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Show DELEGATES IN I nnnniTnnnnr mm ubutn luutibt lEGMJCTIOM I Resolution Calls For Punish-ment Punish-ment of Utahns Who Evaded War-Time Service. LEGION PROMISES TO AID U. S. AGENCIES Legion Convention Here Gets Down to Active Work at High School. Prosecution and punishment of ap-proximately ap-proximately 1200 residents of Utah, jLWMm who during the war successfully evad-ed evad-ed -military service :ind the selective. draft law. Is demanded of the depart-ment depart-ment or justice and other .govemmen-ial .govemmen-ial agencies in a. resolution which ha3 been drafted raid was to be presented during the afternoon session today of the American Legion convention being I held in the Ogden high schooL fmWm In addition to the activities of the muM department of justice hi bringing muM punishment to the "slackers" in Utah, the state department of the legion pledges its service In the resolution in an active campaign -"against tho man -W-iwho 50 ignominously failed to meet !the test of true citizenship during the mm j world war." I Presentation Deferred The "slacker" resolution which was drafted last night by a resolution icommilce headed by Dee Stone, Salt Lake attorney, and convention dele-i dele-i gate was to have been presented at WM (this morning's session, but discussion sof other subjects made it necessary W jto postpone the presentation until the W afternoon session? t Theny .is Httlc donbtraccordtri-' to Me' resolutions. conimittee tha!fr'-wiU tfd; unanimously fg itdopiod.-. ' ' 4 ll j Other resolutions expressing appre- jH jcialjur. of the comforts provided the j delegates and visitors by the people of jH Ogden during the present convention iand to various Avar work organizations W 'who have been active during and fol- W lowing the war, wore adopted during W ; the morning session. mWM j Text of Resolutions jl i 'The "slacker" resolution which will ;come before the convention this after-; after-; noon follows in full. "Whereas, there are now at largo i approximately twelve hundred resi-I resi-I dents of the state of Utah who during Wi tho recont world Avar successfully i evaded the administration of tho selec-jtive selec-jtive draft act, and. ! "Whereas, every American citizen - regards with contempt and disgust : these loathsome culprits who. during a . ! great national emergency displayed a jH (most contemplaiblo and cowardly at- jH llltude toward the nation that had fos- W itered and protected them, and "Whereas, the department of justice W, land the other governmental agencies I charged by laAV avIUi the duty of de W, Jtecting these men and bringing them W. to punishment have wholly failed to W. ! discharge their duties, and to bring W. 'these craven criminals before the bar f of justice, "Now, therefore, be it resolved by WM I the Utah department of the American. tmm Legion in its second annual convention W. assembled, that it respectively de- WMM , mands the immediate prosecution and punishment of every individual in the state of Utah who willfully evaded the ' provision of the selective draft act, I "Be It further resolved, that the mmw Utah department of the American Le- Igion cooperate avUu tho proper public officials in an effective and thorough MM , campaign against the men Avho so ig- WArn . nominoulsy failed to meet the test of true citizenship duriug the recont iAvorld Avar," Parties is Barred MWM Following a report of the committee on political restrictions this morning a resolution was passed barring tho 'mM illtah department of the American Le- 'WM Igion or any of its officers from partf- JW cipatlng in any politics in Utah what- Vm (soever, or furthering the interest of VM any political party. Tho resolution . 'Mm AVas passed after more than fifty mm- utes' discussion during Avhich time 'WM delegate after delegate challenged JM each other and engaged in lively de- . IH i bate. The resolution is in lino Avith tmmm 'the constitution of tho national organi- iMm , zatlons Avhich bars the participation fil ('collectively of American Legion posts in politics. Vmmi : Mayor Frank Francis, Ogden city frnml 'officials, members of the Herman 11 J Baker post of tho American Legion and every Ogden resident are warmly thanked for the welcome accorded the former soldiers during their stay here in the second resolution adopted at H this morning's session. , H The Salvation Army, Elks lodge, ' H Knights of Columbus. Women's Ser-vice Ser-vice Star Legion and Y. M. C. A. rccolved warm thanks for tlieir ser- . Adces In a resolution. , fl Tribute to Bamberger. i H Governor Simon Bamberger Is paid ' H tribute as being a loyal frlond of H the American Legion and an able ad.- vlBcr and la thanked for his aid in m the development of tho state organi- ' zatlon In' a resolution. . Appreciation of services rendered by the Grand Army of the RcpuMu, JH ; .(Continued on Page Three) jM j Delegates in Ogden to Urge Legal Action (Continued from page 1.) i the United Confederate War Veterans Veter-ans and the Spanish-American Wfar Veterans is also voiced in tho rollow-Ing rollow-Ing resolution: "Whereas, the Grand Army of the' Republic, the United Confederate1 War Veterans.' ancf the Spanish-American War Veterans have cvldencod a keen desire at all times to co-operate with the American Legion, and to foster and encourage and assist it in ovcry possible manner, and "Whereas, we, the veterans of the last war in which our country has participated deeply appreciate the good will and Inspiration of these older old-er veteran organizations, that tho State Adjutant be and ho Is heroby directed loforward a copy of this resolution to the proper officer of each of tho above named organizations." organi-zations." Another resolution ' passed this morning favors and indorses tho proposed pro-posed plan to establish and maintain at Fort "Douglas. Utah, a public health scrvico hospital for the benefit bene-fit of all veterans who may have occasion oc-casion to rocclvo treatment. Other resolutions voiced appreciation apprecia-tion to tho members of tho Utah congressional delegation In Washington, Washing-ton, tho newspapers of the state, the stale officers of the Legion and the officers of the bureau of war ri3k Insurance. |