Show I lEGION SPOKESMAN I DEPRECATES PlAN I OF RELIEF I Indicates ates that Definite and Sane Sane Policy Will Soon T Be Formulated WASHINGTON AS March MarchA tA 8 A A erious was made by the American J legion lon In pres presenting nUns Its proposals for soldier r relief In tho form In which It did the house ways was and means committee com corn was told today by Colonel E B Lester Jones n a m member of oC the legions legion's executive committee He said the executive committee would assemble this month and t that at he proposed to I suggest that It formulate a definite I end nd sane policy polley for presentation to congress in a quiet and respectful Aay way ay Colon Colonel r-f r Jones said he believed the J legion glon also should present a con wel-con- sch scheme me for financing any plan It It proposed x Discussing the farm settlement proposal proposal pro pro- the witness said that In making an estimate some months ago he had I found round that about former Cormer soldIers soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers desired an opportunity to take takeo takeover o over er farms Colonel Jones said a land settlement scheme schema should not be confined confined confined con con- fined to vacant public lands or remote over cut-over lands In the south and west but that vacant vacant lands lands in the vicinity of f the cities titles should be purchased for soldier use Chairman Fordney ordney Insisted over i many many objections on reading a letter from Baltimore signed Doughboys and protesting against the recent statement to the committee by Captain Falter Burns that soldiers ex-soldiers did not desire sire a cash bonus or to further emb embarrass embarrass em em- i b barrass the treasury j It If we hadn't gone overseas the letter let- let jer ter said the United States treasury there here Is so much hollering about be being be- be trig Iris busted would be busted right payIng pay- pay Ing Indemnity to the Germans |