Evening star., 1947-08-30

IdutcQ Interference against The
other.
Must Be Prepared.
But as long as deliberate aggres-
sion against the rights of free men
and the existence of free government
may be part of the international
picture, We must be prepared for
whatever this may finally mean to
u.s."
The second larest ovation went to
Admiral Nimitz, who added assur-
ances that the Navy will fare well
under the new unified defense estab-
lishment, ''if 1t is administered in
the spirit in which it was created"
Gen. Carl Spaatz, commanding
general of the Army Air Forces, ex-
planned reorganization plans for the
Air Force. He called for an increase
in aircraft production, which he said
has dropped to 1,700 planes from
production of IS, 900 two years ago.
Meanwhile, strong campaigns for
candidates for national commander
continued with James F. O'Neil OF
Manchester, N. H., generally con-
ceded a sizable edge.
Key States of California, Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois and New York were re-
ported today to have pledged support
to the 49-year -old World War I
veteran.
Delegation Support Lacking.
District Department Comdr. Owen
c. Holleran said the washington
delegation still is standing solidly
behind the candidacy of James j.
Malloy, 45-year-old Washington at
torney Mr.. Malloy, q veteran of
both World Wars, is well liked by
high Legion officials, but at this
time, they say, simply lacks the dele
CATION support to be considered
serious threat.
Mr.. ONeil's closest contender for
commander is Martin Coffey, of
Middletown, Ohio, another World
War I veteran. A campaign high
light of Mr.. Coffey's supporters is
that Mr.. O,Neil has been hand
picked by Legion "kingmakers."
Newsmen today received state
ment from a group, calling itself the
National Conference of Union Labor
Legionnaires, which attacked Legion
policies. 1t said the policies have
cost, the Legion a large turnover
in membership during the last year.
Legion officials identified the
group as made up of union members
who belong to the Legion, but
stressed that it has no afhliation
with the Legion.
Hits Failure to Invite Green.
The statement said that the Le-
gion failure to invite AFL President
William Green to address the con-
vention sis an outrage and an in
suit to the hundreds of thousands
of union members who pay Legion
dues" 1t particularly attacked the
Legion's housing program.
Tales of housing woes in many
parts Of the country were unfolded
today before the Housing Committee
which met to formulate recon-
mendations to the convention.
David Shapiro, psychiatric social
worker for the Veterans Administra-
ton in Brooklyn, told the commit
tee that many veterans are in the
process of developing psycho-neu-
rotic personalities because of the
housing problem. They are living
in makeshift fashion. They are
doubled up and tripled up in barns
and garages"
Paul R. McCauley of Kansas City
said his city had only 500 units of
veterans housing and that 5000
veterans with families had applied
for space in the converted barracks.
Some of the rank-and-file speak
ers accused the committee members
of opposing the Wagner-Ellender-
Taft housing bill, and demanded
that the Legion be put on record in
favor of it.
The housing situation provoked a
lively incident when Harry G. Mil
ler, 6-foot 1-inch 2o7-pound Le-
gionnaire from Ell Dorado, Ark,
pounded on the Housing Commit
tees door today and demanded that
its session be open to all.
The group had gone into executive
session after hearing the rank-and-
file members, but the committee
chairman admitted other Legion
naires and newsmen after Mr.. Mil
lerS protest,