, 1922-10-18
CALLS
FOR BONUS ACT

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money was that IS per cent. ~. al the
men employed hy the different mu.
inequalities should be ex-service men.
I'VE pride ourselves on being abso-
lutely non-poiitical and we find that
Is 20 doing we cut infinitely more ice
sr we otherwise would.
II is impo- sible ever for the United
2 s and Great Britain to disagree.
W may ga 81 amongst ourselves
IKE members a family. but out In
the open we must always be on the
same side.
Il put It up to you that you cannot
keep out OF world politics however
much you may wish to de so. The
worl. is so small now. owing to the
facilities of communication and tran.
sit. that II n country only in the
world Is ~ostracized II means that the
rest of th~ world Is in a state OF chaos
! appeal TO you here to Join with US
across the sea in Europe to come and
help us solve our problems owe there"
Captain James Dlnklns OF slissls.
sippi. assistant adjutant general Of the
United Confederate Veterans, brought
the greetings OF his organization and
his chief. Genera Julian Carr.
The assembly rose to rs feet with a
roar when Judge Lands reached tie
platform.
"one reason I am glad to be here
today" said Mr.. lands, sis to nail
a few lies about the American legion.
] have Ind some experience with per.
jury"
The judge told OF his EFFORT. 70 gel
an ex-service man n Job, ants how he
was refused on the ground that vet.
erns "are Tightly" He corrected that
opinion. he said. and added But IL 1
had gone through what hat man did.
/ would have been shot every day for
flightiness unless 1 la been the
army's commander in chief"
II the American people knew what
We have not done for those who
served, I tell you there would be lit.
Tie sleep for the civilian population In
this land- We nave been dereIlct In
duty. We must set out to fix It so
that no civilian money can buy him
better hospital service than the gov.
eminent can buy for those who fought
81 can tell you the truth on this
thing that has been misnamed. 1t is
called the bonus. Back in 1877 there
had been tuniult on this earth for two
or three years. We had a war. The
bunch. Of fellows who decided that war
decided we u have soldiers Then
they decided we must pay the soldiers.
"One said It's a bad thing to over.
pay soldiers and he decided on thirty
dollar Ninety-six million of US were
unanimous for $40 a month. We went
hack to work and strange to say
things doubled and trebled In price"
Here the judge announced with EN-.
phatc slowness: 81 am for adjusted
compensation" and drew two full min.
ntes of supreme applause.
now" continued Mr.. Lands, 'I1l
tell you about performances Of some
fellows while YOU were away who
pussy-footed while their country was
at war. Some said what can I do to
profit me after the war is over7 He
considered those who opposed the war
n decided II was best to keep still.
Now those chaps are bobbing up.
Thtyl run for office. 1 don't care
~aat politics they profess. I ask you
this one thing. II one of these fellows
bobs up in your state for office paste
him one for me"
You have been mighty good to me-"
the judge said quieting down. This
is the proudest momen of life for me.
1 want you to remember that I was on
the side line while you were re.making
maps. l want you to remember this,
1 have a minimum of IS years 10 live
by judgment Of the BEST doctors. For
that space Of time / want you to re-
membe we nave an annual engage
ment at the American legion conven-
ten"
Applause. heightened by the pound.
Ing of drums. answered the judge.
CONVENTION HALL, NEW OR.
LEANS, Oct. 1s.5CBy The Associ-
ated Press)-The American Legion.
following a business session today
marched in parade this afternoon,
More ttsRn 10000 men fell in"
Through miles of narrow streets.
tho veterans of 1918 marched.
F1uttering in tho autumn air. borne
by the men who carried them to vic.
tory four years ago. went the ma
tional c%olors, thanked by the siiken
colors Of Legion posts from every
state, from Alaska, Hawaii. the Pan
anna canal zone. Porto Rico, the Phil
ippine Islands. Great Britain, Africa
and China.
Today's business session was slow
in getting under way. The announces
ment by Alvin NJ. owsley of Texas
that he would accept the nomination
for the national conmandership II
offered him. eppeared TO be crystalliz-
ing the sentiment of the south.
Nj. owsley, a former attorney gen
eral OF Texas. brought in a report this
week. as spokesman of the American
ization commission. in which II was
declared that a deliberate effort was
being made 10 inject = pro-German
account ec the world war into the
school books in many parts Of Amer
lea
The report also contained a declar.
ation in favor of total exclusion OF I'M
migrants from the United States.
In some parts or rural England,
when there are several babies to be