The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
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Last January, the American Legion
brought to your attention the shock
ing conditions surrounding the re-
Mobilization of the disabled veterans
Of the world war. Press and people
were aroused. United again with the
old spirit of II, they demanded re-
dress of injustice.
Congress met and considered five
bills designed to improve the condi-
ton of the disabled These bills were
the result of months of study They
were approved by government ex-
perts and by congressional commit
tees. Nevertheless, the legislative
log jam of the dying days of the
sixty sixth congress prevented all
but one of these bills from passing.
We are back where We started, ex-
cept that the hearts of the MANNED
are heavier.
The legislation embo lied in the
four bills that failed must go through
this session of Congress. The people
will it. President Harding has re-
peatedly declared publicly and pri-
vatey that he Thoroughly approves
He named committee to study the
situation and to report directly to
him. The committees report endors-
ed the Leg.on's legislative program
President Harding embodied these
recommendations in his message to
Congress. Congress must now be
pressed to act
The American Legion is summon
ing every one of its 1900 posts and
$500 auxiliary units to petition Con-
gress for the quick passage of these
bills. But we cannot win the fight
alone. 1t is all Americas fight. We
call on you to help. You must call
on Congress to act.
Get your club or association to
adopt a resolution indorsing 1.-The
American Legion's program for the
disabled" send one copy to your re-
preventative, one to Senator Nelson,
one to Senator kellogg, and the fourth
to Legion National Headquarters.
indianapolis. Get your individual
friends to do the same. Immediate
action is urgent. Delay will mean that
more hundreds of our disabled COM
rades will die in despair; more humid
reds of their families will face pri-
walton.
The bands have stopped playing;
the battle flags are furled. In their
places are crutches and wan, weary
faces. For humanitys sake and to
answer the promptings of your own
heart, put your shoulder to the wheel
and help-now-before it is too late.
Whatever the American Legion
does, it does well, and for the COM
mon good" said Mayor Hodgson of
st. Paul, 1.-THE fact that it's purpose
is to help those in need is a further
appeal to the best spirit of citizen
ship"
knnU IF M as
than that which the American Legion
is doing for those who are down but
not OUT" said Governor Preus of
Minnesota, IF all our people knew
how it has found work for the un-
employed and cared for those need
ing help, there would be no question
of its success"
Governor Preus and Mayor Hodg-
son thus endorsed American Legion
Welfare Week" in ST. Paul. The pro-
ceeds of a gripping movie HELD by
The Enemy will go to help the Lee
gion look after and find work for
hundreds of sick and unemployed ex-
service men.
Follow Faribault's Footsteps" is
the slogan of Legionaires of Fart
bault. Minnesota. They will use it
in boosting the big historical pageant
they will stage in June, depicting the
early history of Rice County and the
Great Northwest.
Fruit cocktail roast pork, apple
sauce creamed peas in timbals, park
erhouse rolls, American Legion salad,
pickles, waters, angel marvel, candy
and cigars were a few Of the dain-
ties placed before each delegate to
the monthly meeting of the Eighth
District Board of the American Lee
gion, held at Grand Rapids, Minneso-
ia April 16.
Heretofore only officers or notar-
les public might certify to dupli-
Gates of discharge certificates. Uncle
Sam has now honored the command
ers of eleven thousand Legion posts
by granting them this power, in con-
nection with victory medal applica-
tons, irrespective of whether or not
they held commissions in the gov
eminent forces during the war.
With 210 Legion Auxiliary units
organized, Minnesota leads all other
Legion departments in establishing
new branches. Illinois and Iowa are
next in line. The slogan is, mo
pdSNCiOi pOoIo III MluucSOId.
Turning her back to the audience
and facing Minneapolis Legionaires
who presented her with a bouquet of
flowers, Madame Schuman- Helix, "The
Mother of the Legion, sang to them
her gratitude for their courtesy.
To help local Legionaires secure
new members, Fairmont Minnesota
newspapers each donated a full rage
Legion advertisement. Blue and Red
membership armies are waging a hot
battle to capture most prisoners.
MAY God bless and reward The
American Legion and give it strength
to continue it's good work." reads
letter from the parents of a boy
whose body was returned from
France. The local Legion post ar
ranged for the funeral, brought flow
ers for the casket, and buried their
former buddy with full military hon
ors.
'Legionaires of this state are proud
of Minnesota because no other state