Evening star., 1933-10-02

Wood, national chaplain, was next
raised in the invocation.
Welcoming the Legion to Chicago,
Gov. Henry Horner of Illinois was the
first of battery Of speakers.
The Legion" said the Governor,
has stood as an impossible barrier
against the anarchy and radicalism;
it's very existence deterring those who
might have been tempted to undermine
our Republican form Of Government.
IF the generation just growing to
manhood and the generations who
succeed it perform their duty as fully
as you have performed yours, there
can be no doubt as to the future of
the republic"
Mayor Kelly Asks N. r. A. Support.
Following Gov. Horner, Mayor Edward
j. Kelly of Chicago, pleaded for sup
port of President Roosevelt's program
for economic recovery, and praised the
Legion for its fight against Communism,
which, he said, was preying on the
misery of the people and striking at
the heart of good government.
Mayor Kelly told the Legionnaires the
city was theirs, that police had been
instructed to treat them with courtesy,
and that any violation Of that order
should be reported direct to him.
Short addresses were made by James
p. Ringley, commander of the Illinois
department of the Legion, and by
Chicago committee which made ar
rangements for the gathering.
The Legion convention this year, said
Rufus c. Dawes, president of A Gen.
tury of Progress Exposition, comes at
a time when it is well for us as citizens
to adopt the soldierly virtues of sub
mission to discipline and obedience to
orders"
Our Government" he continued,
"has declared a war upon economic de-
preston and our President has issued
orders to every citizen to take his part
in the campaign.
Treasury in Conflict.
"The Nations Treasury is thrown
into the conflict and the Nations well
fare depends upon victory. The en-
thusiasm and the energy of the vigor
and the vitality of the American Legion
will assert itself in this warfare as it
did in the great conflict beyond the
seas"
success III tts eHOi' ;a'o wv ~aa os'te &c tte
Francois de Martigny, Montreal,
president of the Provincial Council of
the Canadian Legion, said that this was
the first legion convention in which
Canada has been officially represented.
Former National Comdr. Howard B.
Savage introduced Col Russell c. Mar
tin, commander in chief of the G. A.
r., and there was thunderous roar
of applause as Col. Martin, erect and
alert for all his years, ascended to the
platform.
Il trust" said Col Martin. that
President Roosevelt and the Nation at
large will see that proper care is taken
of disabled veterans, their widows and
orphans.
''The G. A. R. is behind the Legion
in everything it does. You are our sons.
grandSons and great-grandsons, and we
are proud of you"
The National Executive Committee
last night authorized the filing of for
NAL charges looking toward revocation
of the charter of the New Mexico State
Department.
The announcement was made by
Comdr. johnson. The action follows
charges that State Legion officials OF
New Mexico have held governmental
Offices and used the Legion as politi-
cal organ.
The Executive Committee spent sew
eral hours In closed session hearing a
complete report of special committee
sent to New Mexico to make an inves-
tigation.
Details Of the committees report were
withheld, Comdr. johnson saying that
the committee session was in the nature
of a grand jury hearing. He said it
would be unfair to disclose the commit
tees report before giving both sides
an opportunity to be heard.
Leaders said they looked to the Pres1-
dent to help solve some Of the issues
that have come before other sessions OF
the veterans. In addition to the bonus
these include:
The question of providing adequate
care for disabled veterans, widows OF
veterans and dependents.
The question of national economy.
The administration of the Veterans
Bureau, several State departments hav-
ing already forwarded demands for the
removal of its administrator, Frank T.
Hines
Charges that Hines figured in the
cuts in relief under the enonomy act
were reported to be the basis for the
demands for his removal.