The Washington times., 1922-10-16


encampment It's record for staunch
support of every movement to i'm
prove the physical and social status
of the disabled man is well estab-
lished. Its proximity to the ma
tional headquarters of the Veterans
Bureau and it's opportunities to
study the real needs Of the thou
sands Of war sufferers. gives It an
authoritative status in the eyes
of the rest of the contingents
rapidly foregathering here. Before
final votes are cast on much or
the impending legislation the in
able to WELD will be impressively
felt.
Prominent On Floor.
Its delegates being seated on the
convention floor, we'll to the front
because Of its early alphabetical
rotation, the District Of Columbia
will be heard from to advantage.
1t has much to propose in the way
of soldier legislation following four
years Of intensive investigation m
the hospitals and training centers
around Washington and is pre-
pared to spare no effort to con-
vert the result Of its studies into
tangible form so that 1t will re-
fleet beneficially upon the needy
former service man.
Assembling in executive session
on the observation platform of an
Atlanta.New Dreams express yester.
day, for the first time since their
election to office, the ten official
a a N -. 20 \
annual American Legion conven.
ton at New Orleans agreed on three
resolutions to be presented the first
thing today to the resolutions com.
mittee. all OF which are OF intima te
concern to the District Of Columbia
and two OF which concern many
Civil Service workers OF the Ma.
tional Capital
Civil Service Question.
The national legion will be asked
by the District Of Columbia delega-
tion to ask Congress TO grant clas.
sified service workers throughout
the country who are members of
the American Legion annual leave
OF absence with pay for the purpose
OF attending annual conventions Of
the organization. Precedent for
this request is said to obtain in
/ cases OF annual encampments If
the q. A. X.
Congress will also be petitione ed
by the American Legion IL resolu-
tions of the District department
are acted favorably upon to give
soldiers and sailors OF the great
war substantial preference in
civil service examination ratings
in view Of their service. rhis
preference is already in force for
! veterans of the civil and Spanish.
American wars.
The third piece Of legislation al.
ready decided upon by the District
delegates and which will be vigor-
ously urged before the resolutions
committee will be in behalf Of
franchise for the District of Colum-
bia and urges a delegate in Con-
gress having the same privileges
OF a territorial delegate.
: There are nerly 5000 legionaircs
In Washington and it is estimated
that so per cent of these are in
one form or another employees of
the Federal Government and would
be benefited by the first two Of the
resolutions and ii is the sense OF
! 'hN -NaliuIldl
that Washington is grossly discrim-
mated against in the lack of Con-
| gressional representation and it Of.
fends their sense OF liberty and
justice that the District Of Colum.
bia is the only integral part Of the
United States which remains mute
in the National legislature.
Want Service Bureau.
Establishment of a national serv.
ice bureau in Washington to give
immediate relief to eX.service men
arriving there to prosecute claims
before the Veterans Bureau, should
they find themselves in destitute
circumstances, is provided for in a
| resolution framed by the District
delegation and presented to the reso-
lutions committee of the American
Legion today.
Heretofore this work has been
| taken care Of by the District OF
Columbia department of the Ameri-
can Legion, although practically all
these cases are from outside juris-
diction.
The Potomac department Of the
G.. A. r. has from time to time as.
| SlSltu Will CASH iobiOiS
| relieving such cases, and welfare
organizations have lent material aid
also, but the problem has become
so large that It will be brought for
mally to the attention Of the com.
mittee.
Washington appointments on con-
vention committees made today are:
! Credentials, j. Robert Conroy: re-
habilitation. Watson B. Miller: reso.
lutions, Alex Dreamer; Legislative
John Thomas Taylor; Americanism
II. l.. Wilson; finance, Charles B.
Hanford; internal organization, viii
liam +. Franklin: naval affairs, b.
s. Buscher; military affairs, T. V.
Walker; constitutional amendments,
Thomas j. Frailey, and time and
place Of next convention, M. s.
Hill.
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