Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-01
LEGION is FOR
LAW AND ORDER
D Ol.er Reviews Work Accom-
pllshed in Year at Annual
Meet at Cleveland.
GREAT OVATION TO FRANCE
Commander Declares American Le-
gion and Ex-service Man Are Best
Insurance Policy for Country
During Period of Unrest.

Cleveland. O., Sept. 2a.-The great
est single service American l.egiun
members have rendered their country
is their "virile stand for the MAN
tenance of law and order Frankiin
D'Oiier, national commander ot the
American Legion. told tie sessHd am
uual convention OF the Legion III tts
opening session here
I'VE quickly served notice III 20 un-
certain terms upon those wild radicals
who would by force attempt to mjure
those very institutions We had risbed
our lives 10 protect, Commander
roller said
We stated plainly We we're ready
for them and oud meet their force
with far greater force sufficient 10
stop them instantly.
'Dufsng these present days of un-
rest AID establishment, the American
Legion and he staId of the ex-service
man for law and order Is the greatest
possible insurance policy our coun
try could possibly have. and the only
insurance premium the ex-service man
expects IN return is simply air play
from that government with which he
has played so fair"
More than 1000 delegates were in
their seats in the Hippo,lr0ne theater
when Commander DOlier called 10 ory
der The convention which, borders III i'm
poriance the naIional sessions Of the
big political parties,
The floor Of the theater resemblea
mia 1t tlte Tfs u,iitfvH7 cHn phsi--~s~
state standards aud penpantS GesiG-
mating seats allotted TO the yafions
delegations.
Commander D'Olier presented Rev
Frances J. Kelley of Troy, n. w. 'tne
lighting chaplaili. who delivered fle
inyocation Following the nationaI
chaplain, Mayor William r. Fitzgerald
welcomed the visitors and delegates
IN behalf OF the city.
An ovation to France was the fea-
ture of the opening session Of the con
vention.
l. r. McQugg, department com
mander of Ohio. started the demon
stration when. in his reply 10 the adj
dress of welcome By Mayer w. 5.
Fitzgerald he referred 10 France ms
one Of the great friends Of the Amer
lean Legion. The cheering hegan and
calls we're made for t'rancis Il. Drake.
commander Of American Legion post
No. /. Paris When he appeared fhe
entire assembly stood and endered
applause.
Commander pOlier in his address
said I'M part
To-day we are assembled together
IN our Secoud national convention
where You are TO receive reports as TO
the results accomplished by the na,
tonal organization during this first
year of our existence, and based upon
these results. 10 determine the pol.
icies of the Legion during tie coming
year and to elect national officers to
administer your organization and to
put into effect your decisions.
Throughout the length and breadth
Of this hand the name American Legion
stands for the highest Ideals ana most
wonderful spirit OF unseifish seryice
shown by every man and woman n
the army. navy and marine corps dur
ing the world war.
"'rhe rapid growth of the Legion
has been phen0menal.
.eThe greatest single service we
have rendered our country was the
virile stand for the maintenance OF
law and orIer.
.The first official act of this admin
istration. after the close OF the CON
ventlon. was to call conference In
Washington to consider the deptorsbe
condition of the disabled men. Al
though the war has been over more
than year government compensation
to disabled men was 80 inadequate
that many men were objects Of private
charity.
AT thls conference practically
eve.v state in the Union was repre-
septed and work begun one Monday
morning ended In actual legislation
passing both the senate and the house
before the end Of the same week
AS a result Of this legislation there
IS now being distributed to disabled
men SlO0,O0O,o5O more each year. And
the reason this legislation was passed
was because the American Legion pu,
its requests before them so plainly
and so forcibly that congress knea
that our requests were Just and hod
the backing not only Of ex-service men
but the public as well.1