The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-22

lutions of firmest support for it's 1 olicy of pushing the bill The or ganization's national legislative com mittee will present a'feport on the subject with recommendations for 1u' her. procedure.i t.4
 The convention, it. is expected, will consider the question of limitation of armaments in view of the importance of the international conference in Washington opening on Armistice Day. At it's first and second na- tional conventions, the Legion de clared its course as medium be- tween jingoism and blind pacifisnl, and it's military policy that of pre- paredness.
 Legion's Policy
 Questions have arisen among the membership concerning the definition of the Legion's policy of absolute neutrality in politics, the states and posts being at variance inf their h. terpretations of the ruling. The Wyoming department has proposed an amendment to the constitution to allow protection of the candidacy of any person seeking public office when his election would, in the judg- ment of the Legion promote the pur- roses for which the Legion was or ganized as defined in the preamble to it's constitution.M
 The Legion is pledged to flaw and order" and neutrality in disputes between capital and labor it is pointed out Means of disciplining single posts or individuals, which violate these rules. are to be brought up in the convention
 Foreign Matters
 The Legion-s recommendations at it's first two conventions that "tae so-called Gentlemen's Agreemer. with Japan be abrogated" and that foreign-born Japanese be forever barred from American citizenship" is expected to come up again. The Le- zion in California, Texas, Arizona, Washington, Colorado and Nebraska has suppofed the enactment of laws prohibiting land-holding by the Japa- nese. Washington Legionaires went on record as favoring the return of all Japanese in this country to their native land.
 Whether the Legion will stand for civil service preference for World War veterans not only in appoint ments but in promotions is exported to be up for decision.
 Return of BerpdoII
 Almost every Legion state co.lve.l- tion has passed resolutions demand. ing the return of the stacker Berg. doll. and this point, with a review of the publication of stacker and draft. deserter lists. will come. up for dis. cussion. It / is believed likely that the movement for the release of Eli gene V. DebS also will be con ns:dered Legion committees have gathered {, mass of information on these sub, jects for the convention's guidance
 The national committee on naval affairs. will present a report dealing with the size of the navy, the rela. tive importance of the surface fleet, air forces and underwater craft. dis. integratfon of the naval reserve. etc.
 The military affairs committee will cffer- report, chiefly on the possi. Utilities of Legion encouragement of the national guard and organized re- serve. All told national headquar- ters announces dozen national com mittees will present important re- ports to the convention and several of them will make far-reaching recQm- On the last day of the convention national commander, five national vice commanders and a ne'fonaI chaplain will be elected. There are no announced candidates New Orleans, Baltimore. San Fran cisco and Houston. Tex. are in the race for the meeting place of the 1922 convention.