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Show Legion Resents Charges Of Recent Critics, Says O'Neil LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 31. (U.E) The American Legion resents accusations that veterans have made unreasonable demands upon the government, Ralph T. O'Neil, national commander, said today in addressing delegates aUending the opening session of the annual convention con-vention of the California depart-lent depart-lent of the Life ion. "We have never in the past, or will we in thu future, ask for legislation legis-lation thit is unfair or unreasonable, unreason-able, or that will place an unjust financial burden on our government," govern-ment," O'Neil said. "The condition of unemployment among the world war voterans continues con-tinues to be aoute," O'Neil said. "The relief of, this situation is one of the most pressing problems of the Legion today. "The finding, or creation of work for the unemployed is the emergency emerg-ency phase of the Legion'3 employment employ-ment campaign." r Regarding "youth activities and patriotic education, O'Neil saia that the Legion had "a great opportunity for service" by inspiring "the hearts nd minds of our youth to faith and loyalty to thi.s government and belief be-lief in the institutions of the United States." . ' ,. ,.; In discussing the recent adjusted, service certificate loans, O'Ne'l said that veterans who applied for loans were greatly in nc n ami that most of the loans wi- made for -ll.-pqy h d br" ,"V.f '.tf their certificates. He said that the money had gone to pay doctor bills, rent icng ovenlue, to buy nothing and food for children and wivta, and particularly to purchase seed for spr.ing crops. |