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Excerpt from Soldiers’ Adjusted Compensation, Vol. 1: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance; United States Senate Sixty-Sixth Congress, Third Edition on H. R. 14157
At this time. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the Senate Finance Committee, on behalf of the American Legion and the other veteran organizations here to-day, T desire to express our appreciation for this early opportunity you have given us to appear on the adjusted compensation bill.
The American Legion is composed of more than 2,000.000 men and women who have seen service in the World War. They are unanimous on this adjusted compensation bill, and at their recent convention in Cleveland, held September 27, 28, and 20, the delegates from every State throughout the country, after full discussion on the floor of the convention, adopted the following resolution. Reading: ]
Resolved, That the American Legion, in national convention here assembled, gives its unqualified approval of House bill No. 14157, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 2S9) to 92 May 29, 1920. and which is now pending before the Senate, and which provides for the optional plan of either-
1. Adjusted service pay, based on length of service;
2. Adjusted service certificates maturing in 20 years, based on length of
service;
3. Vocational training;
4. Farm or home aid; or
5. Land settlement, for which 31 States have already made, through their
State legislatures, provision for cooperation: And be it further Resolved, That the American Legion, in national convention here assembled, commends and approves the action of the national executive committee and the national beneficial legislative committee in formulating and presenting this adjusted compensation legislation to Congress: And be it further
Resolved, That the American Legion, in national convention assembled, hereby directs the national executive committee to take such action as it may deem necessary to insure the prompt passage of this bill.
Our presentation to-day, gentlemen, will be limited, and I desire to present first the chairman of the national legislative committee, Air. Gilbert Bettmnn, of Ohio.
STATEMENT OF MR. GILBERT BETTMAN, OF OHIO, CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN LEGION.
Mr. Bettman. Air. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, I appear as a representative of the American Legion, as chairman of the national legislative committee of that body. I appreciate that in talking here we are at the engine room of the ship of state, and what you want, gentlemen, is fuel of thought and not hot air.
We come here in a spirit of helpfulness, to try to offer the point of view of the American Legion, as representing 2,000.000 men and women in its own body, and we believe also representative of the 4,500.000 who were in the service.
I think we can be of assistance if I should say a word to this committee by way of introduction of the history of this legislation. Maybe I will say some things that you already know. But you are busy men, and possibly the exact history of how this originated and what part the American Legion has played may not have come directly to your knowledge. The first act of the American Legion on this question of adjusted compensation was done in the fall of 1919, when the first regular convention of the American Legion was held, and at that time an effort was made by some to have the American Legion go on record as requesting an adjustment of compensation from the Congress of the United States.
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