Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-04 | Page 1 | Political Pot Begins to Boil at Omaha Meet

POLITICAl POT POTI I BEGINS TO BOIl AT OMAHA MEET Interest Centers in Col Mi Mitchell NOT HONOR GUEST i Charges Expected to Liven Session I OMAHA Neb Oct 3 AP The AP-The The political cauldron of the American legion started to boil bon again today with interest centered in the activities lUes of Colonel William 1 Mitchell ch ell storm center of the recent criticism against the tho navy The Th national convention of the legion Is to open formally Monday The Mitchell phase of the political discussion was precipitated when it became known that he h had d not been given an in invitation invitation in in- to attend the convention as asa asa asa a distinguished guest His friends are bitter in d denunciation of the le legions legion's legions legion's le- le gions gion's failure of special Invitation and the 40 and 8 the legion fun or organization organization organization or- or unofficially invited him to attend This invitation in turn was condemned by 40 and 8 officials officials daIs who said it would embarrass the legion officials The legion officials officials of of- said that Colonel Mitchell was vas not asked officially as he was was not a combat colonel The activities relative to Colonel Mitchell 1 his charges of Inefficiency against the navy and his demand for a a separate air service are ex expected expected expected ex- ex to be given impetus Monday when Captain Junius Peyser his close friend is expected to read a personal message from Colonel Mit Mit- chell cheIl It Is generally known that Alvin Owsley of Texas former na national national national na- na commander of the legion is strongly in Ia favor of Colonel Mitchell's Mitchells Mitchells Mitchell's Mit Mit- chell's recommendations that he will fight on the convention floor for a resolution upholding Mitchells Mitchell's contentions and recommendations esp especially that the next congress provide fot for foran an air service depart depart- ment While the Mitchell phase over- over other political gossip legionnaires were forming plans for forI s of their various candidates I for officers national commander der and other