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Show FRANCE, BRITAIN ARM-IN-ARM Delegates to Convention Displayed Friendliness Tha.t Augurs Well for Future of World. ' One of tho most dramatic nnd Impressive Im-pressive Incidents of the second annual an-nual convention of The American Legion Le-gion In Clevelnnd took plnce when the representatives of France and Great Britain entered the convention hall nrm-ln-arm and preclpltnted an "ova-tloV "ova-tloV that completely disrupted the conclave for severnl minutes. The distinguished visitors were Gen. Marie Ma-rie imlle Fnyollc oXJhe French army itdmlrnl Sir Swilam Lowther JCllMiat-tttttl'Vivy.'Gen. Tcon-nrd Tcon-nrd ' 'Wood, who Jnnpanled them, also received tremendous applause nnd was called upon for n speech. When the cheering had subsided General Fnyolle and Admiral Grant each delivered nn address urging that ' there be no misunderstanding between I this country on the one hand and I France and Great Britain on the other. "I nm acquainted with the high alms of your association nnd with the ,'reat mission Tho American Legion ins nssumed," said General Fayollo. "It Intends to keep piously the glorl- his remembrance of the dead, to 'iclp through life all those who came mt pf the fight for liberty, and to eep In all hearts the sacred love for our own country which Is the spring f all civic virtues." After referring to the close ties of I'lendshlp and esteem which bind morlca and Franco together, he sked : "As long ns Franco nnd America main 'united who, Indeed, would are henceforth to disturb the peace ' tho world?" Admiral Grant voiced a similar hought. "It strikes one ns being the ery acme of culpable negligence nnd oollshness," he said, "If wo do not eslst with all our power tho efforts f a comparatively small number of len In our midst to creote for their wn purposes had blood between us." Discussing the problom of peace, lenernl Wood declared that "we don't caro n rap about party policies," He appealed to the Legion for n sound solution of the big natlonnl Issues, foreign relations, national defense nnd adequate provision for the disabled men and their dependents. |