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Show Authorizes The Following Statement Henry D. Llndslvy, chairman of tho Joint National Kxeeutlve committee commit-tee of the American Legion, authorizes author-izes the following statement. "At tho UMiuest of Senator Jnmes W Wadswoith Jr, chaiimnn of the committee on military affairs of the United States Senate, the A nun lean Legion has suggested the names of hundreds of evseivlco men enrolled t In local posts of the American Legion Le-gion thioughout the rountiy as pion-peothe pion-peothe wllnenses to give their personal per-sonal Mews on seivlee bills embodying embody-ing the future mlllluiy policy of the I nlted States which Is now under consideration by the Semite committee. commit-tee. Tho nNtlonul Committee suggested Uii'ho names to Senator Wadswoith with tho distinct understanding that membeiH who appear beforo the committee com-mittee will testify solely In their citizen cit-izen cnpaclty as Individuals and not aH spokesmen of the American Le gion. Tho Ameilcnn Legion as tho national organization of Ameilcnn veterans of tho lecent world war will not take any stond on tho future military veterans of tho lecent woild war will not tnke any stand on tho futuio military policy of tho country coun-try until that aland Ih determined at the fliHt national convention In Minneapolis on Nbvenibor 10, 11, and 12. "Our military policy will be ono of the most Important questions for discussion at tho Minneapolis con vention. Whatever plan Is lecom-monded lecom-monded by the Amoilcan Legion will come only after full and free discussion discus-sion based on tho experience, bornoi of tho conduct of tho recont war. "In finally determining upon a proper policy wo bellovo that not only congress but tho country nt largo will heed any suggestions emanating em-anating from tho four million eight hundred thousand ex-service men who hoi veil iis citizen soldiers during H tho war, and therefore know well tho B good iiolnts ns well as the shortrom- H lugs of tho present military system nnd that the opinions of men In nil i lanliR of tho servlco who participated , In tho wnr wll be carefully consld- ) |