Show DUTY OF SERVICE EX-SERVICE BOYS They Should Assist in Maintenance of Law and arid Order Says Says National Adjutant I IFor For the benefit of tiC the comparatively few Isolated communities In which there Is noticeable a tendency to give credence to misinformation emanating chiefly from the ranks s of alien agi agitators a- a tors and other enemies of per cent Americanism It Is deemed advisable ad to refer to an editorial in n the Chronicle ChronIcle Chronicle Chron Chron- icle Cincinnati 0 O. O official organ of the Ohio Central Labor Council and Local voice of the American Federation Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of Labor In Its Issue of l Ia May 29 20 10 1920 0 this publication quotes the preamble to the constitution of the American Legion Legon and adds The above Is the preamble to the constitution of the A American Legion and to our minds It certainly sets forth fortha a principle that ever every true American whether he be a world war veteran or not con cnn consistently subscribe to Recently an International returning returning returning re re- re- re turning from a state conference to CI Cincinnati gave baye vent to the expression that the members of his International union would not be all allowed owed to Join the American Legion This to our mind Is baby pla play Th The attitude of the American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican Legion Legon toward organized labor In Inthe Inthe inthe the state of ot Ohio and locally as well has been clearly defined and has been approved of b by the Central Labor council It Is claimed that at least 40 per cent of the boys who went to France and across the water were trade unionists If this Is true then the proper thing tiling for them to do would I be to Join the tile American Legion and If ever the occasion arose when there would be a criticism of the labor movement the they could be he of service by explaining our re real l purposes purpose thereby eliminating some of the antagonism to tous tous tous us which comes cones from misunderstanding misunderstand misunderstand- 1 ing only There need be no fear by trade unionists of the tile American Le Le- Le- Le LeI I gion Ilon We believe they are right nn and I that the they are fain especially their leaders and as we said suld above e we would recommend to every trade unionist who Is eligible to membership that he lie can cnn best protect his interest and the wage earner by getting in line and nod place himself where he properly belongs In this connection the following e excerpts excerpts ex ex- from a n recent letter of Franklin Frank Frank- FrankIn lin In DOller DOHer the tile Legions Legion's national commander commander commander com com- mander to Thomas Goldingay state adjutant of New Jersey appear appropriate ap up The American Legion has taken a avery avery avery very positive stand that as an organIzation organization organ organ- it should never take any definite definite nite part In any dispute between the employer er and the employee ee or between capital and labor This policy should be adhered to strictly by the national organization state organizations and lJ by the posts as wellIn wellIn well weIl In an any such controversy the Interest Interest interest Inter Inter- est of ot the Legion Lellon is confined to that of the maintenance of law and order and without taking part on either side In Incase incase incase case the situation should arise where life and aRd property are endangered it Is the duty of a lD member of ot the American Legion n to perform hla Iila full duty as a citizen according to his own conscience conscience conscience con con- science and his own understanding Because of his military service the ex- ex service man has hns a very keen sense of his responsibility as a citizen and I Iam Iam Iam am quite confident that he heill will ill always be alive to this responsibility Therefore There There- tote fort n In n case of a contingency as above ahme outlined it Is his duty to assist In the maintenance of law and order by hy acting as an nn Individual and offering his Ills services to the duly lul constituted authority for the maintenance of law lawand lawand and order ro nt the Individual In- In n- n There re Is la nothing to prevent dh tn members of the American Le Le- Le- Le gion glon as an Individual from flom taking either either- side in n such a controversy but the American Legion Lelon as as an organization tion should not do so LE LEMUEL BOLLES 4 National Adjutant |