The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-29

executive commit\e \eemen, state com manders, state aGJutants and state legislative committeeman of the American Leglan, called by National Commander McNider. About 250 state and national officers of the legion came together at Indianapolis to hear the report of past work by the com mittees and to outline work for the future, prior to the time of the next annual convention at New Orleans.
 The executive committee was in session for about eight hours of con centrated work, dealing both with in- ternal affairs of the legion, financial and otherwise, with the conditions of ex-service wounded men as regard ed insurance, compensation, voca- tional training and, generally, the work and polices of the veterans bu- reau.
 The investment of the trust fund Of $500 900 given by the Y. NJ. c. A. was under discussion, and this fund was finally put under the joint control of the legion finance committee and a trust company in Indianapolis.
 The departments of Old Mexico, France, China and Panama requested advances from the national head quarters to use in returning stranded veterans to the UnitSd States, but the present financial condition of the legion would not permit it. Commit teemen from each of these depart ments requested that efforts be made to discourage veterans from going abroad lnsufficienly supplied with funds. It was reco-4h1ended that some steps be taken to interest the govern ment in the situation.
 Coming before the detail work of the legion in importance and trans cending all other activities was the work for the disabled Director Forbes of the veterans bureau was present, and al joint meeting of all legionnaires was questioned as to the work Of the bureau. A grievance com mittee recommended 20 or more changes in the present regulations A decided spirit of dissatisfaction with the performance of the Kansas City promises was evident. and there is much room for improvement.
 An order has been issued proyidine for instant disqualification of reputed veterans in bad health. regardless of ability to prove service. So there will never be another Turley case. The compensation of wounded shali not be reduced without at least 6C days notice.
 There seems to be a spirit of non cooperation evident in the Washing ton branch of the veterans bureau, and apparently orders have been is- sued stopping legion officers from examining the files of wounded men, The committeeman from Alabama wa able to report cooperation by the Sixth division of the veterans burea u But the attitude of the Washington officers must be changed.
 Many other matters of vital inter- est to the legion were taken up Space does not permit their discus sion.
 Definite assurances were given bv our legislative committee that the adjusted compensation bill would be passed within the next few weeks It will be in the form recommended by the legion, and Is a result of the legion's activity in Washington and in various states. According to pres ent plans, the legion will have charge of the distribution of the compensa ton. It seems that we will receive our just dues at last, but the con sensus Of opinion was that there should be no cessation of active work
 The legion is wonderfully alive ana active in the north and west. Weekly or monthly magazines are publish ed in several states.
 The department of Old Mxecfo has announced that it will arrive at the New Orleans convention in an oil tanker with the tank full of "oil," and tha< there will be constructed a pipe line from the ship to Canal street.