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Show ENDANGERS SECURITY OF U. S. Manhattan Post of Legion Condemns Action of Navy Department in Releasing 200,000 Members. That the security of the United States Is endangered, by the release ay the Navy department cf nearly 200,000 members of the naval reserve force, Is the opinion of members of Manhattan naval post. American Legion, New York, who have adopted a resolution terming the dropping of :he reservists as "breaking the back 3f the reserves." The Manhattan post Is composed of former navy enlisted men and officers. offi-cers. The post has made a careful itudy of naval affairs and has mainlined main-lined a policy favoring complete laval preparedness. The resolution points out that without with-out the maintenance of a complete aaval reserve force, tbe government lacks sufficient trained men to man Jie ships and stations of the navy in time of war. |