Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
LEGION ISAGA|NST
GEN7lEMEN'S PACT
WITH THE JAPANESE
Would Exclude "Picture
Brides Check on
immigration.
By the Associated Press.

ny tHe aSSOCldleU fress
CONVENTION HALL. CLEVELAND.
Ohio. September 29-The report of the
committee on Americanism of the
American Legion. in second annual con-
vention here today, recommended the
cancellation of the socalled gentle
mems agreement" with Japan; exclu-
sion of picture brides" and rigorous
exclusion of Japanese as immigrants
The report recommended that I'VE
enter vigorous protest against the
demand of Japan that naturalization
rights be granted to it's nationals now
in the United States. and that we ear
nestly request the State Department OF
the United States. in its settlement of
this question, not to consider any propo-
sition which will grant rights of natu-
radiation to this unassimilable people,
The debate that followed the reading
of this section of the report was the
stormiest of the convention.
The report of the committee on
Americanism, dealing with the japanese
question, was adopted as read.
The committee on constitutional
Amendments agreed last night to rec
ommend that no change be made in
the political clause of the constitution.
that the report of the committee must
be read twenty-four hours before ac-
tion is taken.
Remains Out of Politics.
A majority and minority report on
the ACCESSIBILITY of making an inter-
probation of the polical clause had
been prepared. according to Chairman
Eric Fisher Wood of the committee.
The majority report was to recon-
mend that the sending of question
naires to political candidates on their
position with regard to matters affect
ing the legion be permitted. The
minority report recommends that the
clause stand without. any interpreta-
ton.
Strong recommendations for the de-
portation of aliens. who, after having
resided in this country a reasonable
length time. should fail to declare
their desire to become citizens. were
expected to be made in the report of
the Americanization committee. 1t
was said the report also would prob
ably deal with race, color and creed"
Previous to the opening of the con-
vention the race for the national COM
membership seemed to have resolved
itself into a triangular competition be-
tween F. W. Galbraith, jr., of Cincfn-
natl; Hanford MacNider of Mason City.
Iowa, and ]. F. ]. Herbert of Wor-
cester. Mass.
Message to the President.
The first resolution submitted was
message 10 HTeSlOenl w llSOn, express
ing sincere sympathy for him in his
present suffering, affiiction, and re-
iterate to him our unalterab1e deter
mination to support and uphold un-
swervingly the principles and Consti-
tuition of our country" 1t was unani-
mously passed by rising vote.
By a happy coincidence, just as the
poppy had been recommended and
adopted as the memorial flower of the
American Legion. Gen. Marie Fayolle
a md hi nnfN - H.
Five minutes of cheering interrupted
the meeting. and the national COM
mander. declared the regular order of
business temporarily suspended. Fran
els e. Drake. commander Paris Post,
No. i. introduced Gen. Fayolle. The
general said. in part:
u am acquainted with the high
aims Of your association, and with the
great omission the American Legion
has assumed. 1t intends to keep
piously the glorious remembrance of
the dead to help through life all
those who came out of the fights for
liberty and to keep in all hearts the
sacred love for your own country
which is the spring of all civic
virtues" After telling of the close
ness of the two countries of America
and France the general said: LAS
long as France and America remain |
united. who, indeed would dare
, henceforth to disturb the peace of the
world?"
Cry for Gen. Wood.
Sir Admiral w. S.'Grant of the royal
navy of Great Britain then addressed
the convention. As he retired there
came cries of Wood, Wood" for Gen.
Leonard Wood. who was in the party.
When the general appeared he was
greeted as regular member and
not as an honorary member"
Referring to the previous state
ments of the representatives of the
governments of France and Great
Britain. regarding the good will ex-
listing between those countries and
America, Gen. Wood said: "As both
OF our distinguished visitors have
said, the peace of the world and the
happiness of mankind very largely
depends upon keeping up that friend
ly spirit. Don't let any insidious dis
tinctions creep in among us as to who
won the war. We won it all together"