Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-05 | Page 1 | Raps Profiteers and Slackers

Raps Profiteers And Slackers OMAHA Neb Oct 5 AP AP- AP Laws under which war might b be conducted with no profiteers and slackers were urged by James A. A Drain national commander of the American legion in an address be beCore before be- be fore Core the national legion convention here today The surest way to preserve peace In America the commander said Is adequate preparedness The word of ot the American legion has always and always shall be pledged for for peace he declared But we ye know the world cann cannot t have peace simply by wishing for forIt forIt forit it and denying the possibility of war We Ve know peace m must mist st re ret rest t upon international justice and tand preparedness preparedness pre pre- s The American legion believes peace time preparedness for a n war which may be thrust upon the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion will upon upon the one hand re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce the probabilities of war and andon andon andon on the other better better- prepare us for defense of ourselves If Jf forced Into war The legion has now nowa a special committee of able men men engaged In making a careful study of peace and the best wa way to secure and retain It The legion believes a wise vise provision provision pro pro- vision in peace for tor the use of all available resources of ot the nation to carry forward successfully an unavoidable unavoidable unavoidable un un- un- un avoidable war Involves some form of ot ad adequate quate federal law by which at atthe atthe atthe I the need ned of the nation not only will there be made available manpower to fight but manpower to work factory power to produce and money power to finance a war In short a way to carry forward forward war with no profiteers and no slackers Con man del Drain presented a a. page page report for the period of his He said the past year has been one of success In all aU legion enterprises