White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-23

gion returned last Sunday from the
national convention at Minneapolis,
where he attended rs one of the del
agates from the state of Nevada.
Chairman Bennett gave a glowing
description of the first constitutional
convention of the American Legion
and declared that not only 0 perma-
nent organization mad been effected.
hut that each delegate had caught
the great enthusiasm so dominant
At the convention and all realized
rho importance of the work ahead
Of them.
The convention. through its va
rions resolutions. took a stand In
favor of a federal bonus for former
.eryiee men. the amount to be de-
eided BY congress: adopted its CON
.titution; urged more extensive aid
for disabled service men, advocated
a change for betterment in the war
risk insurance. went on record IN
favor of arrest and deportation of
alien agitators; condemned the
teaching of German In American
schools: and called the attention of
all parties concerned 10 the present
industrial unrest to the rights of the
people. In this latter resolution the
legion calls on men OF all classes
Who have their country and its in
,erests al naart, To bury their trou-
bles. get together for humanity's sake
and put their shoulders 10 the wheel
Of production. for the bettcrment of
lhe interests of our VIII ie people.
On army policies the legion Is
strongly in favor of universal mil.
-ary training. II is not in favor OF
large standing army but believes
mat national safety with freedom
from mililarism Is best assured ny
national citizen army based On the
democratic and American principles
Of equality Of Obligation aud oppor-
unity for all
The most important feature of the
gathering VAS the fact tlat there
we're assembled in the auditorium
more than two thousand young men
representing a million of their COM
rades. Who recognized and boldly ae-
eepted the responsibilities of good
citizenship.
Armisiiee das at The hour OF Il
o'clock vas an impressive moment
during the convention when the many
chimes throughout the city slowly
tolled the hour that marked the end
of hostilities over there. one year
ago. While the solemn-toned bells
sounded the hour. the great organ
in the convention hall pealed forth
the stirring melody of The star
Spangled Banner" and the nproar OF
a few moments before Was hnshed Ia
a trembling silence while the men
stood with bowed heads and Offered
UP a silent prayer for the "hnddies
who sleep beneath the poppies Of
France.
A moment later the men assumed
the work before them and the great
hall was once more in an uproar.
The convention did not move smooth
~; this work Was new To the meh.
There was lack of convention dis
cipline. The going was BIT rough
al times from parliamentary stand
point. But there was determine
ton to do things. rather than II
seek the mist refined methods OF get
ing them done. The convention had
tae punch IL II didn't have the prae-
uce, The Berger deportation reso-
luton proved this fact when the con
sention asked tho federal authori-
'ies to take all legal steps to cancel
the citizenship OF this anti-American
and depor- him.
From the attitude of the conyen-
uon the American Legion is to be
'itai factor in the work of recon-
"ruction. There will be no endorse
"ent OF some politician who has an
axe 10 grind, but the men as indiyid-
uais Will study the needs of their
Immunity. They will think for
america and stand behind the men
VINO act for America.
me true Americanism of the del
esa'es flarned into wrath when the
"e"s was received of the murderons
outrage at Centralia. when the COW.
a'''s snlpers fired into the ranks of
'"e region during an Arimstice daS
taiaoe' and the convention declared
''n as one man pledged to
"e housecleaning which 1t knows