Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-18
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING Ac-
TIcN o ecouNciL BLUFFS VET.
eRANs ADOPTED.
EDITOR CT HOMESTEAD
ASKED TO ApoLoolz
Copies Of Resolutions to Be Sent 70
Pierce. All Post Commanders in Iowa
and TO the Press-Frank /. Click
Post Permanently orsani.sd-War'
rem Stevens Commander.

as showing a lack OF true PATRIOTISM
and recommending approval OF the
lion of the soldiers and sailors OF Couh-
ell Bluffs in criticizing Pierce, anu
recommending further that Pierce be
empbatically requested to apologize
for any reference to any soldiers anu
sailors of Iowa that could be construed
as referring to the soldiers and sailors
as being "a gang OF hoodlums, FEank
l.. Click Post, No. As. American Legion
OF this city. adopted the report OF I"
committee appointed 10 investigate the
Pierce incident. b.
The resolutions were adopted with
out opposition at a meeting OF the pos
Tuesday evening and the post voted 10
have copies Of the resolutions sent 10
Mr.. Pierce TO all theposts in the state
and to the press.
Text Of Committee Report.
The report Of the committee, as
adopted. follows:
Your committee has made its IN
vestigation and has carefully refraln-
ed from permitting any political or
outside influence or prejudice TO enter
into this report.
u. we find James NJ. Pierce to be
the editor of The Iowa Homestead.
farm paper published in Des MONIES.
Iowa.
80 We find he was at one time
member of the state council of defense.
that he was accused of disloyalty TO the
government Gf :hc United states OF
America and was forced by public
sentiment in Iowa to resign, and since
that time many of his writings have
been tempered with a deep desire 10
vindicate himself and seek vengeance
on those who stood for 100 per cent
patriotism at the time of our nauonal
need.
g. We find he has at various times,
in his efforts to thus vindicate himself.
cast reflections on soldiers and sailors
of the recent war who braved the dan
gers of the firing line and has made
remarks tending to show his total lack
Of respect for them; as Is Illustrated
by his recent reference TO their coming
to Des Moines and the suggestion that
someone. presumably the>soidiers and
sailors were a gang of hoodluns.' :
Il. We find that just befope the
fourth liberty loan he did publish
statement to the effect that no man
could be compelled by law to buy lib-
erty bonds and saying that the leaders
Of the subscription movement were
violating the rights of free persons and
did thereby hinder the sale Of such
bonds.
IS. We therefore recommend that
this post question such acts as show
ing a lack of true patriotism.
&c. We therefore recommend that
this post approve Of the action Of the
soldiers and sailors Of Council Bluffs.
-. We further recommend that
James NJ. Pierce be emphatically re-
quested to apologize for any reference
to any soldiers or sailors Of Iowa as
being a gang of hood1ums.'
New Officers Chosen.
The local post was permanently or
ganized Tuesday night with the cleo
ton of officers. The following were
chosen: Commander, Warren Stevens:
vice commander, n. 4. Talbot; adju-
tant. o. H. Allbee: finance officer.
Millar White; historian; Fred Donnel-
sou. ne OlliSC VI ASh'P
open temporarily.
Several committees were nameo'
one to cooperate with the Ad Ciup and
the Marshalltown Club in making the
celebration of the Fourth Of JulYa sue
cess, by getting out the soldiers ana
sailors of the county. being composed
of Lieut.. Ray F. Mcguire. n. \. Tai
bot and Walter A Howard. A commit
tee to take up with Secretary w. NJ
Clark. of the Marshall County Fair AS
sciation. the arrangements for. SOL
diers' day at the fair, is composed OF
Lieut.. Raphael Burke, H. C. Sparks
and A. H. Whistler. Representatives OF
the post to become members Of the
Marshall County Memorial Hall AS
ISOLATION were named as follows: Capt.
bee, J. Sidney Johnson and Warren
Stevens
Choice Of Post Name.
A resolution explaining the choice of
a name for the post was adopted, and
it was directed that copy be framed
and hung in the meeting place Of the
post and that copy be sent to Mrs.
Helen Click. mother Of Frank l..
Click. The resolution follows:
TN memory of Frank l.. Click, Of the
United States marine corps. one OF the
first men Of Marshall county to be KILL
ed in actiop, it Is hereby resolved that
| this post No. 46, of the Marshall coun
| ty chapter OF the American legion. be
! known at this time and in the future
| as the Frank L. Click Post, No. 4s.
In worthy esteem OF Frank L. Click
who, with thought only OF serving his
country t6 the best OF his ability, en-
listed in the United States marine
corps, May 20. 1917. Serving as first
sergeant of the Eightieth company
Sixth regiment, United States marine
corps. he was killed In action in that
world-famed battle. Chateau Tnierry
defending the ideals held sacred to the
American Legion.
And, whereas. Frank L. Click wae
Of high character. esteemed, Of great
| moral courage and 100 per cent Amer
lean; representing in person those
qualities we wish this post to represen,
in FORM"
l CAR SERVICE INrEnniIoren