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Show LEGION ASUS li PRESIDENTTQ DISMISS POSI Former Soldiers Oppose Official's Of-ficial's Stand in Matter Of Deportations WASHINGTON'. Oct. 26. Formal 1 1 r, iust lor the dismissal from office t of Louis K. Post, assistant secretary I 'of labor, was submitted to President Wilson toda) by a committee of theji i American Loagion. Representatives of the legion In the & I Pacific coast states demanded last (May an investigation of Mr. Post's of-1 Ificia conduct with reference to the deportation of aliens. An announce-; ment by the legion committee today I said a special committee's report re- Viewed th i :itlre matter of deportations deporta-tions and stated that the labor depirt-: depirt-: ment cancelled from January 1 to IJuns ir. 1920. 2ii! deportation warrants, war-rants, ordered deportation In 530 cases Hid deferred sixty cases Its main contention against Mi Post," said the announcement, "is that 8 S2 of the aliens ordered deported were I actually deported but that at that point, I Mr Post took charge of th,. matter I land the di-portatlons ee.i.si-d ' |