The Washington herald., 1922-10-18
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CONTINUE !.
BONUSFICHT
Committee on Resolutions
Will Ask Approval of
Its Demand.
WILL NOT CONDEMN
PRESIDENTS VETO
Gompers Applauded By
Convention-Landis
Wins Ovation.

NEW ORLEANS. La. oct. IL
The American Legion tomorrow will
be asked to approve a resolution in
structing new national officers to
carry on the fight for a soldiers
bonus with all facilities.
The resolution will not condemn
President Harding or the admins
tration. as many thought. for kill
ing the previous bonus measure. o.
Will be offered by the executive COM
mittee which completed the draft
late today. A militant minority
fought for a denunciation or the
President and the administration.
The resolution simply states that
President Harding's and Secretary
Melons various communication on
the subject have been read "and the
legion is still convinced" that the
bonus should be enacted
Ties between ths American Legion
and organized labor were drawn
closer by the appeal Of Samuel
Gompers. president N the American
Federation Of Labor4 before the con-
yention today.
National officers of the legion said
the friendliest relations exist be-
tinue. They support the system 81
having liaison organizations be
tween the legion posts and is;sO,
unions in every community. wh:,"
Gompcrs urged.
Battle I'm Committee.
The convention will be offered a
resolution placing the legion firmly
on record in favor OF the soldier
bonus, but not condemning Presi-
dent Harding or the administration
n severe terms.
Administration FRIENDS won their
battle in a joint meeting Of suB-
committees of the executive and
resolutions committees A minority
commended unsuccessfuSy for a de-
nunciation Of Harding. But the res
olution drawn up does not speak
disparagingly of him because of his
bonus veto. The resolution was de-
scribed as -innocuous" by one Of
the factions. which held out in favor
Of putting a kick into it,"
Our relations with labor are
good" said Commander MacNider.
.'and the liaison organizations have
been found effective.
Gompers Pledge. Fealty.
Labor and the legion are CO.
operating" said George L. Perry.
of Tennessee. national vice com
mander. What We need now il
similar cooperation between the
legion and chamber Of commerce"
Gompers declared the future Of
the country depends more on the
American Federation of Labor and
legion than on any other two or
ganizations. He told how he had
circularized all labor bodies ureinE
them to cooperate with the legion
and asked all Legion posts ana de-
partments to join in the movement
No matter where in the line OF
human progress and justice and
freedom the American Legion may
march and lead. the American or
ganized workers Will gladly follow"
said Gompers. He told how coop
GRAFTON had been arranged in
Georgia.
The arrangement is that after
the close of this convention a joint
body shall be established between
the legion posts and the fedora
tion OF trades and local trades CEN
trs' bodies in each community
said Gompers. That is the char
acter OF the work. Begin at the
bottom Of your locality where you
men and women know each other
and there, so long as you maintain
that friendly fraternal relation
working for the common. good.
nothing can happen to cause a
breach between the American Le-
gion and the American Federation
of Labor"
Negro Question stined.
This negro question, which has
threatened the peace of the conven-
tion, apparently will be stifed in
COMMITTEES Negro delegates from
various States named a committee
to push for a resolution which would
make possible the formation Of
posts in Southern States. But the
disposition OF the legion is to leave
the matter for States to handle.
The complaint Of the negroes l.
that Southern States refuse them
charters. They want the right to
appeal directly to national officers
when tSates refuse. A resolution
OF J. S. Linsay. Iowa negro dele
gate. which has the approval OF the
Iowa convention. IS being supported
by other negroes and caused sharp
debate in the committee on con-
stitutional amendments.
Judge K-nesaw Mountain lands.
high commissioner OF baseball. who
Is attending the convention as a
guest. is highly popular with the le-
gionnaires and is cheered when
ever he appears in public. He was
hoisted to the desk in the Grune-
wald tonight and was forced 20
make a speech.
Hot Time I'm Old Town.
The celebration reached its hef-St
tonight. Thirty bands are blar ag
forth everything from over There
to The Old Gray Mare"
1t is open house in the French
quarter. All of the studios, halls
and houses are wide open and the
men and women are dancing on the
streets. when they find q two-foot
space. The hotel Hobbies are -thun-
dering with every kind OF an instrl.
ment.
Nineteen dice games are in pro.
eress in the lobby OF the St Charles.
A Canal street car was held up ten
minutes while the police tried TO
move a crap game over TO the side
walk. There are no card games
the boys want speed.
The convention today voted to
hold the 1928 convention In San
Francisco october rs to is. inclu-
sive-
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