Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-26
WAR VETERANS FROM
8 8POWERS COMING TO
PEACE CONFERENCE
Inter Allied Flghtsrs Meeting In
New Orleans Wul Aim to
End WarA
ARE GUESTS OF OUR LEGION

New Orleans, June ga new chap
Ar in the history Of efforts toward bring
hx about world pence will be written
vhen representatives Of World War
Fighters from eight principal Allied
ppwers meet in New Orlcana, October IL
IL and l3 at the annual convention Of
he lntcr-Allied Veterans. Fcdcntion.
The convention, which will he held
} few DAYS before the fourth annual
national convention OF the American
Legion here, will be attended by thirty
kr accredited delegates from the fol-
bwing ex-scrvice organizations: Amer
ran Legion, United States; Federation
Nationals dcs Combsttants, Belgium;
British Ieaion; Union National des
romhnttAnts ct Mutiles ltaliens, Italy;
tniunca, Nationala Fostuor Luptatori
Roumanis; Udrurenja Rcxervnitch Ohc-
lara Obvennika, Serbia; Druxina,
clccho-Slovakis.
In addition, France will send repre-
rntativcs from tho Vpion National e
3es ComhastAnts,' Union Rationale des
Mu,aler ct Eeformcs, lie Poilu de France,
Lie,le des Chefs de Section, CAmarades
DE- Combat, and from society of former
French interpreters who were assigned
.o the American and British armies
during the war, known IS the Sphinx
Five delegates will represent each coun-
Try.
One oi the chief aims of the inter
national fighters organization is to
promote world peace, and the New
Orleans gathering will I've known as "thc
convention OF peace" To further this
IDEAL the convention will decide upon
means of obtaining representation fol-
veterans at in,cralhcd and international
congress International exchange rates
will also be topic for discussion.
Headquarters of the Federation II
now at work on the preparation o.
data on comparative legislation affect
ing cx-service men.
The delegates, who will consider them
Aclves guests of the American Legion
will meet in Paris and sail from LeHavr,
on the same ship. Landing At New York
the distinguished visitors will proceed
10 Washington, where appropriate cere
monies will bs>~teld at the tomb of th,
unknown soldier in Arlington cemetery
Respects will be paid 10 the United
States government md TO various dip
lomatic representatives of the countrie
participating in tho conference, al
though there is n definite understandin,
that the convention Of veterans in il!
deliberations will not he influenced by
any consideration Of present day politi cs
Among the questions TO he considered
al the conference are:
l. Laws a flowing disabled veterans
living in an allied country TO Obtain
III that country, in the same way a. tn
native cS-eervice men Of TINT country
reduction in railroad fares.
2 Tho eventual disqualification Q
disabled or other impecunious vetarAn
living in allied countries on tho RIn
basis rs his co mrAdcs who served il
the armed forces Of the country i
which the foreigner lives
3. Unemployment in allied co untries
Arrangements TO be made by which a
sllied government having need @
foreign labor, will give preference to un
employed veterans of other allied coun
tries. This policy has already res,ilte
IN the formation of plans for employ
ment OF $4,000 iobless british veteran
in the French devastated regions
Despite the fact that English VIZ
the language employed IN the Washing
ton disarmament conference, delegate
90 the New Orleans meeting Will hol
deliberations in French. The geners
public Will he invited 70 attend II
sessions