Evening star., 1924-09-27
VETERANS PRESENT
PLAN TO COOLIDGE
Gen. Dunn Asks President
to Present Program to
Congress.

An outline of the legis'a 'ative pro-
gram of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
was laid before President Coolidge to-
day by Gen. John III. Dunn. newly
elected commanderin-chief of the vet
Grams, with the recommendation that
it be included in the executives OPEN
ing message to Congress. The outline
follows.
An appointment of a committee on
veteran legislatio in the United States
Senate, similar to that provided for in
the House of Representatives. and that
the chairman, and as many OF the
members as possible of such COM
mitee be ex-service men with overseas
service.
That the hospital program of the
Government be speedily put into ef
feet. and the improvements be made
In the hospital equipment and service.
That competent medical officers be
placed in charge of these hospitals.
That legislation and regulations be
adopted to care for the recreation of
men in hospitals.
That all the hospitals caring for
ex-Service men under the direction of
the United States Veterans Bureau be
required to maintain adequate diagnos-
tic beds.
That legisla ton be recommended
Clarifying many points in the recent
So-called Reed-JohnSon bill
That the disab ed emergency Off
GERS retirement bill be enacted with
out further delay.
That legislation be enacted with
the view of equalizing compensation
and pension of all disabled men of all
wars for like disabilities.
The continuation of strict and
restrictive immigration po' icy.
Would Punish Scdition.
That Congress provide for firm
and adequate military and naval de-
fen c poiicv as well as the passage
of laws prohibiting and Furnishing
seditious acts on the part OF un-
patriotic societies and individuals
That real veteran preference un-
der the civil service laws be enacted.
That Legislation be enacted for
better management of the military
homes for disa bled soldier. and plac-
ing of their hospitals as least, under
the supervision Of the director of the
United States Veterans Bureau.
That legislation and appropria-
tion be provided for the manufacture
of better ma teral and more rapid
shipment of Government headstones
Tor the graves of deceased veterans.
also for the shipment Of captured war
materials.
Accompanied by Omcer~.
Gen. Dunn was accompanied to the
White House by Gen. Frank T. Hines
director of the Veterans Bureau:
Capt. Edwin S. Bettelheim. jr. chair
man of the national legislative COM
mittee; Lieut.. John H. Wallace. adju-
tant general of the veterane: Capt
Henry G. Lawson. acting chief of
stan, and Capt q. G. Heiniger. gen
eral staff. United States Army.
The Veterans Of Foreign Wars Off
cials will leave for Kansas CITY. ma
tional headquarters this evening
where the entire program for the year
VIII be mapped out
A banquet was rendered Gen. Dunn
and his staff la night in the Ebbitt
Hotel 1t was given under the
auspices of Department Comdr. Will
liam Homer Carroll and Comdr. J. b.
Gardella,. National Capital Post:
Myron D. Smith Equality
Reed Post: Charles E Lofgren,
admiral Robert E. Peary Ship; W.
D. Roney, Federal Post: w. Lawrence
Hazard, Columbia Post: j. w.
herns. East Was hing-ton Post; Au-
gust F. Laufer. Potomac Post. and
Val NJ. Brandon. commander of the
NJ. Q. Z.