Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-20 | Page 24 | Border Claims Speed Sought

BORDER CLAIMS SPEED SOUGHT , 1 Senator Elbert D. Thomas Friday Fri-day was urging congress to broaden the dutiea Mha Mexican claims 1 commiulon to" laclude all general clainu. This, be contended, la vital to welfare of many L. D. S. church members who here filed claims against the Mexirnn government for land losses resulting from Mexican Mex-ican conflicts from 110 to 1920. In a proposal to congress Senator Thomas suggested the change In an amendment to the pending state department de-partment bill, explaining it would avert necessity of appointing a general gen-eral claims boards. This, ho said, would expedite payment of the claims. The senate earlier had approved a house-senate conference report) on legislation extending for ons year the life of the claims commission commis-sion of which Darrell T. Lane, Salt Lake City attorney. Is a member.