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THE GARDEN ISLAND, TUESDAY, MAY 16. 1922
AMERICAN LEGION SECTION
Adjusted Compensation
The most important movement
made by congress during the past
week in so far as the adjusted com
pensation bill is concerned, took
place on Monday when a caucus of
the majority members of the Senate
met and passed a resolution in part
as follows: : "That it is the sense
of this caucus that the senate fin
ance committee should report on
the adjusted compensation bill and
that it should be passed at this ses
sion." The passage of this resolution
practically binds the senate finance
committee to take immediate action
upon the bill. The leaders of the
senate promise that when it is re
ported by the senate finance com
mittee it will be acted upon promp
tly regardless of the debate upon
the tralft bill. In fact, some senate
leaders do not believe that a tariff
bill can be passed prior to adjourn
ment for the summer, but are con
fident in view of the caucus, that
an adjusted compensation bill will
pass in the near future.
According to the rules of a cau
cus in the senate or the house, It
is not customary to make a pub
lic vote. We have been informed
and are more than sure that the
following senators voted against the
resolution quoted above: Calder,
Wadsworth, Edge, Nelson, Weller,
Newberry, Sterling and Pepper. To
further strengthen our position and
to insure our success in the senate,
youn committee is, this week, for
warding to about five thousand posts
a copy of a brief entitled "An Analy
sis of the Referendum Conducted by
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce,"
and a letter pointing out the fact
that the loans expected to be con
sumated by ex-service men upon
Adjusted Service Certificates would
not affect the economic condition
of the country one iota, asking each
recipient to take up the matter up
with prominent members of his lo
cal chamber of commerce to secure
favorable action from it recommend
ing the immediate passage of the
Adjusted compensation bill. We
ask particularly for co-operation
from the department officials. As
this time will be of particular ad
vantage to present the senate reso
lutions of representative business
organizations whose Interests are not
as' personal as our own. In other
words, we want to tell this propo
sition to the whole country. We
want to prove to the senate that It
is not only a just and equitable
claim, sponsored by ex-service men
generally, but that the business men
of the nation urge the immediate
passage of the bill. .
Appropriations
The independent office appropri
ation bill, H. R. 99S1, which bill has
been in conference for the past
several weeks as reported from time
to time in this bulletin, met another
in the house on April 20 when the
house rejected the conference re
port. There is no fight on the 'ap
propriations allowed for; the Veter
ans' Bureau. The two houses 'are
in disagreement on appropriations
for the U. S. Shipping Board. It Is
expected that the differences be
tween the two houses will be ad
justed in the near future.
Civil Service
S. 3468 and H. R. 11338, identical
bills, have been introduced in the
senate and house to empower the
Buerau of Efficiency subject to the
approval of the President to estab
lish a system of efficiency ratings
for the classified service in the sev
eral executive departments and in
dependent establishments, In the
District of Columbia and elsewhere,
based upon the records kept in each
department and independent estab
lishment, with such frequency as to
make them as .nearly possible rec
ords of facts. They have been r
' ferred to the respective committees
on civil service and reternchment
in the senate and reform in the civ
11 service in the house.
Senate resolution No. 199, men
tloned In a previous bulletin, au
torized, authorized a select commit
tee of the scenate to Investigate the
proceedings of the examining divis
ion of the U. S. Civil Service com
mittee and to make a report there
on within 30 days. This select com
mittee requested on April 19th that
it be allowed 30 days more in which
P to complete its report. Various wit
nesses and officials of the U. S. Civ
11 Service Commission have been
examined, but owing to the absence
of several members of the commit
tee, it has requested a delay in muk
ing an actual report upon its find
lugs. This committee's report will
be briefed and carried in a bulletin
at some future date.
Hospitalization
In a previous bulletin, H. R. 10
864 was mentioned as having been
favorably reported by the senate
committee on public buildings and
grounds. After two days determined
effort, the chairman of the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds
secured the floor of the senate for
the discussion of this bill. Without
a record vote it was passed unani
mously. With the passage of this
bill appropriating $17,000,000 to be
Rpent by the director of the United
States Veterans' Bureau to complete
the permanent hospital building pro
gram, and with the contemplated
executive order signed by the Pres
ident to transfer all hospitals of
the United States Public Health
Service, personnel, et cetera, to the
United States Veterans' Bureau, a
bout concludes the American Leg-
Ion's three year effort to centralize
all power and authority in one direct
it g administrative agency to provide
every form of benefit, care and
treatment to the disabled ex-service
men and women. In the words of
the national commundpv. the Ameri
can Legion having succeeded in not
only consolidation In one bureau of
all the wor.k for the disabled, by
decentralization, It now looks to the
director of the United States Voter
ana' Bureau to carry out the job
nrd to put it over. He is now- r
sponsible for all forms of service
rendered the disabled. There is no
lunger any dividing authority, and
he should be able to handle the
whole situation in its entirety With
out side interference.
