Show ts IS IN FA FAVOR VOR OF SALARIES james jam wicker jr director american legion tour of europe urges urge pay for commanders commander james J wicker jr director of the th adint lefin legion tour of ru rope it thinks IT I 1 III k s depart cant lit commanders I 1 of the legion I 1 should be paid salaries 6 n 1 n r 1 e s just 1 before a balling a I 1 I 1 I 1 n g I 1 1 I 1 I 1 i front from new york 1 1 I 1 11 on the lie S S arest d dent e n t roosevelt Ron I 1 which carried the party to the bat of 1 france wicker men sent t a ines message sage to ilk I 1 his comrades in virginia refusing to permit his daml to be mentioned as ai department commander in the election by the convention his letter follows the department commander should devote his principal time to the legion lerlon its work its growth its welfare e should command his mind his heart and soul and be uppermost in ills dally daily life th the e position of department commander Is a very high office and it la in worthy of the he very best basi men in the legion it Is a man size job requiring the very ery best efforts and the hardest work to handle it with the gi gien test success given ghen a coul mander who would practically surrender himself to the legion and who could make it its I 1 progress and success his chief tit aim and objective during dining ill ahli term of office we bould see this legion of ours expand ill aind grow gro in membership influence and healthy activity almost beyond con I 1 am alit of the sincere co conviction anvic that it if the legion culled called a man to rei e ns as leader aiK liis lilan to give practically ills whole time and provid III hiis fur his support lie would if of proper caliber consider cuni liler that cull call ns as I 1 him to it a wonderful service aist 11 m i as ns noble find baidas as patriotic us its that NN aich haill into ill the ell ei ieni ei it y uhe the is fine has been 1 enuch over OM till nil the country aby i legionnaires and probably pru bably will ceilie before the national conven ilon at new orleans Oil rans |