Show DUTY OF SERVICE EX-SERVICE BOYS They Should Assist In Maintenance of Law and Order Says National Adjutant For the benefit of ot the comparatively few tew isolated communities In which there there- Is noticeable a tendency to give credence to misinformation emanating chiefly from the ranks of ot alien allen agitators agitators tors and other enemies of ot per cent Americanism It Is deemed deeme advisable to refer refer to to an on editorial in the Chronicle Chron Chron- Chronicle ChronIcle icle Cincinnati 0 O. official organ of ot the Ohio Central Labor Council and Local voice of ot the American Federation Federation Federa Pedera- tion of ot Labor In its Issue of ot May 29 1920 this publication quotes the preamble to the constitution of ot the American Legion and adds The above Is the preamble to the constitution of ot the American Legion and to our minds it certainly sets forth fortha a principle that every true American whether he be a world w war ar veteran or not can enn consistently subscribe to Recently an international officer returning returning re re- tU turning from a state conference to Cincinnati gave gaie vent to the expression that th the members of his international union would not be allowed to Join the American Legion This to our mind is baby play The attitude of ot the Amer Amer- American Ivan ican Legion toward organized labor inthe Inthe in inthe the state of ot Ohio and locally as well has been clearly defined and nd has been approved 1 of ot by the Central Labor council It Is claimed that at least 40 per cent of ot the boys who vho went to France Prance and across the water were trade unionists I If this Is true then the proper thing for tor them to do would be to join the American Legion and If It f fever ever the occasion arose when there would be a criticism of ot the labor movement they could be of ot service by explaining our real purposes thereby eliminating some of the antagonism to tous tous tous us which comes from misunderstanding misunderstand ing lag only There need be no fear by trade unionists of ot the American Legion Le- Le gion gl n We believe they are right and that they are fair especially their leaders and as we said above we would recommend to every trade unionist who Is eligible to membership that he can best protect his Interest and the wage earner by getting In line and place himself where he properly belongs In this connection the following excerpts ex from a recent Tetter ietter of ot Franklin Frank Frank- Mn lin DOlier DOller the Legions Legion's national na lonal commander commander commander com com- mander to Thomas Goldingay state adjutant of of New Jersey appear appropriate ap ap- appropriate The American Legion has taken a avery avery avery very positive e stand that as an organization ration It should never take any definite definite nite part In any dispute between th the employer and the employee or between capital and labor This Pc policy should be adhered adhe d to strictly by the national organization state organizations and by the posts as wellIn wellIn well In any such controversy the Interest interest Inter inter- est of ot the Legion Is confined to that of ot the maintenance of ot law and order and without taking part on either side In Incase Incase case the situation should arise where life ife and property are endangered It Is the duty of a member of ot the American Legion to perform hi Ala hla full fuU duty as a citizen according to his own conscience con con- science clence and rind his own understanding Because of his military service the ex- ex service man has hRS a aery very ery keen sense of or i his responsibility as ns a citizen and I IU Iam am fun U quite confident that he will wilt always be alive to this re responsibility There There- rote In case pta of a n contingency as ns shove above outlined It Is his ids duty to assist In n the maint maintenance nanee nance of law and amI order hv hy acting ns fiR jn fin Individual and an 1 offering his services to the duly lu t hor for or the maintenance of law ml nil orVYl oi orV Tl f. n 1 Mi n t ti t. I pi iu tb n n- n 5 t ii 1 I i 1 of f Ih Am i lelu le I lu tt 0 t t r glon gion as an an individual from froID taking either side in such a controversy but the American Legion as an organization tion should not do so LE LEMUEL BOLLES National Adjutant |