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WORLD WAR VETERANS' LEGISLATION

HEARINGS

BEFORE

4.D. Congress. Fuse.

THE COMMITTEE ON

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WORLD WAR VETERANS' LEGISLATION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

PROPOSED LEGISLATION

AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED
STATES VETERANS' BUREAU, THE AMERICAN

LEGION, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS,

AND VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

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WORLD WAR VETERANS' LEGISLATION

COMMITTEE ON WORLD WAR VETERANS' LEGISLATION,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Wednesday, January 7, 1925.

The committee met, pursuant to call, at 10 o'clock a. m., in room 525, House Office Building, Hon. Royal C. Johnson (chairman), presiding.

The CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen, the committee was called together in accordance with the agreement made at our last executive session to discuss amendments to the veterans' act of 1924, and to particularly consider H. R. 10271, which was introduced by the chairman of the committee on December 4, 1924. This bill embodied recommendations made by the Veterans' Bureau and the service organizations, and was introduced by the chairman with the understanding that it was introduced simply to place before the committee concrete proposals and amendments to the law for the consideration of the committee. Under the tentative agreement we agreed to take the testimony of the director of the bureau and of representatives of the three service organizations, the American Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and to attempt to eliminate further testimony, because of the shortness of time. The chairman would say it is very evident that much time can not be consumed in these hearings if legislation is to be enacted, and that there must be general consideration of legislation and not a consideration of isolated and individual cases.

As the witnesses testify you will find with the clerk of the committee, as soon as possible, the testimony which the witnesses have given, which will be referred to the witnesses for the purpose only of correcting grammatical errors, and the clerk will be responsible for all testimony.

The director of the bureau has an appointment at the White House to-day and could not be present. In order to expedite matters the representatives of the service organizations will first appear and discuss the legislation in their own way. I have requested Mr. Watson B. Miller, representative of the American Legion, who rendered the committee such invaluable assistance in the formation of the last bill, to come before the committee this morning and give us the benefit of his experience in the practical operation of the law which the congress enacted during the last session.

Mr. Miller, the chairman would appreciate it if you would proceed as you did last year, taking up, practically in order, the provisions submitted in the new bill. You may now proceed.

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