The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-10
LEGIONTOCONDUCT
N ATIONAL CANVASS
INFORMATION REGARDING
FORMER SERVICE MEN
This Will Be Obtained From Cen.
sus OF Those Who Served In
World War; Injured To Re,
ceive Attention; Compensation
Claims Will Be Looked After;
Other Work Laid Out.

The national census Of veterans OF
the World war recently authorized by
the American Legion will begin all
over Minnesota on March Is. On
Wednesday of next week the five
hundred Minnesota Legion posts will
go over the top in the state and ma
ton wide campaign which, according
to State Adjutant Stafford King, will
result in the compilation Of nation
al census OF former service men
which will afford valuable informa-
ton for the Legion in its effort to be
OF service to every sick, injured and
unemployed veteran and every vet
eran who has not received the bene-
fits to which he is entitled from the
goernment.
House TO House Canvass
According to Adjutant King, a
house to- house and farm to- farm
canvass of every city block and rural
township in the ten congressional
districts and eighty six counties OF
Minnesota will be made Every vet
eran will be interviewed, asked forty
eight questions and his answers re-
corded. When the national census
is complete national headquarters OF
the Legion expects to have concise
anu VI CNCI Hdh
and woman who served. With these
records the Legion will be able to
secure the adjustment OF thousands
of unapproved claims for compensa-
ton, vocational training. hospital
treatment, etc In the last two years
the national Legion service division
has been instrumental in settling
claims in favor of veterans totaliug
more than ten million dollars. In
Minnesota alone, more than u 900
claims of Gopher veterans have been
settled through the aid Of the Min,
nesota Legion Service Bureau, Old
Capitol. And in addition each of the
500 Minnesota Legion posts has Sc
cured the adjustment of many thou
sand of additional claims not handled
through state and national headquar-
tiers.
Questions Will Be Asked
Every veteran will be asked if he
was wounded or gaSSed or injured by
accident, IL his health was impaired
In any way while in the service, and
If he has received satisfactory medi-
cal treatment and compensation. 1t
is known that many Minnesota bud
dies are still suffering in various
ways as Il result OF their military
service, who have never been reach
Gu ny hC6iOh
wants to help every comrade in this
position. Whether a veteran is a
Legionaire or not makes no differ
ence The fact that he served his
country in time of danger entities
him to all the Legion can do to serve
him The Legion has the post. coun-
try, district, state and national (as
well as internationally organizations
without which such census could
not be compiled.
Will Look Up Back Claims
All back claims against the govern
ment are likewise to be entered in
the Legion census. If a man did not
get his $50 bonus on discharge he is
requested to make it known. Ii the
government owes him back pay,
travel pay, if his allotments. or Liberty
bonds have gone astray, IL he has
never received his Victory medal, he
Is to enter his complaint on the Lee
gion QUESTIONABLE. And II he is I'M
employed and in need of help, the
Legion is prepared to see that he
gets square deal from the country
he fought to defend. I'VE want to
know everything that every ex-serv-
ice man has got coming to him." is
the word from Gopher Legion Head
quarters in st. Paul. That is what
each Minnesota Legion post is going
after. And with the characteristic
Gopher pep" for which Minnesota
Legionaires are nationally famous,
the Gopher Gang will bring home the
bacon