Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-21
COLONEL BUXTON ON
 THE NEW AMERICA
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.T conditions are far from perfect. In due time he expects to help remedy some of them, but he is profoundly re- solved that the remedies shall be ac- compltshed by existing, constitutional machinery and by sober use of demo- cratic institutions.
 The revolutionary will not make much headway against men who lived the Great Adventure .
 One of the recent. activities of the Legion is the appointment of an American commission. The chairman of that commission, Arthur Woods, said recently.
 "The American Legion stands for the reconciliation of all citizens by the removal of unjust conditions wherever found. Love of country and loyalty to the institutions grow from knowledge. The American Legion should use it's influence to encourage and support and help the schools in telling children the history and de- relopment of American institutions in language they can understand.
 The commission adopted the follow ing resolution with respect to, the re- cent action of the New York state as- sembiy i'll suspending five socialist members:
 Since The American egion stands for the maintenance of American in- stitutions Of government, we look with disfavor on every effort to over throw the right of representations or to deny to- the properly elected rep resentatives of the people the right to sit, in the bodies to which they have been elected, except when they have been shown legally dfsdualified," !"
 In concluding his address Lieut.. Buxton spoke of the men who made most of all we share the memory of those who did not come home The survivors are charged with solemn trusteeship for that great company who are now the Silent Legion
 In the long harvest of the years 1t Is possible that the memories of our own part in the drama will fade from its present vivid outline and become like "old far of forgotten things and battles long ago. But the sense of trusteeship for whose comrades who have passed ito where beyond these voices there is peace" will and must remain.
 I made a reference while ago, he continued, to Sergeant York whose name is now a household word. You ASAAACAAAOCk IAdI AAO W e1o Olic LII E QS1I y surprised and fought a German bat of seventeen from the battalion who talion Of over two hundred men. Six Americans were killed and three wounded and York at the end of the fight in which he had figured so prominently came in with the seven unwounded AmSicans and 132 prfs- oners. Humer would eagerly have sung of this exploit
 But l think that you Connecticut men and women ought to feel an end- less pride ine the fact not so popular ly understood. The man H,ho com
 uanded that little expedition of sev- enteen: who led them by an exceed ingly skillful reconnaissance around the enemy! flank. who made the decis- ] ion to attack irrespective of what the enemy numbers might be. and who was shot down by a machine gun in the fight that followed with three bullets in his back and one through his arm-that man was citizen 0t your state, and I rejoice that Ser. geant Bernard Early is neNrly recov- cred from his terrible wounds and is | now living in your. city of New Ha- ! ven. Furthermore it Is my, hope tha' 1 may succeed in securing for Early | that full recognition from the nili. | tary authorities which is. his due ana which will in no measure detract i from the great honor justly accorded 1 to his comrade York.