The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-31

Legion of the State of Missouri, in
convention assembled, hereby urge
Congress that the amounts heretofore
allotted to men discharged with par
tial and whole disabilities be increased
at once so that the sick and wounded
| American soldiers may never again
be in want; and be it further
| Resolved, that we urge Congress to
demand of the War Department a
more careful and prompt enforcement
of the existing regulations for the
care and support of sick and wounded
eX-service men.
| Deportation of Alien Slackers
| Whereas, many aliens came to the
United States to enjoy its liberty,
hospitality and prosperity, and under
the false pretense Of loving America,
took out their first papers for citi-
zenship; and
Whereas, when our nation was
compelled to fight to preserve its life,
and the manhood of America was call
ed to arms, many cowardly aliens
turned back their papers and re-
nounced the United States to which
they had sworn allegiance, in shame
full effort to escape the military OBJ
legation of citizenship; and
Whereas, these cowardly aliens,
though they refused to fight for Amer
lea, have remained in America and
have reaped the benefits of the high
war-wages while the soldiers fought
for America for far less money than
was paid to the most ignorant and
worthless alien Stacker; and
| Whereas, these alien slackers are
now holding good positions in compe-
tition with returned soldiers; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, that all aliens who turned
in their first citizenship papers to
avoid fighting for this county, for
which they had sworn allegiance, be
deported as speedily as possible; and
be it further
Resolved, that all employers be re-
quested to discharge the aliens who
thus attempted to avoid the military
service, and that no more alien slack
ers be given employment in the Unit
ed States of America.
Demanding Punishment of Con-
SCleUtiOuS oDJtttOiS.
Whereas, at the st. Louis Caucus of
The American Legion on May $40,
1919, a resolution was unanimously
adopted calling the attention of Con-
gress to the fact that many so-called
Conscientious directors" who had
been tried by court-martial and con-
victed had been fully pardoned, re-
stored to duty and honorably dis
charged with all back pay and allow
ances, and
Whereas, said resolutions condemned
the work of the |. W. VS., 1nterna-
tional Socialists and anarchists and
demanded that Congress make full
and complete investigation of the
trial, conviction and subsequent par
don of these conscientious directors;
and
| Whereas, the War Department in
contemptuous disregard of the reso-
lutions passed by the National Caucus
of the American Legion, has permitted
certain of the most notorious and
openly anarchistic conscientious OBJ
4 jectors, who had been tried and con-
5tvicted for treachery by court of COM
pNJCht w NC
restored to duty and honorably dis
charged with all back pay, allowances,
q bonus and a new suit of clothes
(something not furnished to the SOL
diers who merely fought for this coun-
try; and
Whereas, this indefensible conduct
on the part of the War Department
not only has brought shame and dis
credit to the men who fought to pro-
tect this Government, but has served
to aid, abet and encourage the grow
ing crowd of radicals, Bolshevists and
anarchists who are the avowed enc
mics of our country, and are a Sc
rious menace to our nation; and
Whereas, the members of the War
Department persist in showing such
of the conscientious" enemies of our
country; and
Whereas, inasmuch that any person
holding an honorable discharge from
the Naval or Military service of the
United States is eligible to member
ship in the American Legion, and that
honorable discharge was given con-
scientious DIRECTORS whom we deem
unfit for membership in The American
Legion; therefore, be it
Resolved, that we demand Of the
War Department that the honorable
discharges of these conscientious OBJ
jectors be recalled and the records of
said War Department be changed ac-
cordingly; and be it further
Resolved, that we, The American
Legion, of the State of Missouri, in
convention assembled, hereby urge
Congress to speedily and thoroughly
investigate the trial, conviction and
release of the aforesaid conscientious
DIRECTORS; andsbe it further
Resolved, that we urge Congress to
enact at once such laws as may DE
necessary to promptly punish or
speedily deport from this country said
conscientious directors, and that the
officials of the War; Department re-
sponsible for the tender treatment ac-
corded the conscientious directors be
summarily discharged from the SER
vice, be those officials high or low;
and be it further
Resolved, that we hereby announce
to the world that the soldiers of Mis-
souri, are solid for 100 per cent Amer
icanism and are forever against who