New Ulm review., 1921-06-22
WORLD WAR VETS
NATIONAL NEE
CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT
CHICAGO FIRST FOUR
DAYS OF JULY.
CAPTAIN MALLON AND OTHER
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
ARE ENGAGED.

The World War Veterans, an or
ganization, composed of former fight
ers of the World war, which hereto
fore has been chiefly active in the
Northwest and now a national organi-
zation, comprising a healthy and
active membership, will hold their
national convention in Chicago, July
1,2, 8 and a.
Restore Liberties.
It is recalled that the World War
Veterans Posts in states where mobbing
was rampant, where spokesmen OF
farmers organizations were forbidden
from freely speaking and even veter-
ans of the World war attempting to
speak were tarred and feathered and
abused, at once went to the bat with
those hoodlums and shyster patriots
and won the day, establishing free
speech in communities where such a
right had become acticallya a stranger.
Interesting Program.
The Veterans headquarters an
.nounced an interesting program, which
includes such national figures as Cap
tain Geo. H. Mallon Of Minneapolis,
a Congressional Honor man and one Of
,Pershing's 100 heroes; Alexander Ho-
watt of Kansas, Lester P. Barlow of
Detroit, Clarence Darrow Of Chicago,
John M. Levitt Of New York, popular
ly known as the fighting organizer Of
the World War Veterans.
Declaration of Principles.
On independence Day, the closing
day of the convention, the Veterans
will ring out the Liberty Bell, as it
were, by proclaiming to the world the
real expression of the Veterans of the
World war, upon the announced
features of the veterans organization,
which includes adequate hospitaliza-
ton for their disabled buddies, i'm
mediate release of all political prison
ers, Immediate passage of the veterans
national bonus bill formulation Of the
final plan in sounding the death knell
of the 1open shop" declaration Of
recognition by the World War Veter-
ans of the right Of the farmers of
America to advocate and secure for
themselves such honest and open mar
kets and credit as they may desire,
believing them to be the most compe-
tent to handle this question them
selves; also put into national execu-
tion vigorous campaign Of opposi-
tion to militarism and armament.
Buddies Will Be There!
Headquarters of the World War
Veterans have also announced that all
veterans subscribing and eligible to
join, are invited to attend the conven-
.tion and that they will be accorded
regular privileges. When the national
secretary, w. G. Hedenberg, was
asked how he expected the veterans
responding to the general invitation tc
attend, especially at this time, after a
long period Of unemployment ano
economic depression, said:
''Yeu may be sure that the boys vii
be there, alright. Leave it to theil
Ingenuity and you may be sure that
they will be there However, hi
was frank to admit that they were al
welcome and to get there anyway.
s Reduced Rail Rates.
The Veterans have opened conven
tion headquarters at Room 7O6, No
166 West Washington ST. Chicago
III, where all delegates are requeste,
to- report in the morning of July 1
Also that all letters be addressed t.
sos Temple, Court Minneapolis, Min
nesota, until June Is and then to tn
Veterans Chicago Office. Reduce,
railroad rates have been applied fol
Therefore, each. ex-service man attend
ing the convention is requested to oh
ltain ticket receipts, on his transporta
ltion to Chicago.
KILLEDIN AUTO ACCIDENT. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Auguat Nicolai q
Hector stopped off in New Ulm til
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