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Show POLISH PATRIOT WRITES OF VISIT Impressed by the great Industrial development, de-velopment, the co-operation In civic life, and the boundless good fellowship In. America, Gen. Joseph Haller, noted Polish patriot who was the guest of the American Legion while In the United States, has returned to his native na-tive land. In a letter to National Commander John R. Qulnn of the Legion, the great Polish warrior said that his pleasure in his visit was unbounded, and was an experience that he would always recall because of the association associa-tion with his former comrades of tho World war who had fought under the American flag. General Halter's visit began early In October and continued until a few days before Christmas. His tour started with a visit to the White House and a visit to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington, across the continent to San Francisco, where he received highest honors at the hands of the American Legion. As the official guest of the organization, he was presented with the American Legion's Distinguished Service Medal, worn only by two Americans and by but four others Marshal Foch of France, Admiral Beatty of England, General Jacques of Belgium, General Diaz of Italy. Back across the nation with a party of representative Legion men, sped the great Polish patriot, to visit nearly fifty of America's greatest cities, where he was greeted by members of that organization, Polish colonies and many officials, statesmen and prominent promi-nent persons. Before his departure, General Haller expressed his deep satisfaction at the outcome of the visit, and deeply thanked the American Legion for the opportunity to see the nation. He said in his letter: "What has given me the greatest pleasure has been the evidence on every hand that the American soldier who readily gave up his peaceful pur-suits pur-suits to don the uniform of his proud country and help put down oppression In Europe so quickly returned to the Industrial and commercial occupations following the signing of the armistice. I have noted the happy homes, the contentment and the prosperity of those liberty-loving and unwarllke lads. It has been a constant inspiration inspira-tion to me. The officers of the many Legion posts, the officials of the organization or-ganization are all enshrined In my heart." |