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Show LEGION EXPECTS VERY BUSY YEAR The National Rehabilitation committee com-mittee of the American Legion anticipates antici-pates 1924 as a most active year, according ac-cording to the views of Legion ofEciala and others Interested In service work performed by the veterans' organization. organiza-tion. Tba work will be under th guidance of Watson B. Miller, formerly former-ly national vice-commander of tlie organization, or-ganization, who has accepted the chairmanship of the rehabilitation committee, and who has given np his law practice during that time In order or-der to perform this service for the World war veterans. Anticipated work of the Leglon' committee this year resolves itself Into approximately six general classifications. classifica-tions. While the so-cailed "Service Division" of the organization at national na-tional headquarters has been closed In accordance with the mandates f the fifth national convention, and all claims will be handled through the committee In Washington, there are certain other definite phases of the work, particularly legislative, which face the committee. Further decentralization of the United States veterans' bureau Is one of the principal Legion alms during the year. Director Hines has already announced a similar policy In regard to many of the recommendations of the organization, organ-ization, and further suggestions are expected in this direction. Completion or the hospital building program is another step which will be urged. A bill already Introduced in congress at the Instance of the Legion asks that an additional $5,000,000 be appropriated appropri-ated to rush these projects to completion. comple-tion. General liberalization of many bureau rulings, especially those affecting affect-ing admission to the government hospitals hos-pitals will be sought. One of the points to be urged will be the Increase of dependency compensation com-pensation for widows and children of deceased e.x-servlce men, on which special legislation is expected at an early date. Extension of hospitalization privileges priv-ileges to all ex-service men, without regard to origin of the diseases or disability, as resulting from or by war, said to be favored by veterans' bureau bu-reau officials will, however, become the principal objective of the Legion's committee. |