Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-11
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
American Legion Has Eminent
Foreign Warriors as Guests
at Its Convention.
MACNIDER IS new Chief
Conference Delegates Assembling in
Washington and Plans Crystaize-
Senate Completes Its Tax Bill
Peace in ireland Depends
on listers Attitude.
BY EDWARD w. PlCKARD.

MYTH some of the greatest war
W riors of the allied nations and
the United States as its guests, the
American Legion met in convention
last week in Kansas City. Seldom
have such scenes of enthusiasm been
witnessed in an American city, and
never before have we had here such
distinguished group Of military and
naval leaders as those who brought to
the legion the greetings of our assoc
ciates in the World war and sat In
the reviewing stand as the thousands
OF American veterans Of that conflict
marched In the grand parade.
Naturally Marshal Ferdinand Foch
OF France, generalisslmo of the allied
armies, held first place In the interest
and enthusiasm, but General Pershing
ran him close second; and Admiral
Lord Beatty, the hero of the battle
OF JItland General Diaz, chief Of the
Italian armies, and Gen. Baron
Jacques OF Belgium could not COM
plain of tie welcome accorded them
All Of them addressed the convention,
and all of them paid full tribute to
the gallantry of the soldiers of the
armies Of the allied nations with al
ways reverent words for those who
gave. up their lives in the cause of
liberty and words of sympathy for
~ ANl ha IT,
brought wounds and illness:
The legion elected Hanford Mac
Nlder. lieutenant colonel of the Ninth
infantry In the war and banker of
Mason City. Iowa. its national com
mander, and by unanimous vote CON
ferred on Maj. Gen. Milton J. Fore
man of Illinois the title Of past com
mander with all privileges of that of
flee. Commander MacNider. who is a
Harvard graduate, holds these decora-
lions Distinguished Service Cross and
one cluster, chevaller of the Legion
Sof Honor. Croix de Guerre. with clta-
lions, three palms, one gold and one
Silver star, and the Italian war cross.
He was cited three times in general
orders.
Just before 1t adjourned the conven-
ton adopted several interesting reso-
buttons. One of them declared for
bonus legislation and "deplored the
request of President Harding to de-
lay passage by congress of measure
for the same and the acquiescence of
congress in that respect" Another
resolution, mildly censuring Ambassa-
dor Harvey for his London speech, de-
cIared that address docs not repre-
sent the true American attitude as In
terpreted by the American Legion, and
let II be known now and for all time
that America fought not only for the
maintenance Of Americas rights, but
for the freedom of the world" The
legion opposed the freeing Of Debs,
declared itself against Asiatle imml-
grafton and for loyalty In schools and
adopted the daisy as It's official flower.
IRON the moment when he landed
L In New York and grasped the hand
of General Pershlng who had won the
race across the Atlantic by an hour,
Marshal Foch has been kept busy with
oyations, parades. receptions and ban
duets In Gotham, Washington, Kan
sas City, Chicago, st. Louis and ev-
erywhere else that the admiring pop
ulace can get to him. The same is
true, only In lesser degree, Of the 9th
er eminent foreigners who are now In
America. All Of them are now turn
Ing their steps toward the national
capital, where they win take part in
the impressive burial Of the "Un-
known American Soldier In Airing
ton on Armistice day, and then take
up their duties in connection with the
conference on limitation Of arrna-
ments, the formal opening Of which |