Show DUTY OF SERVICE EX BOYS They Should Assist In Maintenance of Law Law and and Order Says National Adjutant For the benefit of the comparatively few Isolated communities In which there Is noticeable a tendency to give credence to misinformation emanating chiefly from the ranks of ot alien agitators agitators tors and other enemies of ot per cent Americanism It Is deemed advisable to refer to an nn editorial In the Chronicle Chronicle Chron Chron- icle Cincinnati 0 O. official organ o othe of the Ohio Central Labor Labor- Council and Local voice of ot the American Federation Federa Federa- Federation ed atlon a tion of ot Labor In Its Issue of May 1 29 1920 this publication atlon quotes the preamble to the constitution of ot the American Legion and adds The above e Is the pre preamble to the constitution of ot the American Legion Lesion and to our minds it certainly sets forth fortha a principle that every true American whether ho he be a world war veteran or not can consistently subscribe to Recently an nn International officer returning returning returning re re- re- re turning from a state conference to Cincinnati gave have vent to the expression that the members of his International union would not be allowed to join the American merican Legion This to our mind Is baby play The attitude of the AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican Legion toward organized labor In hl Inthe Inthe the state of Ohio and locally as well has been clearly defined and has been approved of b by the Central Labor council It Is claimed that at nt least 40 90 per cent of the bo boys s who went to France and across the water were trade unionists If this Is true then the proper thing for them to do would be to Join the American Legion and if ever the occasion arose nrose when there would be a cv criticism of ot the labor movement they could be of service lJ by explaining our real purposes thereby eliminating some of the antagonism to tous tous tous us which comes from misunderstand misunderstand- misunderstanding ing only There need be no fear by trade unionists of the American Le Le- Le- Le gion We belIeve they believe they are right and that they are fair especially their leaders and ns as we suld said above we would recommend to ever every trade unionist who is eligible to membership that he lie can cnn best protect his Interest and ond the wage earner b by getting in line and place himself where he properly Belongs In this connection the following excerpts ex ex- ex- ex from a n recent letter tetter of FrankIn Frankiin Frank Frank- Mn In DOHer DOller the tile Legions Legion's national commander commander com com- mander to Thomas Goldingay Golding av state adjutant of New Jerse Jersey appear appropriate appropriate ap ap- The liThe American Legion Lelon has has' taken a avery avery avery very positive stand that as ns an organisation organisation Za tI It should never take any definite definite definite nite part parLin In any dispute between n the employer and the employee or between capital and labor This policy y should he adhered to strictly by the national or organization state organizations and by the posts as as well as wellIn well In any such controversy ers the interest Interest Inter Inter- e est t of the Legion Is confined to that of the maintenance of law and aud order and without taking part on either side In Incase Incase incase case the situation should arise where life lite and property are ure endangered It I Ithe Is the duty of a member of the American Legion n to perform pel l hl bin In full tull duty as n a citizen according to his ow own conscience conscience conscience con con- science an and his own understanding Because of his Is military ser I service the ex- ex ferl service e man line has a very keen sense of his responsibility as ns a citizen and I Iam Iam Iam am quite continent confident that he will always s be alive to this responsibility Therefore Therefore There There- eto e- e to fore e In of ot case a contingency as abo above e outlined It Js Ja his duty to assist In the maintenance of law and order by acting as ns nn an Individual and offering his services to the duly duh constituted authority for the Ule maintenance of or law lawand lawand and order 1 There Thel Is nothing t to prevent the In Individual In- In members of the American Le Le- 1 j gion glen as an nn Individual from j either side In such a controversy but bit j the American Legion as an organic lion should not do so M. LEMUEL UEL BOLLES BOLiES S National Adjutant |