Evening star., 1936-09-23
IT'S HAD ENOUGH,
LEGION INFORMED
Hines Tells Veterans to Con.
slider Nation Before De.
manding More.
BULLETIN.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, September
% [P,.-New York was unaniraolSs
ly named the 1887 American Legion
convention city today.
By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. September 23.-Gen.
Frank T. Hines. Veterans Bureau ad-
ministrator. warned the American
Legion today against pressing i'm
mediately for further veterans benefits.
while William Green. American Fed
Grafton of Labor president, urged
Legion support for neutrality legisla-
ton against foreign entanglements."
Asserting disabled veterans and De.
pendents of those who died in the
service have had reasonably adequate
compensation" the Veterans Bureau
chief added:
I'm the consideration Of future pro-
poeals for the enactment Of sddi-
tional legislation beneficial to veterans
and their dependents. due recognition
should be given to existing benefits
and care exercised to avoid the pos
sibility of claims of injustice TO non.
veteran groups"
Asks Country Be Considered.
Describing the nou-disabled vet.
Grams as "once more members OF the
great civilian population" Hines urged
Legionnaires to consider before special
benefits the general prosperity of the
country.
1T seems to me that it is of the first
Importance" he said, that we think
Of all veterans as citizens first and
yield not to the sympathy which We
would extend to the entire group by
class or special legislation. but see to
it that we are able to extend assistance
to all groups or classes who in an
emergency may need the helping hand
Of their Government.
The administrator branded as with.
out foundation" reports that the bu.
reau planned to reduce veterans benz
efits.
Green Urges Neutrality Laws.
The A. F. of L. chief pleaded with
the Legion to join forces with labor
in demanding strengthened" neutral-
ity legislation.
THE American Legion and the
American Federation of Labor, stand.
ing together, will constitute a mighty
force against any attempt which may
be made to inveigle the United States
into any Of the controversies and war
activities Of European countries"
Green said.
The Legionnaires we're tired today,
having marched more than IL hours
yesterday in colorful spectacle
which National Comdr. Ray Murphy
described as "the greatest parade in
the history Of the Legion
Legion officials said 10000 were in
the line of march-80 per cent of
them in uniforms-and that the
number vas far greater than ever
paraded before. The line continued
from 10 am. yesterday until 9:25 pm.
last night before all delegations had
completed their four-mile display.
Hundreds Of Thousands Watch.
Even then, like the ebb tide Of a
lively sea. the huge crowd that came
to see the Legion on display, variously
estimated at between 300, 900 and 5o0,-
900 persons, swirled and eddied
through downtown streets until long
after midnight.
Some dozen committee reports on
national defense, foreign relations,
Americanism and associated themes
were on the docket for today. High
officials said no controversial issues
we're expected.
Other items of business were se-
lection of 1887 convention city and
addresses by Orville c. Pratt. presi.
dent of the National Education Asso-
citation; j. E. Rankin. chairman of the
House Committee on World War Vet
erans Legislation. and John J. Hall
on Highway Safety"
Meanwhile, thousands of the vet
erans' best musicians went through
the band and drum and bugle corps
contests for the titles held respectively
by the Franklin Post. No. l, of Co.
lumbus. Ohio, and the San Gabriel,
Calf, Post.
Finals Tonight.
The drum and bugle corps events
got under way at am. in Cleveland
Stadium, where the Legion's big pa
rade finished up last night. and the
quslifiers from a field Of 66 units were
to compete in the finals tonight. The
band contest was expected to be de-
cided late today.
Harry L. Walker of Memorial Post,
No, 44S, Duquesne, Pa, won the bugler
contest today with a score OF 1855.
Second in the field of % buglers was
Mack Harp, Bonnie Sloan Post, No.
%, New Albany. Ind, who had $3.50
points. Charles Ray Rausch, Funk.
hauser Post, No. 8, Evansville, Ind.
was third at 1880.
The Nations two largest populated
cities. New York and Chicago, to-
gether with Los Angeles. Denver and
Montreal, Canada. sought the 1887
gathering. The convention concludes
tomorrow with selection of national
officers and other wind-up business.
Campaign headquarters of Harry W.
Colmery, the Topeka. Kans., lawyer,
claimed more than $50 votes" pledged
today to his candidacy. with 633 re-
quired for election.
Other candidates included Quimby
Melton. the Grifith. Ga, editor, and
Ray Kelly of Detroit, whose managers
said they were aiming at building up
his campaign for 1887.
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