Show american legion notes in the americ american an legion program tor for the year 1934 1935 the week of september 1723 17 23 has been set aside as constitution week in the preamble of the legion Is stated awe we join ourselves together to uphold and defend the constitution of the united S tates states to maintain law and order to foster and perpetuate a one hundred per cent americanism to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice freedom and democracy 1 I justice freedom and democracy Is to be maintained there must be no abridge ine ment it rf c i the freedom of the press or of the right t of lawful assembly neither can 1 i the right of trial by jury be taken away f b by y the flat ot of a military ary dictatorship the constitution safeguards you irom croul i seizure of your person of your houses of your papers and of your you r effects with via out due process of law it if we uphold 6 id d i defend the constitution of the united states no one will be able to take away 1 the property of the thrifty and give the same to the trifling and extravagant la in these days of change are we satisfied that these constitutional proviA provisions ons are met being jeopardized in our national attain a maize or of appears preva ent opposing forces act and react and we vs seem to be at a standstill later labor anit and capitol are at war and blood Is being made to flow there Is growing up A large body of citizens who would exchange a vote for a job when the eo man state reached that stage it was not long until the republic tell fell and augustus ceasar became the roman dictator the american legion will do what can be done to prevent the same fate to the ane american state the legion however will keep its hands off the labor conflict in the strike in rhode island veterans la in tin hats patrolled the streets to release the local constabulary for duty at the mills they acted as individuals only af a ter veterans organizations voted to tala w no p part 1 rt in labor disturbances to nave have done so 80 would cause forfeiture of charter cna rier W J BARDSLEY post adjutant |