The Washington times., 1922-10-16
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PRAISE HEARST
BONUS BATTLE
Wonderful Efforts Highly Graft
flying to Every Service Man,
Says MacNider.
BY ROBERT s. THORNBURGH.
Cosmopolitan News Service.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Oct. 16.-
World war heroes today voiced their
heartiest appreciation Of the fight Of
the Hearst newspapers for the SOL
diers' adjusted compensation as the
American Legion's national conven-
ton gathered here.
THE wonderful fight Of the Hearst
newspapers is highly gratifying 20
every service man." declared Ma
tional Commander Hanford J. Mac
Nider. Personally, / more than ap-
preciate the stand of the Hearst pub
lications, and ] am sure my senti-
ments are echoed by the great ma.
jority Of the legion memberT.
Sees Ultimate Victory.
THE support they have given the
adjusted compensation fight is splen-
did, and a continuation of that drive
will mean much in the ultimate vic
tory for the measure"
Further than predicting that the
battle Of the legion to put the bonus
measure on the statute books would
continue to a successful termination
the commander had nothing to say.
THE legion is here to say for itself
now" he explained.
Sydney G. Gumpertz. New York,
who. as a member of the One Hun.
dred and Thirty-second infantry, Of
Chicago. won the Congressional
Medal OF Honor and highest citations
from Great Britain, France, Italy,
Serbia and Montenegro, said that he
had heard the Hearst bonus cam.
paign widely approved by ex-service
men. AS a medal of honor man he is
among the distinguished guests at
the convention"
Particularly in New York do the
veterans feel kind toward. the Hearst
newspapers" GumpertZ declared.
There all the newspapers. with the
exception Of the Hearst publications,
deserted the legion"
Paul A. Martin, former com.
mander of the Michigan depart.
nent and a member Of the ma.
tional legion committee from that
State, said:
You always know where the
Hearst papers stand on the bonus.
They came out for il flat-footed
and they've stood with the legion
without waver. The Hearst
papers have shown themselves to
be friends of the former service
man"
ihaI ieeinS Is generally reCOg.
nized throughout Michigan, where
the veterans are looking to the
Hearst publications to back them
in the continuation Of the cam.
paign, according to Martin.
Veterans Of the world war are
strong for William Randolph
Hearst in California, where, at San
Francisco. Oakland and Los An
geles he has backed them to the
finish with his newspapers" de.
clared Fred F. Bebergall, veterans
welfare board in California.
Battle to BE Renewed.
The veterans appreciate the
wonderful work OF the Hearst
newspapers in the furtherance of
the adjusted compensation legisla.
ton. The post of which I am a
member in San Francisco adopted
resolution commenting the Hearst
work and other posts throughout
the State did likewise.
The California ex.service man
feels that they have a real friend
and champion in William Randolph
Hearst"
Any doubt that may have arisen
prior to the convention that a new
commander who might be luke.
warm towards the continuance OF
the battle for the bonus was dis.
PEELED by the declaration of lead.
ers Of all delegations arriving in
New Orleans for the gathering.
New York has William +.
Deegan, past State commander, as
a candidate for national commander,
on an adjusted compensation plat.
form.
Michigan, California and Illinois
will have no candidate for com.
mander but spokesmen for their
delegations declared they were for
whole n ca rted bonus odn,i,I.,,o