CONTENTS

SECTION I

the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation of an
of the Hon. John E. Rankin, chairman, by the American

arner, national commander of the American Legion...

Nourse Rogers (presiding) -

d L. Bulwinkle, Member of Congress of North Carolina...

Thomas Taylor, director, national legislative committee, the

n Legion_.

y T. Norton, Member of Congress of New Jersey.

h C. Menendez, commander in chief, Veterans of Foreign

the United States..

W. Rice, national legislative representative, Veterans of

Wars of the United States__

Frank T. Hines, Administrator, Veterans' Administration_

liam M. Whittington, Member of Congress of Mississippi......
11 Doxey, Member of Congress of Mississippi.

R. McGehee, Member of Congress of Mississippi.

ert J. Engel, Member of Congress of Michigan___

mes E. Van Zandt, Member of Congress of Pennsylvania.

rold K. Claypool, Member of Congress of Ohio..

ry Voorhis, Member of Congress of California

ris Corwith, past national president of the Ladies' Auxiliary

American Legion.

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ace H. Davis, national secretary of the Ladies' Auxiliary

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States..

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nn E. Rankin__

Leonard Allen, Member of Congress, of Louisiana__

B. Miller, director, national rehabilitation committee, the

ican Legion...

an John E. Rankin, Member of Congress, of Mississippi. 12, 13, 14

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Frank Haley, legislative representative, Military Order of the

ple Heart, Inc.

193-197

Gen. Frank T. Hines, Administrator, Veterans' Administra-
64, 253-294, 296-299, 311-332
H. Hoeppel, United States Army retired, editor, National
Fense..

295-296

STANFORD LIBRARIES

O HON. JOHN E. RANKIN, OF MISSISSIPPI

DINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD WAR
VETERANS' LEGISLATION

N то THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD WAR VETERANS'
ON OF AN OIL PAINTING OF THE HONORABLE JOHN E.
CHAIRMAN, BY THE AMERICAN LEGION AS A TOKEN OF
T APPRECIATION

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

MITTEE ON WORLD WAR VETERANS' LEGISLATION,

Washington, D. C., January 30, 1941.

nittee met in honor of its chairman, John E. Rankin, to presentation of the American Legion, the Honorable se Rogers presiding.

T OF MILO J. WARNER, NATIONAL COMMANDER
OF THE AMERICAN LEGION

RNER. Mr. Chairman and members of this committee: I
newhat personal matter which I desire to discuss with the
, and if it is not out of order, Mr. Chairman, with your
, I shall be very happy indeed if, temporarily at least, you
cavel over to the minority leader of your committee, Mrs.

OGERS. Commander Warner, will you proceed, please?
ARNER. Yes; and thank you, Mrs. Rogers.

ogers and gentlemen of this committee, 2 years ago it was
are of the American Legion, through its national commander,
F. Chadwick, to present as a token of permanent apprecia-
eness in the form of an oil painting of the former chairman,
yal C. Johnson, a stanch member of the American Legion
I regret to say, has since responded to the last roll call.
the Legion are mindful of the great service that your com-
as rendered to the cause of the disabled man of the World
his dependents. In 1931, your present chairman, the Hon-
ohn E. Rankin, took over the gavel. He has been a member
ommittee from its very inception, and I might add that, as
w, the World War Veterans' Committee was created at the
of the American Legion. This great problem has grown and
beyond our farthest expectations. For 10 years we have
the privilege of coming before you and addressing your com-
hrough your present chairman.

as been eminently fair in his handling of this great problem
have enjoyed to the fullest his confidence. He has been the
personally of many bills which have been enact into law,
have brought relief and happiness to the sufferi. and the

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