Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-02
Decide Policies
At Legion Session

indianapolis, Oct. ! CA. PD-The
American Legion, at its national
convention in San Francisco, October
1919. will take stand on numerous
questions OF international and ma
tional policy as well as problems re-
latlng purely to the affairs of
veterans, according to reports re-
ceived at legion national head
quarters here.
One of the principal issues to come
before the San Francisco gathering
is the question of the convocation of
an international air disarmament
conference. 4 pool, taken of all the
United States senators congress-
men. governors. newspaper editors,
college presidents. and other promi-
ncnt citizens. expressed overwhelm-
ing Endorsement of the legion s
proposal to hold an international
gathering in Washington to reduce
military air forces. The suggestion
also was approved by the Interallied
Veterans Federation convention in
Brussels. which represented the
views of fighters from eight allied
powers.
Recommendations made by n num-
Der of state conventions are that the
national body should continue its
campaign for the conference until
President Coolidge agrees to invite
the European nations to confer.
Legion men hope to induce the
President to extend an invitation for
the gathering, and they plan
definitely to consolidate legion
opinion and action at the national
convention.
A proposal to suspend all i'm
migration to this country for per
iod of five years appears certain to
receive the consideration of legion
men.
characterization for foreigners al
ready in America is proposed IN a
number of resolutions to he presented
at the national gathering. 1t has
been suggested also that the legion
support a bill providing for the de-
portation of all foreigners who have
not become citizens within five years
after they come to this country.
The Iowa department will propose
Il resolution protesting the recognl-
ton of Soviet Russia by the United
States. Other departments have
adopted similar resolutions.
National and state laws to prevent
Dissertation of the national flag and
to insure that 1t he flown from every
school house will be the subject of
other resolutions. Liberation of the
so-callod political prisoners also will
be considered.
Adjusted compensation will also
come before the national gathering.
Almost all state conventions held TO
date have expressed approval of the
bonus measure. The welfare of dis
ablcd veterans will he considered in
detail, and the convention is expect
ed to consider the retirement of dis
ablcd emergency officers on the
same status as those of the regular
army.
Another issue to he discussed will
be the care of orphans of deceased
veterans Of the war.
Various state organiZa tons will
bring before the national body a
resolution favoring American parti-
cipation in an international court of
justice. The convention last year in
dorsed the report of the Interallied
Veterans Fedora ton, including n
statement favoring the proposed
court. but the legion has taken no
definite action on the specific pro-
poSal.
Creation Of standing committee
in the House of Representatives to
consider all veterans legislation is
the subject of another resolution to
he OreSpptad