Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-04-28

~ utue over q year
$50. m FruHCe. chat au were asking
vhst kind - a veterans organization
we should have. corresponding 10 the
q. a x. and the Confederate Veterans.
We had al seen the wonderful spirit
of those in the service and we thought
90 would BE- more than unfortunate Il
that spirit were allowed 90 die out
&C. therefore. WIS decided % foru a
great veterans organization to which
~ycTg person would BE- eligible who
EBs On service. regardless - whether
sac were an OHcer or enlisted man. and
whether BE- served 10 this country or
France.
TIE ntorculenl vas started on che
dNeenih % March. last year. only a
TCsr EGO. "a e years time from that
email beginning " has become an or
eaairsil0u with IN active organization
20 every state - the Union. with some
8.51p posts aad membership wcli
over q uiiition.
Wbs 10 "a that toe Americnn Legion
lu sWcb short time ius grown 80 rap
iiisf Tie reason y simply this: That
"a wus formed Tor the purpose az
EccpguE utirc that spirit Of service
Which uc sit knOw about And that
spirit ~ service q service 20 our c0nn-
az sBd service 70 our comrades
When sc were over there. We ssw
ourselves Tie radical tendencies tn
Faace we EeaEd from officers CON-
fng from England ~ the radical ten
stcaclcs In Eneisnd. and we heard
shcrr uBs some couccm in this coun-
- - g. uhsi might happen when
over four million men were demobil-
iyed we msde np our minds che irst
service ue should render q our coun-
- - civilians srouid BE- to see GO %
tBt ibis government. this country
u,st ue were protecting against the
.ucmg. we wouiI project against the
foes wtlhfn.
You have heard q great deal shout
.lbe strud of the American Legion for
tar cot order. That stand Tor law
send order hiss done more for our cUun-
&C., thau moss &c cas- realize.
& was talking short time ago 20 a
.sssuli.er % foreign embassy and he
was discussing The American Legion.
aad be said
10 you realize most % the disor-
trr aud tsutessucss lee our country IS
caused ~ ex-serTice men, whereas In
your country you bave your ex-serv-
Hce ucu pulting dove lawlessness and
disorder
4 was taIkiag IN Washington In the
ansce oT the military Intelligence OF
the war Department which Is connect
CO wIth tie attorney generals office.
and they both told me that the great
est central factor in curblng the ac,iv-
sfIes Of Tie reds aud the radicals who
would oycrturn our government by
force WIS the American Legion. Those
who would oFertuTn our government
D. force kuow they can onig DO SO BY
gorce and The only great group OF cit
Ircus who recognize fully the power
% force are the ex-service men who
we're 6ehtins force With force. And
wheu thcy appreciated the fact that
there were $500 posts throughout the
country aul not 3 locality o. any size.
hut shat had On American Legion post.
nud that 10 VAS q raiiying point around
Which tbe eK-service men can gather
b. caSe 90 tawiesSne~s. and that
through the legion az service men
roulI stop ghe attemPts ~ the rad
tcsls-tsat has turucd the tide and
made au Improvement since last sum
mcr.
IeI ne give sou 50 illustration az the
soundueSs a. their Judgment When
the steel strike began in e town In
uhlo. thc posts called meeting and
thpy nuer-tf their services Co che may
90. The aayor lmme,iiatcly swore in
about tus hundrcd "ne hundred ne
beiB tu rezerve auI ere other hundred
D. rat snIroiuE fhe residence serfio'.
Toe uert dsy ttc tabor union called
q meeting Tor ghr purpose 30 hcnounc-
gne tbe tcxisu Coz strike brc1kins The
tsrs1 % Jhc AmcTic1u leg 20 post hap
pened 90 81 urisg maH anl b. went
Go lhe usrelinE nut ~ explained just
exactly uiat they were doing. that
shey vcrc takiag no par whatever in
shc roafrerersy ant were s.upiT inter
.c~gcf tu tiss. pro- eCt'en nf Tte'r homes
.auf tlp-e az The uu'Ha snrkr-S
-Esu Sc iaTai f4strieiic American
rlbrcuS. - are 81 we are inter
csscf 90 ihr sagle tbinss ani rher.
&C., sh'r r-e..--k Nvs -rvr
Called co. to rurpose - ds-uauuetnE
~ Ausrucsu Lcsipa wisca 500 undrs
s~laqt wbat - are trginG 70 d. e