The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-05-29
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eoe3ees u5gre utterly thsu toobs o1'-
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resIlze ne .5larT the o0aus If..;l-
e2sns tare l1ne % their grEs ElZ1tlo2
sy raiatlaz 4 IL tie eosoTs q Treas
az loote-r. Tsey kn1rr b0w - ~
r,oriusi'y for pstr.grie example AID
r~aerscal usgfUsness bas bse1 llzfTe5
fy those uascrvIrlous TS"t,e-s Ub2
fzre Stamped gyoa Il TIE E-lg1aa q
nerognary aizs sn3 practices.
TIE legion uers. vas orgs -lze1 o
prey upqa tie Treasury o. to yresch
sneroenary aoerriDe Il itE 0WD carss
q. n ary es1se. Its pgrDyse was 70
raalrtain fIg bon1k q fellowship
vhiea had f,sen established in the
Military camp and o. the 1r;rle4e,d;
20 promote 2 dean sod manly eooI@-a-
ton "a pesee among those who had
been trslDe5 ~ victorious team work
81 war; % foster within sDd T-it50ut
SIS oTn lines ihe spirit which had
rlaSe our arms 70 poEerfUl and Erc-
eesrfzl. ore Of its car3lnal aims. "a
truth. WAS 10 GGht unworthy, vicious
and eorruptiag practices n politics
or in any quarter whore might Oe
snyolyed tie interests and welfare Of
TIE eouEtry.
Het II was the n5OcEery Of fste that
Il sASuld have been budding politics
w4nin the Legion whicn conceived
the SS<us scheme 10 strengthen TIE
hand Of the intriguers who we're Beek
Eng to Ess control Of the organiza-
ton. was professional politics
WITHOUT the Legion which sought 10
cook Up a controlled soldier r0te wlth
which 10 lntirnidate or bluT legixla-
tive bodies. executive Ofbcers and
terminating conventions IL wss case
hardened politics within snd without
ire Legion which. 20 gain It's Own
ends, vas willing 70 blacken the name
Of what promised 70 De. ought to be
and. If this sordid scandal can be
expunged from the records. still may
be one Of the most useful, honorable
end distinguished institutions Of the
ration.
Those who have played fast and
IOOse With the name of the Legion at
the very threshold Of what seemed 20
be a stsinless and splendid future
have smeareG It with a blot no Jess
bitterly regTeifui u It's Own best
TDembership than i is repulsive 10
tbe American people. And IL Is Is
sure ~ American integrity and IDEAL
ism are sure that II Congress puts is
sesl Of approval On this immoral bonus
scheme, not Of the Legion Itself but
OF is false gpokesuen, Il viii give
tsA Tn.yi3D ~ death blow.