it came out of battle
by making sighting remarks to the
effect that the division was a former
National Guard organization and
showed it The resolution provided
that the Missouri and Kansas SEN
ators be instructed to oppose promo
ton of Peck, if at any time he were
recommended for it.
The meeting then adjourned until
1 o'clock for the memorial. services on
the state house grounds and at the
Topeka high school After reconven-
ing the meeting was to select a per-
manent name for the association.
The ceremony on the north steps of
the Capital was most i'm pressive-
Catholic high mass was observed in
tribute to the memory of the Thirty
fifth men who died in service. The
services were in charge of Rev. Evan
A. Edwards, chief chaplain of the
| Thirty-fifth. The Rev. Father w. l..
Hart, of LakeviIIe, Mimi, said the
Catholic high mass.
An impressive talk was made from
the steps by Rev. z. Blackman of
Chanute. the fighting parson of the
Thirty fifth" the main theme of
which was that the surviving members
of the division must push ever up and
, onward, as their departed "buddies"
were pushing, with never thought or
preparation for retreat, in the face OF
! the deadly enemy fire in the Argonne
/ forest. In conclusion Revered Black
man quoted the beautiful war poem,
I'm Flanders Field"
Music was furnished by a choir and
by the Herington Ladies band.
Plant Elm Tree.
| When the services on the steps were
concluded, the meeting adjourned TO
! the southeast side of the grounds,
where an elm tree was planted in
memory of the boys who never re-
turned. Governor Henry J. Allen
made a short talk at the ceremony
and shoveled in the first shovel-full of
/ dirt around the roOts of the tree In
/ his brief talk, the governor paid high
tribute to the Thirty-fifth dead
/ A memorial service then was held
at the Topeka high school. at which
I Governor Allen again made a short
speech. A wreath was placed on the
J high school memorial.
/ Attendance at the big reunion of the
| Thirty fifth division was expected to
/ of the reunion, with more than 5000
( former soldiers at the meetings The
| "buddies" who stayed over for the last
day were to be well rewarded by
speeches from Sen. James A. Reed OF
/ Missouri Senator Capper of Kansas
souri, and by the great carnival parade
tonight. It's the biggest day of the
whole reunion
! Resolutions passed by various out
fits and which were expected to come
before the association today, favor
! beneficial legislation for eX-service
men; right of veterans of the Thirty
fifth division to receive the service
bar for the st. Mihiel reserve on the
victory medal: and condemn the 'fuel
order" of General Dugan prohibiting
the men from collecting fuel to warm
/ their winter billets. and extend the a p
probation of the association for the
welcome given them in Topeka. Other
resolutions dealing with postwar re-
construction and condemning radical
ism in all forms were to be presented
to the committee.
| Members of the division will be
urged to observe memorial services
for all of their buddies who fell in the
Argonne on all ceremonial occasions
Capper Favors Bonus Bill
| Senator Arthur Capper. speaking a
the 35th Division reunion here thi:
afternoon, declared himself in favor OF
the American Legion bonus bill now
lpending in congress and reiterated tbs
statement made yesterday by Con
/
profiteers should pay the bill.
Legislation should be speedily
tenacted." Senator Capper said. 'au
ithorizing the government to take tht
enormous profits piled up during tbs
war while the boys were fighting il
France. using them to properly cart
for crippled and disabled ex-servict
men, and to give to every honorabll
discharged soldier a bonus.
During the last six months the su
gar bandits have fleeced the American
people of one and a half billion dol
lars. Twenty-three thousand new
lmillionaires were created during anC
since the war. Coal mining corpora
tions earned as high as 1000 per cen
profit and cotton mills 100 to 500 pc
cent. These exorbitant profits should
be taxed to the limit"
Referring to published reports tina
thousands of crippled and disabled
ex-service men were refused aid b.
the war department and are now OBJ
jects of charity. Senator Capper de
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