| Show Legion Chief Urges U US J. C S s. Cruiser 1 s er Co s I f j t McNutt c Says N Nation tion Should hoid Cont Continue nue Until Agreement Reached r J War tar Veter Veterans ns Open An Annual Annual An An- fi nual Session at atLo Lo Louisville Ky i S LOUISVILLE K R s' s Sept Sep 30 o CAP AP naval al agreement for real an reached Americas America's i is lt ity ty should bo con con- b ding program r Aul national nationalS Paul V. V McNutt ed American Legion S or of o the aid l in his his' ann annual al r report port made athe at nt t tho thi he ng session slon of ot o hero today to- to ron's rons f n s national convention day Asserting fL that thal the tile legion stands t tf S for movements to make permanent certain Commander more p peace ace ee more McNutt added that until such methods arc found and ind id accepted bya by byall a all aU nations this nation must proVide pro pro- Vide a complete defense In any riy con- con en he lie SUnder present conditions continued the policy of r parity with powers Is Js els essential to complete corn com com complete def defense ris Such p parity must be bel bereal besal sal real l parity rather than apparent arty arity If It It Is possible to achieve I i 1 by bv agreement rather lather han han by by competitive v armament the uie hc S Hey olley of the American Legion Is ls to tu support such a 1 move mo Until such Ian it agreement Is reached ached r the cruiser cruis cruls trY fro building program Bho should be continued ed MUST ST Sr CONFINE NE WORK The e American L Legion glon the commander com coin j nander mander said In another part of ot his epo must mus confine contIno Itself to o. o those matters natt rs which affect veterans of ot tb tho World war war and their dependents dependent and ind nd to broad nonpartisan ques- ques tl ti os Ds of ot national poli policy y He said S th the legion had been beeri asked to furer furer furer fur- fur er many causes which although h did not ot concern the te veter veter- isa as such directly added Ho-added Ho added that the lesion legion should present a united front r nt and that once a decision Is s nude by a properly authorized or zed body Lit the duty of every legionnaire to support that decision Discussing the failure of ot the national national na na- na- na hospital bill UI the report P pointed painted out out that more than World war ar at Veterans veterans are receiving compensation ns e ton t for r liability Weare We Wel are are told b by ex- ex i- i It add added d that tho the peak o ol of Uie load will not be bi b reached until 1947 1937 1 The he old month month report actIng act- act Ing medical direct director r of the veterans veterans' veterans'S S bu bur bureau eau au contains the Information that ex service men men are are hoi hospitalized hos- hos for m mental illness and that S of f t these es 1217 have been been hospital hospital- lied without authorization of ot the bur bureau au Instate county city and private ld ate Ins Institutions FACILITIES z S i Our r survey shows on on August 1 th that t 2243 psychiatric veterans veter veter- aria ans aside from In nongovernmental nongovernmental mental f Institutions Di are awaiting hospitalization today The conclusion lion sion Is obvious The Thie h hospital l fa facilities fa- fa s of ot the government ire are ore not adequate Ib It to be the duty of of S this c convention to take a d determined stand on these matters matteis and prepare to carry the fight for adequate hos- hos to a successful mien sion JH No one ono Is a 1 more si sincere bel believer ever In peace than the thc ninn man who has bas known kown pe personally the horrors of War declared General General- Peyton C. C March former ormel chief chie of staff of the 1 army In an address prepared for f delivery at tho opening session We Va Jail all rejoice In tho the signing of th the Kellogg treaties renouncing war ar as asan asIn asan an In instrument of ot national policy but It w would uld be foolish to imagine that wars were abolished those treaties n to 11 i- i Wants Defense e j fc f V dt- dt I PAUL V V. |
