South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
LEGION STRENGTH
REDUCES PROSPECTS
OF SEPARATE PEACE
Congress Likely TO Bow to
View of Veterans and
War Mothers.
RI InrIs LUDLOW.

WASHINGTON. April THE
growing power OF the American Lee
Elon in public affairs is matter OF
"a great deal OF comment here. Its
Influence increases as It's member
ship grows. and 90 IS f1reseen that
the day is not far distant when prac-
ideally al OF the men who put on
the uniform for the world wa Will
be affiliated with the organization
several ex-service mon already have
Freen recognized by the new admins
tEaEon In making appointments 20
office. and 20 is the intention OF tho
administration. so 30 was said au-
fhoritatvely today 20 continue 70
extend this recognition.
In the congressional campaign Of
last year no special effort was put
<erth IN behalf Of cX-service men
and yet the new house or representa-
tlves contains % men who rallied
10 the colora In the house that
went out on March there were
only two men who saw service in the
world war.
The % ex-service men in the new
house have decided to form an or
Earization OF their own with tho
view % promoting the general well
fare Of tho ex-service men through
0ut the country. in order that their
ieervce may be as effective as pos
aible they are not hesltating 30 ask
FOR good committee Assignments.
Oppose Separate Peace.
They wish representation uartic-
tiarly on the committee ON military
affairs. appropriations and ways and
means. Above all things they de-
sire representation on the committee
on military affairs. The politicians
realize that as time goes ON the
number OF e1l-serEiCe men in con-
Eress will increase. ft is predicted
that in the next house there prob
ably viii be as many as 100 men
who saw service in the world war
and the outlook I'm number Of
states is that service men Will come
10 the senate I'm the next round Of
Z senatorial elections.
Public men realize that the Amer
ican Legion is bound 90 have much
influence I'm shaping the govern
Ineuts international policy. National
+ officers OF the Legion. FOR instance.
have recently taken @ firm stand
against the United states making q
separate peace with Germany, and
. local branches of the national organ
izatiCn throughout the country arr
nov taking up this subject and
wherever it has been brought mp
resolutions opposing q separate
F peace with Germany have been ua-
animouslv adopted With the or
sanitation on record against q sep
arate peace. 60 is obvious that the
senate will be slow 10 take any aC-
tlon that might De offensive TO the
ORGANIZATION. Senators are daily re-
ceiving I'm their mail copies OF res
oluUons passed by local branches Of
the legion on this subject.
IL is significant. also. that the or
sanitation OF war mothers which has
nOw attained considerable proper
tions in bockins MP the stand taken
BY the American legion ON the
question OF "a separate peace some
F OF the resolutions that have been
adopted by the war mothers are even
mere emphatic in insisting tha5
thore shalt Doe no separate peace
than are the resolutions adopted by
. The American Legion
The firm stand of The American
lesion against separate peace or
against any step by the United
States that would be an encourage
ment TO Germany has added 70 the
confusion existing in the senate over
what shall Doe done about peace. tt
is well understood that until five or
SIX weeks ago a majority Of the men
who have membership i'm the new
congress favored a separate peace
The first item on the program Of
the new administration was 60 put
through congress a resolution de-
cicring that a state OF peace be
tween the United States and Ger
many exists. The legion, support