Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-09

YANKEE APOLOGY
FOR STACKER
PLOT HURTS
LEGION
Efforts to Put Body
on Record Against
N. P. L. Voted Down.
Knights of Columbus
Money Offer Cannot
Be Accepted, Belief.

Washington, Feb. 8-Regret thai
the American government saw fit t.
apologize to the Berlin government fol
the attempt Of Americans to capture
Grover c. Bergdoll. wealthy American
draft evader, was expressed in a reso.
luton adopted Tuesday by the execu-
tive committee of the American Legion
in session here.
The resolution, ordered sent tc
members Of congress, approved the
proposed congressional investigation OF
the circumstances surrounding Berg.
dolls escape from custody.
+ Anti-N. p. L. Move Fails.
Efforts to put the Legion on record
as opposing the Nonpartisan league
were made by members from states
where the league is active, but after
considerable debate various resolutions
were voted down and tabled The COM
mittee then voted unanimously to up-
hold f. A. Galbraith, national com
mander. in his stand in advising state
commanders of Kansas, Nebraska and
Oklahoma that the legion itself should
take no active part against the league,
as an organization.
Correspondence with respect to the
Nonpartisan league question, which be-
gan with an appeal from the Salina,
kan.. post for support from the ma
tlonal committee in fight against the
league, was read. Other similar ap-
peals had followed from western and
southwestern posts and all were shown
to have been given the same answer
by the commander.
Loyal Farmers Win.
Speakers urging the Legion to go
on record opposing the league, declared
that its leaders were disloyal and were
using the league to cloak seditious ac-
hvities. Opponents contended that
such action would be considered by
many farmers and other members Of
the league, who themselves were loyal,
as indicating opposition of the Legion
to the economic and political policies
Of the league. All speakers agreed
that the Legion should not oppose the
leagues status as q political party.
Announcement was made at Tues
lays meeting that efforts would be
made to have the Knights of Columbus
remove certain conditions from their
'ffer to the Legion of $5,00O.OOO for
-VhSlh ONtAOu III war memorial IN
The committee Monday
hight voted to refuse the offer unless
made unconditionally.
K. c. Offer Hopeless.
John G. Emery, chairman of a COM
nittee appointed to take the matter up
With the Knights of Columbus, ex-
'ressed belief Tuesday that the money
'ffered by the Knights of Columbus
ould not be used to erect a memorial, |
lnder an agreement entered into by |
he Knights as one Of the seven partici- |
ANTS in the United War Work cam
'aign fund. This agreement was said |
o sSpuiate that no funds raised by |
ublfe subscriptions "should be spent |
or non-war work or permanent struc-
ures." The $5.OO0,nO offered by the
nights of Columbus, was said to have
cen that organizations remaining
hare of the fund.
The committee adopted memorial
rging congress to unite with the allied
ations in assembling the bodies of the
dead of the associated armies
l France and erecting a memorial to
lem. Members of the committee spent
,uch of the day at the capitol appeal
,g to congress to take immediate ac-
on on legislation for the relief of
war veterans.