New-York tribune., 1922-10-08

: Commander callan contend, s,.|
with bigger membership, the o.,
nent Of at least three-fourths ~
ex-service men in this state. Il.
glon will be in a position 70 d,,.,|
instead Of request proper hosp4.P,
ton and other items Of impo..sna n
the veterans.
Drive to Begin Promptly
| In statement to The Tribune O.,
mander Callan announced taat vii,
a few days q concentrated drive 3
members will be begun throushor, j
state, based on q thorough systen 1
that there Will be small casu,. j
failure. Each district Chairman j
De RESPONSIBLE for the quota IN Bis Il
trict, each county chairman will i
responsible in turn for the quot, i
his county, and the past corlnar;s]
will be urged to enlist in the az
and see that every ex-servics MAI d
post territory becomes a member a u
Legion. 4
Speaking Of the Veterans Bas1
Commander Callan said he frnly d
lieved that the attitude Of the Legur h
ward the bureau should be ons Of n
structiveness, and not destrg:.irsa|
and that during his administrat!n &
would do all in his power to co-op.zs|
with that body, as he believed that. 8
cooperation would result in nors "a
10 the ex-service men than if posr
of continual antagonism was asg1@
He made it plain that the wounlsi 81
i'll ex-service men Of the STATE sss|
receive fair and just treatmsat 4,
that he would tight, and ighs b \
limit, for such treatment If eotditias
warranted it. Il
As to disqualification, the rsv &:
mander said he purposed TO lia. {
thoroughly acquaint himself RITZ
conditions in every hospital ii
state. He said he believed thls
calling the attention Of local sgis
ties to the defects in the sys.sr
handling cases, particularly in
tract hospitals, much trouble eor
alleviated.
Stands for Compensatien
Commander Callan stands sca
for the national adjusted ceafq
ton bill and also for the stat, aEs|
the latter, however, he believes uf3
a pertinent issue at this time
both parties have pledged theriias s
to the enactment OF the ameadna
the legislature this winter. 81
the national bonus. Callan SAYS
for it and will fight for it to ;as a
ditch, but he believes that tie
duty Of the Legion is TO enlirg
membership. as the fight for the
or anything else for that matte 8
be waged much more successfully
a great united host of Legion
than from a small membersaip.
Commander Callan has been 70
fed with Legion activities for
years. He entered military lie u
when he enlisted as private ID
pany B, Second Battalion, n. =. =
In the same year he wa. eonninissi.s mss .s]
second lieutenant snd N 4s.i ;ai. ri
made a first lieutenant. IN ins
was promoted to the rank ol spv sspva
and served at the head q CSmpTns Q Nnrsl
Tenth Infantry, n. G. n. T. u;u.sk pH
the war he served at Camp hi,sb| d.asb
charge of the transportas.oh .s;.ss S ,N|
ment, and in 1919 was comH's'N' W
major in the Reserve corps: -
lie was instrumental in ths s,ss ~
cation Of the Legion in ), ,;.s; te.; ,|
County after the war; As cAa..s aa.,..sE
the third district he became sses a
the Legionnaires in that psnasss pnss
state and in 1921 was eies.
post Of first vice-commana@a, 81. ,s,l
state department. He pu0..,s o. MI
newspapers and several !as s,.ssEg
served as q member Of sns .
from Columbia County.