Show american legion to give smoker I 1 I 1 the past commanders of the local post ot of the american legion Is putting on OB a smoker at the next meeting which Is to be held at the athenaeum hall on the evening of saturday january the commanders promise a splendid tuna time and will make whoopee all AH ex service men are invited to meet with the legionnaires and it is hoped as many of them as can will be present the commanders have provided a musical program and have sent I 1 invitations to the tha department of district officers as well as the officers or of the posts at bingham magna provo salt lake karn kara as duchesne and ana haber to be present 1 this Is to be the big social event of the year congress Is now in fix session and the legions four point titu bill has been introduced trod in the senate by legionnaire david A reed of pennsylvania senator reed in introducing the bill said it Is appropriate to say that at no time since the legion was organized has it shown such moderation in its requests the legions four point bill provides furst first that no war veteran disabled in line of duty suffer er any reduction of those benefits granted to such veterans of the world war veterans act as in effect prior to march 20 1933 second that hospitalization under federal government auspices be afforded to all veterans not dishonorably discharged who require medical treatment t and who are not able abla reasonably to pay pay tor for their own treatment third that of service connection tor for all veterans properly granted such service connection under laws law recommended in existence prior to march 20 1033 1933 be recommended as aa an item of legion policy fourth that the benefits provided tor for dependents of veterans na as established in the world war veterans act be resumed and maintained no as the governments 1011 policy CY and in no event shall aldo widows s and dependent children of deceased war veterans bo be without government protection protect loyl the above measure la is the legions major legislative program ns as provided by the national executive committee cittee at its november meeting tho the undoubted fair provisions of this four point measure have met with wide spread approval throughout the nation it Is the most conservative measure advocated by y eny veterans organization it Is fair both to the tax paying public as aa well be as to the ex service men man for the wt part the measure has the support of the president and it Is believed this bill cannot be side tracked tor for the hens brno I 1 at of some pet measure of any depre i j serita tive or senator it can no longer i be said that it la IS necessary to cut down r expenditures tor for the disabled veterans i of the necessity necea alty of balancing the budget and maintaining the government credit in view of the wild expenditures which we all observe Is taking place what crimes indeed have been committed in the name of the budget toward disabled vete veterans ranal 1 the american legion stands for the sound dollar Is altera bily opposed to printing press money it warns varna of the danger of inflation aa a the chief lela lele to the restoration of confidence tho the effect of flat ant money inn inflation tion would bo be to take from the disabled vat erang the purchasing power of the th disability cc com me pe pensa matlon As well AS to take tak from the workers alay by gains they nry MAY have bave received the tb americal ami Ame lean atlon of labor stands four squire square with the I 1 leflon in opposition to flat fiat cooler and ad 1 78 tt legion etta far fac t achew atam aa 4 Is to in the maintAin ence of the same earno as an well as aa to some wild and unnecessary expenditures it Is 13 sold bald there lira kra school affecting children which will have a shortened year that 2000 rural schools schoola which called to open this year that there are chool children in improperly housed school abool building with such conditions us this it must not be ba assumed that the th legion la Is 4 solely for or pur pass of fighting for legislation for benefits of the who alered during the vr r this Is IL tommu ILI tir service and it to if the th duty daty of ayery la ex ayrc man aim to get et babina tea pro eroam for ft a batter pud nd a higham sta aard at f V J A BEaLEY adjust |