Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-16

ihC iVbui HHSctlHb VI RSHldHu IOsl
No. IA, American Legion, was held
at the Moose hall last Tuesday eve
ming. There were about twenty-five
regular fellows in attendance and you
had better believe we had regular
time.
For genuine interest, enthusiasm
and pep, this was the best get-to-
gether that Ashland Post has yet en-
joyed Everybody there was into it
from start to finish with both hands
and feet After the routine business
of committee reports, discussion and
acceptance was disposed of, the real
business of the session was started by
the Introduction of the State Bonus
measure for discussion.
This question brought out bar
rage of argument both pro and con
which was finally settled by unani-
nous rising vote of approval of the
action taken by the executive com,
mittee at their meeting Tuesday al
ternoon upon hurry call from Sa-
lem. With seventy-two posts of the
Oregon department, out Of possible
ninety-one, favoring some kind of a
State Bonus, the executive committee
has decided to throw our efforts back
of H. r. No. 203 which contains a
combination Of both the Cash Bonus
and the Loan features. A very COM
plete and detailed explanation of the
advantages contained in this bill was
given by John 0. Rigg. who has made
careful study of,all three bills that
have been presented.
A number of excellent suggestions
were advanced, as methods for rails
ing Legion fund for the Post, and
not one of these suggestions even
limited of "A DRIVE of anybody for
You can depend upon II
that when the Legion offers you
anything for money now-you are
are going to get your moneys worth
out of it. We don't offer any 7 per
cent idea that is to develop 91s and
10 per cent returns on your money.
but we will guarantee 100 per cent
Amerlcanism for every 100 cents that
you will produce.
Somebody mentioned the "Japs."
Wow!-the game was on Immediate
ly. Say, if those little old brown
Japs have any idea that the Service
men of the United States are going
to stand by and let them settle M
this country with their coolies (al-
most coolies, isn't it?) and their ideas
OF social standing, etc, we'll. we can
tell them they had better forget it,
for, II the expression made by Ash
land Post is a sample of the spirit
that still prevails in every 100 per
cent American (and we believe that
II isl then they haven't chance
Just read these resolutions mani
mously passed by these men and de-
eide for yourselves where we stand
and you ought to stand:
resolution Adopted by Ashland Post
No. IA, Department of Oregon.
american Legion, Sitting in Reg.
ular Session, February 9Th, 1921.
10 the Members of Congress and
Senate of the United States:
WHEREAS, there is at the present
line under consideration by our Ma
lonal Senate treaty between the
United States of America and the
imperial Government of Japan. the
erms OF which, as we understand 1t,
would render null and void the legis.
alton and alien land laws which have |
'een adopted by the Pacific Coast
tates: and
WHEREAS. We believe that unless
ONE restriction is raised to the lease
nd ownership of lands on the part
I Japanese. and that immigration
nd custom of picture brides be i'm
1ediately stopped, a condition will
esult which will be the end of the
'acific Coast as a white mans and
n Americans country. That the
apanese have in every place in which
hey have become established in this