New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
Ira Rackof7, Of Murray Hill Post. The
final vote was Il to Is.


final vote was IA to IS.
One Of the most important an
nouncements Of the day was made by
the Americanization committee Of the
Legion, when 1t was disclosed that the
names and addresses of $4,000 per-
sons in the state who are unable to
read or write English have been given
to the Legion, and that the veterans
purpose. to make an educational cam
paign through the superintendents Of
schools. They also have the names of
$1,000 recently arrived immigrants in
tne state, and personal canvass will
be made in an effort to welcome these
aliens to America.
Assemblyman Louis Cuvillier. Of
New York, also legionnaire, made an
appeal to the delegates to Campaign
for the bonus bond issues. He said
that the legion had dropped its de-
mand for an immediate cash bonus last
year so that $30,0o0,oOO could be ap-
propriated for increasing teachers
salaries, and that the veterans should
make that point an issue Of their cam
paign.
One of the committee reports adopt-
ed was that of the finance committee.
~ provides for many radical departures
from the old system. There is to be a
UNIFORM bookkeeping system, and all
officers between whom there is an ex-
change OF moneys are to have the pri-
llege OF examining each others books
at all times. New members joining
the legion Immediately after the ma
tlonal convention this month are to
be carried until January /, 1922, for
one years dues. No further public
appeal for funds is to be made by
any unit of the legion.
O'Ryan the Honor Cuasf
A shortage of funds in the state
treasury has made it necessary that
counties finance their delegates to
Cleveland, for which they will be re-
imbursed later by the state. The
delegates at large will be financed
by the state.
Frank Hines Of the Bronx created
small riot when he suggested that the
state not pay the expenses of the dele
gates. Mr.. Rackoff, of New York,
charged that this would keep men from
office who could not afford to pay their
own way. Rackoff was sustained.
Although the contest for the state
offices was q bitter one during which
charges of cloture were made freely by
both sides when che Blakeslee -Deegan
ticket went through, the other candi-
dates withdrew, made the election
unanimous and pledged their support
to the new commander.
Major General Organ was the guest
of honor at tho days session.
peace-time mobilization Of the in
dustrial, as we'll as the military, re-
sources Of the country as preventive
against future war was advocated in
his address.
when the nation is confronted by
great national calamity like war;" Cen
eral Organ said, "why should one
part of the national war machine, the
military, be drafted into the service
and the other parts be constituted of
those to be paid higher compensation
than the existing scale of wages pro-
vides for? In the recent war economic
conditions were rendered topsy-turvy
by the tremendous effect on the labor
market of the invasion of the govern
ment into the field as bidder.
This policy also unnecessarily and
unjustly increased the cost of the war
What could be more unfair than pol
icy which forced into one part of the
public service with nominal compensa-
tion young men to be sent forward to
battle and attracted to other parts,
through the lure of higher wages, other
young men whose public service was
equally vital?
men war comes 1T Will be too late
equitably to provide new policy for
mandatory public service. The plan
should be formulated and adopted with
deliberation in time of peace. 1t should
provide for the conscription not only
of all classes of individual service
needed, but also for the service of
firms, association and corporations.
"If you have brought about this or
ganization, so that all classes of the
war machine can be drafted by the gov
errment, then you have dealt knock
out blow to the institution of war. A
man must pass the age Of forty-five
before he can see the insidious influ-
ences involved in war, and when you
give the government the right to draft
all workers, you have decreased the
likelihood of war 80 per cent"