The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-12-17
AMERICAN LEGION
Fight for Universal Draft Act
Started

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The fight for enactment into law
of the Universal Draft measure,
(which The American Legion sponsor
ed in 1919, will be carried to the
Sixty-ninth Congress of the United
States which convened in Washing
ton last week.
Every effort will be made to force
this bill, which seeks the "calling into
service of capital and the industries
and taking of profit out of war and
elimination of slackers," through the
present Congress.
1t is believed that circumstances
are more favorable to its passage at
this time than at any time since its
advocation.
President Coolidge's endorsement
of the bill in his speech before the
national convention of the. Legion at
Omaha is expected to find favorable
reaction among the lawmakers.
The Legion legislative program for
the present Congress is hailed as he
most pretent:ous since establishment
of the Veterans Bureau as a result of
tie Legion's work.
Among other things the Legion
will recommend a definite stand in
regard to aviation.
Six major issues of the Legion leg
islative program are the Universal
Draft; making of Armistiee Day a
national holiday; hospital program
calling for more beds for 1926;
amendments to the Veterans act
providing additional care for the dis
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vice act relative to presence for vet
Grams; and changes in the Adjust
menj Compensation act to provide that
deduction of the $50 bonus shall not
be applied in cases where man was
killed in service, and providing for
dependents to receive amounts of
policies without proving dependency.
Three so-called minor issues, in
addition to the definite stand on air
matters, deal with immigration and
registration Of aliens and the turning
over permanently to Legion posts of
r f'es now in their possession Or loan
basis.
81 ,OOO, 900 Now in Legion Savings
Approximately 10000 Legionaires
of the United States and members OF
the Legion Auxiliary are expected to
take advantage of the Paris Legion
Savings clubs now being established
by banks to save funds for the trip
to the Paris Legion Convention, 1927
A survey by national headquarters
of the Legion at Indianapolis indi-
Gates that about $1,000,000 already
has been put into this savings plan
by Legionaires.
Amy bank may become an authoriz-
ed depository for the Legion clubs
on application to the France Travel
Convention committee, 400 Mutual
building, Richmond, Va, on pay
ment of a nominal registration fee OF
IS.
1t is planned to operate the saw
ings clubs for a period of 100 weeks
az regular savings of So, SIS, so OF
SO per week. Many Mfnnesota
hanks have adopted the plan.
Citations Offered
Meritorious citations will be award
ed by Legion National Commando,
McQuigg to all Minnesota Legion
Posts that exceed their 1925 mem
| DeFSUlp ny tuTOi1iNS IhOIc 1O6O Aicih-
bers not later than Dec. 81, 1925
These engraved citations are suitable
for framing.
| Gophers Increase Lead
| In Race With Michigan
| Minnesota increased it's member.
ship lead over the Department Ct
Michigan in the week from Novembe.
80 to Decemb -r z from 254 20 G59
members for 1926. The two ,;crart-
ne ts of the American Legion viii
end their contest December 81, the
Little Brown Jug" to be awarded by
Commander McQuigg to the depart
ment which at that time has shown
the greatest percentage of enrolment
of its 1925 membership, for 1926.
On the last check of membership
standings in the two departments
made December z, the Gophers had
$500 members for 1926 reported al
| department headomar-ters while Mich.