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Show THE AMERICAN LEGION NEWS SERVICE Stale legislation which will offer tho alternative of a $2,000 farm or homo loan or cash compensation at the rate of $16 n month of service for veterans of the World Wnr, will bo pressed by the Oregon Dopartmont of tho American Ameri-can Legion. It wns so decided at u recent re-cent moetlng of tho statu executive committee of tho Legion. Tho Legionnaires also voted to sponsor In tho logUlaturo n bill similar to the Jnpamo law of California, aimed to provcit land holdings by orientals In the siau whon It wns pointed out that Hi- doptlffii of tho California law cnuseii an inllux of Jnpanoso Into Oregon. Chat glng that army overcoats nro bolng solicited from forlnor aervlco men for disabled votornns becauso tho government has failed to clotho thorn ndouuatoly, Miles D. King, n mombor of the West Knd Post of tho American Legion In Now York City, lins written a letter of protost to Socrotary of Wnr llakor. The writer stntcs that "surplus "sur-plus army clothing Is bolng sold right nnd left nt what Is supposed to bo sacrifice prices, nnd I nm thoroforo untitle to undcrstnnd why thoso convalescent con-valescent soldiers cannot bo furnished furnish-ed with sulilclont clothing." The appeal to former service mon to glvo up thoir ovorconts, according to the lottor, was mado from tho American Red Cross, through a Legion mombor at a mooting ot tho New York post. |