Evening star., 1932-09-15
LEGION CENSURES
WAR DEPARTMENT
Convention Finds Copies of
Hurley Speech in Chairs
and DenounceS Action.
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yer for use Of troops In evicting the
bonus expeditionary force from the Ma
tions Capital had failed. The Resolu.
tions Committee shelved the "censure"
resolution.
Supporters Of the B. E. F. resolution
asserted they could muster sufficient
support to pass it II way could be
found to bring it upon the floor, but the
committees rejection seemed to offer no
parliamentary loophole
Selection OF a national commander to
succeed Stevens was the other major
item before the convention.
Hoover's Stand Opposed.
Raymond Fields, a candidate for ma
tional commander and a delegate from
Oklahoma, predicted the vote on the
bonus would be nine to one against
President Hoovers recommendation
This effort will arouse resentment
and be construed as political" Fields
| said
Ray Kelly, Michigan, another candi-
date for commander, said he disagreed
with the President on the financial
phase of his statement.
! Il believe there is no question but
that the Government can pay the bonus
without wrecking the financial structure
of the Nation" Kelly said. Il base
my belief on reports of oversubscrip-
tion Of recent bond issues"
! Representative Wright Patman of
! Texas, author Of bonus legislation in
| Congress, said: The payment Of the
adjusted service certificates will not be
a blow to the general welfare of the
Nation, but will BE- great blessing to
the plain people of this country . .
| Such payment will only be a blow TO
| the international bankers and will de-
| lay cancellation or revision of the war
debts. Mr. Hoover is willing TO give
! Europe several times the amount Of
money necessary to pay the adjusted
service certificates"
Patman said immediate full payment
of the certificates would save the Gov
ernment tens of millions of dollars
annually" in administrative expense.
He said his statement was based on
information supplied by the Veterans
Administration.
The total bill" is more than
81, ,000, 100000.
Amount by States.
The approximate amount that would
be paid veterans in each State, Pat
man said, follows:
Alabama, s2s,S76.l3s; Arizona. ST.
409, ,096; Arkansas, 25,369.3l3 Calitor-
mia, S136,413,1l4; Colorado. S2l,513, ,739;
Connecticut. 500 ,eo4 464: Delaware. S3,-
9l8,S67; District of Columbia, $685.
S67.
Florida, s24, 4,367,6IO; Georgia, s35, 1922
922; Idaho. s8.246 422; Illinois, $751;
s46,577 200 Kansas. s34. .930,I5I: Ken
lucky, s3S,o6S,4l5; Louisiana, S31 1867
$50.
Maine, sl3,46s.474; Maryland. s1,l45,-
83l: Massachusetts,, S92, ,386 606; Mich
igar, sS5,4l6,6l3; Minnesota, S53,9o0.-
466; Mississippi S2l ,246.8S8; Missouri,
$57,57o,613; Montana, S1l.424127; Ne
bra2ka, s24224569; Nevada, 81 ,989 zoe;
New Hampshire. S8,G86792; New Jersey,
| S77,310,719; New Mexico, s6.256e25;
New York. s245, $40 8os; North Carolina,
s38,804, l47; North Dakota. S9736, ,o83
Ohio, s117845,937; Okl,hcna. s39.-
S22 1874; Oregon, s22,976, 704 P5nnsy,-
van.a, SIP, 2,8s2.732: Rhode Island.
s13,729,315; South Carolina, s2I ,352, ,o34;
South Dakota. s13.074.06o.
Tennessee. s3S,l03,472; Texas. ss5..
64l,S20 Utah. S8,92795O; Vermont,
S5,602, ,739; Virginia, s4l001 .927 Wash
ingtor, S3785645l; West Virginia,
S25,972, $50; Wisconsin, S52,43I,9s7;
WyOIIlulSI 81 IUf3,0S4.
Robert w. Reed. news eG.tor Ct the
kansas City Star and member Of the
Missouri delegation, which has sought a
| compromise en- the question, declined to
! express his personal views
/ Inc Missouri delegation" he said,
mas taken stand for the payment Of
| ths b-ruS when it csn BE- made without
Impalring the financial structure of the
Nation: The delegation is willing to
leave the time of payment to Congress"
Reeds Motion Tabled.
Reeds effort to substitute the Mis-
souri, compromise plan failed when the
Legislative Committee tabled his mo-
ticn.
There were II candidates for national
commander.
Those running were George W. Ma
lone, Nevada; Frank N. Bslgrano. ir.,
California; Louis A. Johnson, Wes. Vir-
ginia; r. j. Kelly, Michigan; Raymond
Fields, Oklahoma; Edward Hayes, Iln-
nois; Earl Gift, Minnesota; Frank
Pnola, Pennsylvania; Sam Reynolds,
Nebraska; ], r. Murphy, Iowa, and
| Richard Paul, Massachusetts,.
The Legion yesterday reiterated its
demand for a larger Army and Navy,
opposed recognition of Soviet Russia,
denounced cancellation of European
war dsbts or adherence to the World
court and opposed modification of
naturalization laws to permit aliens to
become citizens without taking an oath
10 pear arms in the Nations defense.
0regonian Best Drum Major.
Charles Whittemore of Salem. Greg.
won the Lesfon'S national drum major
championship. N. B. Green of Bir-
mingham. Ala, took second place and
Robert Elder of end, Greg, was third.
The Chicago Board of Trade Post
Band won the band contest and the
$1.0Go first prize.
The Jacob E. Miller Post Band OF
Beaver Dam, Wis, won second prize Of
$500 and the North Dakota 40 and
Department Band placed third and won
$3.50. WA
Mrs. s. A. Blackburn of Versailles.
KY. was nominated for the presidency
of the Legion auxiliary yesterday. The
nomination Is tantanount to election.
Nominees for the vice presidency Of
the flve divisions, all without opposi-
tlon. are: Western division, Mrs. Otto
w. Heider. Sheridan, Greg; Eastern di-
vision, Mrs. Clemency Schall, West
Haven, Conn; Northwestern division,
Mrs. A. c. Corbin. Poplar, Mont; Cen
tral division, Mrs. o H. Allbee, Mar
shalltown, Iowa, and Southern division.
Mrs. Roland B. Howell, Thibodaux, La.
Mrs. Pat Allen of Portland. Greg,
general chairman OF the national con-
vention. was nominated for American
vice president of Fidac Auxiliary. OFF,
GERS will be elected today.
Trophy awards announced included:
Biester Trophy, won by Ohio Cheney
Trophy, won by Wisconsin; Hobart Tro-
ply. won by Rhode Island; Hobart
.IilniOr Trn1hV hrrI Do,