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Show DUTY OF EX-SERVICE BOYS They Should Assist in Maintenance of Law and Order, Says National Adjutant. For the benefit of the comparatively few isolated communities in which there is noticeable a tendency to give credence to misinformation emanating chiefly from the ranks of .alien agitators agita-tors and other enemies of 100 per cent Americanism, It is deemed advisable to refer to an editorial in the Chronicle, Chron-icle, Cincinnati, O.. official organ of the Ohio Central Labor Council and "Local voice of the American Federation Federa-tion of Labor." In its issue of May 20, 1020, this publication quotes the preamble to the constitution of the American Legion, and adds : "The above Is the preamble to the constitution of the American Legion and to our minds it certainly sets forth a principle that every true American, whether he be a world war veteran or not, can consistently subscribe to. "Recently an international officer, returning re-turning from a state conference to Cincinnati g.ive vent to the expression that the members of his international union would not lie allowed to join the American Legion. This to our mind is baby play. The attitude of the American Amer-ican Legion toward organized labor in the state of Ohio, and locally as well, has been clearly defined and has been approved of 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 tiling for them to do would lie to join the American region, aim u. ; ever the occasion arose when there would be a criticism of the labor movement, they could be of service by explaining our real purposes, thereby eliminating some of the antagonism to us which conies from misunderstanding misunderstand-ing only. There need be no fear by trade unionists of the American Legion. Le-gion. 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 be enn best proteqt his interest anil the wage earner by getting in line, and place himself where he properly belongs." In this connection, the following excerpts ex-cerpts from a recent letter of Franklin Frank-lin n'Oller. the Legion's national commander, com-mander, to Thomas C.oldingny. state adjutant of New Jersey, appear appropriate ap-propriate : "The American Legion has taken a very positive stand that, as nn organization. organi-zation. It should never take any definite defi-nite part in any dispute between the employer and the employee, or between capital and labor. This policy should be adhered to strictly hy the national organization, s'ate organizations anil hv the posts as well. "In any such controversy, the interest inter-est of the Legion is confined to that of ihe maintenance of law and order and gion, ns an individual, from taking either side in such a controversy, but the American Legion, as an organization, organiza-tion, should not do so." LEMUEL ROLLES, National Adjutant. |