Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-11

legion national convention at a meeting
Of the Seventh district delegation to the
convention last night. George Rinier,
Henry c. Ketcham and Maurice Tenant
were elected alternates.
RECOMMENDS ENGLISH
AS BASIC LANGUAGE.
The report Of the Americanism com
mittee. read by Frank McHale of LOgans-
port, chairman of the committee, and
recommending that legislation be passed
to make English the basic language Of
instruction in the United States In the
elementary and high schools, was adopted
This report also urged that American
Legion posts be represented at hearings
on petitions for naturalization, and that
instruction in the courtesies due the flag
be given to children In the schools.
At the same time the report called
for legislation for more drastic punish
ment of persons guilty of disrespect to
the national emblem.
The legislative committees report
urging that the department reaffirm its
Aosition on the four.fold compensation
SSlan and demand that the bill, providing
for that plan, which has been tabled at
the President request by the Senate be
pushed through the Senate at once, was
adopted
GUARD AGAINST
REMOVAL EFFORT.
Some debate was precipitated by an
amendment offered by Joseph D. O'NeiIl
of Muncie, to report by DR. T. Victor
keene, the national executive committee.
man. on the subject Of guarding against
efforts that may be made at Kansas City
to remove national headquarters from
indianapolis. DR.. Keene called on the
Indiana delegates and others to 20 to
the national convention tat Kansas City
late this month"; prepared to resist any
move to change the national headquar-
tiers. O'Neill moved that the delegates
also be instructed to introduce a motion
to bring the offices and STAFF Of the
American Legion Weekly to Indianapolis.
After it was shown that steps are already
under way to bring this about the
ONeill motion was defeated, but not I'M
til after considerable argument had
passed.
The unemployment condition was given
consideration by a committee on employ
ment and 1t was recommended that every
post appoint an employment officer to
aid ex-service men to find jobs and the
posts OF every community were called on
TO urge county and city officials to start
work on all public improvements possible
such construction work.
CUT SALARY
OF ADJUTANT.
The salary Of the department adjutant
was reduced from $4,000 to $1,000 a year
on the recommendation of the Finance
Committee This committee also killed
plan to publish a monthly State legion
magazine. by expressing It's opposition
to an increase in State dues. To finance
ne magazine It would have been neces
Ssry to have increased the dues of each
member about Is to 30 cents.
motion was made to table this re-
port, but it was lost.
A special committee. headed by Judge
Arthur R. Robinson, Of the Irvington
Post Of Indianapolis, was appointed to
draft a letter to Colonel GignfIIiat the
retiring commander, expressing the ap-
probation, Of the members Of the de-
partment for the commanders leadership.
we send you our most affectionate
greetings and hopes for your complete
restoration In health" read the letter,
which was sent TO the colonel at Glacier
Park. where he lie resting.
'-The accomplishments OF your admin
istration and your devotiot to duty are