The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-07-15
To CONTINUE ITS
FIGHT FOR BONUS
COMMANDER EMERY GION
WILL FIGHT ON DESPITE
HARDING'S PLEA FOR DE-
LAYED ACTION.

indianapolis, July 15.-The Amer
lean Legion will fight on for adjust
ed compensation without change in
the provisions of its present program
/ following the message of President
Harding to the senate urging delayed
action, John G. Emery, Legion ma
tional commander, said in state
ment issued from national headquar-
ters here late yesterday.
THE sudden alarm which appar-
emily has swept over government of
ficials. lest through adjusted COM
pensation the United States treasury
be SO depleted as to mean national
calamity, will cause no recession of
our activity to bring about such
measures of civil re-esta blishment
and materials readjustment as we
believe to be for the best interest of
the country ITSELF" Mr.. Emery de-
clared.
"Our claims for adjusted compen-
sation were not made until by care
full study the contentious of our ex-
service men were ascertained, which
beyond any doubt justify every pro-
vision set forth in the adjusted COM
pensation BILL" he said. 81 believe
that Secretary Mellon vastly over es-
Inmates the cost of such provision.
Precedent disproves his prediction
of financial collapse If the proposed
bill passes. England and her over
seas dominions, Italy, France and
Belgium, enacted national relief leg
islation and found money thus ex-
pended a potent factor in stabilizing
economic conditions generally thru
rehabilitation of individuals.
"The Legion heartily concurs with
the report of the senate financial
committee which stated. The gen.
eral assumption that the enactment
of this bill into law will Immediately
load upon the back of the already
expressively tax-burdened public an
immense additional liability is un-
warranted
"The American Legion, in pressing
this measure, has facily reported the
ex-seryice man of this country, who
would certainly be the last to threat
en- the stability of the country for
which they offered their lives. We
earnestly believe that there has been
too much delay already and this be-
lief is founded upon the absolute
knowledge of the present economic
state of veterans, more than five
hundred thousand of whom are un-
employed.
eve believe that industrial con-
ditions require immediate equaliza-
ton of the economic balance between
men who fought at financial sacri-
flee and the man who refrained at
financial gain, and who, Ii he lived
frugally as soldiers lived days should
saved enough in flush war-wage days
to tide over the present emergency.
He awaited patiently the passage OF
industrial relief measures and many
less urgent bills. We now ask mere
ly fair consideration and equal OPP
portunity for those who served
Mr.. Emery wired Senator Porter
J. McCumber, who has led the fight
on the senate floor for the Legion
measure that recommittment of the
bill to the committee must not be
permitted. AS the bill seemed doom
ed to almost certain delay Mr.. EN-
cry wired:
"The Legion earnestly requests
that members of congress do their
duty by those who served in armed
forces as they have done by those
who served in industrial forces OF
our country"