Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
Col. MilIers Committee Also
Reports Fayoring Linnita-
ton OF Arms.
GREETS EX-PRES|DENT
Urges Promotion OF Chemical
Industries as Step in War
Preparedness.
NO CEasURe FOR HARVEY
Harding and Congress Escape
Condemnation for Soldier
Bonus Delay.
By Associated Press to Every Evfninr


By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Kansas City. Nov. O. Resolutions
urging world agreement among na-
tions regarding armameuts. recon-
mendine the promotion 0f chemical
industries within the Unifef sfafes
as a step IN preparedness and ree-
onnmendation thar the alien property
held IN custody by the government 10
used 70 settle claims against Germany
were ready for presentation a. the
national convention ~ the American
Legion here today Fourteen rrsofu.
tioms came out of the convention corl-
mittee on resolutions. of whlca
Thomas Miller % Delaware "a chalra
man.
Among other recommendation
which the committee approved Cor
submission o. the convention was
demand that effort b. made to bring
about the return 70 the United states
Of Grover g. Bergdoii. American
81 cker.
Opposition % the release 81 EuRens
V. Debs, serving a term in ihe Af-
lanta federal prison for violation q
war time laws. also was declared.
Deep regret over the untimeiv deafh
q National Legion Commander Coionni
r. w. Galbraith. Jr. was voiced la
one resolution. and another contained
a greeting to former President Wilson
expressing hope for his speedy ana
complete recovery.
The resolution included.
C0mmending publication of eiaCknr
Lists by the government
Favoring decentralization 20 nl9h-
ways, streets and parks etc.
More reverential observance ~ Me-
mortal Day.
Pledging support 70 the Americas
Red Cross and the National Taher-
culosis Association.
appointment OF a committee 70
bring about the expansion of the legion
in foreign countries.
The BerEdoH resolution read.
Whereas. Grover q. Bsrudol.
notorious service evader. la stiM az
large. and
Whereas. His escape and the
failure to appreneud this arrh
Stacker VIII remain a blot uunu
the war records Of this nation um-
til justice Is done: now. therefore.
be il
Resolved. That demand is mads
for the exercise Of ever. available
method 20 secure the return of
Grover G. Bergdou 90 the United
States for the completion 81 hia
sentence as deserter and for his
trial for any offense committed
by him against the laws of tne
United States. BE it further
Resolved. That "a demand "a
made for the prompt trial of every
one who may have been impiicat-
ed in his escape from the United
States"
Reports last night that the com-
mittee had passed fav0rahlv CA
resolution criticizing President
Harding and Congress FOR DELAY
IN passing legislation proEidinE
federal compensation for soldiers.
proved TO be groundless when the
text was made public today
Il was also reported that res-
olution censuring George Harvey.
American ambassador 10 Great
Britain. for a speech De made in
England soon after has arrival
there in which be discussed the
reasons why America went into
the war, this proved also 10 be
the war, proved also 20 De
rumor.
The convention adopted n ros0la-
tion re-affirmlng the attitude taken hw
the last national convention az Clegs-
land, relative 70 adjusted c0mpensa-
tion. The resolution. which reviewed
the history Of the tentative bonus
legislation heretofore sponsored bv ths
Legion, which eliminated IN the sweet
bill. passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives and rejected by the senate
upon the recommendation of tha
President re-afiirmed the Leg.ons
stand in favoring the passage of legis-
lation providing the same sort 81 ad-
Justed compensation which the Sweet
bin provided
The Americanization committee re-
report was adopted section by section.
one clause, urging that clemency hs
not given Eugene " Debs. serving a
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