The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-14
Will OFFER REPORT
T0FULL COMMITTEE
LATER IN SESSION
recommendations Against Debt
Cancellation, World Court
Are Adopted
BONUS PAYMENT APPROVED
Declaration CONCERNING Hoo
ver's Use Of Troops Re-
suits in Argument
BONUS PAYMENT APPROVED

Auditorium, Portland. Ore, Sept
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. favoring repeal
Of the national prohibition laws and
the 18th amendment were recon-
mended unanimously by the SUBJ
committee on legislation at the Amer
lean Legion national convention here
Wednesday.
This unanimous report will be
submitted to the full resolutions COM
mittee later i'll the day.
Resolutions denouncing cancella-
tior of European war debts and op-
posing adherence of the U. S. to the
world court were reported favorably
by the foreign relations committee
Annd adopted by reclamation.
y A resolution asking full and i'm
mediate payment" of the bonus was
approved by a vote of q to 9 in the
resolutions committee.
The committee was not yet ready
to report the controversial B. E. F..
eviction declaration which would
censure President Hoover for using
troops in evicting the bonus march,
ers from Washington.
Chicago was selected IS the 1888
convention city.
The bonus resolution will come be-
fore the convention with the en-
dorsement of the majority of the leg
islative committee, but committeeman
said the majority opposed the resolu-
ton censuring the president for the
use of troops i : ousting the B. E. F..
from washington:
While the committees debated, Le-
gionnaires learned Of an anonymous
letter telling of plans of red" Or
ganization to bomb the reviewing
stand where Secretary of War Pa
trick j. Hurley and other officials sat
during Tuesdays parade. In reveal
Ing receipt of the note, federal and
military authorities. who refused to
permit use of their names, said the
stands were guarded all Monday
night and the secret service detail
assigned to Secretary Hurley was
doubled. a,
Expect No Debate
Contradicting the announcement
of determined opponents of the
bonus payment, national headquar-
tiers said no debate is expected, on
that resolution. Sam Reynolds, Me-
braska's candidate for national COM
mander, has promised to lead what
he admits is losing fight on the
floor against bonus sentiment in an
effort to effect compromise.
Delay in reporting by the resolu-
tons committee was the result of a
one-man fight for the resolution crit
icizing the president. George Brown,
Pennsylvania member of the COM
mittee. refused to be swayed from his
determination to force a floor debate
en- the B. E. F. after an hours debate
in executive session Of the committee
Tuesday night.
The result will likely be two min
ority reports, one by Reynolds on the
bonus, and the other by Brown on
the B. E. F.
The legislative b-committee of the
resolutions group was called into q
caucus at the same time the conven-
ton resumed to try to formulate q
stand on the liquor question.
George w. Malone of Nevada ap-
peared to have the largest block Of
pledged votes Of any of the dozen or
more candidates for national COM
mander.
Departure Tuesday of Secretary
Hurley, who reached Portland Sunday
night. closed three-day period In
which the chief of the army was al
ternately booed and applauded as he
appeared at various Legion functions.
In each case his appearance provoked
heckling but later gave way to cheers
as "boos" were lost In gathering ap-
plause.
Federal prohibition officers con-
tinued their drive against speak
easies and liquor stores In Portland.
Tuesday night raiding a place In
which more than $500 quarts Of beer,
800 quarts Of wine and some whiskey
was confiscated. q