| Show LEGION PRIZE PRIZE ESSAY CHOSEN I Au All Sing Ching of Hawaii Receives Award for Best Effort NE NEW YORK YanK Jan 20 The The prize wining essay on the American legion ritten by Ah Ak Slog SIng Ching Chine of was made public bv bb b the American Legion Legon Weekly It follows The Th American legion which Is composed of men and women nonien omen who en- en enlisted enlisted en enlisted listed for tor the defense of our country during the war stands for Cor unit do- do democracy de democracy peace and service serice to God and our country The slogan of our country Is 1 In union there Is strength an and 1 It Is be- be because because caus be-caus cause of this unity our country is so strong but during the world v war r we found Cound that we no 0 had Internal as well as external enemies Bolshevism lam com coin communism and are as real en- en as any we had to fight over OHr- oler- oler overseas seas sas and much to conquer The American legion can con do a n wonderful service serIce to the country by a spirit of or unity and co- co cooperation Cooperation co cooperation operation and by teaching foreigners who come corn Into the United States how to Ih live lie 0 under a republican form of Cf go end by helping then therl to understand that ours Is a go nt of the tho people by the tho people for th time people and It shall not parish p fru ii the earth Many any foreigners COlT coir i from countries they have IUle hii e be bc r OPPI essed and the do not nn stand l r- r stand the th norl liter erty but It ItIs itIs ItIs Is license to c Climes dimes ue people must b bj bs taught md the can Amli-can ean an legion can a II d 4 In doing dolne this ron roil ALL We learned at the beginning of t Lie world war ear ar that many of or our own CIti- CIti CItizens citi citizens zens zone TV ere ere ero un ducat J l and that not nearly enough money was vas being spent punt for schools Here Hero Is a great work worl or orthe orthe the American legon to see tec that ev- ev eY v child In the United States State h hiis a chanCEl chance to be e educated What hat we wo I weI want ant In OUI ou nation e ac must put In InI inI I I lour our schools so the th need 1 for tor I and v well nell ell trained teachers Is v ry great Night schools for the training of men and nd women ho ho or work during the day help to educate our ct and those thoe who sho wish Ish to become tl 11 rens ens The American legion leflon is on I C eside side of education and 1 ao e believe bellee belle e wi w make e verv erv effort to see that the schools of oC the United States rank first firstIn firstIn firstIn In the tho world and that every cry en Cli I has the opportunity for tor learning I f During the world war ear many mony of our soldiers were ware ere wounded and home sUffering from shell shock sick I and unable to care cara for lest They Thov lit in i fought In iii a great cause ause an and 1 is J ser e e cr nell ell of their country an and 1 I comrades The legion can give the thes i returned veterans ale ak and comfort and after acter they ha hae have e sufficiently re- re reco re recovered covered co red help h lp them to become self self- Supporting Many of them will ill be un- un un I 11 thle le T to follow rollow the same occupation that they did before the tho war but some kind of work can be found fo I them to do The legion should tea see that their comrades are aro alwa scared cared for Cor CorR ow tR R A ron FOR DEFENSE The The United 1 States is i not n a mIlitary nation and believes II for for ps in war lit ar defenso o and not for Cor conquest At the tho cloo of tb tb- tb nar R ar r our country asked foi COI no land and no loot hOt month months IL ag ro O Pr Harding I called a a conference o of the nations tO II I s a reduction of oC armies and armament The Am American legion can uin n aid f by fosterIng or and oj encouraging elce and good will among nations between and by standing for a fair far debe de be- be berr tween large rr and small mall nations n allow allow- allow allow- log Ing the small nations to decide to ro themselves governed how they shall be gov gov- gov |
