The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-10-27

prayers, it to should be sacred and for the
most part silent thing; measured rather by conduct
than display evidenced far surely by proof than by
profession And it is the spirit intent and purport of
our bylaws, never to make it gewgaw and blatant
bauble.
These purposes, Objects generally what
we what we intend to do Perhaps clearer con-
cepon of society will be gained if all descrip
ton hereto of of the things and what
will not do
Not Military Organization
We not military organization. The is over
And the combat veterans There
cature in governmental system ritual regaia
There will be recognition at all of former rank or
grade that any of members once have held in the
military naval forces of the United States We
civilian organization of exservice men-not excoonels
excaptains exsergeants and exbucks but all exsoers
There is place applications certificates of
membership in files records anywhere, for the
writing down of the erstwhile grade rank of any
member Because is matter with which we feel we
no concern knowledge whereof could not in any
promote the spirit of democracy and comradeshp
which must be the very soul of the organization we
neither ask what rank held The question
is Of service of relative position in the service
We not conceive that this policy will beoffensive to
the sense of dignity of any former officer
The matter of the wearing of the uniform will for
present at least occasions of patriotic demonstra
tons be left to the discretion of the individual But
much has been decided-that the members shall
public function in which they may partici
with this organization wear any insignia OF former
rank excepting upon occasions wherein the formal
quirements might otherwise necesstate Likely some
band of cloth badge wih be adopted which may be
alike suit of working clothes khaki, full
dress suit The official lapel button already adopted and
prescribed is distinctive These conclusions have
been deliberately arrived after consultation
muncaton with great many of the combat veterans.
NOn-contrOversiM
We not the arbiters of Labor's destiny, the
the defenders of the citadel of Capital We
realize that long the present economic system
dures there will be less continuous struggle be-
tween employer and employe, between labor unions
their equivalent and corporate interests But
within membership include without discrepancy
business the bank president the professions the
skilled mechanic and the common laborer among whom
| though difference
of opinion this nearly every other subject
and will not, organization, any
particular controversy between Capital and Labor
will any branch state local society do without
fofeiting its charter 1t being always understood how
that regardless ailiation with the Combat
individual member shall be free hold what
views and espouse what he freeborn American
may of his desire determine upon.
|, Non-politfcal
The Combat Veterans is not political organization
While shall leave stone unurned to help ourselves
the goal of better citizenship and encourage in
membership the active participation in their duties
electors organization shall ourselves
chiefly with the broad principles of that type of politics
which has been defined the science of good govern
ment." Whenever may feel it incumbent upon at
any time secure in behalf in behalf of the
country generally community certain legisa
on will have due regard to the fact that constituted
authorities duly elected the responsible factors in
and that before them and in their councils
righteous be better champoned with the aid
of the clear white light of than with the tactics Of
unfair lobbysm the budgeon of political threats.
Neither the National Organization any chapter
thereof shall attack defend support denounce
adherentS
allow to be used sanctionng advocating
the candidacy of any member nonmember for
any political office within the choice of the electorate of
this country.
In Conclusion
The Combat Veterans of the American Expedtionary
Forces is organization composed exclusively of men
who fought the nation land in the air.
during the world war; it does not conflict with
membership in other organizations takes hitherto
unoccupied position in the field and supplies noticeable
deficiency in the ranks of exservice organizations
1t is nonparsan, nonpotica Its aims to promote
the general welfare and happiness of its members to
help them help themselves and to help keep America
true it's best traditions organization to do its
theirs in the war; revivfy the comadeshp of
the days in the service keep haowed and sacred the
history of the flag and peacefully they
did with force of the of America of Justice
right and liberty.
Los Angeles Call Oct. 19.-District Attorney Mathew
j. Brady the siverhaired San Francisco prosecutor
Golden to investigate certain local angles of the
slaughter against Roscoe Fatty" Arbuckle, the
movie clown. The district attorney lost handbag either
on the train in the hotel which, it is declared
bottle of whskey. Mr. Brady would this
other than describe it as certainly calamity
One easily understand the comment of the emf
nent lawyer In a where whiskey is in
Los Angeles the abstraction that bottle little short
of catastrophc But what really mind is the
question of why the District Attorney equipped
Ordinarily least here in Colorado sarcastic ques
tons would follow such loss by of legal lights
Evidently prohibition is not taken seriously the
coast farther inland