Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-12-17
LEGION POSTS
MONTHLY MEET
Condemns |. w. W.ism and Favors
Morgan Act-Plan Big Ban
quet in January.

The American Legion held its reg
ular meeting at the Odd Fellows Hall
last Wednesday with good attend
ance, there being about seventy-five
of the boys present.
The secretary's and treasurer's re-
port were read and approved. The
books show a membership of 289. The
constitution as drafted by the COM
mittee was adopted. The membership
dues were changed from 81 to 50 and
will include a years subscription to
/ the American Legion Weekly. the
! official organ, and an emblem button
of the Legion.
Atty. H. G. Young explained the
Legion, it's Purposes and it's advan-
tages. He also spoke on the Morgan
Act, a proposed federal law whereby
the service men are privileged to
borrow money from the federal gov
eminent at a very low rate of inter-
est for the purpose of securing farm
or home According to this bill the
maximum loan to each ex-sold1er is
81 900 and the rate Of interest is put
at 81 per cent. The term of the
tloan is to run for sixty years and a
very small amount is paid each year
on the principal. The Willmar Leg
ion went on record as favoring some
such plan rather than Gosh bonus.
The following resolution relative
to the Centralia. Wash, outrage was
presented and unanimously passed:
Whereas four of our comrades of
Grant Hodge Post No. II, Department
Iof Washington, American Legion, were
shot down in cold blood by skulking
| band of l. w. WIS. firing from a con-
| cealed position;
Be 1t Resolved, that Austin F. Hans
| com Post No. l67, of Willmar. Mime
+ sofa, send a note of sympathy to the
| families of our dead comrades, to show
| them that our sympathy is with them
( in their bereavement. May they real
| iZe that as comrades we stand awake
| to the dangers that befell them, and
| that we are going to do all in our
] power to quash and exterminate such
| factors of danger to our comrades and
( evil to our government: that the death
of these four boys have so opened our
| eyes to this Infamous alien activity
! that we feel our comrades have not
| died in vain"
"Whereas four of our comrades of
/ Grant Hodge Post No. II, Department
k of Washington, American Legion,
+ shot down in cold blood by a skulking
/ band Of I. w. VS. firing from a con-
/ cealed position, and
+ Whereas, this same class of lawless
7 radicals fought the government, tried
/ to violate our constitution and it's
t operation in the most deceitful manner
/ during the progress of the war.
/ Whereas, this class of lawless radi-
4 Gals still continue in this terminating
1 and fostering of strife, riot disorder
4 and havoc, in the United States, with
Il utter disregard for our constitution
i and laws of justice and right;
] Be 1t Resolved, that Austin F. Hans
i com Post No. 167, Wlllmar, Minnesota.
! present this resolution as demand to
our representatives in Congress, for
the formation Of such legislation as
will remove from our midst, those
4 who thru violence or brutal force
/ seek to change the government and
+ constitution of our country which we
i so lately in the World War offered
! to preserve and protect with our lives;
J Further, that our Post go on record
HAS being absolutely opposed to the ap-
\ pearance Of any such anti-American
+ propaganda in this community and be
prepared to act, to prevent any such
propaganda, if necessary.
/ Further, that our Post empowers its
I Executive Committee to take such
faction as it may deem necessary to
i combat any such anti-Americanism
That copies of this resolution be
I forwarded to State Headquarters of
\ the American Legion, to our Repre-
! sntatives in Congress, to the press Of
our County and that they be spread
upon the minutes of this meeting"
] A banquet is planned for the Janu-
! airy meeting to be held on the 18th,
! invitations to which will be extended
! to the Heg Post G. A. r. and the
! Spanish War Veterans.
I Oscar Pearson was appointed to
! organize an orchestra for the Post.
I The boys will also organize basket
| ball team as they have plenty of good
|; players and expect to arrange games
! with neighboring post teams.