The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-20
END WAR FOR
 ALL TIME PLEA
 OF ALLIED VETS
american Legion Conclude New Orleans Convention Sessions Today.

New Orleans Oct. 20-The repre- ientatives of the veterans of eight of he Allied nations today made their plea to the American Legion con- Fention to help them end war for all lime.
 Their spokesman was J. B. B. Oo- sen. of Great Britain, former major, who lost both legs.
 He laid before the legion the "eight points upon which the wounded vet srans of the inter-alHed federation have agreed to pin their faith of end ng war:
 That all international agree nents among governments affecting he entire people shall be open and Ubove board, with full publicity.
 2-That treaties make the law be- tween the nations and they must be executed in good faith.
 3-To oppose territorial aggran- ffzement.
 4-To vigorously suppress within our boundaries all persons and pro- paganda seeking to overthrow by force government existing by will of Ehe people.
 5-That the financial policies of the Allied governments must have as their aim the stability of exchange and the resumption of international commerce and we recommend the suspension of trade relations with countries maintaining armies organ ized for aggressive purposes.
 6-In view of the distorted political reports tending to unbalance the pup lid mind, we recommend that there shall be established a news dissemi- mating bureau with represe natives in every member country; that this agency shall receive the official sane tion of the governments or the re- spective countries; that it shall col Iect and issue news designed to offset destructive and inf1ammatory proPa- ganda
 That an international court be established to outlaw war
 .ss 8-To proceed as rapidly as condf- tions permit and when the decrees of such court become operative (eXcept for machinery necessary to maintain them and the minimum police forces) to entirely disarm and disband our land, sea and air forces and destroy the implements of warfare.
 Legion Sessions End Today. New Orleans. Oct. 20--The fourth annual convention of the American Legion will conclude its sessions here today, following the hearing of re- ports of several committees and the election of the next commander-in- chief to succeed Hanford MacNider and the selection of other officers.
 sThe situation early today indicated 4hat the race for leadership of the Legion would be the hottest the or ganization has seen in it's four years of existence. Many caususes were held last night, both state and sectional, but few of them were reported to nave enoeo III dIry dSISeIleul. botA the Southern and Western gatherings are said to have broken up hopelessly disagreed and even state delegations were reported in many cases to have been widely split.
 % It was believed by many Of the delegates early today that of the can- didates mentioned the fight had sim m nered down to a. race between Will fam F. Deegan of New York; James R. McQuigg. former adjutant general of Ohio, and Alvin M. Owsley, of Texas. .@f Joseph H. Thompson of Pennsylva- mia, who in a previous statement de- nied he was a candidate for the office, was last night said to have thrown his hat in the ring.
 The women of the American Legion auxiliary will conclude their sessions after listening to reports of commit tee and the nomination and election of officers for the ensuing year.