The Washington times., 1931-09-15
LEGION PUSHES
! PLAN To MD
JOBLESS
Many Suggestions on How
to Restore Prosperity Given
During 0ne-Day's ParIey

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During 0ne-Day's ParIe\
A host of suggestions from
civic, business and labor leaders
on how the American Legion
may help terminate the economic
depression were studied today by
the war veterans employment
commission as it drafted a relief
program for submission to the
Detroit convention next week.
The proposals. ranging from
legalization of beer to authorize
ton of a billion-dollar Federal
building program, were given the
Legion at it's one-day national
unemployment conference here
Representatives of the governors
of % States joined business men
and labor leaders first in com
mending the Legion for it's in
itiative and, second, in offering
suggestions on how its 100000
members and 10000 posts may
help restore prosperity to America.
Urge New Farley
Some of the suggestions follow
NATIONAL
1. Abandon present demands
for full cash payment OF the
soldiers bonus,
2. Ask the President to sum-
mon governors, legiOnnaires,
capitalists and labor leaders into
q new conference to initiate
the five-day week in industry
and authorize a huge new Fed.
eral-State building program.
3. Get Congress to permit
manufacture of beer within the
constitutional restrictions.
4. PROFOUND the gospel of the
''divisiOn of goods" encouraging
the man of means to share his
prosperity with the man in dis
treSS.
5. Organize national senti-
ment to secure congressional
enactment Of the Wagner un-
employment bill over President
HOOver's OppOSitiOn-the bill
provided Federal aid f0- State
employment agencies.
6. Get Congress to repeal the
Sherman act and set up new
Federal industrial commission
to curb the competitive spirit
in industry which has led to
utilization of labor-Sa wing ma
chinery with the loss Of many
Jobs.
STATE
1. Secure enactment of anti
child labor laws in the Al
States having no such legisla-
tiOn.
2. Increase the minimum age
limit under anti-child labor
laws in all States having such
statutes.
3. Secure adoption of a
State educational bonus, like
WiscOnsin's law. paying a bonus
to unemployed ex-SOldierS while
they attend vocational schools.
4. Reduce the age limit for
old.age pensions in States hav-
ing such statutes.
5. Distribute garden seed to
unemployed through State
agencies and educate the pub
lie in canning fruit and vege-
tables against the coming
winter.
l. Encourage all local agencies
to keep the jOblesS at home.
2. Foster local improvements
and building programs.
3. Arrange community meet
ings between business men and
workers to secure a better un-
derstanding and eliminate Ia
Dor friction.
4. Educate the public in
each community to Took after
Its own people"
HarbOrd Hits Bonus Demand
The legion's relief program wi
be drafted from these suggestion
and the individual ideas of men
berS Of the legion's employment
commission. Once the program
drawn, it must be submitted /
the Detroit convention next wee
for approval before any effo,t
made to put it into effect.
There was a growing belief tha
the unemployment conference ha
put a damper on the strong dG
mand for full cash payment Q
the bonus. Gen. James G. .Hl'
bord, one-time Pershing aid
now head of the Radio Corpora
ton Of America, told the confer
ence it would be ridiculous for tn
legion to proffer its services TO
relieving unemployment Will
holding a lineup in the othe
hand" begging for the cash bonus
BritOn Asserts Loan
Would PrOUide Job!