Show american legion notes before the next weekly publication ot of the record is in the hands ot of the public the state convention contention ot of the american legion will be in session at logan thi national commander edward hays will be in attendance and will speak to the convention friday morning august if ho he speaks as well and advocates as sound principles as he did wednesday morning of this week at the mayo celebration at rochester minnesota we le gionna ires are due for a treat A new program sane and conservative tor for the benefit ot of the disabled ex service men and their dependents no doubt will be adopted last years four point program was almost wholly holly carried to completion 1 the fourth point relating to widows and 0 orphans and of the disa bleds dependents I 1 was only partially enacted into law this wes was a triumph of the national legislative committee headed by colonal john thomas taylor the abe strongest opposition to this project was received from the pastors of gf the two richest churches ot of new york city the tha statements made by S parks cadman and W russell bowle bowie Is believed to bs be part of fhe be propaganda inspired by the tha national economic league no doubt these two good men stood on the sidelines and applauded when the soldier boys were marching to war the united states government la is now waging another war more destructive destruct lva than the last one unemployment drouth and the promise of famine the de destruction of crops and of brood animals may prove a catastrophe worse than a defeat in battle the breakdown of self reliance and self respect of the unemployed living on a dole is worse than tire loss of morale of an army of fighting men in this war against depression we are creating a great discontented pauper class who demand a share of public funds who would substitute a vote for a job and who contribute nothing to the public welfare not even a desire to work the american legion leg ion has a great mission to perform and a great fight to wage to help win this battle against the still continuing depression and most of all to win back the self respect of the citizenship of the american nation W J BARDSLEY adjutant post no 14 american legion |