The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-06

ever, that some of the Senate leaders
now wish to amend the bill to elm.
mate some of the features which
marked it when it was foreseen that
President Wilson intended to veto it.
: There will be an attempt to grant
free passage through the Panama
canal to vessels engaged in Hcoastwise
trade, and in fact to all vessels OF the
United States merchant marine. Sena.
tor Jones of Washington and some
other members Of the senate COMMITTEES
on commerce insist that the exemp.
/ ton which once was allowed should be
put into force again by means of new
! legislation. Il = ,. $50 -. =
There are possibilities Of .protracted
debate in ell Of the greater subjects
Which congress will take up for con,
stGcration within the next few months.
+ " Soldier Relief a Certainty ~
Now that President Harding, on
the strength Of the report of
the commission on soldier relief, has
asked congress to place the re.
habilitation work under one respond.
Die executive head, it probably can be
taken for granted that some method
quickly will be evolved by which eV-
cry needy. sick or wounded soldier
can be speedily reached, and that the
hardships Of the pasl will not be re-
peated.. r-..'.,, 49, .+c45...
| On the commission which made Its
recommendations to President Har-
ding were several former service men,
hmong them being Brig. Gen. Charles
g. Dawes Of Chicago, chairman; COL
r. w. Galbraith. commander Of the
American Legion; Col. Thomas: ".
Miller, alien property custodian, ana
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary of the navy. - g.. = III: !. 4.
Everyone of these men saw service
In the great war. It was Genera
Dawes who said so many picturesque.
ly strong things: to q committee Qt
congress on the general subject q
soldier. relief. Dawes swore some
what after the manner. Of the army ~
Flanders, and If swearing ever pro-
duced Results it was so In this case
r. One is moved to write a little some
thing about Colonel Miller, alien prop
erty custodian and a member OF the
executive board of the American: Le-
gion. Miller is here in Washington TO-
day doing the work once done by A.
Mitchell Palmer. " 49, -
--; Miller Was Determined.
Prior to the day when the United
States entered the war, Colonel Miller
attended the Plattsburg training camp.
Early in 1917 he was refused admit.
lance to the training camp for omcers
in the great war because OF physical
defect. Refusing to be down-hearteo
about it, he went to a recruiting sta.
ton and enlisted as q private. NOT
long thereafter the doctors detecteo
his physical defect and he was sent
to a hospital, and there at his own re.
quest was operated on and the, trouble
was corrected. :.':E -. f.,
LATER Miller served as a lieutenant
In the 114th infantry of the goth d.
vision for six months. Then he was
, ordered out Of the line regiment ana
sent to Washington with the RANK OF
major. He became. assistant to the
chief Of ordnance This transfer from
the line was because he developer
some trouble with his eyes. He over
came this and finally succeeded IN
getting overseas and into o fighting
tine outfit with the 10th division. he
was recommended for, promotion to
the rank of lieutenant-colone for hign
service in action under enemy. hre.
Later on he was given two citations,
the first "For meritcrious service ana
gallantry in action under enemy nre
In the first and second phases OF the
Meuse-Argonne offensive; and the
second, "For special meritortous ana
CONSPICUOUS service in France Win
the 10Th division" The second cita-
ton was from General Pershing. me
other A. e. F. members Of the rehabili'
tation commission saw hard fighting
service, and some Of, them were
wounded on the field OF action. 4 ~
The fourth anniversary OF the en-
try of the United States in the great
war has just become one Of the days
Of the past. 1t was significant, per-
hans, TINT the rehabilitation commits
sion made its recommendations for In
slant means to care for the sick and
wounded soldiers properly on the an
niversary day in which this country
entered the war in behalf of -civiliza-
ton. = ,.@.~-; "'>-a-'s. --v,s.s .~. e. Z.
Many May Not Ask for Bonus.
Bonus for soldiers Of the great war
has been one question of contention.
Nobody knows yet definitely whether
the bonus bill is to be voted, but 1t
congress shall give final approval to
the plan it is possible that the pay
ment thereof will not cost the United
States as much cash as generally has
been supposed. Not all the soldiers
Of the great war will ask for the
money. ------------- = -