The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-12
ASK BERGER TO GO
Exclusion of Ousted Con-
grcssnlan Demanded
WantN Investigation.
INDIANAPOLIS is CHOSEN
Indiana GIFTS Headquarters
and Cleveland Convention
Observes Armistice Day.

NJ EAlpLlS, MINI, NOV II
The nrs. co5vcn'ion Of the Am"ri-
can legion tSlay started pronounce
ucnt Of lts Ipolicios by adopting =
resolution declaring the orRnniza
tion 10 he fnon politlcar ana de
mnnding ~ deportation Of Nic'or
l. berger Milwaukee as "a dis
4 stormy session began late to
day after Ihc legion had observe
Armisiice Hay by parade when
ended WIFI presentation OF decorn
lions to flembers Of tho l5lrt field
artlllrry.l Il regiment composed
largely o. Twin City men, at the
parade grounds,
Other important decisions reached
today included the selection OF In.
iianapolls ar spermsnent national
hcadauartors OF the legion, and
cleveland AZ the convention aiy
for 1920.
Endorsement Of universal military
training with n small standing army
and no compulsory military service
In time OF peace WAS voted onthusihs-
tically tonight by the legion conven-
ton II was recommended mat the
national ciilyen army be under local
control and administration, subject
TO general national regulations,
Can't Hold office.
Holders Of public office or candi-
dates are barred from office In the
legion by amendment to the eonsti-
tuition, adopted late today, declar-
ing that the legion Will take no part
In politics
Th. resolution reads as follows:
while requiring that each OF
It's members perform hts full duty
M. A citizen, according to his own
conaclence aud understanding,
this again shall be absolutely non
political and shall not be used for
| Inc dissemination OF partisan
principles or for the promotion or
the candidacy Of any person seek
ms public office or preferment;
aud no candidate for, or incum-
bent OF a salariod elective public
office shall hold any office In the
American legion or In any branch
or part thereof
A minority report permitting po-
lIticsl officers to be officers OF the
legion was defeated by an over
whelmlng viva vocc vote, but the
roiI ca on Tho adoption ~ 'he non
political" resolution showed a ma
joritya OF about 100 Of the 5si votes
Oppose Berger.
The resolution asking canoe ION
l.of Bcrgers citizenship and his de
portatior drawn by Theodore
Roosevelt post, No I 81 The DH riot
OF Columbia, was adopted on motion
OF the Wisconsin deleFatlon and a
similar resolution asking lnvesiiga-
! ton Of the record of Representative
voig, OF Wisconsin, was adopted
| Representative Vo!g' cast the only
vote In BerEer's favor when he
house OF REPRESENTATIVES voted not
to seat Berger
The resolution requests congress
'Yf II finds Representative Volgt to
be dlrloyal. TO take steps for his eH-
| pulsior from the house or repre-
entativea"
A message ~ sympathy with the
hope for HIS speedy recovery was
! gent tonight by the American legion
/ convention 20 President Wilson.
The committee on legislation
recommended that he national com
nandcr appoint a CON mi'ice on log
'siafiOu tn represent the American
/ 'egion IN Washington Tor the furth.
| o-sncc % the legislative program OF
me American legion
u also recommended that "th.
/ leFiDns Interest In the treatment %
.
curdiuora existing IN connection
/ with this matter shall receive At
! fFu'lsr ~ the national l"gisla I've
committee win view 20 an early
= h~r'eri~g of 'he conditions OF dis
Ib.cd men
4 change NJ sentiment on me
I borIs question seemed evident 'hts
! morning ~ 'hc result OF me bonus
/ commuters decision - r"c"in mend
adoption ~ . resolution stating nat
I he "NnericDr legion WIS not cr-
/ rnnlyed - seek paymen' FOR patriot.
Ism subcommittee ~ he full
bonus committee. which r. headed
I ~ former Senator Luye Lca IN
I torssi 'hs stand y 10 2 4 c"rgli-
/ "rnl'' number - the delegates
however ~, instructed 20 vote Tor
. . cash horrs
Gr""'Irgs from General John J
B per-hluV ws'e read 20 he couve0'
B 'ior hy Chairman ia1ts'er. Llrfs.
p lev. al that Ito" announced 'ah' h'
va ro' "Jn'''n'e iur rA'louL
, h.tH - 'he American fsr.or