Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18
DEMANDS CLUSTERS
IN VETERAN BUREAU
Legion CritiCizes Appeals
and Planning Boards.
Wants Forbes Tried.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associate Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, September Is
Changes in the personnel of the Vet
erans' Bureau planning board and the
central board of appeals are demand
ed in resolution criticizing those
boards adopted by the American
Legion national convention here to-
day.
While declaring Improvement has
heen shown under the present bureau
director, the resolution charges that
he is being improperly advised 10y
the departments attacked. and neces-
sary changes to remedy this alleged
situation are demanded.
Demand for an early trial of Col.
C. Il. Forbes. under Indictment for
alleged irregularities in connection
with his administration as director
of the United States Veterans Bu-
reau was contained in another reso-
luton adopted by the convention.
Support of the disabled officers bill
was urged in another resolution
adopted.
The legislation committee report as
adopted recopmends State legislation
providing for compulsory education;
English as a medium of instruction
in the schools; instruction in American
history and civic government; college
credit for history and civic govern
ment; flag on every schoolhouse;
patriotic exercises; education OF 1mml-
grants and illiterates; night schools;
courses in citizenship and phySlcai
education.
NJ. II. Carmody, deputy supreme
knight of the knights of Columbus,
told of the educational work for SOL
diers carried out by his organization
and assured the legionnaires that all
funds raised for war work would be
expended in behalf of ex-soldiers.
Wants PershinE Back.
Passage of legislation necessary to
restore Gen. John J. Pershing to the
active list, Gin order that his valuable
counsel will be available to those re-
sponsible for the defense of the Ma
tion," was urged in a resolution adopt
ed by the convention today.
A recommendation for making De-
fense Test day an annual event, set
for September -, was contained in
the military affairs committee report
adopted by the convention. Legion
naires were urged to continue their
splendid co-opera ton" to make the
day successful.
The convention also adopted the re-
port OF the naval affairs committee,
which urged that our battle fleet be
placed Immediately on an absolute
parity with the strongest navy ir
the world in the matter of range and
power of its guns"
Among States receiving trophies for
exceeding their 1923 membership
were Florida, Virginia. New York
Massachusetts. Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina and the Canal
Zone.
Florida, heading the list, received
the MacNider ttophy presented by the
Iowa department.
Greetings were read from the al
lied military committee of Versailles.
Favorx Training Work.
Continuance or the activity of the
legion toward supporting the Citizens
Military Training Camps and the Re-
serve officers Training Corps was
pledged by the military affairs re-
port. which also urged an increase
in pay of privates to $50 month";
Another resolution adopted recon-
mended the adjusted compensation
act be changed to permit any veteran
to assign his insurance benefits T.
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