Show BE READY FORWAR FOR FORWAR WAR IS POLICY Howell Howll Says Says Legion Holds Preparedness Is Best Way to Peace I I ITh The Th outstanding topIcs topic 1 by the national executive commit commit- committee committee American legion at the tee tec of the th semi-annual semi meeting held last weel 1 K In in Indianapolis Ind md were the th cia na- national conventions of ot tho the legion leelon according Recording to National Vice Vie Corn Com Commander mender mander J A Howell ell who with will Mr Mrs Howell national committee committee- committeewoman committeewoman woman for tor Utah of ot the American legion auxiliary have hae returned from the meetings Iee Vice Commander Howell flowell report report- reported reported ed that the legion strongly Is ov- ov Opposed opposed movement In inthe posed to any pacifist the country count such auch v BR was w q s reported to be under way y b by National Corn Com Commander mander mender John R R It The Tue 19 commander toll told the Corn com e that the example of the th city cit of oC Cleveland Ohio fifth firth largest In Inthe Inthe lith the United States in discontinuing military training in the th school schools Ic h hone l one Indication of a pacifist move move- movement ment RECALLS REC LOSSES The committee voted the nation nation- national national ci al commander authority to 10 do any any- anythIng anything anything thIng in his power po and which he deemed necessary to further CIte national defense act of ot 1920 and an to see that it II Is carried into d- d t feet Speaking of this Vice Vie Corn Com mander Howell said eald By favoring g this movement the legion Is not forcing war tar but be- be be lie ts preparedness Is a mean menn of preventing war We e have before us the glaring casualties of or the th Will war p when hen more than men mn bat theIr 1 lives s Had the country been adequately prepared the loss los would woul not have ha be been n so eo heavy y The Thi American legion Is 15 strongly op- op opposed op posed to war but we are arc not nol In li favor Cavor of ot laying down the gauntlet and p permitting Ideas Idea to ti prevail INSIST O OV ON ORIETh ORDEn The national convention of the lh legion lellon to be held In Philadelphia will be an orderly one according to toa toa a a decision of the committee The national commander command I was 81 given i power to take any steps he deems wise wis in seeing e that Philadelphia police enforce law with favor to tono tono t I no group roup It was the national view few Judge Judg Ho Howell Hoell ell said that the thela th law la shall apply to legionnaires whether visitors or residents resident of 01 the convention city It was as the legions legion's opinion that any that has haa prevailed In Inthe inthe Ir I the past PMt at conventions convention Is 15 the th fault solely of the police of the conven- conven convention convention Ion conven-Ion tion cities who have Ilave shown leniency to legion visitors Judge Howell r reported that the national commit commit- committe te tee was unanimously and ally emphatically In fa favor 01 of law enforcement nt gy ENS EN'S SECTiON Mrs Ir Howell ell was wag as made macic a member of the In national emblem of the auxiliary she reported I the meetings meeting ot of that were highly interesting and In- In Instructive In Instructive She Sh said that the ailt aI- ll a annual poppy sale pale has hu come com cometo to be he a big thing and that each elch year disabled war et veterans rans so paId n a a big sum tor the Lure ture of or the th poppies white the bal balance tal- tal ance of the profits profit are arc given to the child welfare program Commander Lawrence Clayton or of Herman Bak Baker r post No 9 i said to- to day today that Judge Howell Ho 11 will report national executive committees committee's do- do de liberations deliberations at the th meeting of the post next Monday night A |