The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-18

Saturday as the Invited guest OF the
American legion, and its national COM
mander, Hanford MacNider, has left
New Orleans with his entire staff ana
cancelled arrangements to address the
legion convention tomorrow. He was
scheduled to talk on the work OF the
veterans bureau.
(By the Associated Press.)
Convention Hall, New Orleans, Oct
18-Demand for roll call that the
world may know where we stand on
the bonus question followed a viva
voce vote affirming the report of
resolutions committee which declared
the legion will continue to fight Tor
the legislation until it is enacted INTO
law"
A division called for by Commander
MacNider resulted in announcement
that the vote was unanimous. one
delegate who voted mo" by mistake,
cried out his apology when hundreds
of delegates yelled out. who is he?"
Following a brisk business session,
the American Legion was on parade
this afternoon. More than 10000 men
'fell in" The brisk autumn air lent
zest to the event. Thru miles of mar
row, stone paved streets. down the
broad concourse of Canal street, wind
ing in and out along the tortuous
course of the 'tVieuX -Carre" Gold
town., established by the Spanish and
French founders of New Orleans the
veterans of 1918 marched.
F'luttering bravely in the autumn
air, borne by the men who carried
them to victory four years ago, went
the national colors fIanked by the
silken colors of legion posts from
every state in the union, from Alaska,
Hawaii, the Panama Canal zone, Porto
Rico, the Philippine Islands. Great
Britain, Africa and China. Today's
business session was slow in getting
under way as has been the case ever
since the convention opened.
Texas Man In Race.
The announcement by Alvin NJ.
Owsley. of Texas, that he would ac-
cept the nomination for the national
comnlandership, if it We're offered
him. appeared to be crystalhzng the
sentiment of the south.
Mr.. Owsley. a former attorney gem
eral of Texas and chairman for two
years of the AmericaniZation commit
tee of the legion. brought in a report
this week as spokesman of the COM
mission in which it was declared that
n deliberate effort was being made to
inject a pro-Gernan account of the
world war into the school text books
in many parts of America. The re-
port also contained a declaration in
favor of total exclusion of immigrants
from the United States and asserting
again the stand of the legion in op-
position to the recognition by this gov
ernment of soviet Russia.
Among those familiar with
"chances" it was generally believed
this morning that the south would
name the next national commander
of the legion and that according to
present indications the choice lay be-
tween Mr.. Ousley and Matthew
Murphy, attorney of Birmingham. Ala.
Many large and strong state dele
cations are ION the fence" it is
learned, waiting to see what develops
They have no candidate and are not
proposing any trades.
The "bonus" convictions of aspir-
ants for the honor of national COM
mandcr are subject to considerable
scrutiny by many of the delegates, it
is reported.
Iandls Is Chief Speaker.
Kenesaw Mountain Lands. supreme
commissioner of organized baseball,
former federal district judge in Chi
cago and avowed friend of service
men, today told the American Legion
convention that their stand on ad-
justed compensation was based on JUS
tice.
The legislation sought by the legion
Mr.. Lands said was Improperly tho
almost universally termed "the
bonus" Leaning far out over the
platform. shaking his fist, tossing his
name, of white hair Lands alter
deep throated cheers from his au-
dience. His speech was the conclud-
ing feature of a morning marked by
enthusiasm.
Little business was transacted, how
ever, on the convention floor. Major
]. b. B. Cohen, head of the British
delegation to the recent convention
of the inter-allied veterans here told
of the activities of the British legion
The assembly rose to its feet with a
roar when Judge Landis reached the
platform and grasped hands with
Captain Dinkins. Judge Landis was
seated in Commander MacNider's s
chair.
If the American people knew what
we have not done for those who
served" Judge Landis said, Il tell you
there would be little sleep for the
civilian population in this land. We
have been derelict in duty. We must
set out to fix it so that no civilian
money can buy him better hospital
service than the government can buy
for those who fought.
Says Bonus AIis-Named.
II can tel you the truth on this
thing that has been nis-named. 1t is
called the bonus. Back in 1917 there
had been tumuIt on this earth for
two or three years. We had a war
The bunch of fellows who decided that
war. decided we must have soldiers
Then they decided we must pay the
soldiers.
zone said. It's a had thing to over
(CCutiDued on PaKe Fiyel