The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-13
War Veterans Form
 National Council
Eleven Organizations Meet in Washington for
 Official Organization Defense Program for Nation - Thomas Walsh Elected Chairman.

Victor E. Devereaux, director of Ainericanism for the VFW; Willard w. Rice, national service director for the DAV; Thomas Walsh, na- tional commander of the Catholic War Veterans; Joe Barr, national executive committeeman for the Jewish War Veterans of the United States; Jack Kyle, national educa. tional director for the Regular Vet erans Association; Major Earl Ham. ilton Smith, national legislative representative for the Army and Navy Union; Ralph N. Werner, Ya- tional chief of staff for the National Association of Regulars: Captain Fred Kochli, national commander of the Army and Navy Legion of Valor; Colonel E. s. Betteiheiin, national adjutant of the Military Order of the World War; Herbert A. Church, national commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart; and Philip e. Cronan, 1la- tional treasurer of the Fleet Reserve Association.
 A subcommittee, composed of Captain Fred Kochli, as chairman, Herbert A. Church and Major Elar IT. Smith, was delegated to draft Q set of proposed Articles of Associa- ton, to be submitted to the several national veteran organizations for study prior to another conference scheduled to be held in Washington, D. O., April 2oth.
 Another committee, consisting of Jack Kyle, Philip c. Cronan. Ralph N. Warner and Thomas Walsh, was authorized to confer with ofilcials of the FBr and the De- partment Of Justice to ascertain specifically how the proposed Na- tional Council of veterans organ!5a- tons can best cooperate with gov- ernmental agencies in taking effective steps to expose and combat anti-American groups and activities.
 Resolutions Adopted
 Four resolutions were unanimous. ly adopted by the conference, namely:
 CD Insisting that there shall be no age limitations whatsoever in the selection of persons who may other wise be qualified for any public or private job or position.
 (2) Calling upon all constituent veteran organizations to urge their respective members, and other vet- erars, to become and to remain ac- lively registered with their nearest public employment offices, to facili- tate the employment of those who may be qualified to fit into some irl- duStry needed for the nations ex- banding program of national defense material production:
 (3) Requesting the President to is- sue an executive order, or, if neces- sary, to push for legislation, in effect to provide that the appointing ofii- cer shall submit in writing to the Civil Service Commission his reason for skipping over the name Of 8 veteran when making any appoint ment from civil service register, such reason, and the reaction of the Civil Service Commission thereto. to be made available to the veteran affected, or to his designated repre- sentative, and,
 (N Calling upon all participating veteran organizations to urge their respective state departments and local units, to form state or local councils of veterans organizations.
 Future Meetings
 It was unanimously agreed by those present that all national vet eran organizations not represented at such meeting should be furnished with the same information as fur other veteran organizations, who may not have found 1t feasible to attend the preliminary organization meetings, will be present at such final organization meeting.
 nished to those who were present and that they be urged to attend the proposed final organization meeting on April goth. is4i. It is anticipated that representatives of