Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-09
LOCAL DICTIONARIES
TO SPONSOR MASS
MEETING ON BONUS

The veterans Of the World war
will wage militant campaign Of
publicity during the week of Feb
ruary 1917, to combat the strong in
fiuences opposed to the enactment
of the Adjusted Compensation meas
ure by the present Congress. The
opponents to the soldier bonus" as
they have termed it, have carried on
bitter campaign Of propaganda
against the enactment into law OF
this measure. which was passed by
both rouses Of the National Congress
at the last session by overwhelming
votes and then turned down by the
veto Of the late President Harding.
The former service men have at all
times been informed Of the status
of the fight for adjusted compensa-
ton through the service publica-
tons, but they feel that the great
body of American citizens have not
been given to understand the propo-
sition fairly, and Ii Is with the inten-
ton of placing the service mems case
squarely before the people that pub
lie mass meetings under the auspices
OF American Legion posts will be
conducted throughout the width and
breadth of. the United States during
the week of Feb. 1911.
In this city the James Fitzgerald
Post, American Legion, will sponsor
such a mass meeting in City hall on
the night of Wednesday, Feb. 10. A
splendid program of speaking and
music has been arranged and it is
expected that World war veterans,
as well as Grand Army men, friends
and citizens who desire to inform
themselves on the justice of the
measure will pack City hall to over
Hafan falkS hU YlrnYf1f
nent citizens and department and
post officials Of the American Lee
gion.
Hon. B. F. Maher of this city will
tell the assembled audience why
Adjusted Compensation Should Be
Enacted" Mr.. Makers splendid
oratory Is familiar to Augusta citi-
zens and indeed to people in all sec
tions of the State. and his reasons
why the bonus" bill should be en-
! acted will be worth listening to.
Henry f. Dunnack, State librarian.
will analyze the measure and tell
What Adjusted Compensation Is"
The grand old veterans who wore the
army blue in the Civil war are with
the Legionaires practically 100 per-
cent, and representing the Grand
Army of the Republic, George f..
Gay, commander of the Seth Will
liams Post, G. A. r., and past de-
partment commander. will give the
Opinion of a Civil War Comrade."
Harry o. Barney, past commander
Of the James Fitzgerald Post, Amer
lean Legion, Is chairman Of the COM
mittee having the arrangements for
| the big mass meeting in charge, and
will preside on the platform. Past
Department Commander. General
Albert Greenlaw, now national COM
mitteeman from the Maine depart
ment, will address the meeting brief
ly. telling something of the History
of the Adjusted Compensation
Measure" County Committeeman
| Everett Maxcy will speak on The
Legion. What 1t Has Done, and
What 1t Is Doing"
Commander George A. J. Frober-
ger of the James Fitzgerald Post will
deliver brief message from the
local Legionaires. Reny's orchestra
will furnish a program of music be-
tween the speeches and previous to
| the calling of the meeting, which will
! be at 8 o'clock. Word of the mass
! meeting in this city on next Wednes-
day night has gone out to the sur
rounding communities, and the in
dications are that close to 1000 peo-
pie will seek admission to the hall
, to learn from the speakers the case
of the service men on this great is
J sue.