Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-03-17
Brief Report OF Convention of Post
Commanders and AdiutantS Of
Washington's Legion Posts,
March 4
(By Harry A. Struppler, Adjutant
Finance Officer, Maynard-Price
Post No. 52)

American Legion posts completed
plans for a census OF every man and
woman in the state who served dur
ing the World War, to be inaugurated
April 8. The delegates also acted on
a number of comprehensive Legion
activities, The conference was called
together to get personal contact be-
tween the post and state executives.
and to prepare for activities preced-
ing the state convention to be held
at Wenatchee late this summer.
In the census of Washington's co.
900 men and women veterans, the
idea of the Legion will be to ascer-
tain the status and needs of the for
mer service persons first, and
through that to secure their mem
bership in the Legion if it is volun-
teered. Service to the veterans comes
first and then increasing the Legion's
membership is second.
Speaking as chairman of the serv-
ice census committee, appointed to
go over detailed plans for the enum-
Grafton, ]. w Kindall of Bellingham
member of the state executive COM
mittee Of the Legion, recommended
that individual posts carry out the
work of the census in their COM
munities as they see fit, reaching
every veteran. Veterans will be
asked whether they need hospitali-
cation or government compensation
and their eligibility to government
aid will be determined for them. In
quiry will be made as to whether
they or their families are entitled to
aid under the state INDECENT soldiers
and sailors act, administered by
counties in Washington. The COM
mittee report recommending that the
census be begun on April and com
pleted during that month, was
adopted.
Henry A. Wise, state adjutant. de-
clared in talk which followed that
of Chairman Kindall that the Legion
in the department of Iowa gained
$4,000 new members within 10 DAYS
as result of their service census.
taken last autumn. While member
ship will not be solicited at the time
the census is taken, he said, census
takers will carry membership appli-
cation blanks with them, that those
wishing to join may do SO at that
time.
Four resolutions were recommend
ed by a resolutions committee, of
which c. E. Chase, mayor of Wen
atchee, is chairman, and were adopt-
ed without an opposing vote. The
first approved efforts of the national
house of representatives committee
to put into law policy recommend
ed by the 1921 national convention
of the Legion, held in Kansas CITY.
October 81, November / and 2, to
completely restrict immigration for
a number of years. The resolution
regretted that congress as whole
did not pass the measure.
In the resolution it was stated that
the Legion thinks it particularly i'm
portant to remove discrimination in
favor of Japanese immigration CON
tanned in the act of May 10. 1921.
and believes that exclusion of all
races for period of years would
afford an excellent opportunity to
exclude Japanese without offending
Japan.
a second resolution calls on proper
military authority to assign Brigadier
General Ulysses Grant McAlexander.
popularity known as the Rock of the
Marine" now with the Third division
at Camp Lewis, to lecture through
out the Northwest General McAlex-
ander has spoken on several occa-
sions before the Legion, giving an
authoritative and first hand descrip-
ton of the battle of the Marine. in
which American troops were engaged.
Another resolution thanked cham
bers of commerce in Seattle, through
out Washington and other parts of
the country for their stand in favor
OF national bonus.
A final resolution commended Al
bert B. Fall. secretary of the interior.
for refusing to lease lands on the
Yakima Indian reservation to Jap
anese.
Proposal of a state convention
committee to issue a program with
$50 pages including advertising. in
the form Of an annual Legion book
to be sold prior to the 1922 state
convention at Wenatchee. was re-
ferred to the executive committee for
final action after a long debate.
A Memorial day committee rec
commended community services