Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-22
PLAN T0SELL
BONUSES URGED
BY N. D. LEGION
Would Be Marketed in the
Manner Used On Hail
Warrants; Six Per Cent
Discount would be 'Charg-
ed; Hanley Explains
Proposition.

Devils Lake, N. D., June 22.-Mar-
keting OF state soldier bonus warrants
in manner similar to that used by
the state in handling hail insurance
warrants. and thereby establishing
immediate payment of the state
bonus. was urged .sby the North Da-
kota convention Of the, American
hsf1Sa fsssaetiSA esEs ta gs ts,n Il .d5pt,n.
sivs committee 81 VI whieE Maa4r James
HAhieytsc OF Afandan fs cha ir1nan. The
resplution Was ad opted unanimously.
q Per 2E4ntS Discount. ,.s,
The @resoltition directs the legislat.
i've committee to INVESTIGATES the
feasibility Of the plan and If possible
put it through. The plan calls for a
6 per cent discount on each bonus
payment which the state would pay
to market the, proposed warrants.
1t was argued that by this means
all bonuses would be paid in three
years at the latest and that the dis
count would then amount to 1s per
cent. 800
Present Plan Slow. ~
Speaking Of !. the resolution, Adju-
tant General Angus Fraser. a mem
Der of. the committee. said that at the
present rate Of payments it will take
SlAS.&lE SSteHS. years IOr IIlO6L OF tn0
, former service men to receive their
state bonuses. :. s.
General Fraser stated that under
the new plan there will be due date
of December 80. 1922, in the war
rants, after which time the soldiers
would receive their money.
Major Hanley said that the bond
houses which took over the hail
warrants have already been con-
suited on this proposition, and all
have intinated that they would ac-
backed up by the state government,
which,, of course, would mean new
legislation. - K
The major further -. declared that
the state now owes the former serv-
ice men in bonuses between $6,O00,-
900 and $4,000
Citizenship For Indians.
An effort will be made by the
| American Legion to have all Indians
| citizens Of the United States at the
same time retaining their financial
rights as Indians, according to an
other resolution adopted at the fore
! noon session of the Legion's con
vention.
=, During the war, it was explained
by A. 8. WEIGH Of Mandan, chair
man Of the resolutions committee
Indians in service were given the
right to become citizens but that in
80 doing they would lose their in
Legion's proposal they will become
citizens and still retain their land
rights.
Election Of on,cers was set for thi.
afternoon, with prospects Z, tina,
adjournment would be taken late in
the day. =./ i
Devils Lake, N. D., June 22.-EIuri
ing rnaledicttons at those who lii
about the American Legioan to do Il
injury; heaptng Goals of FIRE on ths
heads Of war profteers. and with
1 scatchfng language shamfhg the EN-
] ployers who have not given the ex
service man the preference in en-
1 p1oyment, Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Landis, the Gear, of organized base
ball, alternately brought tears and
laughter to his audience, held 1t spell
bound in flights Of oratory, or brough
It cheering to its feet IN his address
!, Wednesday afternoon before the an
nual department convention Of tn,
! American Legion Of North Dakota, II
session. Is n, ss
The white haired jurist, whose fac,
SHOWS the tremendous power at tn,
mind behind, condemhed himself h!
- useless sleeper on the judicia
i ahelf while real men were ont doini
q real mans work In the late war;
i aging that he felt more deeply thai
he could tell what q rare privilege |
lMas to be counted In on . meeting o
this kind. He said that It WIS mo
to aid little Belgium that the Unite,
States went to war; not to pay q deb
to France, but only when backed Int,
alo0sner and only when IT was y cas-
of fight Or gos down did America sen,
\ her men across. & a:iS a IS Ss
With bufning dsnunciation h