The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-09-19
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NJ kllIX KHAN
Warns Men to Serve Country
Without Race Prejudice
WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
Introduction of Resolution, After Be-
ina Tabled, Was Followed by wild
Enthusiasm.

A>huIv Park. y. j.. Sept. l9-ln Il
wild uproar of enthusiasm the New
Jersey American Legion convention
4dopted unanimously resolution blt
terIv aSSailng the ku kluN Khan, ami
"warning" all non-legion men TO serve
their country without race and creed
prejudice.
This document. which caused the
most patriotic outhur,t of enthusiasm!
which featured the entire convention
of the legion found its way int" IN
proceedings of the session. n"tWllh II
standing the fact that the resolutions
committee to which all reS"Iu IONS had
been referred, had attempted 10 >.n"th
pr it in committee.
T. Hubert Macauley, of Newark. WI"
had turned it over to the rc>uluti"lI>
committee. arose and asked the Priv
Iegn of presenting Il resolution, once
rejected by the resolutions committees
on the floor. Unanimous consent was
voted A. he finished the presentation
of the resolution. the convention bro.
into an uproariuu$ storm of aiIi;!au:+
ana al tldHN'i w ~l'N'bN III 1T '''' 80 ''''
introducer : motion To ad"pt il
State Commander Leomida> Eny!". III
Bridgrrnn. raped for ortt>.r Withsul
avail for at least ten minutes. during
which time the widest scenes even
Witnessed in II legion convention i'll TINS
state were enacted. FINALLY, EdWa,t
Carroll. of Jersey city. whose "r;tj"r>
was one of the outstanding features
of the entire conference this year. S"l
and held the attention of the legion
;fr,S long enough 10 voice Il $lp"!t
al he resolution which merely incr2;'>.
cI tie patriotic fcrv"r ard III" con-
yen1ional disorder of the c0nciaTe
After the cheering and N"ciferou" rian.
tt had subsidized Il vote was called for
ana AN unanimous vote in favor of the
i resolution followed.
The resolution. in part. follows:
"ResGIVpd that this convention :
ga record us being opposed t" a2y OF
sanitation which uses the terms in,
t:erial nomenclature in Designating lis
officers. tries To establish Il government
apart from the existing and competent
fedora! and state governments ard
breaches tenetS in contradiction Ia tht
expressed and pTaGUiCPd principles 81
the constitution of the United States
and, he il further resolved, tiG#i III,
body, composed as it is of men al al
races. colorS and creedS, drpTH'atcs
the spirit so utterly un-American Whirl
breaches class hatred of any Kind.
I'VE served America in the war, Not
us Jew or Gentle, not as Catholic ol
Protestant. not as Caucasian or negro
continue to serve our country and
though we are not rs full of threats
as the Ku KluX Khan, we warn al
others to serve in the same spirit
The elections were greatly simplified
through the last-minute withdrawals OF
several candidates. Notable among
them were those of Thomas F. Gold
fngay, of Newark, and Edward A. Nc
Grath, of Union county, who both re
tired in favor of Joseph D. Sears, OF
Bloomfield, as the new state command
er. thus bringing about his unanimous
election.
McGrath was later named by the
new commander as the state adjutant
Others elected were: Finance officer
William Clark, Somerville; historian
Leo Babehin, Lakewood; war risk in,
surance officer, Samuel Y. Cathcart
Newark; chaplain, c. P. Newton, Tren,
ton; master-at.arms. Allen T. C"ntin
Elizabeth