Evening star., 1932-09-15
Convention Finds Copies of
His Address in Chairs and
Den0unCeS Action.
CASH BONUS RESOLUTION
. ADOPTED, 1858 TO 10e
Ballot on National Commander
Scheduled Today-Censure of
Hoover Refused.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND Ore, September Is
A resolution favoring immediate cash
payment of the soldier bonus was
passed on roll call vote today at
the convention of the American
Legion. The vote was 1858 for to
100 against.
BY the Associated Press
AUDITORIUM, PORTLAND, Greg,
September 15-The War Department
was censured in a viva voce vote today
at the national convention Of the Amer
lean Legion. An outbreak OF shouting
after the vote interrupted proceedings
! for a time.
The vote was taken after Harry M.
Arthur, department commander OF
South Carolina, lodged a complaint
because envelopes containing speech
By Secretary of War Patrick j. Hurley
on the bonus marchers had been placed
in the chairs of all delegates. These
envelopes bore the frank of the War
Department.
The ayes and noes both were loud,
but Comdr. Stevens declared the vote
of censure had carried.
After Arthur shouted his complaint,
the convention by acclamation declared
its opposition to such action by the
War Department 'or any other gov
ernmental department"
The envelopes contained sheets head
ed Statement by the Hon. Patrick j.
Hurley, Secretary of War, on Bonus
Marchers in Washington"
1t said in introduction: "1n the In
terests OF truth and accuracy. I want
to place before you the following peril
nent facts about the riot that took
place in the City of Washington ON
July 28."
1t repeated in essential details the
statements that have come from the
administration recently on the bonus
march and the eviction of the veterans
by use of troops.
A part of the letter was devoted to
the order that Secretary Hurley issued
calling the Army into action on the aft
ernoon of July %.
The statement concluded with the
paragraph:
"All fatalities incident to the riot took
place before the arrival of Federal
troops After the arrival of the United
States troops, force of about 600 men,
not one shot was fired and no person
were promptly restored"
johnson Declared in Lead.
Louis A. johnson. Clarksburg, w. Va,
attorney, was declared by his supporters
tc be assured Of the post Of national
commander Henry L. Stevens, jr.,
North Carolina, will retire as COM
mander after years service.
George Malone. Nevada, and Frank
N Dalrr Co1ifnrY1io Still IN
the running. however. for commander.
| Others Of the II men who had been ad-
, vanced for the post were throwing
their support to one or another OF the
leading trio.
Speeches OH the immediate payment
of the bonus were limited by vote OF
the convention to five minutes. Comdr.
Stevens said he felt sure the resolution
would be adopted overwhelmingly, but
that both sides should be given a re-
spectful hearing.
Loud boos greeted Sam Reynolds of
Nebraska as he was called to present
the case against the bonus.
Comdr Stevens intervened. Lets
hear them ALL he said.
Scattered boos continued to heckle
Reynolds.
THE question" he said, ''is whether
we shall place first the Nations good
or the disabled mans welfare.
"All the Nation" he continued, rs
awaiting the action of this convention.
All the people know We are under fire.
Unless we stop that storm which is
growing we will see the day when men
run for Office on the boast of stop the
veterans.
Legionnaires were to express their
views on the subject of prohibition,
but apparently an attempt to have
the organization censure President Hoo
lCnntin11ad on, pana Q Cnl,1r,nr, a.