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Show LEGION SOLID : FOR WAR BONUS , One Delegate Votes 'No' By Mistake and Gets Bawling Out CONVENTION' HALL Now Orleans. , Oct 18. (By the Aeaoclat. cl Press ) Demand for a roll call that tho "world may know where wo stand 1. on the bonus question." followed Viva -jvoce affirming of tho report of th I j resolutions committor which declared l the legion will "continue to fight for 1 tho legislation until it l nacted into la ws," A division, called for by Commander jMacNlder, resulted In announcement ithat tho vote was unanimous no delegate who voted "no" by mistake 1 cried out his apology when hundreds ijof delegates yelled out ' who Is he." CODORFT D PARADE. The American legion, following a "business session today, marched in parade this afternoon. More than '30,000 men "fell in." I Kenesaw M Iandls, commission of organlred baseball, former federal district dis-trict JudRc In Chicago and avowed 1 friend of service mon. today told the jAmerlean legion convention that their stand on adjusted compensation was based on Justice. Major J B. Cohen, bead of tho British delegation to the recent convention con-vention of the Intnr.a 1 1 1 r . I e I mm nm 'told of tho activities of the British I legion. "Like the great American legion' 1 Major Cohen declared, "the British legion Is non-pollti al Therein He power and upon that fact rests OUl ability to get for tho disabled rnen of England proper care and treatment from the government, YETs PARADES, Following Commissioner Land la' speech the convention session adjourned, and the veterans left for the annual legion parade at 2 o'clock. The report of tho committee on national na-tional legislation, demanding .an:" of a bonus law as against a pension system was read by John Thomas Taylor. Its chairman "Expoauro of war profiteers" was I declared another duty of th" legion In jMr Taylors report, which was adopted in Its entirety. 'I he dramatic recitation of the star-Spanglej star-Spanglej Banner b the commander of tho George Washington post of Washington D. C, opened the legion session today. Greetings from tho British legion signed l. the Prince of Wales and General Halg, tommnndr in chief of the British arm. werA brought by Major Cohen, member of the British parliament Tho assembly arose to its feet with a roar when Judge landis reached the platform. LANDIS CHEERED "One reason 1 am glitd to be here Im.i.iv C'll.TMl- I . n.l la "Is nail a few lies about the American legion 1 have had some exp rleni 8 with perjurers." per-jurers." The Judge told of hi sefforta to get an ex-service man a Job, and how ho was refused on tb ground that tho veterans are flighty ' he corrected that opinion, he aald and added, "but If 1 had gone through what that man did. 1 would have been shot eery day for flightlnesa unless I had been thu army s commander In chief " "If tho American people knew what we nave not done for those who ser -od, 1 tell you there would be littlo Bleep for the civilian population In thla land. We have be-on derelict in dlltj we must act out to fix It bo that no civilian money can buy him better hospital service than tin- government can buy for those who fought TKl TH ,I()l I HON I S "I can tell you the truth on this thing that has boen .misnamed it lis called the bonus Back in 1917, jthere had been tumult on this earth I for two or three years. We had a war The bunch of fellows who decided 'that war. decided we must have soldiers' sol-diers' Then they decided we must I pay the soldiers. "One said, 'it's a bad thing to overpay over-pay soldiers,' and ho decided on J30 Ninety-six million of us were unanimous unani-mous for $30 a month We went back , to work and strange to k.-i things dou-IV dou-IV d .' n.J t thIpIi d In prlC'" " APPLAUDED TW O.MIM TKs i.'ere the Judge announced with cm- 1 phatlc slowness "I am for adjusted compensation" 1 and drew two full mlnutei of supremo applause. ' Now" continued Mr. Iandis, "I'll tell you nhout performance of some I follows while you were awa who 1 pussy-footed while their country was I at war. Some said what can I do to profit me after the war Is over. He , considered those who opposed the war and decided It was best to keep still. I ' Now those chaps are bobbing up. They'll run for office 1 dn t caro what politics they profess. I ask you this one thing- If one of these bellows bobs up In your state for office, paste hi mono for me " "You haves been mighty good to I me." the Judge said, quieting down. "This Is the proudest moment of life for me. I want you to remember that I wa.i on the sldo line while you were ' remaking maps I want you to re- I member this, I have a minimum of 35 years to live by Judgment of the best doctors. For that space of time. I Want you to remember we have an an- I nual engagement at the American legion le-gion convention " Applause height-ened height-ened by the pounding of drum uns- ' wered the Judge ' |