Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-10-17
LOCAL MEN TO Be
LEGION DELEGATES
FULLERTON AND THOMPSON To
REPRESENT STATE AT
MINNEAPOLIS.

Roscoe Fullerton, commander of
Alfred William Leach Post, American
Legion, of this city, was elected an
alternate-at-large to the national
Legion convention at Minneapolis,
while Attorney General l.. l.. Thomp-
son, also member of the local post.
was named as delegate from this dis
trict, at the close of the state conven-
ton in Seattle last Saturday.
Members of the American Legion.
attending their first annual state con-
vention, placed themselves at the dis
posal of all legally constituted
authorities to resist elements of dis
order or attacks on regularly consti-
tuted forms of government.
F. r. Jeffry of Kennewick was
named state commander of the Amer
lean Legion at the concluding session
of it's first annual state convention
Saturday. Other officers named
were: Eugene H. Beebe, Everett,
vice commander; F. A. klebba. Seat
tie. adjutant and finance officer; l..
Schaefer, Vancouver, historian; S. S.
Sulliger, Tacoma, chaplain; William
Scales, Centralia, sergeant-at-arms.
Spokane was selected for the next
convention city over Hoquiam.
The executive committee elected
consists of: First district, E. S. Gill
and w. NJ. Inglis, Seattle; Ray R..
Greenwood, Bremerton; Second dis
trict, August Brawley, Mount Yer
non; F. j. Delaney, Port Townsend.
w. p. Wood, Kent; Third district,
Cedric Miller, Vancouver. N. E. Rob-
erts, Shelton, Dewitt M. Evans, Ia
coma; Fourth district, J. r. wilkins,
Grant county, E. X. Brown, Ellens-
burg. F. A. Bryant, Colfax; Fifth dis
trict. c. E. Chase. Wenatchee. s. E.
Lambert and r. E. Alexander. Spo-
kane.
Members of the national executive
committee named were: c. E. Baker,
Hoquiam, and Louis Seagrave, Seat
tie.
Following is summary of the res
olutions passed by the convention:
Request for congressional investi-
cation of Japanese situation with
view to protecting American interests
on the Pacific coast.
Recommendation of removal of
citizenship of persons guilty of sedi-
ton and also their deportation.
Asking changes in veterans reha-
Utilization act
Urging state legislature to pass
law to pay former service men SIS a
month for each month in service, not
to exceed "a months.
Declaration against release of So
called political prisoners" with rec
ommendation that those prisoners be
deported after serving their terms.
Recommendation of restricted i'm.
migration bill with added provision
requiring immigrants to become citi-
zens.
Urging adoption of universal mill
tary training.
Recommendation that government
war risk insurance act be amended
to give policy holders option of meth
cd of payment
Urging employment of former serv-
ice men by Veterans Welfare Com
mission; requesting establishment of
military cemetery at Camp Lewis.
Advising the erection of buildings
and not memorial statues in memory
of men who died in service.
Endorsement of November . as
American Legion Sunday.
Endorsement of campaign for
Roosevelt memorial
Endorsement of bill providing for
increased pay for officers and enlisted
men of army.
Endorsement of Morgan bill pro
viding fund for homes for former
service men.
Recommending Mexican policy to
protect American lives and property
Acknowledgment of debt owed to
the motherhood of America and ex-
preston of gratitude for their help
and a pledge to comrades who made
the supreme sacrifice that the legion
will keep alive the principles of Amer
icanism.