The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-10

Seattle Club Barred on Account of
Bolshevigm-Next Convention Will
Be Held in Minneapolis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May l0.-Questions
concerning employment and d bonus of
six months pay for enlisted men who
had served six months or more during
the war We're before the American
Legion at its final session today. The
original resolution on the bonus sub
iect included officers, but the resolu-
tion committee decided that ''by and
large the officers of the army We're suf-
fciently paid while practically every
| enlisted man made n great financial
sacrifice and changed the resolution
/ to apply only to enlisted men.
The Soldiers and Sailors club of
Seattle was barred on the ground that
some of its members were members of
the /. W. W and Bolshevik in char
acter
Minneapolis was chosen for the next
convention. A silver loving cup was
presened to Lieut. Col Thee Roosevelt
| today by the New York delegation in
! appreciation of his efforts in behalf of
the legion.
/ When the caucus reached the report
of the committee recommending Cmca-
go as the meeting place for the first
national convention next November, Col.
John F. ]. Herbert, commander of the
/ 102d Field Artillery of the Yankee
Division, stood up and addressed the
chair. In Il speech bristlng with de-
Il nunclation of the diluted AmericanisnI
of Mayor Thompson of Chicago, Col.
Herbert had the majority Of Hrs com
rades -in-arms with him in his fight to
prevent the legion going to Chicago
for its first convention.
The gallant commander of the 102d
Artillery closed his speech with the fol
lowing fiery words; " Massachusetts
answer is: Chicago cannot have us in
November or any other time until Chi
cago has an American Mayor in an
American city He moved that Pitts
burg be chosen as the convention city.
: A big majority of the convention
! sided with the Worcester man and the
t delegates went wild over his defiant
: words. ITO hell with Big Bill anC
e Chicago, = they shouted "Who want;
!, to 90 to Chicago?' Almost every dele
0 gate was on his feet shouting and yell
5 ing when Col Herbert finished.
F. There are several resolutions protest
i ing against prohibition and demanding
$ halt in the interference with thu
e ''rights and habits of citizens.
l The indications are that most of tn,
{ resolutions viii be referred to the com
/ ing national convention, the committee
I taking the stand that such matter
e which commit the organization shoulc
h be dealt with by the full convention
It made up of duly elected delegates in
c stead of practically a hand-picked set.
: At Yesterdays S meeting of the com
d mittec on resolutions the members wer
felt out on the question of universe
military training, but that, too, wa
postponed for fuller consideration b.
the national convention.
L Another important decision arrived a
yesterday by one of the caucus con
mittee was that it would not be wise t
locate the headquarters of the Legio
at Washington. Chicago seems to hav
the call on that. Col William II. Dola
of Fitehburg. the Massachusetts, men
| DER Oh Ine ColliHittlSts SdlU d1ttI u
- meeting that the members were almo,
unanimous against Washington on II
" ground that too close proximity to I'll
: war department would be no health
- influence on the organization. Opp
- nents to the influence of the regula
Z crops out at almost every commits
- meeting in which the regular esta
~ ~ lishment and its officers is discussed.
Ia Iu The name of the new organizatiC
~ adopted by the caucus viii be Il
eo q American Legion" The commit
to which was referred the question
~ =, a name for the organization, reported
eu favor of :" American Legion of Foreiy
~ War Veterans. . The report was sign
t9 ~, by Maj. Waldemar p Adams, of MAR
tn The delegates started to kick as so
= as it was read There was a spirit
r. discussion and finally the last fo
~ words were eliminated.