The New York herald., 1922-02-28
STATE LEGION BOARD
SENDS BONUS PLEA
Executive Committee Makes
Public a Resolution Urg-
ing Fivefold Plan.

The attitude of the American Legior
in the State of New York on the ad-
justed compensation measures before
Congress was announced yesterday by
William +. Deegan. State commander
in the form OF a resolution adopted al
a meeting of the State executive com
mittee of the legion:
Whereas, A constitutional technical
ity has delayed indefinitely and made
the payment of the. State bonus problem.
atical - and
Whereas. The people of the State
of New York on a referendum vote ap-
proved the payment of a State bonus
by majority OF over 100000; and
Whereas. The American Legion has
watched with Indignation the granting
of bonuses to Federal civil employees
the payment of $4,000, 900, 900 in ad.
justed war contracts, the appropriation
of $500, ,000, 900 in the amortization Of
war plants, all of which payments were
made while Congress neglected to ad-
just the compensation of those who
served in the armed forces of our coun-
try in the world war; 81
Nov therefore be it resolved, BY the
American Legion, Department of New
York. in executive committee session as
sembed. that we earnestly recommend
to the members of both houses 1f Con-
gress from the State OF New York that
they approve the American Legion five-
fold optional plan of adjusted compen'
sation; and be it further So
Resolved, That copy of this resolu-
tion be sent to every New York State
member OF both houses oc Congress-"
Demands that Congress proceed i'm
mediately to the passage of legislation
for the more efficient disqualification OF
wounded and disabled ex-service men
are contained In another resolution
passed unanimously by the State exec
utive committee. The resolution reads
Whereas, The needs of the wounded
or disabled ex-service men are and al
ways have been the paramount consid-
GRAFTON of the American Legion; and
Whereas. Although the Government
agencies claim that it is the duty of the
country to do everything possible for the
comfort and care of the wounded men
nevertheless. all real efforts resulting
in benefit for the wounded men have
been initiated by their comrades of the
Legion: and
Whereas, Although the Langley bill
appropriating fund for disqualification
has been in committee for some time
and
Whereas. The hospital located at Fox
Hills is In a temporary building which
is not weather proof, and improper fol
the habitation of wounded men and
Whereas. In New York State we are
still without needed tubercular hos
pital and nothing has been done by the
Federal Government to establish tu'
bercular hospital at Saranac Lake or ir
other regions suitable to the treatment
of those cases; and
Whereas, Nothing has been done
toward the establishment OF needed
mental hospitals in the State of New
York for neuropsychiatric cases by the
Federal Government and
Whereas, Delays and needless rec
tape are the order of the day In Gov
ernment agencies and decentralization
has not taken place in the Veterans
Bureau and vocational training has re
suited in but little good to the wounded
men because of lack of method ant
system now therefore be 1T
Resolved. That we of the American
Legion, Department of New York, de-
mand that the needs of the wounded
men be Immediately met and proper
disqualification provided by the Govern
ment and that the Langley bill fol-
disqualification be Immediately reported
to Congress-"