The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-19
GETS.
BIG WELCOME
AT CONCLAVE
Pleads For Disabled
Sawyer Attacked
tBy Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19.-Gen-
John ]. Pershing, commander in chief
of the American Expeditionary Forces
again this morning acknowledged the
tribute of the forces he led in France
as he appeared at today's chief speak
er at the fourth day of the national
His appearance and fellowship shared
chief interest among the legionnaires
with the politics in selection of new
national commander.
1T gives me a particular sense of
qualification to be the guest of the
American Legion and feel again the
exalted spirit of our great war army
Common service together in a
worthy cause in which men have en-
dured privation and suffered headships
and death has ever been a basis for
strong and lasting friendship.
War in its sordid details is a shock
to our finer instincts and depressing
to moral standards, yet, there is some
thing of the ideal about it as well as
in our international relations
MUST Ala disabled,
ut is the wish of all our people to
provide without stint every care for
the unfortunate soldier who bears the
scars of war. The necessary agen-
cies have been generously created TO
administer to his needs until restored
to health and usefulness. Let the Wig
lance of his comrades leave nothing
undone, that will hasten his restora-
finn IN orI s,4r
Again, let US not forget the lonely
widow or the brave mother who gave
her all in the service of mankind We
owe her debt of gratitude that can
never be repaid" B.
A resolution demanding the removal
of Brigadier General Charles E. Saw
yer, as head of the federal hospital
ization board. was presented the Amer
ican Legion convention by Depart
ment Commander Barren, of Mime
sofa 1t charges utter unfitness" and
was based on the report of Rice
Means, of Colorado member of the
national rehabilitation committee,
which accepted the pledge of coop.
Grafton" given by General Sawyer
II Elect Commander
Tomorrow the legion will select a
successor to Hanford MacNider, ma
tional commander of the organization.
Late last night Major Hugh Scott,
medical officer, whose home is in
| Oklahoma City, Okla, and who is now
serving as executive officer to Col. G.
r. Forbes, director of the United
| States Veterans bureau, told a repre-
! sentative of The Associated Press that
| Col. Forbes decision to return to
! Washington followed a long distance
telephone conversation with high Off
cials in Washington in close touch
with the president According to the
| sources usually reliable, the chief
executive said that Col Forbes was
at liberty to use his judgment as to
remaining here.
| Major Scott late last night told The
Associated Press that he regarded the
! legion as a dying organization and
| that he believed that the last blow
had been administered to it when
President Harding vetoed the meas
ure for adjusted compensation last
summer.
Owsley FaVorite
Alvin NJ. Owsley, head of the le-
gion's commission on Americaniza-
tion, appeared early today to be the
outstanding candidate for national
commander. Supporters of William
F. Deegan, New York state commander
and the first candidate publicly to an
nounce that he was running for the
office, appeared discouraged by un-
confirmed rumors that the Missouri
delegation and the predicted midwest
coalition had split and that the south
with the possible exception of Ala
bama, was lining up in favor of Ows-
| ley.
Other speakers today included Rear
Admiral Pickett Magruder, U. S. N,
Brigadier General Eli K Cole, U. S.
M. c.; NJ. Badarau, representing the
Rumanian veterans; G. J. c. Dyett,
president of the Australian Veterans
and Capt. William Appleby, of the
British Legion.
Other Events Today
Other of today's events were the
presentation of the city of Paris medal
to New Orleans, an aerial circus and
derby over the city in the afternoon
and a banquet to General Pershing
and other distinguished visitors at the
Southern yacht club in the evening,
awarding the MacNider trophy and re-
ports submitted to the convention by
the rehabilitation, naval affairs, con-
stitutional amendments, resolutions,
internal organization, Americanism
and memorials committees.
With the adjusted compensation is
sues finally disposed of yesterday by
a unanimous vote to fight on the dele
gates settled down today to the fight
for commander in chief