The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-18
New Chapter Written in
World Peace Efforts

New Orleans, July IA new
chapter in the history of efforts to-
wards bringing about world peace will
be written when representatives of
world war fighters from eight prin-
cipal Allied powers meet in New Or
leans, October IL, IL and 13 at the
annual convention sof the Inter-Allied
Veterans Federation.
The convention, which will be held
few days before the fourth annual
national convention of the American
Legion here, will be attended by So
accredited delegates from the follow.
ing ex-service organizations: Ameri-
can Legion, United States; Federation
Rationale des Combattants, Belgium;
British Legion; Union National des
Muailes ct Muiles Italiens, Italy;
Uniunea Nationala a Fostiler Lupta-
tori, 5Roumania; Udruzenja Rezern-
witch Oficira i Obvennika, Servia;
Druzina, Czecho- -Slovakia. In addi-
ton France will send representatives
from the Union Nationale des Com
bottants, Union Nationale des Mutiles
ct Reformes, LIE Poilue de France,
Ligue des Chefs de Section. Camara-
des de Combat and from a society of
former French interpreters, who were
assigned to the American and British
armies during the war;, known as the
Sphinx. Five delegates will repre-
sent each country.
One of the chief aims of the inter-
national fighters. organization is to
promote world peace and the New Or
leans gathering will be known as the
Convention of Peace. To further this
ideal the convention will decide upon
means of obtaining representation for
veterans at Interallied and Interna-
tional Congresses. International ex-
change rates also will be a topic for
discussion.
Headquarters of the Federation is
now at work. on the preparation of
data on comparative legislation affect
ing ex-service men. The summary
will contain measures which have
been taken in favor of veterans and
to improve the lot of widows and chill
dren of disabled men.
The delegates, who will consider
themselves guests of the American
Legion, will meet in Paris and sail
from LIE Havre on the same ship.
Landing at New York, the distin-
guished visitors. will proceed to Wash
ington, where appropriate ceremonies
will be held at the tomb of the un-
known soldier in Arlington cemetery.
Respects will be paid to the United
States government and to the various
diplomatic representatives of the
countries participating in the con-
ference, although there is a definite
understanding that the convention Of
veterans in its deliberations will not
be influenced by any consideration of
present-day politics.
Among the questions to be consid-
cred at the conference are:
l. Laws allowing a disabled veteran
living in an Allied country TO obtain
in that country, in the same way as
ythe native ex-service man of that
country, reduction in railroad fares.
2. The eventual disqualification of
disabled or other impecunIous vet
Grams living in Allied countries-on the
same basis as his comrades who serv-
ed in the armed forces Of the country
in which the foreigner lives.
8. Unemployment in the Allied
countries on the same basis as his
comrades who served in the armed
forces of the country in which the for
eigner lives.
8. Unemployment in the Allied
countries: Arrangements to be made
by which an Allied government having
need of foreign labor. will give pref
erence to the unemployed veterans of
the other Allied countries. This pol.
icy has already resulted in the form
ing of plans for employment Of $4,000
jobless British veterans in the French
devastated regions.
Despite the fact that English was
the language employed in tht Wash.
ington disarmament conference, dele
gates to the New Orleans meeting
will hold deliberations in French. The
general public will be invited to at
tend all sessions.