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Show ASK LEGION TO FIGHT BONUS BILL N. Y. Veterans Ask That Cash Bonus Lobby Stop. NEW YORK, April 6 (U.R) The American Legion was called upon today to force its officers and executives "to cease further agitation for treasury raiding for veterans." veter-ans." A stinging telegram forwarded for-warded by the Willard Straight post of the Legion to National Commander Henry L. Stevens, charged flagrant abuses which it attributed squarely to the Legion itself, adding that congress has been intimidated by a "paid Washington Wash-ington lobby' and high pressure propaganda." Degrade Patriotism Stevens yesterday was quoted by the White House as endorsing the president's opposition to any bonus at this time. The message, one of the sharpest exchange of its kind on record, comes on the eve of hearings for more bonuses to ex-service men, opening next week at Washington. "We demand," said the telegram from the New York veterans, "discontinuance "dis-continuance of Washington lobby and all attempts to coerce congress con-gress to vote additional billions and special privileges which will thereby degrade patriotism of war service, imperil government finance, fin-ance, gouge taxpayers and make the' word veteran synonymous with panhandler and grafter." |