Evening star., 1934-10-24
BONUS NOW ASKED
BY LEGION GROUP
Legislative Committee
Drafts Resolution Demand.
ing Immediate Cash.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla. October c4-The
American Legion Legislative Commit
tee tomorrow will recommend to the
convention that it go on record as
favoring immediate cash payment of
the bonus. it was learned today on
competent authority.
The Associated Press learned the
Legislative Committee would recon-
mend immediate cash payment of the
bonus on the premise funds so re-
leased would alleviate TIE general
economic depression by putting a
large amount of money into imme-
diate circulation, thereby relieving
unemployment to great extent.
Text of Resolution.
The resolution of the Legislative
Committee stated:
Resolved, that since the Govern
ment of the United States is now def
nitely committed to a policy of spend
purpose of fastening recovery.
THE American Legion recommends
the immediate payment at face value
of adjusted compensation certificates
with cancellation of all interest and
refund of interest previously paid, as
a means to that end"
The committee, after hours of de-
bate last night and today. adopted the
resolution with only two dissenting
votes.
Without discussion the convention
adopted a report of its Time and
Place Committee awarding the 1885
Bernard F. Dickmann of St. Louis
personally extended an invitation
from his city and handed over $685.
900 check lin good faith"
Urge $4,000 Army.
Without discussion or a dissenting
vote, the convention adopted a report
of its National Defense Committee rec
ommending increasing the standing
army to $4,000 officers and los, 900
men.
Consolidation of the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps air services was
opposed in the report.
Construction of an American Navy
to full treaty strength was advocated.
The report proposed National
Guard strength of 100000. Reserve
Officers Corps of 10000 men and
necessary appropriations to provide
10000 men with Reserve Corps train
ing during the next fiscal year.
Constitution to Remain.
The Constitutional Amendments
Committee reported it found no cause
for any amendments in the constitu-
ton of the Legion.
The report was adopted without
discussion.
DR.. Henry Lester Smith of Indiana,
president of the National Education
Association, said in addressing the
convention that the American Legion
deserved much credit for the observ-
ance of American Education week.
In a general discussion of school
purposes and financial standing DR..
Smith solicited the continued sup
port of the American Legion" in child
and adult education.
Employment Aids Cited.
A general review Of the work of
the United States Employment Serv-
ice was given in an address by Di-
rector w. Frank Persons. Work ap-
plicatlons from more than 100000
people were received during the Civil
Works Administration program last
Winter, he said.
Persons said statistics showed nine
out of every 10 veterans who applied
to employment service were placed in
jobs, either temporary or permanent,
while only about half Of the other
persons who applied were placed
The opposition of the American
Federation Of Labor ito Communism
in any form and Fascism in any
form" was reported by H. c. Frem-
ming, representing President william
Green of the American Federation of
Labor. His statement was applauded.