The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-08-13
VETS TO MEET
IN LOUISVILLE
OCTOBER 3 AND 4
State Convention Of American
Legion Will Sound Keynote
Against Un-Americanism
BROAD PLATFORM IS ADOPTED

| Of Kentucky meet al the state ton-
vention of the American Legion n
Louisville, October 3 and I. a. me
representatives of 100000 veterans uf
the world war; the keynOie 10 he
| struck will be that OF u new vigilance
| organization which will stand for tie
| projection of American IDEAS AMI
| which will OPPOSE with its full >Irengli,
! lawlessness IN any degree, whether It
| il based on open adherence Ia Bot
| shevism or any . her form Of anarcny
or whetber.it takes The more Ihs"i,"us
phase of secret propaganda based on
any Kind of adulteraied American il.
Judge Henry De Haven Mmrinun. Ut
HariinsDurg, State Commander. and
Attilla Cox. Jr., Organization CHAR
man, declare thai they reflect ine
views of the returned veterans when
they assert that the new Ain-riran
Legion is standing firmly on the pat
form that pro-Gernlanism and It's Il IL
dred are as UdiOus today as ever.
The Legion" states Commander
Norman. lis merely the continuance,
i'm an organized way of the force for
;-OOd which our 4,OOO,NW soldiers, >a:i-
"rs and marines represented in The
war. They are organizing themselves
so that standardization of our armed
forces wilt mol have disSipated liis
great force. Win an awakened ,OII-
science. regarding their individual ai.d
collective respons billy in a new ligh,,
they propose 20 keep America safe for
democracy"
Al meeting IN Louisville yestef-
day, the time of the Stale COnv-nth,n
was fixed and arrangements We're
made by Organization Chairman Cox
To have every county represented II
the deliberations of the first after-tlle-
An intimatiOn of The great protective
activities Of the Legion is expected To
be given during the meeting. George
X. Ewald, of louisville. is Chairman
of the State Convention Committee,
which Is working with the Louisville
Convention AMI Publicity League Ia
planning the convention.
Activities of the American Legion
are well under way. Beginning August
I, corps of volunteer workers left
for tour of the state. perfecting local
organic tons AMI making sure thar
Kentucky will oe fully represented
when he first national convention nf
rho / lUinn lie nod huUinninu
tice Day, November II. IN Minneapolis.
Veterans are calling. November u
american Legion Day
The American Legion will be a semi
governmental adjunct. Its incOrTOru-
tiOn In Congress Is pending. II IL be-
hind various Congressional bills de-
signed to make laws against alien and
domestic ,listuybers more effective and
to make 100 per cent Americanlsm d
reality.
President Wilson. has endorsed the
Legion. In the American Legion
Weekly of July -, letter from the
President Is quoted as fellows:
II am happy TO have this Oppor-
tunity TO address word of greeting
and cOmraieship to the men who have
served In the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps and are now banding themselves
together TO preserve the splendid ira |
ditiOns OF that service, l have had a
chance 10 see these men on land and
sea, at home and abroad. The spirit
Of their service was as splendid us
It's success, and the continuation OF
that spirit in the American Legion will |
make IL always an inspiration 10 the |
full performance uf high and difficult |
duties.
Kentucky headquarters, TIA Inter
Southern Building, Louisville, Is a
place Of varied activity. A state EN-
0'Neai, is in operation, and Mr.. |
ONeal Is In touch with local posts
which also, have employment officers.
Charles H. Moornan is War Risk uf-
ficer. cooperating with local posts in
looking after insurance, bonus and
compensation problems of the soldiers
and sailors now back home. Colonel
Arthur Woods, assistant secretary II
war, has asked he full help of the
Legion throughout the country In lM'K'
ing after the employment question.
Lieutenant II. Ii. Turner. Of his STAFF.
a; conference In Louisville last week.
arranged with Legion leaders and rep.
rese'ntatiyes of the War Camp Com.
munIty Service. for the Immediate
opening of central bureau la the
section. Lieutenant Tur.
ner Ia now visiting other cities In the
state with u similar object.
Dr. Arthur Mccormack. of Bowling
Green. a. rehabilitation officer. Ii push.
Ing vocational training aud al the same
time IL Interesting medical men In the
Legion. James y. Gregory is planning
I speakers campaign and 10 endesvor.
INK 20 bring nationally prominent NEAR
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