The Monte Vista journal., 1920-10-09
Ipziean Legion Posts ID Rural Towns Rally
; Point Of Loyal Sentiment and Americauism
n W. Cab<sa.h. IT, New National Commander Of Amer.
e.n Lesioa Writes Interview on VIVA. Organization
Meons fos the Nation and On, Bow,

=, particularly TO speak on tho
!.,e,n Legion orsa alsatIons In
\. .maller towns and tho rural
C.upl,ics. Nowhere Is tho LSs.
= a,onrcr than In such places.
=. local Lcsion post IL fast h~com.
Y. III, dominant factor In tho life
4 n, smaller communities. II Ia a
Cs,l center. Il II = public forum
L,,r the principal issaes Of IN.
4, arr discussed and ,hresh-d out,
I !. the rally,nx point Of loyal scnti-
-, And 1, II the aim Of tho new
80, a. II was With the retiring
[,..r,iyes. to mako Il more 10 by
Il,,,u,e cooperation.
x,.rrv,c. mon IN the rural COM
..ui,,. too. seem to have discover
q there ar. practical advantages to
l,s,ou membership. and Il II our
N that ALL Of them 80 Il NO.
National Hes6qsartrr
~ Rsrsi Town Posss
ne Legion members In the small
,umunities have been arst to
o., the service the Legion cx-
~ TO It's members through Its
hy,ce Division ut the national
uAquartcrx. where claims Of all
hrs,ies are adjusted. In the year
}. gone by the Legion obtained the
ulement OF claims In favor Of cx-
sr.c- men totalling more than
k,eSs. 900 In cash-and the ma
way Of these claims originated In
|s,l committees. OF course I shall
y, keep up such good work and ex-
~ such service whenever and
Ilssever possible.
Ne Legion. when II put its COM
saation bill before Congress. saw
, Il that land settlement clause
" contained therein. Il saw to Il
III provision was made whereby
1.service man living on . farm
MA borrow money from his gov
nsent on easy terms for the i'm
ssement Of farms. II saw to Il
y, the man In the small town had
y privilege OF putting his money
: Z home.
- Answer 70 Those Who
~ Il Couldn't He DoDe
| remember. In the early days Of
y Legion, when 4 great universal
Rsaaisation Of those Who saved our
ssaty In war was an idea rather
IA . fact; there were many who
~ Il could never b done. Why?
, ssksd. Well. they told ~. how
@ you ever get the North and
nd. estransed az those sections
p on political Issues. together?
ss will you get the capitalist and
hborer. the farmer and the city
~, the Socialist. the Republican
y the Democrat. the Catholic and
\ Protestant-how will you ever
X them all to agree ON anything?
u was pointed out that we were
together In the war. When Am
MA was lighting abroad and work
: At home In 1917 and 1918 there
y no Internal dissension nor petty
agreements.
AL well." said the doubters.
!" then We were at war. A dec
n'ion OF war ends discussions.
~ lame OF patriotism that war
mules purges the soul and casts
narrowness. The was Is over.
- hre is out. Your aim Ii COM
'aaable but impossible"
80 Is Not, Nor Win
a'e he. Political Lines
's' the men and women who
!. .aee'Sed the Legion idea believed
~ IN peace al we'll a. In war could
. Frpetuated the fine ideals for
,-Sa We fought and which made
VII.
.ae American Legion as It stands
~ Is proof that the vision of
n men and women was proph-
.ae Legion Of today girds the
.s"0-ssoo posts. 100000 MEM
=, IN every city and town. every
se and community in the land
10 our island and overseas pos
oas and In ten foreign countries.
| aere Is nothing like the Legion
Ne world.