Show SOLDIERS WILL GO TO FRANCE American Legion An An- Announces Announces Plans Not Abandoned Plans for holding holdin the American ninth annual convention In Paris France In September 2927 are arc going forward without It n was as announced here today In II a a communication re- re received re received by Spencer S Eccles dc de department France Iranee convention officer officer eer Kl for Utah from Bowman Ill Ill- der ot of Indianapolis Indiana na- na national na national national chairman of the legions legion's Franco convention committee Mr rr nider's Iders Ider's camo came 11 response to rumors that developments might causo cause tho the lc- lc lon Ic glon gion to t abandon the proJect Mr Elder gave cave assurance that the tha plans Ians for the tho movement or movement of veterans to Franco will go forward without delay H Ha He said the legion had received a II cordIal invitation front from former PremIer land BrIand to come to Paris and that thai the French foreign office ha placed In n operation a special bu- bu bureau bu bureau reau to facilitate the tho handling or of orthe the tho convention In Franco France That Thill the pilgrimage to Franco In 1027 will do much to renew the tho friend friend- friendship friendship ship hIp of America and her Iler ally ht 11 Inthe the world war Is the opinion or of John J Wicker Vicker Jr national travel director who returned July Julyn n 21 from front Paris with first hand Iii In- In Information formation as ns to conditions there I mentioned the tho American legion lelon convention every French French- Frenchman Frenchman man became mOl most t cordial il Mr Wicker Vicker said Raid In discussing his re- re rc In France STRONG G Our legionnaires will be ambassadors of o good nil will Mr Elder said In his communication to the department Franco France conven conven- convention convention tion officers The The fact that a few Irr Ible persons In to Paris have taken advantage of the tho francs franc's fall faU to tov v vent nt their feeling on a few tour tour- tourIsts tourists tourists will not affect our program Wo We have havo a cordial Invitation from former Premier Briand to come to Paris The French foreign has a II special bureau which itself entirely to Ironing out the tr tremendous problems incident to feeding fe and housing housing- 30 30 men The railroads of France have ave g us a 60 50 per cent reo re- reduction re reduction In railroad fares as has hns Bellum Belgium The Tho hotel keepers of Paris are giving their heartiest operation co operation co-operation operation Nowhere in fact have we encountered anything but the tho greatest good will and desire to aid ald us In this pilgrimage to France rance TO VISIT GRAVES ES ES There can bo be no doubt but bul that oui- oui our visit to the graves raves of American soldiers burled In France our trips to the tho battlo battlo- fields battle fields where here and dough doughboy boy fought side by side for a common Ideal our visit to French will go far toward to Increasing that mutual feeling of ot good will Pill that existed In 1917 1911 1 17 and 1318 1918 The legionnaires will sail In four four twenty chattered chartered ships from seven Atlantic and gulf ports In In September 1927 The ports ar are Montreal Boston New r York Hampton Roads Jacksonville Charleston S C Houston or Gal Gal- Galveston veston Ual-veston veston eston Texas More lore than threw million dollars are already on dc- dc de deposit posit by the legionnaire against the tho da day he takes the trip which will be the lowest priced trans trans- transAtlantic Atlantic tran Atlantic trip in history Five hundred savings clubs have been formed In the tho principal banks 0 of the tho United States to handle the funds Mr Ir Elder pointed out Business corporations are granting special leaves of absence to their legion to make the greatest peace time timo movement I h history The Tho Omaha convention of or the legion oglon glon authorized and empower empower- d d the Franco convention te ee to take such action and do all bings in and about the planning developing and management o of nil all travel arrangements in connection connection tion tion- with with the the 1527 1927 convention Mr l Elder said In referring to II a convention resolution and th rho final decision will will-be be made at nt t the Philadelphia hi Philadelphia convention of of tug American legion Ion Oct 11 li to 15 |