Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-01-26
AMERICAN LEGION
PRESENTS MEMORIAL
OF shameful Neglect" in Care
Of Sick and Wounded World
War Veterans


A complete survey Of the Shame
full neglect" and inefficiency attending
the care of the sick and wounded
veterans of the world war was pre-
sented January 10th by the American
Legion in the form Of a memorial to
President Wilson, President-elect
Harding, all senators and congress-
men and to the people of the United
States through the press and from the
mouths of three thousand volunteer
Legion speakers.
In addition to the summary of de-
plorable existing conditions, the Le-
gion's solutions for remedy were pre-
sented. These included the combin-
ing of the Bureau of War Risk In
surance,> the Federal Board for Vo-
cational Education and the Public
Health Service under one head, res
ponsible directly to a member of the
cabinet, and the immediate approprla-
ton of moneys for the construction
of a large number of hospitals.
The memorial was presented to Pres.
Wilson by John Thomas Taylor,
chairman of the Legion's national ex-
ecutive committee, and to Senator
Harding by F. w. Galbraith jr., Ma
tional Commander, in conference on
the general situation of the disabled
at Marion, O.
Franklin D'Olier, Past National
Commander of the American Legion,
who has just returned from a trip to
the Orient, recently related details of
how he was constantly under the sur
VIGILANCE of supposed agents of the
japanese government during his stay
in that country.
Basing their action on the ridiculous
assumption that Mr.. D'Olier was in
the country to organize American vet
Grams into a reserve, the Japanese,
according to the National Commander
made a practice of searching his
baggage and ransacking his personal
papers and effects in almost every
stopping place. His guide" Mr..
D'Olier said was in reality a spy.
The Legion official left this country
shortly after the second Legion con-
vention at which approval OF the Ca
lifornia japanese exclusive laws was
voted and it is believed that the Japa-
nese fancied that Mr.. D'Olier's mission
was official instead of pleasure tour.
Kansas members of the American
Legion are in the throes of a struggle
as champions of the cigarette. The
fight is conferred at Topeka where the
local post has urged the repeal of
the Kansas law prohibiting the sale
of cigarettes DR.. William A. McKeev-
er of the University of Kansas, author
of anti-cigarette law, and leading OPP
ponent of the Legion's stand, has ap-
pealed to the ex-soldiers to turn a
side from the selfish cigarette and
come out on the side of Christ and
and has proposed debate
with the Legionnaires on the question
of the cigarette as a menace. Legion
in a recent resolution, asked
Governor Allen to urge the repeal Of
the anti-cigarette law.
Russell G.. Creviston, assistant ma
tional adjutant will address three hum
dred adjutants' of Nebraska posts of
the American Legion who will meet
at Lincoln to discuss the problem of
organization. Among the other speak
ers will be Robert C. Simmons, De-
partment Commander, and George
Fawell, jr., Commander of the Lincoln
Neb., post. Other department con-
ferences scheduled for January will
be held at Burlington, w.t., Palatka,
Fla; Clarksburg, w. Va, and Colum-
bia, S. C..
An Interstate conference of the
and adjutant TO the De-
partments Of Texas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arkansas is in project for
January, probably at Austin, Tex.
Because it's producers were motor
iously pro-German, New York Le-
gionnaires last year waged a siren
uous fight against the production OF
German opera in New York City. This
winter there will be no legion op-
position to German opera according
to William F. Deegan, Department
because it is produc-
ed by Americans.
In conformity with the American
Legion's national policy of encour-
agement of education, William B.
Coleman Post of Atlantic, Ca, has es-
tabished $500 year scholarship in
the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Major General LeonardWo God should
be named as secretary of war in the
opinion Of Petaluma, Cal. Post No. 38
Of the American Legion as expressed
in resolution sent to President-elect
Harding.
National Commander F. w. Gal
braith, jr., of the American Legion,
will address the first state convention
of the Women's Auxiliary of the Amer
lean Legion of Vermont, which will
be held in Burlington on January IA.
The National Commander also will
attend conference of post comman-
ders and adjutants and meeting OF
the state executive committee which
will be held. at the same time.
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