The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26
ALLIED VETERANS
MEET IN OCTOBER
Annual Convention of Inter
Allied Veterans Fedora
ton In New Orleans
PURPOSE IS TO
PROMOTE PEACE

European Veterans to Sail on One Ship
VIII BE Received at Washington -
70 Consider Unemployment and Prop
err Care of Disabled
NEW ORLEANS, June ga new
chapter in the history of efforts toward
bringing about world peace will be
written when representative of World
war fighters from eight principal allied
powers meet in New Orleans October
II. Y and ID, at the annual convention
of the Inter-Allied Veterans federation.
The convention, which viii be held a
few days before the fourth annual ma
tional convention of the American Lee
gionghere, viii be attended by 50 ac-
credited delegates from the following
ex-service organizations: American
Legion, United States; Federation
Rationale des Combattants, Belgium:
British Legion; Union National de Com
battants ct AIutiles Italiens, Italy;
Ununea, Nationala a Eostilor Lupta-
tori, ROumania: Udruzenja Rezerv-
mitch 0fciara i ObveniSa, Serbia: Dru-
Tina, CZecho Sloyalia.
In addition, France will send repre-
sentatives from the Union Rationale
des Combattants, Union Rationale des
AIutiles ct Reformes, lie Poilu de France.
! I.igue des Chefs de Section, Camarades
de Combat, and from society of for
mer French interpreters who were as
signed to the American and British
armies during the war, known as the
| Sphinx. Five delegates viii represent
each country.
The Convention of Peace
One of the chief aims of the interna-
tional fighters organization is to pro-
mote world peace, and the New Orleans
gathering viii be known as ''the con
yeEtion of peace" To further this ideal
the convention viii decide upon names
Of obtaining representation for veterans
at 'interalEed and international con-
gress international exchange rates will
also be a topic for discussion.
Headquarters Of the fedetation is
now at work ON the preparation of data
en- comparative legislation affecting eX-
service men.
The delegates. who will consider them
selves guests of the American Legion.
viii meet in Paris and sail from lie
Havre on the same ship. Landing at
New York, the distinguished visitors
VIII proceed to Washington. where ap-
pr0prjate ceremonies viii be held at
the tomb of the unknown soldier in
Arlington cemetery. Respects viii be
paid to the United States government
and to various diplomatic representa-
the conference. although there is def
mite understanding that the convention
Of veterans in its deliberations viii not
be influenced by any consideration of
present dav politics
Questions to Be Considered
Among the questions to be considered
at the conference are:
I. Laws allowing disabled veterans
living in an allied country to obtain in
that country, in the same way as the
native eX-service men of that country.
reduction in railroad fares
2. The eventual disqualification of
disabled or other impecuaiOus veterans
living in allied countries on the same
basis as his comrades who served in the
armed forces of the country in which the
foreigner lives.
3. Unemployment in allied countries
Arrangements to be made by which an
allied government having need Of for-l
cign labor, viii give preference to uHcm-
Moved veterans of other allied COun- |
tries This policy has already resulted
in the formation of plans for employ |
ment of $4,000 iobless British veterans
IN tho FrNpch devastated regions.
Despite the fact that English was the
language employed in the Washington
disarmament conference, delegates 70
the Now Orleans meeting will hold De
Iiheratjous in French The General Dub |
lie will be invited to attend the sessions. |