The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-07-01

protect yonr homes from disorders
fM which you viii not be- respoDsi.
bie-we are trying 10 protect your
homes NJ we'll o. our own
A. rrsnif u his very frank state
meni By The post commander the meet
Ing Of organized labor approved the
acflon 81 the legion. and there was no
disorder ehaieyer M that community,
This h small thing and yet y
shows Iusi what the American Legion
h trying 10 DO. You need have 40
fear about the stand 81 the American
Legion fof inv and order. That Is one
point upon which every member o.
The American Legion u pledged, ana
IL one thing on which We agree unanl-
mousiy, the maintenance Of law aEd
order IN this country. and 10 that
way We hope 10 serve our country
In addition We are going 10 serve
our comrades through mutual helpful
ness. We viii see that the dependents
of those who made the supreme saeri'
ice are tnkcn care Of-thnt those dis
abled physically are properly cared for.
Unfortunately. although a year had
elapsed since the signing Of the ar
mlsllce. congress had not done what
Il should have done for the disabled
men. The American Legion called
meeting 10 Washington last December.
and explained what they thought was
fair treatment 20 the Disabled men.
that they might not BIO objects OF
charity Of a private character, ana
legislation which we considered Mon
day morning was actually passed b,
both houses by Saturday afternoon,
because what the American Legio"
asked was fair and Just. and congress
knew Il had tbs support OF the entire
country. And an result man can
now live on the compensation he re
celves from his government where be
has become physically disabled.
We are now asking congress 10 do
something for those Of our comrades
handicapped financially because OF
their service In the army or navy. We
have been criticized for doing this ON
the basis that We we're putting a price
on our patriotism. due 10 the fact that
anyone making that statement does
not appreciate the situation.
understand II N a historical fact
hat George Washington. the father
n our country. received grant OF
several thousand acres OF land from
his eountry. In recognition OF his serv.
&c during the revolution. No one has
,ycr criticized the father Of our coun-
Try as having put price on his pa
Referring 20 recent Illustration: !
When this country appreciated what
ldmirnl Dewey hnd done. by popular
subscription they presented him with
house. aud no one ever said that
ADMIRAL Dewey had put price on his
,atriotlsm.
The ex service men In what they ARE
skiing for beneficial legislation Is that
his country shall merely help them
Ivercoine the disadvantages Incidental
o their military and naval service.
We have suggested a four-fold option.
i plan. covering land settlement
ome aid. vocational training, aud. for
hose who are not able 10 avail them.
elves of any one OF those three. an
dlu~tmsnt In their compensation
ased on length OF service. The
mexican Legion every time Il refers
D this legislation has asked congress
) make " as liberal a. Il consistent
'ith the welfare OF the country, and
q one l. In position TO take exception
} a statement like that
The American legion knows that
lille we were In France our strength
the face o. the enemy was not the
lr~nrth Of the two million men IN
rance. or the strength Of the two
Inllon men IN the states. Hut Il was
" strength 90 the hundred million
nerlcans back OF those four million
I Us In service We were the spear
nlnt. the hundred million patriotic
merlcuns hack % as were the shaft
nd the strength.
The American legion realizes tina,
: future usefulness for good In this
'nntry win dcpsad on tho support
"a approval We get from the hundred
lllion other AmcricenS aud We know
. could 40 nothing without your sup
~. and you may rest assured IA al
ir acts We shall sce 10 Il that we
'ep c,,pStaEiiy In mind the one hia
I'd nliilan other Americans who are
~ a. patriotic and Just as loyal Is