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sation for those who offered their lives
for their country in the World war.
Commander Van Dyke took a rap at
the super-paytriots when he stated that
the government has adjusted the COM
pensation of war manufacturers and
government employees, but has sadly
and shamefully neglected the fighting
men. There should be adjusted COM
pensation on an equal basis for the
he said. In calculating the
the third duty of the American Legion
the soldiers preference act,
the speaker perforated Governor Preus'
much-vaunted patriotism, for the latter
has repeatedly ignored ex-service men
in making appointments to subsidiary
state Offices. Government positions
should be given to the former soldiers,
instead of to the professional poiti-
clans, Commander Van Dyke assever-
ated, in referring to the fact that there
are more than $4,000 unemployed ex-
service men in Minnesota today, who
would be provided with jobs if the
soldiers preference act, which is on
the Minnesota statute books, would be
observed as it should be by the exc
cutive making the appointments.
One Of the important matters
brought out by the speaker was the
statement that we hoped and prayed
that the World war would be the last
war and that we never would be called
upon to fight again. Commander Van
Dyke, like many other people, does
not believe that war is necessary. "Our
boys fought with the thought that
they were fighting the last war;" he
said. His address, filled with a pat
riotic appeal and many loyal utter
ances, was we'll received.
Must Help Disabled.
H. F. Dickensheets of the United
States Veterans Bureau of Mime
apolis, explained the consolidation of
the various government soldier aid
bureaus, as we'll as the purpose of the
big drive that is being launched by
sending our so-called cleanup squads
to help disabled ex-service men in Sc
curing needed assistance. Errors in
disability claims were stated
by Mr.. Dickensheets as being the
cause of many delays He is Legion
aire and admonished his comrades to
keep up the fight for the disabled men
and help them get in touch with the
cleanup" squad that will visit Man
kato Thursday and Friday of next
week.
y Auxiliary Presidnt Speaks.
Mrs. Sandy Hamilton Of Mime
apolis, state president Of the American
Legion Auxiliary and popular among
the ex-service men on account of the
great good she had done for them,
spoke briefly relative to the Auxiliary's
duties, stating that it, must first. work
for the disabled buddies. Mrs Hamil
ton said that the state headquarters
had received much help from the
second district Auxiliary.
DR.. Helen Hughes Eiesltner of Man
kato, former state president Of the
and national committee mem
Der from Minnesota, said that the
Auxiliary is link between the ex-
service men and the people that
stayed at home and worked and saved
to help our soldiers in the trenches.
TIE Auxiliary is backing up the Legion
in every step it takes, declared Mrs.
and favors adjusted ccm-
rensation, as we'll as a convalescent
home for disabled former service men
where they can be taken care of be-
fore going out into the world looking
for work. ''The Auxiliary will go out
begging money for such a home, if
need be" said the speaker. DR.. Hiel-
scher also favored more adequate care
for tubercular men, as we'll as for those
whose minds have become
as a result of their mill
tary service. These should be kept
segregated from violently insane pa
tents. There are also number of
ex-service men who are epileptics and.
need medical attention.
II Only One Retained.
The fact that only one member of
the district officers personnel was re-
elected, may not have been the after
math of the squabble occasioned by
the opposition to having Mayor Fiji
sche speak, but the significant fact re-
mains that the only reelected official
sided with the local arrangements COM
mittee. 1t can be stated without fear
of contradiction that a great majority
of the delegates present did not share
the views of the ultra patriotic mem
bers of the executive com.mittee in this
respect. The election of officers, held
during the closing session, Saturday
afternoon, resulted as follows: Com
George P. Gurley, Pipetone;
vice commander, Joseph Valdheim,
Tyler; chaplain, Rev. H. j. Wharton,
Jasper; executive committee, N. S.
Thayer, Worthington; V. r. Portman,