The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-09-16
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Representation in the American
Commission to the International Dis
armament Congress November II, by
! at least one soldier of, the world wal
was asked of President Harding last
week by the American Legion's Ma
tional legislative committee at Wash
ington. There is no group in the
nation that knows so much about
war and has as vital interest in the
problem of war and peace as the eX-
service men of the country" the Lee
gion declared. The committee also
urged Secretary Hoover to give the
Legion representation on behalf of
service men in the unemployment
conference soon to be held.
No mystery surrounds the shooting
in Nashville, Tenn. last week of
Carl Peters, world war veteran. He
refused to take a drink. Carrying out
his Legion injunction of claw and
ORDER" he politely declined to take
drink when a hospitable bootlegger
accosted him on the street late at
night. When Peters refused, the boot
logger drew a pistol and fired. The
ex-soldier went to the hospital with
a bullet in his leg, and the hooch
merchant went to Jail.
Men who accepted officers COM
missions for the world war, and who
were wounded or disabled should be
retired with pension the same as are
officers of the regular army, the
Legion Legislative Committee de-
clared last week in praying Secre-
tary of War Weeks to extend the
privilege to them. The selective SER
vice law and an opinion of the army S
Judge advocate general were cited as
justifying the claim.
New York States armories are be-
ing considered for use in housing job
less ex-soldiers. The Overseas iWo-
mems League last week offered the
services of its members to put the
armories in condition for the mems
occupancy. Fully $4,000 eX-service
men are among the city's army of
unemployed, according to Wm.F. Dee
gan, Legion representative on New
York City's committee on unemploy-
ment.
The governors of Missouri and
Kansas and the mayors of Kansas
City, Kans. and Mo. are to welcome
Marshall Foch when he attends the
national convention of the Legion
this fall. A memorial to this effect
was presented the great French gen.
eralissimo by Charles w. Bartlett,
from Kansas City, at the recent dedi-
cation of the Flirey monument in
France.
To assist in Kidding the city of
providers, petty thieves and holdups
the Legion post of Wichita, Kans. re-
Gently volunteered the services of its
500 members. Due to numerous at
tacks on women and the resultant
panic in their ranks, the chief Of
police and city manager accepted the
offer. The service men will patrol
the streets.
After the state of New York had
voted to give eX-service men bonus
by majority of 100000 the Court
of Appeals last week held that the
new law was unconstitutional. The
Legion of the state is now preparing
to campaign for an amendment tC
the constitution, with the governor
of the state and members of the
legislature behind them.
More than three years after he haC
been gassed at Chateau Thiery, Rich
ard Cross, A E. F. veteran of De:
Moines. la. suddenly was stricken by
blindness recently while sitting at hi:
home playing with his baby. PLY
sicians blame the German poison fol
his plight, and entertain no h ope fol
his recovery.
The War Rich.
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