Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-04-28

for which you viii not be respOnsi-
ble-we are trying 20 protect your
homes as well as our own"
AS a result OF this very frank state
ment By the post commander the meet.
Ing OF organized labor approved the
action OF the legion. and there was no
disorder whatever Ia that community.
This Is a small thing and yet Il
shows Just what the American Legion
Is trying to DO. You need have no
fear about the stand OF the American
Legion for law and order That Is one
point upon which every member OF
the American Legion Is pledged. and
is one thing on which we agree unani-
mousiy. the maintenance OF law and
order In this country. aud In that
way We hope 10 serve our country.
In addition we are going TO serve
our comrades through mutual helpful
ness We will see that the dependents
OF those who made. the supreme sacri-
Gee are lalscn care of--that those dis
ablcd physically are properly cared for.
Unfortunately. although a year had
elapsed since the signing OF the ar
mlstice. congress had not done what
It should bnve done for the disabled
men. The American Legion called a
meeting In Washington last December.
aud explained what they thought was
fair treatment 10 the disabled men.
that they might not be objects OF
- ola AMI
legislation which We considered Mon
DAY morning was actually passed By
both houses by Saturday afternoon.
because what the American Legion
asked was fair and Just. and congress
knew "a had the support Ot the entire
country. Aud as q result a man can
now live on the compensation he re-
ccives from his government where he
has become physically disabled.
We are now asking congress TO do
something FOR those Of our comrades
handicapped financially because OF
thelr service In the army or navy. We
have been criticized Cor doing this on
the basis that We were putting a price
on our patriotism. due to the fact that
anyone making that statement does
not appreciate the situation.
I understand n Is a historical fact
that George Washington. the father
~ our country. received grant Oc
several thousand acres OF land from
this country. In recognition 81 his serv-
ice during fi,e revolution. No one has
ever criticized the father of our com.
try rs having pot price on his pa
triotiSm.
Referring 20 recent Illustration:
When this country appreciated what
Admiral Dewey had done. hy popular
subscription fhcy presented him with
n house. and 10 one ever said that
Admiral Dewey had put q price on his
patriotism.
The ex-service men In what thee ara
asking Tor beneficial legislation Is that
this country shall merely help them
overcome the Disadvantages incidental
90 their military and naval service.
We have suggested fOur-fold option
nj plan. covering land settlement.
home aid. vocational training. and. for
those who are NOT able to avail them
selves OF any one OF those three. IN
adjustment In their compensation
based on length o; service. The
American Legion every time u refers
20 this legislation has asked congress
10 make Il as liberal as Is consistent
with the welfare % the country, aud
40 one Is in position TO take exception
20 4 statement like that
The American legion knows that
while we were In France our strength
IN the face OF the enemy was not the
strength % the two million men In
France. or the strength OF the two
million men In the states. But Il was
the strength of the hundred million
Americans back OF those four million
Of Us In service. We were the spear
point: the hundred million patriotic
Americans back OF "a we're the shaft
and the strength.
Tie American legion realizes that
is future usefulness for good tn this
country viii DEFEND on the support
and approval we get from the hundred
million other Americans, and we know
We could 90 nothing without your sup
port. and you may rest assured Tn all
or acts We shall see 10 " that we
Ion ehnStautly IN mind the one hSn-
drrl million other Americans who are
iusi as patriotic aud iusi as loyal as
Ne are