The Washington herald., 1921-08-07
VETERANS FLAY
GOVERNMENT FOR
ECONOMY MOVE
Resolve to Remedy Acts
Causing Discharge Of,
Soldiers.

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National Capital Post. ll27, Vet
erans Of Foreign Wars, held q meet
ing Friday eyenirg, July 30, at 1905
= street 1orthws.t with Command
er Col. George L Taft presiding.
vice commander. 70 spending 1 few
weeks in the Adirondak Mountains
To recuperate his health, and will
Join the post delegates at the De-
troit eneanpment NJ b. BaldenE
lburg, junior vice commander, Is MI.
| Ing the position, OF senior vice DUR
ing the absence OF Capt. Wan Nat
ter. -
The following candidates were
elected and obligated to member
ship: Fleetwood Gruyer, major. NJ.
c.: William ]. jenkins, FIRST lieu
tenant; John A. McCollum, Marx II.
Payne, Archie G. Mcclure, Walter
B. Linsay. John e. Lowry. Andrew
]. Phillips, Alvin Reiners. Eugene
Il. Brown and william Mcfarland.
fNext regular meeting will be held
Friday, August rs, when another
class Of candidates will be elected.
The recruiting committee is per-
| fecting q plan for a membership
drive. and the entertainment COM
mittee announced that a program,
with several prominent speakers
and a buffet lunch, was being ar
ranged for nrst meeting in Sep
tember. Numerous complaints were
made at the meeting by members in
the government service, and it'was
requested that the grievance COM
mittee take up these complaints
with the executive committee at its
| Aoanfno "A ak .
Government Ecoaomy Played.
At the meeting of the joint ex-
ecutive and grievance committee
complaints of Determinations and
so-called practice of economy at
expense Of former service men
were taken UP and will be in
vestigated, 1t was charged that
the government was practicing
economy at the expense of former
service men and advancing the in
terests of financial institutions. The
| executive committee indorsed the
message delivered by Gilbert Bett-
man. chairman OF the national leg
islation committee OF the American
Legion, serving notice on President
Harding and members OF his Cab
met that tho campaign for adjusted
compensation for former service
men cannot be downed." The COM
mittee pledged its support to carry
on the campaign to a successful
conclusion, and pointed out that a
government first owes it's obliga-
tion to the men who offered their
service for the government, plac-
ing their lives in jeopardy and suf-
fering billions Of dollars financial
loss.
The committee charges the Re-
publican administration as having
placed itself on record as being un~
friendly to ex-service men and in
imical to any obligation due the
men. The administration also is
charged with showing lack Of con-
sideration to ex-service men re-
garding preference for appoint
ments to positions under the gov
ernment and that non-service
parties were given every consid-
Grafton. This evil can be correct
ed through an executive order from
the President to the members Of his
Cabinet that wherever possible ex'
service men must be given prefer
ence over non-service parties. Vet
Grams are admonished to be watch
full for any act of discrimination
against eA-SerVlce men ana rep0rt
to the grievance committee any case
coming to their attention, which
will be placed in writing before the
J national encampment.
Opposes Granting Power.
The executive committee opposes
the granting Of power to the Secre.
tary of the Treasury for funding OF
the debt owed the United States by
Great Britain and her allies. II we
understood Mr.. Mellon correctly a
few weeks ago, financial conditions
of the country would not permit the
paying of a cash bonus to soldiers
but Immediately following thai
statement the country was found
, financially able to assist corpora.
tions to the tune of hundreds OF
millions, and now We are being told
that the country can afford to fund
billions to England, France anc
their allies. Veterans, wake up!
A letter was received from Col
Robert G. Woodside. commander-in.
chief, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, ir
which he states that letters were
ordered mailed to the chiefs Of TIL,
United States Spanish War Veteran.
and the American Legion for call
ing a nationwide protest mas
meeting for Armistice Day, and in