Show Dr AH LEGIONNAIRES LEGIONNAIRES' OPEN STATE CONVENTION WELCOME V a a ae e I j r VETERANS 1 MABEY CALLS LEGION TO PLEDGE LIFE BLOOD IN WAR AGAINST REDS f ormer Former Governor Sees Growing Peril in in the theRise theRise Rise of Subversive Sentiment Amon Among g Various Isms Assailing Demoor Democracy ac Y YBy By BOB HALE If fascism or any other foreign ism that destroys berty berryy ever gets a foothold in this nation the hundreds of thousands I f fighting men who are the American l Legion gion are ready f That was the message given nearly applauding delegates the annual convention of the Utah department American Legion Salt SaIt Lake City Thursday by Charles R. R Mabey former governor f Utah and past department commander It The million men who compose this body are i intensely tensely caL They learned in the trenches that we couldn't answer the inlets of the enemy with soft words or his gas attacks with hot r. r The e legion believes that free speech ends where treason beIt bet be- be It t will fight for this principle and is ready to shed its last drop t blood r It was such fighting phrases as these with which Mr Mabey roused ous the convention to a high pitched enthusiasm at the initial session of three days of meetings that will see 2000 or more legion delegates visitors and their friends taking over the city t I From start to finish the former fonner governors governor's address highlight of the session in the Capitol theater was a scathing attack against 5 an attack well sprinkled with words that in must st have recalled to his ex doughboy ex-doughboy do ex ex and sailor ex-sailor ilor listeners the expressions they gave vent to in th if days CW What at is needed is fewer and such isms and more sms he blasted into the microphone We e came home victorious and convinced that democracies once again were to take talce up the torch of berry and carry it to the utter- utter ost confines of the earth Today w e find a world entire entirely changed Die e democracies we fought for save saven n England and America and some Jess prominent examples have dis dis- appeared One of the very first obstacles ire we e ran into was the man who was to overthrow this government government government gov gov- either by making it de de- or by plotting plotting- Its downfall downfall down down- fall by revolution We might call this man in three varieties tha White the the- pink and the tho red ri He dismissed tile the white and the pink as hardly worthy of the lepon's le- le lions glens mettle ft t. But of the red red I He Ho is a person of another Ilk Uk He Re is a fierce lawless vindictive Impudent ImPUdent Im- Im noisy but always cunning tHe works on discouragement poverty and despair This bird of W tn omen paints a glorious picture of lOviet et Russia a picture he knows not true He is In every state in we the union He is in this city ft I The fie e legion is asking the cooper cooper- cooper of those in control of and colleges to counteract activities There are Ionia who hold this would destroy fr free e speech Tree Free speech sp Let those who p prate rate III Is o much a about bout it go to Russia and He see how much freedom of speech they have over there m The he legion Is demanding legis- legis lation that will wilt establish penal colonies colonies colonies colo colo- nies where at hard labor we can imprison every known kno alien communist communist com com- agitator who cannot be deported de de- ported If there is anything a Q communist hates it is hard labor Then the speaker listed the le legions legion's legions legion's le- le gions gion's arms against the hated isms We have hundreds of Boy Scout troops sponsored and financed by legion posts Junior baseball leagues are organized There Thera are arc the Sons of f the American Legion With the National Education association the legion is helping teach tea h the principles principles principles ples of democracy in high schools and adult schools A controversial issue was called up by Mr Mabe Mabey The Tho legion wants every teacher to o take an oath to defend and uphold up up- hold lold the constitution of the United States he be said It is is asking for such uch legislation In conclusion We V highly have resolved that we vo will safeguard and transmit to topo po posterity the principles of justice freedom and democracy George W. W Worthen of Provo department department de de- de commander called the Continued on Pope Pare Twelve Column Two Mabey Mahey Calls on Legion to V Vow ow I War Warto to Death Against Red Isms Ii Continued from Page Pase One convention to order shortly before 10 a. a m. m Mayor E. E B. B Erwin welcomed the delegates We have thrown those keys to the he the city into Great Salt Lake and thrown open the doors to the world he IB said then commended the legion for or its work In l Americanization aiding aiding aid- aid ing ng disabled veterans and widows and orphans of World war dead and for its other activities Kingsley E. E Clawson commander of Salt Lake post No 2 c convention host then sounded a B. welcoming I note and George Ballif Balli past department department department depart depart- ment commander responded Business was cared for with dispatch dis dis- dis- dis patch The report of ot Frank P. P Reynolds Jr on rules and organization was accepted In the commanders commander's annual message message message mes mes- sage Mr Worthen reported that Eleven posts of Sons of the tho Am American Amerlean Amer Amer- r. r lean ican Legion have been chartered others are active but not char char- Sixty four children have been afforded afforded afforded af af- forded care from the endowment funds Special attention has been given to medical aid The national defense act of congress congress congress con con- gress gress appropriating abo about t 1000 Is s approximately the amount advocated ted by the legion Six widows were given pensions The state department membership membership membership member member- I ship is making the state one of five that has hns reached the 1936 quota and exceeded the 1935 enrollment enroll enroll- ment The report of the department treasurer treasurer L. L J. J Farrar said the department has assets of more more re than The report of Beverly S. S Clendenin Clendenin Clen- Clen denin chairman of the finance committee committee committee com com- recommending a budget budget- for tor forthe forthe the the- new year was adopted At 2 p p. p m. m the legion and ary held a joint meeting at the L. L D D. S. S Assembly haUl hall at which George Albert Albeit Smith member of the council of the twelve of the L. L D. D S. S church was guest speaker |