Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-01-01 | Page 1 | Legion Leader Demands Bonus

LEGION LEADER LEA DEMANDS BONUS BONOS Veterans Will Continue Fight Despite Opposition of Roosevelt WASHINGTON Jan 1 I Frank JP-Frank P Prank Frank I N. N Belgrano Jr commander of the American Legion declared today it would press for Immediate payment of or orthe the the soldiers' soldiers bonus despite the opposition opposition opposition opp tion of President Roosevelt In n a statement issued at Legion Text of or statement on Page Face 2 headquarters here he contended that the Roosevelt letter of or yesterday contained one of the strongest arguments in favor of at the immediate payment of the adjusted service certificates I have yet et read The reference was to the presidents president's reminder that when veterans borrowed borrowed borrowed bor bor- rowed 50 per cent of the face value of or the certificates in 1931 it was used largely to discharge their debts It is only reasonable to suppose the same results would be obtained today when the balance due is paid said Belgrano