The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
posr Nn. l MEnrING

The meeting or last night was one of the liVeliest and most important in the history of Birmingham puat. No. l. The attendance was un- usually good, and the program Was of more than usual interest
 The Howard College Giee elos was in fine form and was greatly enjoyed by the legionnaires. There are many excellent voices in the club. and the harmonies of the whole chorus was away above the average The eN- soldiers encored the singers time after time, and the club was delight ed with the reception from the legion naires
 Commissioner William L. Harrison, was the speaker of the evening. He was in fine form. Mir. Harrison has a good understanding of the ideals Of the American Legion and is n full sympathy with them.
 In discussing the oneness of pur- pose in certain activities of both the legion and the AmeEican Federation of Labor, Mir. Harrison said that or ganized labor stands for the i'm provement of the system of life. to uproot ignorances and foster educa- tion, to bring about a recognition of the interdependence in the modern life, of man and his fellowman. In WOTu, He Sdlu. we men QI Id DOT recognize the duty of toll. strive to educate our members to make their homes more cheerful in every way. to bend our earnest efforts toward making life the more worth living. 10 avail our members of their rights as citizens and to bear their responsi- bilities and perform their duties U their country and their fellowmen.
 The post commander. responding t6 this said that "here are two )rgani- zations representative of the two most vital factors in the life of the nation-the laborer and the ex-serv- ice man-and as long as both hold true to the course laid out for them they should go forward Shoulder to shoulder" He emphasized that both organizations are committed to the task of resisting attempts to draft foreign political doctrines. such as the dictatorship of the proletaria, upon the American system of gov ernment. Both labor and the legion are opposed to the dictatorship of any class and are determinedS that oue government, he declared, shall be re- sponsible to the will of the majority of all the people, recognizing their own subordination to this will Bonus Bill
 The bonus bill or adjusted compen- sa.ion measure, will become a law during this present session of Con gress, unless all signs fail, the post commander said last night
 President Harding has conferred with Secretary of War Weeks. Att torney General Daugherty, and John T. Adams, republican national com mitteemen, during the past week, and all these leaders are in favor of making the passage of the bonus bill republican accomplishment during the present session of Congress. IL is believed that tn passage of tee 1 bonus measure will follow as a log ! is believed that the passage of the | foreign debt financing measure. Re- l ferring to the bill now before the l Senate, legion reports from Washing | ton say that the President wants the
 interest from the foreign debts tC be used in paying the bonus to tho eX-servise men and women.
 Among tho men called in by tho 1 President to confer on this plan were
 Senator Lodge, Senator Curtis, Sen ator Watson and Senator Brandagee
 Speaker Gillett, Mr. Mondell, Rpre- | sentative Darrow and Representative Fordney MT Fordney is one of the best friends of the American legion in Congress.