Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-22
VETS TO meet
IN LOUISVILLE
OCTOBER 3 and 4
State Convention Of American
Legion Will Sound Keynote
j Against un-AmeriCanism
BROAD PLATFORM IS ADOPTED

LOUISVILLE, NY, august f.SkSpeCIop
Wheel the soldiers, sailors and marines
of Kentucky meet at the State Con-
vention of the American Legion in
Louisville, October and /, as the
representatives of 100000 veterans of
the world war, the Keynote to be
struck will be that of a new vigilance
organization which will stand for the
protection of American ideals and
which will oppose with its full strength
lawlessness in any degree, whether 1t
is based on open adherence to Boil
shevism or any other form of anarchy
or whether 1t takes the more insidious
phase of secret propaganda based on
any kind of adulterated Americanism.
Judge Henry De. Haven Norman. of
Hardinsburg, State Commander, and
Attlla Cox, Jr., Organization Chair
man, declare that they reflect the
views of the returned veterans when
they assert that the new American
Legion is standing firmly on the plat
form that pro-Germanisln and its kin
dred are as odious today as ever.
1.-THE Legion states Commander
Norman, sis merely the continuance,
in an organized way of the force ia,
good which our 100000 soldiers, sail
ors and marines represented in the
war. They are organizing themselves
so that rehabilitation of our armed
forces will not have dissipated this
great force. With an awakened con-
science, regarding their lndividual and
collective responsibility in new light,
they propose to keep America safe for
democracy"
AT meeting in Louisville yester-
day, the time of the State Convention
was fixed and arrangements were
made by Organization Chairman Cox
to have every county represented N
the deliberations of the first after-the-
war assembly Of veterans in Kentucky.
An intimation of the great protective
activities of the Legion is expected TO
be given during the meeting George
r. Ewald, of Louisville, is Chairman
of the State Convention Committee,
which is working with the Louisville
Convention and Publicity League in
planning the convention.
Activities of the American Legion
are well under way. Beginning August
4, corps of volunteer, workers left
for tour Of the state, perfecting local
organizations and making sure that
Kentucky will be fully represented
when the first national convention of
the Legion is held, beginning Armls-
tice Day, November II, in Minneapolis
Veterans are, calling November IL
American Legion Day"
The American Legion will be semi
governmental adjunct. Its incorpora-
ton in Congress is pending. 1t lis be-
hind various Congressional bills de-
signed to make laws against alien and
domestic disturbers more effective and
to make 100 per cent Americanism IA
reality.
I President Wilson has endorsed the
Legion. In the American Legion
Weekly of July 70, letter from the
President is quoted as fellows:
II am happy to have this OppOr-
tunity to address a word of .greeting !
and comradeship to the men who have
served in the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps and are now banding themselves |
together to preserve the splendid ira
NJ hat nrxytn Il hnx hnh n
chance to see these men on land and |
sea, at home and abroad. Ting spirit |
of their service was as splendid as
It's success, and the continuation Of
that spirit in the American Legion will
make it always an inspiration to the
full performance Of high and difficult
duties.
Kentucky headquarters, ia Inter-
Southern Building, Louisville, Is
place Of varied activity. A state EN-
ployment bureau, under Emmett
O'Neal, is in operation, and Mr..
O'Neal is in touch with local posts
which also have employment officers.
Charles II. NORMAN is War Risk Of
ficer, cooperating with local posts In
looking after insurance, bonus and
problems Of the soldiers
and sailors now back home Colonel
Arthur Woods, assistant secretary IF
war, has asked the full help of the
Legion throughout the country in look,
ing after the employment question.
II. b. Turner, of his staff,
1t conference in Louisville last week,
arranged with Legion leaders and rep
of the War Camp Com.
nunlty Service, for the Immediate
opening Of a central bureau In the
DOWNTOWN section. Lieutenant Tur.
Ter Is now visiting other cities in the
state with a similar object
Drs Arthur Mccormack, Of Bowling
Green, as rehabilitation officer, Is push
ng vocational, training and at the sau"II
line is interesting medical men In tn.
legion. James P. Gregory Is planning
! speakers campaign land is. endcavor.
ng to bring nationally prominent menr
,ers Of the. Legion to Kentucky. l.
I Another phase Of activity at state
Is the issuance Of char
ers to local posts. Fifteen have beet
hus far and numerous others ARE u