The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-09-02
AMERICAN
.'\LEGION)



men, filled with anxiety concerning
the welfare Of their disabled buddies,
over the interference of Brigadier
General Charles Sawyer with the
planned hospital program of the
Veterans Bureau Following charges
Of A. A. Sprague, chairman of the
national rehabilitation committee OF
the American Legion, Legion posts
and papers, and individuals have
voiced indignation, and demands that
The Presidents personal physician
step aside and permit the program
to be carried out.
Action on General Sawyer's inter
! ference was one Of the first ques-
tions considered at the Oregon de-
partment's convention, held at Dalles,
Ore, and a resolution was adopted
for the removal Of General Sawyer
from his position as co-ordinator of
the Federal disqualification Board
for the best interests of the dis
abled."
Legion papers and many of the
daily papers of the country, large
and small, have taken up the issue
dorse the stand of the Rehabilitation
Committee, and unit in demanding
that General Sawyer stand aside.
Most of the posts have sent tele-
grams direct to General Sawyer. The
following telegram, sent to the Gen
eral by La Voiture No. PIT, de La
Societe des 40 Hommes ct Chev-
aux, Atlanta, Ga, is typical of the
attitude shown:
''Voiture No. pit de La Societe
des 40 Hommes ct Chevaux last
night passed resolution strongly res
enting your unwarranted action in
personally blocking United States
hospital program. We respectfully
ask that you stand aside. 1t is the
will of the American people that the
money appropriated by Congress be
used Immediately in building hospi-
tails for disabled men. Here in the
South we need 500 beds for mental
cases. We know the needs of our
disabled men, and you do not In the
name of humanity, we appeal to yo,
to stand aside"
Queen Marie of Roumania and |
Mrs. Warren G.. Harding have been
invited to attend the national CON
vention of the American Legion Au-
Hillary, to be held in New Orleans,
October 1920, Mrs. Lowell F. Hob
art, Auxiliary national president, has
The Auxiliary plans to entertain
some Of the most prominent men
and women in the country during
It's sessions in New Orleans John J.
rigert, United States commissioner
If education, has accepted an invita-
ion to address the. convention and a
similar reply to the invitation is ex-
,ected from George B. Utley, presi-
lent Of the American Library Asso-
iation. !,
Other notables invited to the con- |
-ention are: Mrs. M. P Higgins, F, {
PRESIDENT of the National Parent {
teachers Association; Mrs. Herbert
1oover, president of the Girl Scouts
f America; Mrs. George Minor,
resident of the Daughters of the
american Revolution; Mrs. Phillip
/. Moore, president of the National
,ouncil of Women; Mrs. Agnes H.
'arker, president of the Women's
.elief Corps of the G. A. R.; Mrs.
Rowe Schuyler, presi-
ent of the United Daughters of the
onfederacy; Mrs. Cora A. Thomp-
On, president of the Spanish-Amer-
an War Veterans Auxiliary, and
[rs. Thomas Winters, president of
lie American Federation of Women's
lubs.
Mary Roberts Rinehart and a num-
n of other well known writer's are
SO expected at the convention.
The national legislative and mill
ny policy committees Of the Am
lean Legion have taken steps to
,tain from the house military af-
irs committee a favorable report
a bill which has been introduced
I'd which provides for the equit
lie distribution Of war trophies to
rious states. This action has been .
ken so that the bill can be voted
during this session. n