HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD WAR/VETERANS' LEGISLATION U.S. Congun HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS TO AMEND CERTAIN LAWS AND VETERANS REGULATIONS AFFECTING WORLD WAR VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS Printed for the use of the Committee on 328041 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1941 COMMITTEE ON WORLD WAR VETERANS' LEGISLATION JOHN E. RANKIN, Mississippi, Chairman HAROLD K. CLAYPOOL, Ohio II EDITH NOURSE ROGERS, Massachusetts JAMES E. VAN ZANDT, Pennsylvania IDA ROWAN, Clerk LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 'JUL 16 1941 DIVISION OF DOCUMENTS Presentation to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation of an oil painting of the Hon. John E. Rankin, chairman, by the American Milo J. Warner, national commander of the American Legion --- Hon. Edith Nourse Rogers (presiding)- Hon. Alfred L. Bulwinkle, Member of Congress of North Carolina- Col. John Thomas Taylor, director, national legislative committee, the Hon. Mary T. Norton, Member of Congress of New Jersey - Dr. Joseph C. Menendez, commander in chief, Veterans of Foreign Millard W. Rice, national legislative representative, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.. Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, Administrator, Veterans' Administration Hon. William M. Whittington, Member of Congress of Mississippi. - - Hon. Wall Doxey, Member of Congress of Mississippi.. Hon. James E. Van Zandt, Member of Congress of Pennsylvania_ Mrs. Grace H. Davis, national secretary of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.. Hon. A. Leonard Allen, Member of Congress, of Louisiana_ Watson B. Miller, director, national rehabilitation committee, the Dr. Emma Balcom, national first vice president, American Gold Star Carl Brown, counsel for the American Legion. 61-64 Joe D. Chittenden, director, national service bureau, Veterans of 65-69, 191-193 Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, Administrator, Veterans' Administra- 64, 253--294, 296-299, 311-332 John H. Hoeppel, United States Army retired, editor, National Edward E. Odom, Solicitor, Veterans' Administration. Hon. John E. Rankin, chairman, Committee on World War Veterans' Millard W. Rice, legislative representative, Veterans of Foreign Wars Millard W. Rice, national service director, Disabled American Veterans Vincent O. Shoeck, national commander, Disabled American Veterans Mrs. Mabel C. Tanner, national president, Ladies' Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Col. John Thomas Taylor, director, national legislative committee, Milo J. Warner, national commander, the American Legion.... 21-24 TRIBUTE TO HON. JOHN E. RANKIN, OF MISSISSIPPI PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD WAR PRESENTATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD WAR VETERANS' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON WORLD WAR VETERANS' LEGISLATION, Washington, D. C., January 30, 1941. The committee met in honor of its chairman, John E. Rankin, to receive the presentation of the American Legion, the Honorable Edith Nourse Rogers presiding. STATEMENT OF MILO J. WARNER, NATIONAL COMMANDER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION Mr. WARNER. Mr. Chairman and members of this committee: I have a somewhat personal matter which I desire to discuss with the committee, and if it is not out of order, Mr. Chairman, with your permission, I shall be very happy indeed if, temporarily at least, you turn the gavel over to the minority leader of your committee, Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. ROGERS. Commander Warner, will you proceed, please? Mrs. Rogers and gentlemen of this committee, 2 years ago it was the pleasure of the American Legion, through its national commander, Stephen F. Chadwick, to present as a token of permanent appreciation a likeness in the form of an oil painting of the former chairman, Hon. Royal C. Johnson, a stanch member of the American Legion and who, I regret to say, has since responded to the last roll call. We of the Legion are mindful of the great service that your committee has rendered to the cause of the disabled man of the World War and his dependents. In 1931, your present chairman, the Honorable John E. Rankin, took over the gavel. He has been a member of this committee from its very inception, and I might add that, as you know, the World War Veterans' Committee was created at the request of the American Legion. This great problem has grown and grown beyond our farthest expectations. For 10 years we have enjoyed the privilege of coming before you and addressing your committee through your present chairman. He has been eminently fair in his handling of this great problem and we have enjoyed to the fullest his confidence. He has been the author personally of many bills which have been enacted into law, which have brought relief and happiness to the suffering and the 1 |