The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-09
OBJECTS
To {. APOLOGY
To THE GERMANS

Washington, Feb. S.-Rcgrct that the
American government saw mt 20 ap'i"-
Gizc 10 tho Berlin government Tor inc
attcmpt Of Americans to capture
Grover G. Hcrgdoll. wealthy American
draft cvadCr. was expressed in Il rcS"-
luton adopted today by III" executive
committee Of the American Legion III
session here.
The resolution. offered by Thomas
W. Miller of Delaware and ordered sent
Ia members Of congress. approved me
proposed congressional investigation "l
the circumstances surrounding hcrS-
dolls escape from custody. .
Efforts u put tho Legion on rrcor"
as opposing the Non-tartiSan league
were made by members from Oklahoma
and other states where tho league -
active. hut after considerable DEBATE
various resolutions were voted down
and tabled. TIL committee theh No'cu
unanimously 10 uphold l.. W. Ga!bralIh'
national commander, IN his STAND III
advising state commanders OF Kansas
Nebraska md Oklahoma that the To-
zion itself should take no active part
against the lea guo as an organization
N~on-Partisan League.
Correspondence with respect TO the
sNNIl-l at lINdl l'sANu'' " $500
an appeal from the Salina. Kansas, post
Tor suppn from the national commit
tee in a light against the. league, was
read. Other similar appeals had fol-
lowed from western and southwestern
posts. and all were shown TO have
been given tho same answer by the
commander.
Speakers urging the Legion to so on
r..,rJ 80 Nrp,GtDp fl, lpipTlN declared
that it's leaders We're diSloyal and were
using the league to cloak ScditiouS &C
t~ivitics. Opponents contcndcd h n
such action would hc considered by
many farmers and other members of
the league. who themselves were loyal,
as indicating opposition Of mo Legion
to the economic and political policies
ot the league.
All speakers agreed that tho Legion
should not oppose the leagues status
rs n political party.
Announcement was made at tndaES
meeting that efforts would he mad" To
have the knights Of Columbus remove
certain conditions from their on"r to
the Legion Of 81. OOn, 600 for cnnstrur-
ton of a war memorial in Washington.
The committee last night voted 10 re-
fuse the Offer unless made ~unCcndItIon-
ally.
The x. of c. ofer.
John c. Emery. chairman Of n com
mittrc appointed 10 take tho matter
up with tn" knights Of Columbus. en-
pressed belief today that the money
offered by the knights Of Columbus
could no, be used 10 erect a memorial,
under an agreement entered into by the
knights rs ono Of the seven particle
pants in the united war work campaign
fund. This agreement was aid 10
stimulate that no funds raised by public
subscriptiOn should be- spent for non
war work or permanent structures
Tho S. nO. Oo0 offered BY tho Knights
OF Columbus was said TO hav" hccn
that organizations remaining share Of
the fund.
The Z. VI. c. A. recently CAV its
share Of tho general war work fund to
the Legion without conditions. and 1t
is now being used by the Legion rs n
trust fund. and under a resolution
adopted by tho committee today may
be used as collateral.
The committee adopted n memorial
urging congress 10 unite with the allied
nations in assembling the bodies Of the
unnamed lead OF the associated armies
In Franco and erecting II memorial TO
them.
Members Of the committee spent
much of the day at the capitol. appeal
Ing to congress 10 tax immediate ac-
ton on legislation for he relief Of
wounded war veterans.