Show l I N UR URGES I I I TO Dr DEPORT RT All ALOE AUN I Convention Deplores Giving I of Honorable Discharges to Objectors Held in the thew w War a r P Prisons r i son sHere Here T HE state convention of the theA T THE A American legi legion n went on record today demanding that immediate steps be taken by the United States government to io toI deport all alien slackers who evaded I military service during the war by withdrawing pampers Ing their hei J first rs nat naturalization I It was was also voted to instruct the delEgates delegates delegates del del- to th the national convention to todo toi i do all in ht their power to torte fOrce a recI recommendation recommendation rec- rec I I for necessary conI congressional congressional con con- I gressional action The convention also went on record record record rec rec- ord as deploring and condemning the action of the war department in giving giving giving ing honorable discharges back bonuses and other concessions to the conscientious conscientious con objectors in the disciplinary ary barracks at Ft Douglas and in other military prisons of the United States That no further clemency or orI I reduction of sentence l be e given was also incorporated in this resolution I PAY FOR TEACHERS A resolution asking that the proper I executive powers of ot the United States take steps to increase the pay of all American scho school L teachers and other educational instructors as a means of inducing the very best persons obtainable obtainable obtainable obtain obtain- able to enter the profession was also unanimously adopted With the declaration that the Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian soviet government is opposed to the principles of the American Legion Legion Legion Le Le- gion the action of ot the Utah State Federation Federation Fed Fed- ed of Labor in indorsing t this tais government government gov gov- was condemned RESOLUTION ON LOYALTY The convention went on record as standing against the violation or the threat of violation of law and order whether by individuals or aggregations of individuals and It advocated the full penalties upon violators of the espionage espionage espionage age act In the same resolution in which the foregoing was incorporated the convention opposed the admission to the national legislative bodies or to I any public office any person of doubtful doubtful doubt doubt- ful loyalty The United States congress congress congress con con- I gress will be asked to indorse this reso reso- lution Other resolutions provide for the observance observance ob ob- servance of funerals of members of the legion with military pomp and the making of a request to congress for necessary military equipment to be supplied to each post of the legion in inthe inthe inthe the state for this purpose the designation designation designation nation of Sunday November 9 0 as American Legion Sunday by the proper authorities indorsing and approving tho action of the congressional investigating Investigating investigating I gating committee in placing the re responsibility responsibility responsibility re- re for the alleged aged e unnecessary unnecessary sary wrong inflicted upon p of officers and I soldiers of ot the A. A E. E F F. and that proper l I punishment t be inflicted on all individuals individuals I indicted regardless of the rank and the person approval of the Sweet bill now pending in congress which h I provides for amendments to the war wari i risk insurance policy of at f the army the organization into posts by the colored soldiers of the state under under the direction direction direction tion of the s state ate organization the approval approval approval ap ap- of the war service educational service act which provides that allI all I who have been In active military service service ice of the United States not less lesa than I sixty days be given the same educational educational I advantages as are now being extended to disabled soldiers Other I resolutions of at less Importance were also passed Massed upon by the convention I GARDINER NAMED Hamilton Gardiner was chosen to act as state chairman of at the organization I for the coming year to replace replace Wesley Vesley WesleyE E E. King who wishes to o resign Other officers chosen for the tho year I were E. E Hatch Batch of Cache II R. R Fletcher of Provo and Peter Kasius of Ogden as vice vico chairmen John Holden was elected secretary and Sherman Armstrong treasurer The following delegates to the national national national na na- convention of the he American Legion in Minneapolis in November I were selected Wesley Vesley E. E King Ding Ing Harry I Fletcher of Utah county H. H B. B Johnson I of ot Cache Baldwin Robertson and It I Continued on page pago S. S 83 LEGION URGES Continued from page pego 1 ilton Gardiner of ot Salt Lake and J. J C. C Ik Downey wn y of Summit The alternates selected elected were H. H H. H McCartney Thomas Thom Thom- as G. G Morris James L. L Hatch Will I L L. Hoyt Harry and T. T I. I Dunbar Alternates at large or tho those who will defray detray their own expenses If It they go were selected as follows H. H R. R Smoot David Keith Knight Jordan and Royal Roal Douglas |