The New York herald., 1922-09-24
VETERANS DEMAND
DOCTOR SAWYER GO
New York American Legion
Erases Brig. Gen. From
Resolution Adopted.
DENOUNCE HIM AS UNFIT
Call for Removal at Once as
Head Of the Federal Hos
pitalization Board.

SYRACUSE. Sept 23.--Demand for the
removal Of Brig. Gen. Sawyer from the
post of chief coordinator of the Federal
disqualification Board was made to-day
in a resolution unanimously adopted by
the convention of the New York State
department. of the American Legion.
The resolution charged DR.. Sawyer has
shown himself by speech and action TO
be temperamentlly untitled for the po-
sition."
After short address by retiring State
Commander W. +. Deegan, indorsing the
resolution. Thomas +. Ward. Jr., of the
l06th Infantry Post. moved to strike
from the resolution the words "Brigadier-
General and insert therefor the word
Doctor" This amendment was unani-
mously carried and a copy OF the reso-
luton was ordered sent to President
Harding.
The text Of the resolution follows:
Whereas. although four years have
elapsed since the signing Of the armis-
tive and vast sums have been appro-
priated by Congress for the hospitaliza-
ton Of sick and disabled veterans Of
the world war. there are many thou
sands of such veterans suffering with
out hospital care, or in State contract
hospitals or in unfit emergency Gov
ernment hospitals: and
Whereas in many cases more than
one year has elapsed between the date
OF Congressional appropriation and the
selection of sites for new hospitals,
while many of the men for whom such
hospitals were intended have died for
the lack of proper treatment; and
Whereas the blame for such mex
cusable conditions has in the past been
charged to the divided authority and
lack of cooperation among the agencies
intrusted with the work of hospitalia-
ton. and
Whereas, the director OF the United
States Veterans Bureau has made COM
mendable efforts to get these hospitals
completed while there Is yet hope of
saving many of the veterans in need of
them. and
Whereas Brig-Gen. Charles e.
Sawyer NJ. O. r. c., chief coordlnator
Of the Federal Republication Board,
has hampered the efforts, of the director
OF the Veterans Bureau to accomplish
this result has shown an utter inability
to understand the necessity of immediate
action toward disqualification of these
disabled veterans has repeatedly made
public statements which can only be con-
strued to mean that he Is more inter-
ested in economy than in saving the
lives of the men who gave their health
to their country: has in his public
statements shown his complete ignorance
OF existing conditions has refused to
meet the commander of the Department
of New York for discussion OF the hos
pital needs of the veterans in the de-
partment, stating that as medical ad-
wiser to the President he could not leave
Washington for one day; has caused to
be published statistics regarding avail
able hospital beds which were totally
a. variance with the facts and with the
published figures of the Veterans Bureau
and has shown himself by speech and
action to be temperamentally untitled
for the position which he holds and for
the responsibilities which he exercises
therefore
BE it resolved that this convention
indorse such efforts as have been made
by the director Of the United tates Vet
erans' Bureau to complete the necessary
hospitals and to place therein such vet
erans as are in need of hospital treat
ment. and hat this convention indorse
the disqualification program as recon-
mended by the disqualification committee
of the New York Department OF the
American Legion and the hospitaliza-
tion program as recommended by the
national rehabilitation committee Of the
American Legion and urge that these
programs be allowed to go into effect
at once, and
BE it further resolved that the Amer
lean Legion demand the removal of
Brigadier-Generel Charles Il. Sawyer.
M. o. r. c., from the post of chief CO.
ordnator Of the Federal disqualification
Board and his restriction to the duties
of medical adviser to the President of
the United States"