The Washington times., 1922-10-18
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Resolution Adopted AbsoIves
Harding From Blame for
. His Recent Veto.
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its national officers have now de-
creed.
Another important national policy
decided upon by the legion leaders
was the enactment Of an univer.
sal draft law intended to take
the profit out of war" and com.
pei the conscription in a national
emergency like war of not only
all its available man-power and re-
sources. The proposed law would
be aimed particularly at render.
ing profiteoring impossible. it was
stated.
The report of the legion's naval
affairs committee demanded fimme
0iate increase in the personnel of
the navy from $4,000 to 105, 900 and
urged no legionnaire to vote for
candidate for Congress who does not
come out for d bigger and better"
navy.
A report which vas unanimously
adopted by the legions national
committee on military affairs will
be presented to the convention
which will urege Congress to i'm.
mediately enact a universal ser
vice law to enable the President
to draft all the nations men and
resources without further legisit-
ton in case of national emcr.
gency.
New Law On Draft.
The proposed law is the result
Of years study by the committee.
of which d. John Markey, Of
Frederick. Nd. is chairman, and
which was authorized to study and
recommend such law at last
years convention.
The committee has had the ad.
vice Of some >of the best economic
and military experts of the coun.
try in drafting the proposed law.
In addition to studying the war
experiences Of France. England and
Germany. and all the wartime leg
islation In force in this country at
the end Of the war" 1t was ex.
planned.
Brands Law Inadequate.
The report points out that the
only laws in force now providing
for mobilization Of the country's
men and resources is the national
defense act as amended June 4,
1920. which is branded as "inade.
quate.'
II believe that a statute Of this
character will, II properly admin
isteredr take the profit out of war
and will prelude in any future
crisis. II not all of the economic
Ills, dissatisfaction and unrest that
have been the aftermath of the
world war" Markey said.
II believe further that II such
law had been In force in 1917
our real activity at the front would
have been advanced many months.
our nation could have saved q, bill
lions Of dollars and adjusted com.
pensa ton would not now be neces.
sary"
The report also points out that
without legislation Of this char.
acter. our new national defense is
Inadequate" and Il therefore
urges legislation that will enable
our country Immediately to draft
all the man-power and resources Of
dur nation by comprehensive and
carefully considered plan Of action"
Believes In Preparedness.
The report also states the Amer.
lean Legion is for peace, but Il he.
lieves as did the father of our
country, that the best assurance
Of peace II TO be found in rea.
sonable state. of preparedness.
Equal rights for all and spe.
cial privileges for none was sad
long ago as n protest OF our peo.
pie against the same influences In
our p2blic life that during the
world war profited on every side
and dcvcloncd war Strength d..
vision Of millionaires. We are not