Evening star., 1921-06-30
VOCATIONAL BOARD
WORKERS SCORED
Disabled Soldiers Resolution
Charges Discrimination by
Employees.

Discrimination against eX-service men,
particularly disabled men. and mis-
sue of government funds was charged
Board for Vocational Education, at
the closing session of the convention
Of the National Disabled Soldiers
League at Central High School today
The charges were contained in IA
resolution of .censure for the en-
ployeS adopted by the convention.
which will be sent along with the
charges. to the Walsh committee.
Inc charges were made part of
tne record of the convention on mo-
tion OF L. c. CopIey of New York.
chairman of special committee
named yesterday to investigate the
charges. which Mr.. Copley said were
related by an employe of the federal
board and substa inflated by abundant
evidence. Wanton waste in the
auditing office of the federal board
which. Mr.. Copley said. employees
40 men, was charged, and the reso-
luton added that out of 500 employees
on the force of the federal board, but
thirty of them were eX-service men.
The resolution demands a sweeping
investigation of the conduct and
management of the office Of the fed
eral board at 1901 d street.
Would Lift Requirement.
Illness of Thomas Fields of New
York. chairman of the committee or
constitution, prevented adoption Of a
permanent constitution for the or.
ganlzation resolution requiring d
disabled soldier only to show that he
was disabled in the service of tht
United States. instead of getting proof
: from comrade. was passed by the
convention. Senator Townsend OF
Michigan was congratulated for his
efforts on behalf of the disabled men
Representative w. n. Cpshur OF
Georgia told the convention in an ad
dress today that lines Of poiitica
cleavage in Congress are cast asid,
when Legislation for disabled men is
brought up for discussion. He said
mcmh"r$ of Congress are practically
unanimous in demanding better condi
l"ns IN hospitals and in the fedora
! board for vocational education.
! y committee will ne appointed thi:
! afternoon to take certain resolutions
adoptcI by the convention 10 the
Nhii" House. 4 sightseeing triI
about The city is planned at the clos.
. .. tn" final session today.
John +. Nolan Commander.
: john I. Nolan of :h- District ol
! Columbia was elected rational com.
! n'andrr of the lca""t. Yesterday. sue.
q
{ "rk. Mr.. Gillcn was !ndorS"d fol
! tn" post of director of tn" Fedora
E"ard for Vocational Education. from
which lie! w. Lamkin recently re.
signed. rih"r officers elected were
. Eugene Mc'iill of Philadelphia, frs
vice commander: Thomas Fields. Jer.
s"y city. second vic" commander
r. r. Davis. California. third vic.
commander: J. + Cartwright Cali.
; f"rnia. fourth vice commander
charles r Farncs Michigan. iiftt
vice commander: Frank +. rnakl..,
"f New York. treasurer: Samuel J
Feed of New York. adiutart. am
Father Duffy of New York. chaplai in
J II. TnuI"uS" of New Mexico WA.
appointed national organizer an,
chairman of tn: membership com.
mitt"". ard !. +. Mcnann of Phiia
d.!phia chairman Of the l"gislativ.
committee. Albuquerque. y. NJ. wa:
chosen as tn" plac" f1r the next ma
tional convention.
Evidence was prcSe hted by a com
mitiec. headed by +. c. Copley o,
New York alleging graft and incf.
ticicncy on tn" part of officials o'
Nh" federal Board for Nocationa
Education The evidence will h.
placed in the hands of the Waisl
committee ""S'iCating treatment q
wounded soldiers.
: At the close Of Yesterdays meet
: ing the delegates to the convention
went to the Capitol. where the,
placed in the hands Of Senator:
. Walsh and Cumberland the resolu
tionS adopted hy tn" convention.