Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-16
SERVICE MEN HAVE
JUST BEGUN FIGHT
FOR COMPENSATION
Continued from pAgs I.

The Legion ''buddiea" Are a bit
roomier around the waist, some OF
them, than they were four years ago.
when tho fighting IN tho Argonne was
drawing to a chose. and they are dis
tinctly moro comfortable today than
they were in those war-harassed French
towns. where quarters wero scarce
and even stables were at a premium.
But they We're tho Same old A. L. F..
gang--the same hurrah and noise. the
same spirit OF Lets go" pervaded
their nineteen twenty two aseemblage.
1t was not hard to imagine that
the Old buildings which had seen An
drew Jackson's troops march out TO
defeat a crack Britieh army two weeks
after peace had been declared in the
war of 1912, the buildings which had
seen veterans of tho Mexican war and
wearers of the Confederate gray and
OF the Union blue swinging along to
martial music--it was not hard to
Imagine these old buildings open their
eyes a bit behind their dusty Jealous
les as tho veterans of tho latest war
gathered in reunion, and to declare
the policies OF their organization.
The Legion will be the guest Of
New Orleans for five days. During
that time. 1t Ia expected Il will once
more declare itself with some explicit
ness in regard TO the bonus bill: that
II will demand the removal of Briga-
der General G. +. Sawyer, President
Harding's physician, from the posi-
ticn OF supervisor OF the hospitaliza-
ton of wounded Veterans, that It will
reafflr-m it's position as to making
American citizens out of Immigrants
and instructng them In the duties Of
! citizenship.
Kenesaw Mountain lands, COM
missioner OF organized baseball and
an outspoken friend OF the veterans,
was to deliver an address to the oom-
rades of his son who fought In
| France.
Samuel GompeT. president OF the
American federation of labor and vet
erran leader OF organized labor In the
| United States was 10 make a speech
| Whether Mr., Gompers would bespealS
/ the support OF the Legion in oppot1 =
ton TO government by injunction"
/ and TO the administrations course In
| the coal and railroad shopmen's strike
remained to be determined. The Leg
| IONS constitution prescribes a strict
neutrality" in disputes between capital
and labor. but It was believed that
some reference would inevitably be
made by Mr.. Gompers TO the indus
/ trial struggles OF the past summer.
General John J. Pershing. chief of
| the general STAFF OF the United States
army and commanding general Of the
late A. +. F., wac in attendance as
! was Major General John ]. Iejeune
head CT the marine corps and native
son OF Louisiana.
With the Leglonaarc~. who came
by railroad. steamer and automobile
some of theln stoot and some hv air
planes--to tho annual meet. were
scores of women, young and old, the
mothers, wives and sisters Of the vet
Grams. They are holding a convention
1 or their own-the convention of the
American Lexton AUXILIARY, which was
formally organized last year at Kan
sas City.
Ihere was much business to be
crowded into the Ave days OF the con-
| Vention. but there was time. too. for
play. Afternoons arc TO he devoted
to organized athletics, track and field
work. rowing. swimming, golf and
tennis championships OF the different
state departments OF the Legion being
| at stake.
Streets We're TO be roped OF in the
Nienx Carrie, the oid French quarter
Tor dancing AT night, and within the
shadows OF the halls OF the departed
! FRENCH and Spanish regimes. the vet
Grams OF the world war Will trim I,
over the time worn cobblestones /,
is undeniably picturesque, this old La.
TN quarter. There is the ancien-
stucco arch Of the building that ono,
served as Spanish military headuuar
ters. through which the troopers a
The King OF Spain rcde .nto the court
yard. where they dozed and swore
gambled. and exchanged remin,scen
SEES OF girls IN Spain and others 4,
America, after the immemor!al habi
oI soldiers the world over.
Inere is the ancient Spanish Gala
poz' where stout doors OF oak. rein
; FORCED with iron plates, guard onl
the shades OF departed Prisoners toda,
one fancies that the ghosts OF depar,
; ed French and Spanish cavaliers an
soldiers may join the veterans {
a nineteen eighteen in their laurhte
4 and dancing.