, 1921-06-14
American Legion News Notes
State and National Topics of Interest to Ex-Serviee Men and
the American Legion, Which Designated the
Tribune az Its Official Newspaper

w have couno to tho time when we
ahould begin to tcgisiate for the people
OF this country said Senator Frank
B. Willis OF Ohio in the United States
senate. when measures are proposed
for Legislation sanction. Immediately
b corsi6eration that is suggested is.
what viii some foreign nation or some
alien think about Il? We have organi-
cations of the friends of various for
eign countries: let us have an or
E~anizafion OF the friends OF our own
country for n while and see how that
will work"
The sentiment expressed by senator
Willis was praised by the late F. W.
GaIbraith. Jr.. national commander of
the American Legion. who wrote to
Senator willis. as follows;
1T seems TO me that you have hit
the nail squarely on the head and /
desire to commend you for the
STRAIGHTFORWARD statement / hope that
you may follow 1t up in tn senate
while tho American Legion. joining
hands with the other loyal Americans.
may demonstrate to n world that
we are an organization OF the friends
OF our own country"
Warrant for the arrest OF RoE
Baldwin. founder OF h American
Civil Liberties union. has been swon
out by Mai. Milton d. Campbell. act
ing for the American Legion in Gin
~cinnati. Ohio, on n charge that Bald
win violated n state law n openly
advocating revolution" Baldwin spoke
in Cincinnati in behalf OF Liberation
of the political prisoners OF the war
and is quoted as saying that he pre-
ferred n resistance by arms" TO n
resistance at ALL" During the war.
Baldwin served a jail sentence as a
result of his seditious activities.
Among the 1900 resolutions demand
ing immediate II for disabled vet
Grams and urging the passage Of the
American Legion's relief program by
congress were those passed unani-
mously by the student body and facui-
ty Of two Arkansas colleges. With the
resolutions of the two institutions
Central College and State Normal.
were similar documents signed by the
COMMERCIAL club. Rotary club. b. p.
o.. E.. a literary club and the local post
of the American Legion
Ex-sergeant Stamford Of the Eight
zenith Field Artillery. American Expe-
dictionary Forces. gained some knowl-
edge Of fires and gas while in France
When n house caught fire In Glen
Rock. Pa, recently. the sergeant
brought out his n mask. plunged
Into the smoke-filled residence and
e~xtinguished the fire. The only cas-
ualty came when the veteran, who
is commander of his post OF the Amer
lean Legion, barked his nose-the gas
mask was too small.
Another movement to induce the
United States government to force the
release by the Bolsheviki of Capt. EN-
met Fitzpatrick. Uniontown. Ala has
originated with the department OF Po-
land OF the American Legion Latest
reports declare that the American, con
tined in a Moscow prison. is In a de-
plornble condition from brutality and
terror. Captain Fitzpatrick, n Red
Cross Yorker. was captured in Crimea-
A fire which threatened to wipe out
the town Of Alpine. Tex, was checked
Rhen the Big Bend post of the Amer
can Legion turned out in force to
tight the conflagration. Then the
leeionnaires offered their services to
the mayor In p~atrolling the devastated
urea. The offer vas accepted on the
spot and for "a hours the legion men
walked posts in the familiar military
manner
The melting pot works overtime in
he little town of Frontenac, Kan. In
4 population OF less than 1000. % ma
aonalities are abiding in peace. All Of
Them are represented in the local post
" the American Legion and in its
anti OF the women's auxiliary. More
han 90 per cen OF h lesionnaires
ire members OF the United Mine Work