The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

relative to International Forests and
Memorials, attended with your De-
partment Commander a meeting OF
the Canadian Legion in Regina, SaSk.
AS a result, the Canadian Legion
heartily endorsed our program, and
we now have the two great LegionS Of
Canada and the United States asking
their respective governments for fur
ther action. We recommend there
fore, that our stand relative to the
development of this Forest be reiter-
ated by the CrookSton Convention, and
that our representatives to the Nat
ional Convention at Boston be in
structed to secure reiteration Of
national approval of the plan. We
believe that National Headquarters
should use it's greatest influence with
our State Department toward the de-
velopment of this project.
Recommendations.
WHEREAS the State of Minnesota
is acquiring nationwide reputation
as a summer play ground, and
WHEREAS we face situation to-
day where, If we do not act, we lose
much that has served to win our State
such a reputation, and
w UllC N11ll1lCSOOd OCpdl
ment of the American Legion COM
priseS within its membership men who
are ably qualified to lead in the for
nation of statewide program of
conservation, and
WHEREAS as things stand today
conservation has ceased to be a matter
of sentiment and has become a queS-
ton of primary economic concern, and
WHEREAS the time has come
when protection must be given the
public interest and
WHEREAS the American Legion
has acted effectively in the protection
of the public interest in the past,
NOW THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED that it shall be the first
business of the Conservation Commit
tee during the coming year to investi-
gate the facts and with the greatest
care to formulate a program of state
wide conservation which shall be a
standing program.
"BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that
comingwhen such a program has been
formulated and accepted by the De-
artment, the American Legion shall
throw behind it the entire weight of
it's influence and thereafter shall carry
on in its support, thru the years if
need be until the program selected
shall have become an accomplished
fact"
This report was signed by Frederick
S. Winston, Chairman, Ed. Seidel, L.
r. Winter, Louie Merrill, H. w. Leu
chroew, John Nelson, Willis Hartzberg,
Ray Hoef1er, E. A. Nelson and r. w.
Hellwig.
Legislative Recommendations.
The general legislative committee
reported and recommended the follow
ing:
/. Be it resolved, that the American
Legion Department of Minnesota
recommend that action be taken
changing the date of the opening of
the Fishing Season of May 30th to
June 1St.
2. Be it resolved that we recommend
to our delegates to the National Con-
vention that legislation be indorsed
making Armistice Day National Holi-
day
8. Whereas the provisions of the
present Soldiers Preference Law often
have been diSregarded by certain
Minnesota officials, therefore
Be it resolved, that department Off
GERS be authorized and directed to use
the influence of the entire Legion De-
partment in the investigation and en-
forcement of all cases arising under
the Soldiers Preference Law, called to
their attention by any post, and which
cases affect any position in the SER
vice of the State of Minnesota.
f. Whereas, there are $4,000 war or
phans in the United States within
school age, 10000 of whom are within
the ages for attendance at grade
schools. and,
Whereas, the national government
educational purposes, amounting to $40
per month, is wholly inadequate for
furthering their education, and,
Whereas, other states, in recognition
of this fact, have appropriated funds
to have these children while in school,
now therefore,
Be it resolved, that we instruct our
Legislative Committee to exercise all
effort to obtain from the Legislature
of Minnesota an appropriation of $3.50
per year for each war orphan, sons
and daughters of men killed in action
or who have died from wounds or other
causes while in the service of the
World War, to be paid directly to the
educational institution If it be a board
ing school for books, board, room, and
tuition be either reduced or eliminated
altogether to help in the cause of the
education of such children, this as
sistance to cease automatically when
the child or children leave school.
S. Your Legislative Committee recon-
mend that this Convention reaffirm the
provisions of the report passed at the
Winona Convention in 1929, with the
exception of the Boxing Bill which is
covered in this years report.
This report was signed by the COM
mittee as follows:
M. F. Murray, E. j. Crotty, Ray
Engen, Harold Forceia, w. j. Ryan, F.
w. Behnler, Roy Crescenzo, Martin
Brandon.