Deming graphic., 1920-08-31


mouth piece OF organized labor in Den
yer. at was an orgy OF death and de-
shambles and night is reign OF Terror
and blood is spilled" Does this sound
as though the A. l.. fired into crowds
and that they acted as strike break
ers when they responded to the call
issued 10y the Mayor for volunteer po-
lice to guard life and property? The
A. L. members were sworn In as spe-
cial officers to defend the oath that
they had solemnly sworn to obey. In
fact their entire action needs no de-
fense. II was shortly after u parade
by IN eI.abor union that the mob began
to form and soon the word was passed
that the police were unable to control
the situation. From that time on the
city became second Boston. The first
demonstration of the mob was 10 over
turn two street ears In front OF the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep-
tion and as the carmen and Others
sought refuge in the church the MOB
followed and IL was with the utmost
efforts that the priests succeeded IN
preventing the mobs entering there
From there they marched upon the Of
fices of the Denver Post, which has al
WAYS been a champion Of Labor and
there started their depradations by
first defncing "A memorial erected 10
our comrades who served In the late
war knocking off the names or hoth
tho living and the dead. They next
atcmpted to desecrate the Rag whhch
bunr from the office and finally made
several nttcmnts To omen the safe In the
On shier's office; this is all related to
show that the violence was not that Of
the strikers but rather that of Bolshe-
Wiki and |. W. W. element of the CITY,
therefore the members of the \. l.. felt
tbcir bounden duty to answer the call
in defense Of the laws OF the city'
state and nation. They acted only as
special police and their duties consist
ed of patrolng the streets ana prevent
ing the formation Of mobS. and the
violent shooting that was reported as
having been done by our members was
done by deadly pick handles used as
nolice rmbs. And MS the number OF
men actually ON strike was 80 small
that they could not possibly have done
the damage which was done by the an
archists. it was in reality to protect
tbe union men that the Legion men
went out. for in the minds Of the com
mon people the results would have been
credited to the strikers.
Thus 1t seems to us that after know
ing what was done by this lawless ele-
ment and what was done by the Leg
ionaires any member who would con
denim their action would show dispo-
Isition which would make the Legion
far better without him and that he
would have no place in that organiza-
tion.
Every ex-service man in this Post
who is not already Il member of the
! Legion should become member i'm
mediately. The Legion has done splen-
did work for the ex-service men and
especially for the disabled men. 1t
was the American Legion influence
that put through the Sweet Bill rails
ing the compensation from $50 to $50
per month. the increased compensation
for disabled men taking vocational
trimming the new aud more convenient
method Of paying War Risk Insurance.
The Legion also supports a permanent
Committee in Washington, ID. {. which
confers with all the Committees OF
Congress dealing with matters affect
ing the ex-service men. The Legion
has also formulated the different bo-
ms plans which are before congress at
the present time If you believe in try
ing to hand down to your children a
better. freer. and happier America
then join and support the great organ
ization Of men who risled theeir Lives
To defend the country whose present Is
great. but whose future greatness anc
influence on the destiny Of the human
race staggers the imagination TO con
ceive.
The Mountain Breeze.