New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-10-29
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the attitude Of the American Legion
toward labor. Surely man Of that
KIND could not speak for the World War
Veterans, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Legion or another organization of re-
turned service men which SIS friendly
toward labor.
SEVENTH Why should there be poE.
tics in the Legion? While the slogan Of
the Legion is Policies, not Politics. =
Judging from their actions and preach
ing, an entirely different conclusion is
reached. Just few days ago post
OF the American Legion was organized
at Aitkin, Mimi, and the first thing the
newly formed post did was to pass a
resolution against permitting any rep
resentatives of the Nonpartisan league,
which is purely political league, to
speak in that county. Also Colonel
Roosevelt, who is one of the founders
| OF the American Legion, in his speeches
| IS always pointing to the Importance of
the destruction of the Nonpartisan
league and such other organizations of
farmers and workers which are purely
political.
Eighth Why does big business
push the American Legion? This one
factor has aroused more suspicion about
the American Legion than any other,
when we see that $250,OOO has been
raised by the officers, according to an
editorial comment of the Soldiers, Sail
ors and Marines Weekly. Who were
the givers? The public, especially the
rank and file, is entitled to know. Is it
not a fact that no big businessman makes
an investment who does not expect a
return?
Business Aid Under Suspicion.
(h)-When we see that the Civic
and Commerce associations and Cham
bers Of Commerce are using all their
efforts to get tie boys into the Ameri-
can Legion, is it not suspicious? A
recent communication from California
inform US that the American Legion
could not get start on the coast until
the Chambers Of Commerce got busy.
(c)-Right here in Minneapolis we
see in the press from time to time
something like this: &c. and C. is
busy. Fifty thousand former mem
bers of the 88th Division who were
demoblized at Camp Dodge will each
receive from the Civic and Commerce
association copy of the final issue of
the Camp Dodger, a soldiers issue of
paper published at the camp. In this
issue appear articles and advertisements
calling attention to the fact that on
Nov. II and IL the American Legion,
an organization of returned soldiers,
will convene at Minneapolis. Articles
written by soldiers in the Camp Dodger
predict big attendance at the con-
vention." It is well known fact that
the publication of the camp Dodger was
suspended long before the American
Legion caucus was called and before the
return Of the 88th Division.
Claims More Members Than Legion.
(d)-The daily press is ignoring
all other returned service mems or
CARNATIONS and is boosting only for the
Legion, while, as matter of fact, there
is another returned service mems organ
ization with greater national member
ship than the Legion; that is the National
World War Veterans, which is also in
dorsed by II international labor unions
something the American Legion did not
get.
The World War Veterans stand against
compulsory universal military training
and for free speech for all who believe
in constitutional form of government,