The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-08
GEORGE r. LARSON POST
WORLD WAR VETERANS
Organized in MinOt-Honor MinOt
Soldier Who Gcve His Life for
Humanity-TempOr Platform.

Thorwald H. Olson, Oscar Hauge,
Cyriel M. Cones, Talmage M. Pollock,
Alfred Mostad, Arthur Ellefson, Her
man r. Meichreen, H. H. Stone, N. E.
Nordquist, Grover C. Foster and Val
H. Cowles.
The charter has been issued by the
state headquarters at Bismarck and
the first meeting will be held next
week at which time officers will be
elected.
The Post has been named in honor
of George H. Larson, son Of Mrs. T.
Larson of this city, who met death in
France while gallantly fighting.
George enlisted with Co. D and left
Minot with that organization. 1t will
be remembered that his brother, Wal
ter Oswald Larson, who enlisted with
q Canadian unit, was also killed in
France. ~
PREAMBLE
The World War Veterans are Strictly
NOn-partisan.
For the love of our Country and hu-
manity, we, returned Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines who served in the En-
tente Allies during the World War of
1914-1919, are uniting ourselves into
one great fraternal organization for
the mutual protection Of our rights,
advancements of interests, promotion
of our welfare, for the fostering and
ternal relationship among our mem
Of liberty. equality, justice and peace
liens in, the United States of America.
Division.
Northwest Division), will not endorse
or take part in any so-called national
convention Of ex-service men before
June l, 1920, if such convention is call
ed for the purpose of making perma-
nent any document that pertains to
ex-service mems organization. We do
not feel that any state can be thor
oughly representative Of the ex-ser-
vice men before the above date.
2. We stand opposed to any form
Of compulsory military training in the
United States of America.
8. We endorse the rights of collec-
tive bargaining by truly representa-
tive groups of all productive industry.
4. We, the World War Veterans,
Individually and collectively, shall at
all times of crisis, either local or ma
tional, encourage dignity, calmness,
justice and peaceful settlements. In
time Of crisis, either local or national.
the World War Veterans will extend
the assistance of their organization to
the whole peoples of the community,
state or nation.
' 5. We demand for all the people
the rights of free speech and peaceful
assemblages as written into the Con-
stitution of the United States Of Am
erica, exceDt that such license must
not be used by such persons as would
use such license to overthrow the
United States Government by VIC
lence or force.
9. We endorse the principles set
forth in the Woman Suffrage bill Is
passed by Congress.
z. For the guidance Of our elected
representatives in the United States
Congress, we endorse the fourteen
points we fought for and upon which
the Armistice was agreed and signed,
defined under the following sub titles,
to-wit:
~ Open covenants Of peace, OPEN
ly arrived at.
(2) Freedom of the seas.
(3) Removal Of all economic bar
riers. -
(4) Adequate guarantees given
and taken that national ornaments
will be reduced to the lowest point
consistent with domestic safety.
(5) Self-determination Of all ma
lions.
(o) The evacuation of all Russian
territory and the independent deter
mination for her own political devel-
opment, and national policy.
(7) The restoring Of Belgium.
(8) Restoration Of invaded French
territory
(9) Readjustment Of the Italian
frontiers.
(10)7 Safeguarding Of the rights Of
the Austrian Hungarian people.
.(11) Restoration Of territory Of
Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro.
(12) The opening of the Darde-
nells to ships of all nations.
!1S) The right of an Independent
l14) General association of ma
lions, must .be formed under specific
covenants and territorial integrity to
great and small states alike.
4 8. Naturalization of all oil and
coal lands and all oil wells and coal
mines. We endorse public ownership
Of unavoidable monopolies.
8. We, the World War Veterans,
oppose any declaration of war. with
out first submitting the issue to the
people of the United States of Ameri-
ca, except in case of invasion by arm
ed forces Of the territory Of the Unit
ed States Of America.
10. In event Of war, all profits
made by the individual or. corporation,
over and above such profit made by
any such individual or corporation, Ii
the year prior to such declaration Of
war, shall be paid to the United States
Government by any and Ill such IN
dividuals or corporations during the
period 81 the said war and become the
property Of the United States Govern
ment.
II. The Constitution Of the United
States Of America as It is written.
Immediate Demands:
l.. We opnose exploitation Of our
patriotism and loyalty by any group
~ 1nann1a fnr their solf1sh intoros%s