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Show OBJECTIVES OF THE LEGION National Commander Galbraith Outlines Out-lines What Is Planned to Be Accomplished Ac-complished During the Year. The objectives of the American Legion Le-gion for the year 1921 were told by F. W. Galbraith, Jr., national commander, com-mander, in a recent speech in Cincinnati, Cin-cinnati, at a dinner attended hy Legionnaires Le-gionnaires and business men. Mr. Galbraith cited the disabled man's problems as the Legion's paramount para-mount concern and termed the finding of a satisfactory solution as "one job that is going to be done." "Woe unto the man," he added, "or the bureau or bureau chief who wilfully wil-fully stands in the way of paying the honorable obligation the government owes these men. Whoever he is he will have to get out." He warned against the activities of the I. W. W. and kindred organizations organiza-tions and- outlined the position of the Legion as follows : "The time has come when a line must be drawn between loyal and disloyal dis-loyal Americans. We do not claim to have a monopoly on patriotism but because of our service our loyalty is a little clearer to our hearts and is a little more intense. We intend to crush this thing, if it ever raises its head, that we already have fought and licked." Mr. Galbraith also spoke of the desire de-sire of the Legion to unite with the veterans' associations of the allies, in order to promote international amdv. "People accuse us of being over-enthusiastic." over-enthusiastic." he said. "They declare that we believe ourselves to be the only patriots. God knows we are not. If we were it would he a sorry day for the nation. We know we have a hundred hun-dred million associates and we ask them to help us because without their good will and assistance we can accomplish ac-complish nothing." |