Show HOLDEN ON SI STAND A U FOR PRINCIPLES OF mm LEGION U Utah tali Adjutant Testifies in in Washington B Before Ways and Means l Committee Seeks Relief for Soldiers By ny A. A sW Press Pres S. S W ASHINGTON Mar March h St Rep Representatives o of oi the American an anI I Lg Legion on presenting today to the Rouse House I ways and means committee a revised optional plan for soldier relief f charged that agitators were trying to recruit into the I. I W. W Yo W. W former service men who were discontented because o of tho the failure of Congress to provide ai aiL auL L LJ J J. J E. E Holden adjutant f the Utah L Legion ion testified that t organized prop propaganda a to discredit aid aid and undermine the American Legion was disseminated by the Hie I. I I T W LV AV W. throughout the tho country While some soldiers had been misled sled into joining that organization the rank and file he ho said stood firm against such in in- in Urging immediate relief J J. J. J ham of ot Nevada a member of ot the executive executive executive tive committee of ot the Legion dec declared thero there was seething unrest amon among former former for tor- mer service ervice men and women who felt elt they had not received a square deal deJl Chafing With YUh Unrest f They are chafing with unrest and believe Congress should take some ac action action action ac- ac tion for their relief he said sald Holden told the committee that while partially disabled tl and In to hospitals at attractive attractive attractive at- at young women gave him I I. I W W. V literature which said Bald the government government govern gp ment had protected workers workers war contractors and others from gr gat at losses but had done nothing These pamphlets urged service ex-service men to Join the tho I. I W. W W. W W r I. I W. W yrs V In la Utah 1 In tho Utah mining cam camps the I. I W W. W W. outnumber the former service servicemen je men six to one and are making vigor vigor- Continued on page paga 2 3 r HOLDEN ON STANO FOR l PRINCIPlES OF lEGION I Continued from Pago Page L ous efforts cUorts to wipe out Legion organIzations organizations organizations organ organ- en S said Id Any ny beneficial legislation for tor former service men should Include heirs of or those who died or were killed declared Mrs Herman H. H BIrney of ot Philadelphia representing tho War Var Mothers of ot America Our first duty should bo be to tho the relatives relatives rel rel- of or those who did not return an anto and ami amito to the tho wounded sho she added I 1 nn Support Supports Representative O Gallivan Democrat Massachusetts supporting tho the proposed relief reHe plan declared soldiers had re returned returned re- re turned from Franco to find an nn orgy org of or reckless spending and no as a result felt they had harl received a a. raw ra deal deeLl No o adequate compensation has been mado made to them ho he said and tho only example of oC the governments government's gratitude wag wai tho 60 tip they thoy received when discharged |