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Show SQUARE DEAL, THEIR SLOGAN Commander nd Buddies of Portland, Oregon, Post No. 1, Insist on Fair Treatment of Men. "We ask no favors, only the square deal." James J. Crossley, former ma- lor In the World James J. Crossley war, and commander com-mander of Portland Port-land Post No. 1, Portland, O r e., ! declares the foregoing fore-going Is the only platform on which he and his buddies have based their battles bat-tles and they've not been few la behalf of former service men. Since to set their feet once more in the paths of peace, some of thein bewildered bewilder-ed by the changing condltit ns, all having hav-ing lost several precious years from their lives in the matter of competing compet-ing successfully in their work or professions, pro-fessions, Mr. Crossley lias spent much time and energy seeing to it that hU comrades did receive n square deal, did have an opportunity to earn a livelihood unhampered. Recently Commander Crossley took up the cudgels for two former aarvu-n men who had passed tne civil service examinations for a municipal position with grades higher than the man whom the mayor and city commissioners commission-ers had decided to name. The successful suc-cessful candidate was undertaking, It wns charged, to persuade the two former service men to withdraw, and seeking to use political Influence gained through a considerable city service serv-ice to aid him. Crossley immediately took the mntter up for his post. He carried the light straight to the mayor and commissioners. And the appointment appoint-ment went to the highest competitor the former service man. "We have been unusually fortunate in Portland," the commander Is quoted as saying, "in plueing our buddies hi positions of trust they are capable of filling. Our municipal judge, the superintendent super-intendent of the womens' bureau of the police department and the chief clerk of the park bureau, saw service In the World's war. I believe one of the greatest duties of the American Legion Le-gion Is to fight for Its members as against political influence which seeks to deprive them of positions and give them as plums of politics. Legion officers offi-cers should be ever on the alert. Often those with authority to make appointments appoint-ments are glad to choose Legion men, if only the Legion shows an Interest - and asks that It be done. We must always be ready to present our case whenever It Is necessary. The American Ameri-can public wants to see its former soldiers receive justice. The Legion Is the public's representative as well as the veterans'." |