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Show it LEGION POSTS ?f ' LIKELY TO NMEND. i RULE OFPDUTICS Attitude of Legion to Be Big Issue Raised at Convention Con-vention PRESENT RESTRICTION BELIEVED TOO STRICT nf Commander D'Olier Seems in Favor of More Liberal Interest In-terest in Affairs if nk- YORK, Sept. 6. The attitude.: I which the American Lesion should f t i ward politic end politic il can- S. ., ,i; be one ol thi paraniou.nl J W ,.. to be raised at th rtexl nation .1 ZHgk ' convention of that organis l to bi t-i held in . level ind, Ohio B ptembei I 27 gays an announcement made Pj w J the Legion Weekl canvass of M members of that bod) WWfM T"e weekly assorts that "strong sen-j v iflflfl timcnl throughout the country In favor! ''jHH of a reconsideration of the political re- ''ii9M t,le leg'on Is the most striking feature I 01 a nation-wide survej just complet-j MM -mm WIDESPREAD II N Tl M I NT. "The sentiment 1 wldi pt id thai g !H a too narrow interpretation of the H9H present political restrictions' clause IH will work injury to the legion ly ex- 3 eluding It from public affaire of thei H ' country." mUr Thf present l.iu-v i 1. ;-- ' itimm the legion "shall be absolutely non-1 I- mj polU leal and shall noi bi 1 ' fiM dissemination of partisan principles or mwM foi the promotion rf the candidacy 4jH person king public office KiHHBH i e 1 c i 11 1 e 1 1 c ' ?JBj INjsis GET DT. J Attention la called by the legions -t';)'; organ to a resolution .! 'i bj Its H department of Indiana to the effei I 3 i : 1 hat each poal In thai Btatc should ob- qU tuln and disseminate data regarding ' the stand taken by members of the ln-j 'jwmL 1 legislature and c ABI licials on all matters pertaining to the, Wfm welfare of the American Legion mT ' The indiuna resolution recommend-1 Hg ed that slmil 1 actton.be takei : M 1 e SfffB-' national conv 'entiofl concerning the ' members of congress and national pub- i'fB C- COMMANDER'S VIEWS IK, To show tin views Franklin :!JB I)'Oller, the national commander, thei '-NM legion's weekly quotes a message hoi '3m sent to Basil MOckhrldgc, ccmmandci ' H of the Georgia department, concerning 1 SB h fight the legion in Georgia has been, - Mm waging against Thon 1 E Watson, -JIMi indfdate for 1 111t. ii States senator ' 40fl Mr r'i ll. r said. r--jtm "Members of the American Legion of Georgia owe it u themaelvei and '-'Mm i ihc memory 01 the fallen comradci M to uat the full power of theli 'MM to keep put of public office ij Indl- fl vldual regardless of party whose reo- i ord during the war wat disloyal or un- MjB patriotic- This can be done without; fJk conflict directly or Indirectly with. r4nH elth'i ih l tier in spirit of our con-! :ijfSl BtltUtional restrictions against parti-: 2&J san political activity." |