Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12
TO AID ALL Ex.sERvIcE MEN
outline OF Years Work Made Known
in Resolutions Adopted at
Legion Convention.

LoF tne coming year-Which definitely
means the policy of nearly 100000
persons throughout the United States
holding membership in the organiza-
ton, and in reality represents the
principles which will guide hundreds
OF thousands of unaffiliated ex-service
men and women in this country for
the same period, is embodied in the
resolutions adopted at the recent ma
tional Legion convention in San Fran
cisco
These principles cover a variety of
problems. The American Legion has
taken definite stand upon practically
every question of national and inter-
national Importance now before the
people of the United States.
The most important of these is the
question of rehabilitation, according
to Legion leaders The American Lee
gion, at its national convention, adopt
ed 81 resolutions embodying recon-
mendations for governmental steps,
legislative or otherwise, all insuring
more complete justice to disabled sery-
Ice men at the hands of the United
States Veterans bureau. Although
such a mass of suggestions for the
Improvement of the governments serv-
Ice to disabled eX-Service men is proof
that the bureau is not entirely as it
should be, most of the resolutions call
for legislative changes, and indicate
no fault in the administration of the
h06V fn af <hn
pressed its appreciation of the way in
which the bureau has been conducted
by Director Frank T. Hines, who has
served as head of the bureau since
last March.
Outstanding among the resolutions
offered under the head of rehabilita-
ton are those continuing the work of
the national rehabilitation committee
or the Legion along the same broad
lines as heretofore; recommendation
that the federal law be amended to the
end that no time limit prevent a vet
eran from receiving medical treatment
or disqualification for disability attrib-
utable to service; suggestion that
congress appropriate additional funds
to permit Improvement of the caliber
and efficiency of the bureau; request
that nearly 5000 beds be added to
government hospitals to care for pres
ent and future needs, and a resolution
instructiDg the national rehabilitation
committee to survey all federal and
state. penal institutions and insane
asylums TO determine the number of
ex-service men therein suffering from
durable mental ailments caused by
service.
The Legion for the fourth time re-
affirmed its stand ON adjusted COM
pensation and demanded that congress
pass the adjusted compensation bill
without further equivocation or delay.
The national Americanization commits
sion of the Legion was authorized to
establish bureau of community well
fare, work out a program whereby
posts throughout the country can CO.
operate in movements for civic better
ment, and urged that all posts devote
their best efforts to the benefits of
their local communities.
Specific details of the suggested pro-
gram recommend the Legion work for
the Eetterment of schools, recreation,
park and playground facilities, further
ancG of boy scout work and active par
ticipation in scout and troop organiza-
ton and management; medical Clinics
municipal music concerts, public TO-
runs, community buildings and city
planning
Tne fulfllment of the terms Of the
national defense act of June, 1920; the
bringing of the navy's auxiliary
strength to the standard required by
our capital ship strength authorized
under the 5-5-3 agreement and the de-
velopment of aeronautics, especially a
merchant air service, also was strong
ly advocated.
The American peace award plan
was favored by another resolution,
and the national commander was di-
rected to appoint permanent inter
national peace committee to report at
the next annual convention.
The Legion denounced as un-Ameri-
can any individual or organization
which creates or fosters radical, re-
ligious or class strife among our
people, or which takes into it's own
hands the enforcement of law, deter
nination of guilt or infection of pun
tshment.''
The Legion again affirmed its policy
In favor of suspension of all immigra-
ton for five years and stricter regula-
ton in the absence of an exclusion
law. Other resolutions, forming the
keynote of the American Legion policy
for the next year embodied the follow
ing points:
Endorsement of the maintenance of
cordial relations with our allies in the
World war and approval of the French
policy in the occupation of the Ruhr;
Endorsement of characterization prof.
ects, particularly those in the Colorado
and Columbia river basins, which, 1t
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