Show aa raef ican lesion tio copy fur for this deportment supplied by I 1 national cf of the th american legion DISCUSSES FOURFOLD PLAN national commander doller advis that prompt action Is Nc Nece esary ary to qt got results ts attempt attempts of appon opponents tx of the amert amerl can legions fourfold d optional corn com pene atlon ion plan to divert attention from the main Is 1 sue ue by embroiling to congress in a alip dl af over different revenue pro 4 bucins scheme schemes playing off advocate advocates of ot carlous plane plans against one another are exposed by brank tin 1011 national commander ot 01 he the legion in a alfi aed article lu in a recent issue of the american legion weekly he ile write writes the america americas legions Le glona fight light for the I 1 fourfold optional compensation corn pen net ion plan has entered a new phase the opposition defeated in its at tempt to invoice popular sentiment against the measure itself baa ban turned from the direct to the indirect of attack the no new strategy la in to the bill through the instrument of a fomented controversy over meth oda of money raising already the attempt ibeling made to divert attention from the bill to the question of the means by which the money ahall shall be raised ta to carry out its lt provisions if the advocates of different revenue producing schemes can a be played off against one another the congress cong reas embroiled in a dispute mr money raising in which the bill mccu occupying the role of ot innest by slander hau shall receive a mortal blow thia this design will have succeeded the fourfold plan haj has withstood tood the closest the no economic soundness of the land settlement settlements home aid and vocational training op gions and the fact that the fourth option can ean be paid automatically to the dependents of thou who died to all disabled and to those needing assistance nce makes makee the plan the best solution atlon of ot the problem of beneficial U A majority of coap ees favor the bul bill angress Oon Mn gresa gress however begins its summer vacation soon unless the bill Is passed before that adjournment the chances of its ultimate passage jre will be greatly impaired and the future of all service ex beneficial legislation injuriously affected national kead headquarters quarters h has prel pressed sed the ledona legions case with all the vigor it can command and has received admirable support from the thet membership ir Is imperative pera tive that these efforts be sustained state departments posts and individuals throughout the country should continue to impress upon their senators and congressmen that the bill should be passed before adjournment and the question of money raising not he be permitted to obstruct the real issue BACK TO EARTH WITH BUMP oreon oregon and wyoming land net not creditable to nation bays lasion weekly the oregon an and d wyoming land fias aas cos con states a writer la in the american Ameri cair legion weekly are not exactly creditable to a nation that prides itself above all ehr else on its business effi clen cy cr the machinery jammed some where what machinery there was for when farms go to TO 79 men out of who ho exhibit enough interest to write to about the land then it Is evident toe too few wheels are grinding to the returning soldier his familiar america took on an the aspect of an el dorado he re approached it with something iome thIng of the practical idealism of the immigrant to be sure he knew koew its streets were not gold gald paved but he recollected how he be had bad always heard it m was att the land of opportunity and nd how from boyhood he had sn deop people le taking advantage of the opportunity and to whom would america quicker extend the th helping hand than titan her homecoming home coming defenders defend ersi lie ile had been shaken out of a rut in ta nelch he probably would have lived and died but for the wars coming being mug out he determined not jo a drop back ue heard board the call of the land picture the feelings feel logs then of bome of t these pioneers who traveled to t wyoming to find that less than a R tenth of them could gat got the land they 1 sought picture the feelings of the men who went to oregon to be b shown desolate tracts that reminded of the roc kiest Mt thorniest passes of the ar roane the land and home fea feature turee of f the legions fourfold four fold compensation cannot mime the desert bloom nor can eari the sections so as to rowlin for ill all comers but amy t an nix nee io I 1 tant the machinery Is I 1 ad cuate litt tte tit i 4 ill land lovinc loving exam ex am ice lee anett unity milty to establish their homes hotnes ver r they bey want thet thea and to fuch costly and disappoint tag tai a as oregon and lyew in lag ait hav have wit V |