The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-08-22

| futtohbs Ann hfoOfs mtCn., Alan IL
Eggers. New York; John L. Bark
ley. Blairstown. Mo-; Carey Z. Eos
ter. Inman. S. c.; Philip c. Katz, Sar
Francisco: John c. villepiguo, Cam
den. s. c.; M. Waldo Halter. Neosho
Mo-; James c. Dozier, Rock Hin s. c.:
Thomas c. Neibaur. Logan. Utah
Arthur j. Forrest, Hannibal, Mo-;
George s. Robb, Salina. Kan; Thorn
as A. Pope. Chicago; Samuel Wood
fill. Fort Thomas. Ky. Willie Sandlin
Lawrenceburg. KY: Frank J. Bart
West Hoboken. N. j.: Archie A. Peck,
Rochester. N. Y; Joseph B. Adkin.
son. Memphis. Tenn.
Within the past year a transition
has been marked in the life of the in
ternational federation of war veterans
associations. II has steadily merged
into recognition as an established or
ganization with potential strength to
"tCiu nv AOoo an hhpoh tdut AhliuChCc
in peace than in war The federation
itself was inevitable the outgrowth
of mutual sacrifice in military vic
tories and political defeats for a com
con cause but its solidarity of or
ganization and its place in the public
consciousness were only achieved by
determined effort, in which the Legion
figured conspiciously. At the third
national convention of the Legion the
federation became a reality to Ameri-
can ex-service men, so far as the ar
filiation with French, British and
Canadian veterans were concerned,
through the appearance of represen-
tatives from veterans associations in
those countries. Military leaders
from Belgium and Italy recalled other
bonds of comradship, but the world
wide organization of service men was
still in a rather visionary state, best
known probably by the French, who
had entered into its spirit in their re-
ception of 1.-The Second A. E. F."
turing a tour designed largely to call |
attention to interallied comradeship.
Then came the second international |
of the federation in Paris
n December, 92 The outstanding
at this meeting were
# organization and the reinforcement
he strengthening Of the machinery
Il the federation's pledge to main
ain apart from political tendencies
he bonds of fraternal comradeship
orged between Allied combattants on
he battlefields" with the additional
eclaration ito strengthen more and
lore the entente cordiale' between
,llied nations by making the govern
lent understand that the veterans
gnore the difficulties and misunder-
landings of politics and to remain
losely faithful to the friendship
called before the common danger ;
pom fields of battle" The American
elegation, headed by Col. Cabot {
Yard, first vice-president of the in |
srallied federation, took the lead in
lie convention and were in large I
easure responsible for these accom-
lishments. To complete the transit
on of the federation into recog-
lied organization in which the Lee !
on would be an active and leadins
ember, the third international con
ention of the Federation Interna-
onale des Anciens Combatants, or {
Tidac" as it has become known, \
ill be brought to New Orleans in
injunction with the fourth annual i
egion convention. At the close of a
ese sessions an alliance is expected a
hich will not only perpetuate a fine b
,nse of comradship but will go far
insisting upon justice in interna-
Dnal relations and permanent world t
,ace. H. Nelson Jackson, national a
ce commander of the legion, repre- v
'nted the organization at the last v
ationaI convention of the British C
egion and close liason has been a
aintained with the Great War Vet +
ans of Canada. i'm keeping with n
e policy of relations with foreign k
,terans. The number of representa-
yes from foreign veterans societies
.pected to attend the fourth national Il
invention OF the Legion is from d
irty-five to fifty. b
Hope had almost died for them 7
ID then the liason men got busy. S
ot a great many perhaps know what r,
e liason men are. That is, not I,
-eat many outside the legion or b
rmer fighting men, who have d
atched their work, who have come G.
contact with their constant activi- Il
on behalf OF their disabled buddies. n
rst here the some examples OF G