Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19

committee. The other members are
Daniel J. Donovan, chairman. and
Kenneth McRae.
Present at the meeting We're w. B.
Westlake. representing the Fedora
! ton of Citizens Associa tons: Charles
! J. Columbus of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, Walter A.
| Brown of the Board of Trade, Robert
n. Harper of the Chamber of Com
| merce and NJ. d. Rosenberg of the
| District OF Columbia Bankers Asso-
citation.
The discussion was informal, every
one present taking part. and 1t was
finally agreed that the legion repre-
sentatives should be informed Novem-
Der l just what inducements Wash
iEgton can offer the legion to move
| it's headquarters here from New York.
The delegation from the District of
Columbia to International convention
in Minneapolis hopes to bring the
next national convention to this city,
but this drive will be subordinated to
the Question of getting headquarters
here.
Representatives of the legion made
1t plain to the business men that
Washington is not expected to bid
as heavily for national headquar-
ters a. Chicago, Cleveland or other
large commercial cities. but because
OF It's size anu Tdpiu STOWtH IL 10 HcS-
eSsary to offer some advantage to
national headquarters in the way of
office space and other accommoda-
lions.
Leading men of the American Lee
gion insist that the organization
shall in no
IH. D. Lindsay Protests way be
mitted
i. Use of Name. 70 one mol
icy or another where controversial
Issues are involved until the dele
gates to the national convention In
Minneapolis, November 10. II and II.
have had opportunity to thresh out
the whole question. In furtherance of
this policy a notice has been sent out
from national headquarters of the
legion. in New York containing
statement from Henry d. Lindsay,
chairman of the national executive
committee, addressed TO all state
chairmen of the legion, whicn reads:
1T has come to my attention that
tho Universal Military Training
League has, in circular letters. ad-
dressed to certain members OF the
American Legion. emphasized the
fact that 1 am member OF Inc ad-
yiSorV committee OI ina.
II first had this Information On &c
tober 7. 1919, and on that GATE wrote
a letter to Mr.. H. H. Gross, president
of the Universal Military framing
League. stating my name must not pc
nsed hv the UNIVERSAL Military Train
inc League in any way while l hold
nv present official position with the
American Legion; that the attitude OF
members of the legion with regard to
universal military training appears
to he quite mixed; that the American
Iee;on had not taken any position
With regard to universal military
~. ming which would warrant any OF
its oficers assuming, even indirectly.
r. renresent the American Legion as
Gov ~ against universal military
tua,,ine 1 stated that my name must
not he used by the Universal Mill
t.rv training League in any way in
connection with its propaganda while
hold by official position with the
American Legion.
..rhe purpose Of this communicat ton
:. that you may clearly understand
NV nositfon relative to this matter
and see that it Is fully understood in
vomr state through such publicity and
notice to yeur local posts as you may
determine best"
The policy Of the American Legion
IN the subject of universal military
training. additional bonuses for eX
service men and other questions of
snecial interest to war veterans is
exnected to.be determined at the con-
ventien next month.