Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1920 — LEGION DEEMS COMPENSATION PARAMOUNT OBLIGATION [ARTICLE]

LEGION DEEMS COMPENSATION PARAMOUNT OBLIGATION

The national executive committee of the American Legion Tuesday adopted a resolution declaring* it the belief of the organization that legislation looking toward adjusted compensation for former service men and women was a paramount obligation of the government, with the exception of legislation, still uncompleted, looking te the rights of widows and orphans if deceased ex-service men and women and disabled soldiers. The resolution, a copy of which was sent to a committee on soldier beneficial legisla- . titon, which will meat in Washington February 18, recommended the compensation for discharged soldiers or service women be adjusted to provide that such person receive a SSO bond for each month of serwas also decided Tuesday to change the American Legion weekly beginning with the issue of next week to a form “consistent with the financial resources of the legion.” No deltails as to the form the publication will take were announced, but the resolution provides for a new board of directors for the weekly, which will be composed of newspaper, magazine, and advertising experts.