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Show SHOULD ALL BE IN THE ORGANIZATION g o Walter M. Pierce, Governor of 5 Oregon, says regarding the g s American Legion : 5 3 "Such a body of men organ- x ized into a compact whole, can 5 X and will wield an influence that will make it possible for this na- 5 5 tion to safely ride the severest S g storms that the peculiar eco- y 5 nomlc conditions of the World g war may cause. 2 cj "Since American Institutions 5 3 came into existence, students of 3 $ the world have freely predicted a 3 their early decline, alleging that 3 when the' opportunity of ac- g 3 quiring free land was gone and 3 v the cities grew large, the pecu- v 8 liar character developed by the 3 S sturdy farmer of America would 5 be lost in the whirl of great city 3 development. There are those S 5 living who believe such a time Is $ 5 approaching. 3 g "The four million boys who re- 5 g ceived their military training In 3 the late war, all eligible to the S American Legion, vhen gath- 3 3 ered, as they should be Into that 5$ great organization, will constl- 3 8 tute the greatest single force In y defense of American institu- 5 tions." O 3 K iKBKHrrocrrr |