The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27
NEWS FOR VETERANS


,gbicb has been announced it looks
as though the national convention OF
The American Legion in Kansas City,
October 81, November and 2, will be
the busiest in the history of the
organization.
More distinguished military and
naval leaders will be assembled in the
convention city than were ever in one
city in this cuntry before. Marshal
Foch, generalissimo Of. the Allied
armies, viii be there, as will Admiral
Beatty, commander of the British
feet, Gen. Diaz. commander-in-chiefI
of the italian armies, and Baron
Jacques, leader of the Belgian forces.
In addition 20 these distinguished for.
eign visitors, there will be Gen. Per
shing, Admiral Coontz and probably
other American leaders of the World
war.
President Harding probably viii be
unable 70 attend, but it is likely he
viii send representative, probably a
cabinet officer. Fourteen governors
have accepted invitations TO attend.
They are: Henry ]. Allen, Kansas;
Albert o. Brown, New Hampshire;
Charming H. Cox, Massachusetts; r.
A. Cooper, South Carolina; Harry L.
Davis, Ohio; d. NJ. Davis, Idaho; Viii
liam D. Denny, Delaware; James
Hardness, Vermont; y. +. Kendall,
Iowa; Chares R. Mabey. Utah; Samuel
r. McKelvie, Nebraska; J. R. Robert
son, Oklahoma; Leo NJ. Russell, Miss
issippi; E. J. San Souci, Rhode Island.
With the one-cent railroad rate in
effect in all parts of the country, Kan
sas City is preparing for 100000 of
the rank and file of the Legion. Two
division reunions-the 35th and seth
undoubtedly will bring thousands
TO Kansas City who might not come
for the Legion convention alone.
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The greatest tribute America could
make to the dead of France was paid
when Gen. Pershing laid the Congress
sional Medal of Honor on the tomb of
Frances unknown dead at the Arc de
Triomphe.
The ceremony was the most i'm
posing military affair seen in Paris
since the great victory parade on
July IA, two years ago. Ten thous-
and French troops were in line, in
Guiding veterans of Verdun, colonials,
dragons, field artillery and tanks.
Added to these were a crack battalion
of American troops from the Rhine
and an American military band.
Following the ceremony at the
tomb of the unknown dead came the
parade of the troops. President Mil
lerand, Ambassador Herrick, Marshal
FOch and the other marshals of
France were in the reviewing stand
with General Pershing.
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A resolution condemning the ac-
ton of certain members of the Amer
lean Legion in retaining as personal
property decorations given them by
foreign governments on the recent
pilgrimage to Europe was adopted by
the Delaware department convention
of the Legion. The resolution is to
be offered at the national convention.
This is said to be the opening gun
in fight that will be waged by Ger
tain elements in the Legion on John
q. Emery, national commander.
10000
The American Legion has officially
undertaken the task of caring for IN
employed ex-service men of this coun-
try. 1t is estimated there are 9OO,-
600 vets out of work.
Following a conference special
committee of the Legion sent a tele-
gram to President Harding assuming
the responsibility of looking after the
veterans. The telegram follows:
I'VE have the honor to report that
the American Legion committee on
unemployment has committed the Lee
gion to the task of caring for the
100000 ex-Service men. We desire
to cooperate with your committee and
have placed the responsibility directly
upon the 700 Legion posts of the
country to see that our buddies get
employment. The soldier wants work,
not charity. Industry is the basis
upon which we shall see that he gets
food and shelter"
10000
Combat Veterans of the American
Expeditionary Forces" is the newest
veterans society which was incorpor-
ated in Denver and proposes to spread
out as a national organization of men
urhn r,rnrn nctnall, in combat dnrinor