Show I Stand Taken for Adjusted Adjusted Payments j I KANSAS CITY Mo 20 Nov 2 Com Cem Com Committees were slow siow in reporting and I the morning session was late in starting start start- ing The The- band representing the rEI re republic republic rE re- I public of Mexico was enthusiastically j received and the crowd stood at at attention attention at- at as the Mexican national anthem anthem an an- II them was played The report of the committee on constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- I amendments was presented and adopted without cn The convention adopted a resolution reaffirming the attitude taken by the last national convention con at Cleveland relative to adjusted compensation The resolution reviewed the history of the tentative bonus le legislation heretofore heretofore heretofore hereto hereto- fore sponsored by the legion ion which culminated in the Sweet bill passed b by the house of representatives at nt Its last regular session and laid aside by the senate upon the recommendation of the president The resolution re reaffirms reaffirms reaffirms re- re affirms the legions legion's stand in favoring the the- passage of legislation providing the same sort of adjusted compensation tion which the Sweet bill provided The Americanization committees committee's report was adopted section by section One clause urging that clemency be benot benot benot not given Eugene V V. Debs Serving nerving a sentence In the federal prison at At Atlanta Atlanta At- At I lanta for violation of wartime laws was adopted amid cheers the convention convention convention conven conven- I tion rising and shouting its approval The rhe report urged ed more stringent ent ex examina examination ex- ex amina n of Immigrants ts a and nd d closer I supervision lon of radl In In regard to the-question the of Japanese Immigration the report requested the convention to reaffirm the stand on the subject ta taken taken ta- ta ken by the two previous conventions and made no further suggestions I The use ue use of ot English English- only in the coun country's public schools was urged and It was asked that all teach teachers rs be required to take the oath of allegiance More respect for the flag and more drastic safeguards against using it for advertising purposes at home and e requested Better la laws law w were ye declared lared to be necessary Punishment for all slackers was was wa demanded de demanded tie tie- and the action of the legion officials in opposing the release from orn prison of persons convicted of wartime laws offenses offense indorsed The action of ot the property property custodian custodian In taking over the property of Grover C. C Bergdoll the American draft evader was ap approved ap- ap proved 1 The report pertaining to radicals suggested that newspapers b be re requested requested requested re- re quested to publish notices of ot radical gatherings ath and that legion posts notify notify notley no- no the proper authorities of all radical radical radical rad rad- ical meetings coming within their ob ob- ob A policy in Hawaii which shall re result re- re suit sult In a larger population of distinctly distinct distinct- ly American origin and give Iv a diversification diversification diversi diversi- of alien population with a aview aview aview I view u to military social and economic safety safet was urged In the report |