The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-11-13
LAW AND ORDER
CHEEREO BY LEGION
Liberty With Restraint, Is Motto
of the Organization.
100 PER CENT AMERICANISM
No Glass War Will Be Tolerated by
the Veterans-Henry Lindsey Of
Texas Chosen Permanent Chair
man of the First Convention.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 11.-Henry
| Lindsey of Texas was chosen perma-
nent chairman of the American Lee
| gion convention. All convention off
GERS were selected from the list of
temporary officers of the legion. The
treasurer's report shows an excess of
expenses over revenue of S134,94163.
Cheers for Law and Order.
Law and order, liberty with re-
straint" and 100 per cent American
ism were the keynotes struck at the
opening session of the American Lee
gion convention. mo set program and
no petty or platform politics" was the
prevailing sentiment
Thirty-eight minutes after the zero
| hour of 10 n. m, Chairman Henry ID.
Lindsey raped down the pandemon-
ium of state cheers and songs with
which the various delegations were
proclaiming their allegiance, and in
augurated the first session.
Cheers for the law and order vic
tory of Governor Coolidge in Massa-
chusetts marked q reference to that
event during the address of welcome
by Governor Burnquist of Minnesota
That the fate of 0lien strikers who
now demand citizenship will be set
tied by the former fighters was lndl-
Gated during speech by Mayor j. f.
Meyers of Minneapolis.
"a man urho VVog mot randy IN do
fend his country in It's crisis is not
ready for citizenship today" said
the mayor and his speech was sus-
pended by storm of approving yellS
mo strike of class against class will
he permitted TO endanger American
future" said National Chairman Hen
ry d. Lindsey. The American Legion
will be no party to conflicts between
capital and labor but will set it's face
squarely for Jaw and order Our pro-
gram represents no class but the one
great class of true American citizen
ship demonstrated by nearly 100000
men who answered the call Of arms
The power of the American Legion is
so great that we must view il as
great responsibility. No man need
go home from this convention as an
apologlst for what we have done. That
which is done here will be worthy of
the honor of our great country"
Nearly 1900 delegates, alternates
aud visiting members crammed the
convention hall as the initial session
was called to order.
Foch Praises u. S. Men.
Greetings from Marshal Foch, al
lied commander in chief to the Amer
lean Legion convention were transmit
ted by ]. ]. Jusserand. French ambas-
sador to the United States. Marshal
Foch's message follows;
Marshal Foch's message follows:
MY valiant War Companions:
1.-THE l1th of November 1918, saw
the capitulation of the enemy. van
pushed Germany was craving for
mercy, and she delivered over to us
such trophies as history has never
known.
This was indeed the victory of the
ullltU III
with head erect the valiant Ameri-
can fighters Of the Argonne, OF the
Meuse. OF the Somme, Of Flanders.
after hard days resumed once more,
by the side of the allies, the march
toward the Rhine.
"In this day. when for the first time
we celebrate the anniversary Of the
armlstice, want TO be with you TO
commemorate the past and TO tell you
that with our eyes ever raised toward
the same ideal of Justice and liberty.
we must remain united as we have
been in the days Of trial and the days
of triumph
proud TO have been Mt your head.
! send my most cordial greetings To
the veterans of the great war. illustrl-
Gus by their immortal deeds. and to
those who, In the camps of America,
were preparing with ard0r t. come
and take their part I'm the battle.
LASTLY, | wish to salute, as ever
living in the memory of The past. and
of the threshold of the future common
to us, the tombs OF those who lie In the
soil Of France, resting there. and are
as n symbol of our dissoluhle union"