The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-28
GALBRAITH IS
LIKELY TO WIN
Is Endorsed BY New Eng
landers for American Le-
gion Commander
KANSAS CITY MAY
GET NEXT MEETING
Committee Seeks Immedi.
ate Action By Senate on
Compensation Plan

Cleveland, Sept 2sWith the with.
| drawal of Milton J. Foreman of Chi.
cago and Emmett O'Neil of Kentucky
from the race for national commander
of the American Legion, only two for
midable candidates were in the field to-
day.
After caucuses ii was said that the
New England delegations and several
southern and Rocky mountain states
had endorsed Y. G.. Galbraith of Gin
cinnati
The claim was made that the south
erners would throw their support to
Hamilton MacNeil of Mason Citl, Ia,
carrying with them the western states.
The MaeSider forces claimed that they
would receive the support of at least %
states, but reports Of splits bringing
new territory to the Galhraith ranks
were frequently heard.
The committee favored Kansas City
for the next convention. It selected
Oct, 81, to No. 2, 1921, as the date
One committee was prepared to rec
ommend that the constitution be
amended and that six departments be
created, five in the United States and
one in Europe, and that instead of five
vice commanders elected at large, as at
present, vice commander be placed
over each of the six departments.
A resolution favoring immediate ac-
tion by the United States Senate on
the four fold compensation plan re-
ceised committee approval Nearly 40
per cent of the Legion Ia strongly in
favor Of the resolution. The House
of Representatives already has acted
fsyorably on ii.
The committee on soldiers disabli.
ty and insurance considered the ad
visibility of placing the war risk bu-
reau, public health service and federal
board for vocational training under tho
supervision of separate cabinet off
GER.
Other matters to come before the
convention were an Americanization
program which should have for its pur-
pose the assimilation of the nations
alien population; more adequate care
for wounded American soldiers. grant.
ing of immediate citizenship to all who
served the country; revision Of civil
service regulations to make il easior
for former service men To obtain pub
lie employment; dccitan upon def
mite military or non military policy
declaration Of Armistice day, Nov. II,
as a national holiday; drastic action
against those who were slackers in the
war; opposition to the participation
of Legion men as members Of the or.
ganization in labor Disputes; planning
of drives to raise the membership. and
adoption of a ritual for initiation into
the Legion.
To-day's convention program in
cluded the presentation of General |
Marie Emile Fayolle, representative OF |
the French government. and Admiral |
Sir William Lowther Grant, Great |
Britains representative. General /
Fsyolle was to have reached here YES
terday for the parade but his steam
ship was held up outside New York /
harbor by heavy fog.
David j. Mccoy of San Francisco was
appointed sergeant at arms of the con
reution.
The report Of the committee on ad
ANtth NNhl fthHh ldbU hF hAoNAEus ~
recommended that the Legion approve
House bill No. l4.l57. which passed
he House OF Representatives and is
row pending in the Senate The bill
provides
~ Adjusted service pay, based on
ength Of service or
t2l Adjusted service certificates ma
uring in twenty years based on length
Il service. or
t3l Vocational training. or
CA Farm or home aid. or
6 ANY settlement. for which 81
tates have already made provision for
o-operation
The recommendation of committee
hat Kansas City. Mo, I've given the
ieXt convention was adopted. san
francisco, New York Baltimore. MiQot,
Worth Dakota, Houston. Texas. and
syracuse served notice that they
vould be in the running for the con T,
ention Of 1922