Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-22

Caken OF American Legion department.
commanders to determine their posi-
rrst story on the poll was printed In
The Star yesterday.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, September ~ (N.A.N.A0
Additional replies in the poll being
taken OF department commanders OF
the American Legion to determine their
position on additional veterans relief
are presented here. The first group OF
replies in the poll appeared in The
Star yesterday:
G. j. PrOesl, PennsyIvania-"My State
viii press very vigorously for legisla-
ton to provide disqualification for its
disabled veterans. We have 987
veterans hospitalized outside the State
and more than 500 in State and county
institutions. We will demand that the
present national convention 20 on
record in favor of adequate provision
for these men,
Moody A. Nicholson, OkIahoma-'My
instructions are to ask immediate full
payment of the bonus. The men who
faced death in France and Flanders
certainly have not been repaid ade-
quately. They never can be compen-
stated adequately. In this period of de-
preston the Legionnaires suffer more
than others. Usually they were the
last TO go on the pay roll in civil life,
and when hard times came they were
the first to be dropped AS a matter of
ordinary justice they should be paid
the bonus now, when they absolutely
need It,"
Arthur F. Lamey, Montana: 1.-THE
veterans Of my State realize we are in
a period of stress. We are digging in
and doing our best. We don't want ad-
ditional burdens placed on the State
We have decided not to ask further
legislation to furnish additional as
sistance. We will take our medicine
along with the rest of the people"
Alexander G. Barry, Oregon: "Our
State convention went on record that
we would not urge, indorSe, sponsor or
in any way favor any liberalization Of
the terms of the bonus, nor seek ad
ditional relief. OF course we will stand
behind any action taken by the conven-
ton, but these are the views Of our
veterans"
DR.. Forrest J. Drury, New Hamp-
shire: This is not the time to see
struggling along under heavy burden.
The delegation from my State will not
urge immediate payment of the bonus
or more liberal borrowing terms. I
don't believe any additional relief
should be given unless 1t be to those
who through disability are in absolute
want"
James c. Conner, Alabama: II believe
the next session of Congress should
pass additional legislation for veterans
relief My reason for this is from my
contact with veterans over the State
of Alabama, and my knowledge OF con-
ditions in general"
T. C. Kasper, South Dakota-I feel
that the widows and orphans Of SOL
diers in the World War should be given
a disability allowance or pension. This
form of relief should be drafted some
what along the same lines or ideas as
the arrangement now made for widows
of Civil War or Spanish-American War
veterans.
Forrest G. Cooper, Mississippi be-
lieve the veterans of all wars should be
on the same basis as to compensation,
both for themselves and for their de-
pendentS, and that the relief for World
War veterans should be on the same
basis as for the veterans of the Span
ish-American War.
In view of the condition of the Fed
eral Treasury, am not in favor of the
American Legion asking Congress for
payment in full, at this time, of the
adjusted compensation certificates, but
/ firmly believe veterans should not be
required to pay a higher rate of inter
est on loans on these certificates than
the Government is required to pay for
its money. In other words, I think it
profit on loans made to veterans, which,
in effect, are merely loans of their
own money.
believe the policy of building hos
pitals and soldiers homes and additions
to them should be continued until the
bed capacity of these institutions is
equal to the need for them. This not
only aids in part the unemployment
situation, but fills an unquestioned need
arising out of inadequate bed capacity
1 am not in favor of pensions to
able-bodied veterans of any war, nor
am I in favor of compensation to vet
Grams for disability or non-service COM
pensation. The present law giving such
compensation was not passed at the
request of the American Legion, but
was the result of political compromises
by politicians, including President Hoo
yer, and was enacted to escape the
necessity of passing just law for
compensation to disabled veterans and