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Show ' i PLAN MEMORIAL B 10 BALBRAFTK II ' Head of Veterans' Bureau C. Answers Volleys of It I Legion Criticism HH INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Jan. 21. H Construction of a memorial In Cincln- ELaV natl to the into F. w Galbralth, Jr.. HfiHB former national commander, was au- ft lj tliorlaed Friday by the American le- ona executive committee. An ap- H proprlation of $25,000 was authorized. J , The committee alno deslunated cto- EH ber 16 to 20 an the dales tor the HH fourth annual convention at Now Or- HHj Tho first day of the conference was ELaV devoted to discussion of tho plight of PB disabled world war veterans and plana tli. I:- relief. Tho lull. 1 .Stat.--, veterans' bureau was criticised by Tt sWVVl-.R t filTK ISFT). HJfHj) Junius F. Lynch, of Norfolk. Va.. BJHJj , I il. trouMc ii"i much EcH with the bureau, but that the bureau HFHj was left too much in the hands of HfcB' Brigadier General Sawyer, President ( HHj Harding's physician General Sawyer HkHi1 characterized by tho speaker as HfiH mail "who had not donned the army &H uniform until two years after the HH .rmlstice was .signed A resolution aa tdopted calling on federal government t. all it:- B " -littles in b-li.nl ol . 1 i - i I . M - i . I - Kflfl . rans, and demanding an immediate BuR settlement of long pendlns claims. Wr M - oi..,i.-d author-. IBM M ii Nub i ftTjfc to appoint an athletic commission to Bfl arrange a national system nt competl- PpB lion between legion athletic teams; rc- Br jB K-steii tlo- navy dei'irt no-nt to Inves- Kl ilkrate reports of discrimination KjB . gainst ex-service men In employment HpfeH navy yards, and asking the war HEB department to retain the American HH metery at Bony, France. 2& IUK1 VI i i Wis H Charles It. Forbes, director of the HH nlted States veterans bureau, who SB Ba jar Bm . night, promised officials as- HCH mbled that he would immediately H , orders w hit h w ill ex- HPH pedlte the adjudication oi compensa- 1 Hon H For niuii- than an hour Colonel HffH Forbes faced more than a hundred fll department commanders and adjut- . its of the American legion, who kept r JB ISH ing the faults and omissions oi the fH veterans bureau. Colonel Forbes said jpB'' would do ."il 'ii his power nTBH that the matters under discussion 'jjwH were satisfactorily settled jjjflH -As a result of the discussion, much JiB which revolved i I e failure tVB (hi 1 i" di.-abk-d vi-terans, the comman-B&B comman-B&B ders and adjutants voted favorably on H a proposal for the appointment of an BHi American legion grltvanco committee ' HP to press complaints of disabled ex- service men. Thl.- committee will be j composed of John R. Qulnn, comman- . L? der of the California department, ' f chairman; A. A. Vandyke. Minnesota: E9L John . Ewlng, Louisiana; Wlhiam v. H Oeegau. New York; James Boyle, V Maryland; A. J Reinhart. Texas, and William McCauky, Illinois. TONS OF LEI l i lis In an address before the legion, of- J iiclals, Mr. Forbes declared that his JH heart and soul was in the work ami B that he had frequently aat into the1 LVi irly hours or the mommy discussing with President Harding and trying to solve problems uf the disabled vet- , BFE erans. Ho said tUjt the decentrallsa- i RMi 'ion of the bureau had in many cases ! retarded action on claims due to the care with which the rocords had to be n at . i.andled when being moved from : Hytfr Washington to the district bureau. IHI According to Mr. Forbes the bureau i jcelves 60 000 letters o day, all nav-the nav-the claims of ex-scrvici wm - "ht man whe preceded me in this Ba Es Beriously ill from overwork Hi nd the burden of this sreal task, H J At the elbst his talk Mr Forbes Bm - "d that lie would not leave Indlan- H apolis until he had satisfactorily H threshed out the problems of the dls- H abled ireterans with the American le- I BB gion national rehabilitation commit ! BBB . oo |