Show 1 The Legion Opposes Hoover Plan The local post of the American Legion was host to men of ot Summit and Wasatch counties at a special meet- meet meetIng meetIng meeting Ing held Tuesday evening The meeting was called to hear Mr Max Mangum of or Salt Lake City discuss the Hoover Com Corn Commission Commission mission report as it pertains to the veteran Ho wished to emphasize the fact that the Legion does not oppose the Hoover commissions commission's advocacy of economy of government but to that part which relates re relates re- re relates lates to the dismemberment of tho the Vet Vet- Veterans Veterans Veterans erans Administration The Legion be believes be- be believes believes more economy can be achieved within the frame work of ot the VA than by breaking up the VA into four separ separ- separate separate separate ate and unrelated departments as pro pro- provided provided vided in the Hoover report The Legion charges that the Hoover proposals on veterans affairs is 15 a pig in a a. poke and will not result in economy but in chaos and in waste The American Legion opposes four of ot the eighteen recommendations of the Hoover report The Tho four are 1 On On personal management which recommends changes in civil service re relating re- re relating relating lating to veterans status in federal em em- 2 The The establishment of a new Veterans Vet Vet- Veterans Veterans erans Insurance Corporation Cor p 0 rat Ion which would Increase the Insurance rates which the veteran would have to pay 3 The The transference of or hospital con con- construction construction construction and management to the De De- Department Department of the Interior 4 The Tho consolidation of ot medical act activities activities to a 11 new united medical admin admin- administration The Civil Service commission is a non- non nonpartisan nonpartisan nonpartisan partisan body and as now no partisan politics can Intervene to the determent of ot the veteran and Is being administered within the frame work of the Veterans Administration and by examining boards which under the Hoover plan would be bo using 2058 2068 boards W W. J. J BARDSLEY Adjutant Post No 14 14 |