Immigration and Naturalization
of Aliens
The Semenoff Case. Your national
legislative committee formally ap
peared before the senate commit'
tee on education and labor on Ap
ril 18, protesting against the state
and labor departments allowing So
menoff to enter this country. We
requested the committee to invite
before it the secretaries of the state
and labor departments so that it
might determine the responsibility
for Semenoff's admission to this
country. Furthermore, that If the
law governing such cases was
found to be Imperfect that it
should be amended and recommend
ing the Immediate deportation of
Gregory Semenoff, not only because
he is unfit to touch Americun soil
but so that all may know that Am
erica will not countenance acts of
such character as committed under
the authority of this man. The com
mittee has yet concluded its hear
ings. In the meantime Semenoff has
been released under bond in New
York City.
House resolution No. 313 hs been
introduced requesting the secreta'S"
of state to ascertain whether or not
countries in Europe would object
to the American government sta
tioning in their countries immigra
tion authorities to determine wheth
er or not certain aliens are suit
able for admission to this country
The present immigration immigra
tion bill, H. R. 10860, now pending
before the committee on Immigra
tion and naturalization, provides for
this service, but it has not been de
termined as yet whether or not th
foreign nations concerned will al
low employees of this governmen
to examine the respective imm
grants before sailing. It would con
siderably simplify the problem of
Immigration, relieve congested point
in this country, and obviate the ne
cessity of returning thousands
aliens to their mother country dis
appointed an disallusioned.
The senate, without a record vote
passed H. J.R. 2US, extending th
3 per cent act for a period of tw
years. It will be recalled that in
previous bulletin this resolution was
mentioned as having passed the
house, extending the present 3 per
cent act for. one year. The Joint re
solution now goes to conference
and the conferees will perfect the
two bills for resubmission to both
the senate and the house. While
this Joint resolution does not car
ry out specifically the resolution ot
the third nutioual convention, at
least it prevents the coming of hords
of immigrants which have been ex
pected for several years. In the
meantime, it Is the determination
of congress to modify and perfect
existing Immigration laws, and fur
ther, to simplify the naturalization
proceedings of all aliens to secure
citizenship.
IViliiary Policy
National Commander Hanford Rle-
Nider, formally appeared before the
subcommittees on appropriation of
the senate on April 19, urging an
increase over and ubove the amount
appropriated by the hoiwr; to insure
an adequate army, national guaid
and reserve corps to carry out the
reorganization act of Hie army of
June 4, 1920. He pointed out that
under the house appropriation mil
there was not a sufficient amount
t money authorized to provide train
ing for the officer and the military
tiaining ciimps. He pointed out also
thl under the house bill only a
aawgih of 115.000 men was author
ized, whereas the American Legion
believes that the regular establish
ment to perform its prop-tr labor hi
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our nl.i: ol national nvense hiujihu
have v" b-lons made for liK'.OiO.
lit .ti-lirncnt to the iwmittee w&J
Mil Hided in the fol'owin.r lainr
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'Tho American Legion does not
insist upon either the regular, es
tahliuhnient or the national guard
functioning at the full strength pro
vided for in the army reorganization
pel, but does believe -nal appro
priations that provide for less than
50 rer cent of the strength origin
ally planned (289.000 in the regular
establishment and 425.00 in the Na
tional Guard) weakens our national
security and represents cich meager
provisions as cannot helw but jeo
pardize our ability to take u-jon
short notice a national position of
readiness.
"We urge your omiiiitne to re
cognize these practical facts, anu
to insist upon necessary appropri
ations in proportion to our nation
al defense needs which in our op
inion has not been fully recognized
by the house representatives in
their recent passage of the army
appropriation bill.
"It is the judgment of the meri
can Legion that the sentiment "back
home" supports our position, and as
men who have seen withour own
eyes the horrors of unpreparedness
we pledge our honest efforts in ;he
endeavor of President Harding and
General Pershing not to have re
duced the means for an adequate
national defense below a well re
cognized line of national safety."
Naval Policy
II. R. 1122S the naval appropria
tion bill, has been considered by
the house during the last week and
amended and passed so that it pro
vides for a navy of 86,000 men to
carrv out the recommendations of
the President, secretary of the navy,
and Hanford McNider, national
commander of the American Legion.
The fact that congress amended its
own appropriation bill to provide
for a larger navy indicates the pow
er, force and effort of the Ameri
can Legion's policies.
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I have not yet had my piano tun
ed, and Mr. Giesecke expects to re
turn" to Honolulu on Saturday, May
20th. Must ring him up at Lihue
Hotel.Adv.
Makes Bread Better
Bread Is the staff of life and meals would be incom
plete without It. But bread cannot be so good that one
wants to eat It without butter. Spread a thick slice
of good bread with a generous knife full of genuine
Maile Butter
and you will know that it does indeed make bread
better. It comes direct from New Zealand and is the
pride of that country. If you once try Maile you won't
be satisfied with any other. Ask your grocer, he can
supply you.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET
Agents fur Territory
Honolulu
When You Need
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In extreme eases, where we haven't exactly what ou rc-iiirc.
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We handle the best storage batteries
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Don't take n chance on having your car damaged beyond repair
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isfactory job at a live-and let live price.
KAUAI GARAGE
USED CAR BARGAINS
FORD TRUCK
Good tires, new body, top and paint
In good mechanical condition
$ 250.00
CHEVROLET
5 Passenger, new top and paint, good tires
and in good running order.
Try this one out
$375.00
OVERLAND TOURING 1920
New paint and top, all good tires'
Good as new
$650.00
FORD TOURING 1921
Self-starter, new paint, good as new
$475.00
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