Show Legion Post Colors The Tho local post of or the American Legion entered a a. membership contest with all the thc posts of ot Salt Lake Tooele Wasatch counties By increasing our membership more than any of ot the other ten posts we won a legion uniform offered by one cf ct the Salt Lake City gents gent's furnishing goods firms By Dy organizing a raffle rattle among our out own members our post was able to raise enough money to buy post colors On the blue background of this flag Is inscribed the name of ot our post and our city in golden silk letters andon and andon andon on its broad surface the emblem of ot our organization the Star of Hope the laural wreath of ot victory above It Jt all the suns sun's rays ras of the light of ot even a brighter day At our next legion dinner to which all the members of the legion auxiliary are requested to be present pre pre- present present sent the post past commander will dedicate these colors The legions legion's four tour main legislative objectives ob objectives ob- ob obJectives for the year 1938 are 1 Uni Uni Universal versal ersal service 2 Protection by the na na- national national national government of ot widows and de- de dependent de de- dependent dependent pendent children of ot deceased veterans 3 Veterans Veteran's 3 Veterans Veteran's preference Adequate national defence In addition to these four tour there are other legislative man man- mandates mandates mandates dates of ot the recent New York national convention con At the November national conference of department commanders and adjutants adJutants adjutants tants Carl H. H Smith commander of ot the Michigan department had this to say about the labor troubles which Infested Michigan during the last year ear They were the direct result of socialistic and communistic agitation designed not primarily primarily marily marU to aid workingmen to obtain bet bet- better better better ter hours and wages but to create social upheavals als with emphasis on revolution I We talk of ot strict neutrality in labor dis dis- disputes disputes and rightfully Insist that our or organization or- or organization organization made up of at all classes of ot citizens have ha no part In such differences I but we have hae to face the fact of ot a threat of ot subversive forces gaining power by I manipulating labor movements to put putI radical leaders In positions where they I control the forces cf of law and order That there Is direct evidence that honest un un- union un- un union lion ion workers does not wish to be associated ed with subversive groups He staunchly I defended the legionnaires of ot Huron Michigan who were deputized to patrol I the streets of that city during the tur tur- turmoil moil moll These legionnaires were not sworn j in until after atter the governor had refused to to take of the appeals of or constituted authorities of ot the I ity They were there to protect life Ute and property and could by no stretch of f the that j I imagination could they be called strike breakers j I W. W J. J BARDSLEY Commander Post No 14 I I I |