AMERICAN LEGION AGAINST JAPANESE

Rigorous Exclusion of Immigrants Advocated in Resolution at Cleveland.

By Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Wednesday, Sept. 29. -- The report of the committee on Americanism of the American Legion in second annual convention here today recommended the cancellation of the so-called "gentlemen's agreement" with Japan, exclusion of "picture brides" and rigorous exclusion of Japanese as immigrants.

The report recommended that "we enter a vigorous protest against the demand of Japan that naturalization rights be granted to its nationals now in the United States and that we earnestly request the State Department of the United States in its settlement of this question not to consider rights of naturalization to this unassimilable people."

The debate that followed the reading of this section of the report was the stormiest of the convention, ending with adoption of the report as read.

The final report of the resolutions committee was read and adopted. The report dealt with the Red Cross assisting the State Department in aiding needy soldiers, and a few minor matters. The other business included reports from committees on disabled soldiers and insurance, department organization, publicity and Americanization.

The chair announced that balloting for election of officers would start by 3 p.m.

The report of the committee on disabled soldiers and insurance was read and adopted. The committee's report recommended that Congress be urged to consider matters of legislation for the benefit of sick and disabled former service persons before other legislation affecting the welfare or former service men.

The committee also recommended that all trainers under vocational rehabilitation be paid $100 a month, plus sums now authorized for their dependents.

The committee on publicity's report was adopted. It asked the cooperation of the press in not featuring as a class the names of former service men in connection with crime.