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Show Legion Head Applauds U. S. Defense Drive European Planes Would Rnd Atlantic No Barrier, Stephen F. Chadwick Gives Warning anesesawsawsaewieawsaaw The American Legion stands four-square behind any . and all measures which will place the United States in a better position to defend the nation's liberties in the event ot a general world war, Stephen F. Chadwick, national commander of the legion, asserted upon his arrival in Salt Lake City Wednesday to embark upon on . "aerial tour of southern Utah.. "Confronted with disturbing reports re-ports from Europe, we must keep cool and remember that each nation na-tion has the right to determine its own destiny," Mr. Chadwick asserted. assert-ed. "But we muet remember also that tha expanse of the Atlantic ocean, which helped to protect us In the World war, no longer means much In this day of the swift bombing bomb-ing plane. "America must be prepared to defend its own even if that means war but America also muet be prepared to mind Its own business where our interests are not directly attacked. "We stand tor democracy, and that means that each nation has the right to determine its own kind of government even if that government govern-ment la the naxlam of Hitler. "No autocratic government aver has survived permanently, however, and we can take some comfort in that thought "Of course, the legion is not officially on record regarding what our attitude should be if war breaks out in Europe and America Is asked to continue selling war supplies to the various nations. -Personally, It seems to me that if England and France are aligned against Hitler and Mussolini, ws would be in a position to sell sap-plies sap-plies and foodstuffs to our friends, who probably would have command of tha seas, through tha strength of the British and French nevtee " Lighting a cigarette, Mr. Chadwick Chad-wick paused a moment and then emphasised em-phasised tha words "sell to our friends." Matters concerning the workings (OeectaeoS ea Pace SWe) I Ootmtm One HEAD OF LEGION ; BACKSDEFEHSE XOislwsis Fleet rase Oser f tha present neutrality act will be laid before tho legion executive council at a meeting In Indianapolis In May, tha national commander Indicated. In-dicated. "There la soma dissatisfaction v with the present law," Mr. Chadwick remarked. "President Roosevelt, Senator Plttman and many others evidently do not believe that it is working out as originally Intended. 'It may have to be revised, and we may support revision. That, however, how-ever, is Just my personal opinion ' at this time. 'It seems to me that our policy in selling war and food supplies to any coalition against Hitler should be, for the start, at least, on a cash-and-carry basis. For Universal Draft "If America is drawn In, of course, that is anothsr story. Ths universal draft, of course, is the only way to operate in time of war. The legion for 90 years has stood for the principle of universal service. "In a democracy no war should he for profit. Modern wars are not the war of armies, but ths wars of peoples. We would have to have the whole country In service, of one kind or another." Referring to the bill sponsored by 60 United Statu senators to put sir absolute ban on war profiteering, profiteer-ing, Mr. Chadwick observed that he bad not studied it in detail, but that ha agreed with ths bill in principle. prin-ciple. "We have been fighting for the asms thing in congress for 30 yean," he commented. Welcomed to 8. L. Mr. Chadwick arrived from In-' In-' dianapolis at 8:90 a. m. via ths Union Pacific. He was scheduled to leave for a legion meeting at 1 p. m. at Richfield, whence he was to be flown over the Utah parka in a plane piloted by J. E. Cam, director of the state aeronautics aero-nautics commission. After a masting in Cedar City Wednesday night Mr. Chadwick will leave for Las Vegas, Nev., and Los Angeles, completing a three-week three-week tour of 19 states. At ths ststion Mr. Chadwick was . welcomed by Mr. Gam, O. A. Wies-ley, Wies-ley, Utah commander; Arthur Hors-ley, Hors-ley, department adjutant; Norman Sims, legion national executive committeeman; Henry E. Ogaard, C. E. Raffety, B. K. Farm worth and others. The nstionsl commander was accompanied ac-companied by his aid, C. M. Wilson. |