Show Legion Head Tells Status Of Dempsey Amplifying the stand taken Fri Fri FridaY Friday day b by bytho tho Utah Ulan department of or tho American Legion Hamilton Gardner Gardner Gard Gard- ner ncr state commander yesterday esterday added the following statement The Tue Utah department of or the tho American Lesion Legion has taken no ac action action action ac- ac tion with respect to Jack Dempt Dempsey nor Is It like likely to do so Whatever Whatever What What- ever er our Individual opinions are as asto asto asto to Dempsey's being the worl worlds world's s 's greatest fighter we rull fully concur In Inthe Inthe inthe the statement Issued b by the national national na na- na- na lional commander of or the le legion lon that the tIle legion lelon I Is not an au organization tion called upon to review tho the of official of- of acts of ot an any draft drat board In exempting an Individual nor does docs It have tho desire to pass on the excuses offered b by that individual for being exempted This view docs does not DOt condemn Dempsey and nd It certainly docs does not express approval of or him Neither does It preclude any of ot the posts In Utah from taking taking- such action action ac ac- ac- ac tion lion as the they see fit tit although when a n. post does docs oes act it speaks ani only for that particular post Above all It does not mean that the thc American Legion will tall fall to attack slackers to the full extent of Its power when hen It believes s the time opportune |