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essence of self-effacement.

ing it's efforts along three definite lines." he explained further.
 First. we are interested in getting jobs for returned verterans. putting them back into civilian life as quickly as possible where shey may be useful to society and to themselves again and taking care of all disabled men through |occupational direction.
 Secondly. the Legion is vitally in Itablishment of a military policy for the United States. There is no though. l of bringing about a military autocracy. The world has had enough of Prus- sianism. But these men who went over there and fought for 2 principle are determined to make America 100
 per cent. American and to make Am
 erica safe for herself through the years Ito come. The Legion has taken no
 stand as to either the Treaty of Peace
 or the League of Nations. Its sole
 purpose is to foster n fiSt military policy that will safeguard America. l Thirdly. and by no means least. the
 Amcrican Legion is determined to pre-
 serve this great United States of ours
 for whom these millions of men offered ltheir lives during the war. To that lend the Legion stands flat for Ameri- |canism as against all other issues, and lin particular as against the enemies |within our gates. who are to he oppos- fed on foreign soil"
 At the present time the American lLegionaries find their work "cut out" for them in the matter of fighting radi- lcalism where its purpose is to over lthrow the Government. Law and ,order are to be maintained" says Col lonel d'Olier. and continues:
 I In every community in this country ,Legionaries stand ready. by reason of ltheir consent as manifested at the Minneapolis convention. to back the
 recognized minions of the law in every
 measure necessary to the maintenance of law and order. and the sovereignty
 of our Government They are ready
 for action at any time and will close
 ranks to keep America supreme and
 above and against these extremists who are seeking to overturn q govern ment and democracy for which thou sands of brave young Americans laid l down their lives.
 ! The American Legion will combat l Bolshevism and radicalisln all the way in this direction. They have gone ar { record as recommending q constructiv' Americanism program for combating l anti-American propaganda and law 5 lessness, and it is now up to us tr r translate this order with their cooper l ation into concrete acts. The Min Inca polls convention recommended tn
 establishment of a National American lism. through the planning. establish ment, and conduct of T c"ntnuou , lconstructive educational sy:ftcr d.
 signed to combat all anti-Amerit';'' Tendencies. activities. and propag nAa' , to work for the education of immi- grants, prospective American citizens land alien residents in the principles o1 [ 1Amcricanism: to inculcuate tho ideal, iof Americanism in the citizen popula- ton. particularly the basic American
 principle that the interests of all the . people are above those of any specia interest or any so-called class: or sec. tion of the people: to spread through . out the people of the nation informa' ltion as to the real nature and princ;, jples of American Government. and [.
 foster the teaching of Americanism ir
 tall schools.
 Just plain common sense and pa
 ltriotism is dealing with this all-im portant phase of American life at thu
 
 lpresent time. Give the people all thu
 facts in the case: let them know thu
 true significance of this ugly menace directed against the very foundation of our free government; educate thos' who do not know what America reall, land fearlessly stands for-and thel common sense, just plain American
 common sense. will work out the prob lem of our own salvation.
 Reprinted from The Literary -Di Igest, December 20, 1913. Page 5S. Vol
 l63, No. 12. whole No. 154S.)
 Nome, Alaska, April 18th. 1920. Thomas A. Ross. Member Tampt IPost. C. G. American Legion.