The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-02-17
Weekly American
W Legion News Letter

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now establishing employment agen-
cies and aiding ex-service menrdur-
ing the present low tide Of industry.
A national survey Of unemployment
is being made by the American Le-
gion Weekly and all posts have been
encouraged to establish employment
agencies by F. w. Galbroith, Jr.,
National Commander. F
Massachusetts, Legionnaires have
obtained employment for twenty per
cent Of applicants at their offices.
Employment officers Of Minnesota
posts are discouraging to the cities
and interchanging information in re-
gard to prospects for employment in
their communities. Spokane ex-serv-
ice men and their families who are
out Of work are being supplied with
food and other necessities by Le-
gion members.
More than two hundred answers
to the memorial calling attention to
the situation which surrounds the
rehabilitation of disabled veterans of
the World War, presented to the
President, President elect and Con-
gress by the American Legion, have
been received at National Headquar-
ters by F. w. Galbraitf, Jr., Ma
tional Commander. I'm almost every
instance the senators and represen-
tatives wrote that they would sup
port the Legion's program for re-
form of the rehabilitation system.
Paris, France, Post of the Amer
lean Legion, has started a campaign
to hold the 1922 Legion convention
in Gay Paree.
National Headquarters of the
American Legion has distributed five
thousand copies of manual which
members of the Legion's national
speakers bureau will use during the
approaching membership campaigns.
The manual, which was prepared by
the American Legion News Service,
gives a brief history of the organi-
cation, outlines the definite accom-
plishments for the benefit of ex-
service men and the country and sets
forth the plans of the Legion for the
future.
The state legislature of Oregon
has sent a memorial to Congress and
urge immediate passage of the
American Legion's four-fold ad-
justed compensation bill. The ac-
ton of the Oregan Legislators was
unanimous. 1t is believed to be the
fore-runner of numerous similar
moves on the part of state legisla-
lures in an effort to obtain the pas
sage of the bill.
The present system of immigra-
ton was condemned by members of
the Braxton County Post Of the
American Legion at Sutton, Va, in
vote following a discussion of the
problem. Forty-nine per cent of the
vote was for stopping immigration
entirely; eleven per cent Of the vote
was for fhree years, and forty per
cent for establishing an effective
system of regulation. There were no
votes in support of the prevailing
system.
Tn recognition of the American
Lecion's efforts in behalf of dis
abled veterans, the sick and wound
ed ex-soldiers of Detroit have or
gained a Legion post with a mem
bershp of more than two hundred.
Following an appeal by the New
York Department to 5000 ministers
of all religious denominations of the
state, more than five hundred cities
and towns participated in "Ameri-
can Legion Sunday, January 10th.
Posts attended the servicein body. |
Minnesota Legion posts viii as
sist ex-service men of their state to
obtain. their quota of the 1890 lost
Liberty Bonds and 5000 unclaimed |