New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-24

the declaration of principles of
The American Legion; compared
| those declarations with the spirit
evidenced in this funeral service
and then answer to the question,
"Will the American Legion live?''
Boost the convention and help
us to make it big success!
The American Legion speaks to
all eX-service men. Hear the four
teen reasons why you should join
and then join and be one Of us:
Many ex-service men are ask
ing what the Legion is doing and
just what it expects and intends
to do. in order to assure pros
pective members that they are not
being asked to join an organiza-
ton without some mighty good
reasons. the following fourteen
points" and advantages of be-
longing to The American Legion
are herewith given.
/. The Legion has obtained
from Congress increase Of base
paw to $4,000 per month from
$4,000 per month for disabled
men.
2. The Legion through its
service division at National head
quarters and war risk officers in
every state, has c0-operated with
the war risk insurance depart
ment, thereby adjusting thousands
Of claims for compensation for
dependents Of men who have died
and disabled men. The Legion
also cooperates to the fullest ex-
tent with the Red Cross.
3. The Legion first disclosed
the failure Of the Federal Board
for Vocational Education to do
its duty towards the disabled
men. 1t brought about Congress
sional investigation of the Board
and subsequent reforms. Through
the National Vocational Officer at
headquarters and state Vocational
Officers it has devised a plan of
cooperation with the Board which
should speedily solve the voca-
tional rehabilitation problem.
4. The Legion helped to OBJ
tain preference for ex-service
persons and their widows N civil
service appointments. Special
preference for disabled men.
5. The Legion drafted and put
before Congress the four-fold OPP
tional compensation bill.
6. By cooperation with Fed
eral, State and local employment
services, obtained work for thou
sands of ex-service men just out
of the uniform.
7. The Legion on May 30th
decorated the graves of every
comrade who sleeps on the fields
of the A. E. f.
s. The Legion publishes a live,
alert, interesting magazine. The
weekly goes to Legion members
and the public through newstands.
No additional charge is made to
members for the weekly. In this
State we have our won weekly
paper, free to all Legionnaires.
9. The American Legion is the
most powerful force for 100 p. c.
Americanism in existence 10 day.
1t has met every crisis without
finching, always on the side of
law and order.
10. The Legion is not opposed
to Union Labor. Samuel Comp
ers says there is no reason why a
union man should not join the Lee
gion, as tens of thousands Of them
have.
II. The Legion does not at.
tempt to interfere with The rights
Of citizens in any way.
Y. The Legion does not act in
the selfish interest of its members.
The Legion has never asked
whether a man or a group Of ex-
service men, who needed help,
were actually Legion members. In
fact most of the disabled and
needy it has aided were not Lee
gion members at the time the Lee
gion aided them.
10. The Legion stands for God |
and country to uphold and de-
fend the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States of America.
IA. The Legion will put you
in touch with men you want to be
united with. 1t will give you a
place in patriotic community in
terests. All Legion posts have