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Show LEGION VOTES TO STAY CLEAR RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING ATTITUDE ATTI-TUDE ON INSTRUMENT IS REJECTED AS POLITICAL San Antonio, Texas, Wins 1928 Meet in; Officers Will be Named at This Convention ; Changes Position Philadelphia The American Legion in national convention refused to reaffirm re-affirm the position it took at Omaha last year, when it favored adherence to the world court. A resolution reaffirming re-affirming that action was rejected by a large vote after speeches had been made declaring that the world court had become a political question and that to adopt the resolution would be violating the legion's constitution, which provides that the organization cannot be used for the dissemination of partisan principles. The merits of the world court were not discussed by those who opposed the resolution. The question of a united air service for the army and navy went over for another year, after the convention committee com-mittee on aeronautics had adopted a recommendation that there be one department de-partment of air service, with secretaries secre-taries of equal importance for land, sea and air forces. The committee, after long conferences, confer-ences, was prevailed on to change the recommendation to an expression that it "looks 'with favor upon" the proposition. propo-sition. The committee also agreed to the appointment of a committee of nine to study the entire question and report to the next convention. |