Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-18
SAN FRANCISCO
WINS TIL: 1928
LEGION MEETING
New Orleans Convention
Hears Gompers Speak;
Judge Lands win Be
Feature on Today'S Bill.


New orleans, Oct. IL -(by the
Associated prcss) Tho American
Legion in annual convention mere
TODAY heard Samuel Gompers,
President of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, pledge anew the
faith of union labor, that its sup
port was always behind the gov
ernment and 'upholding the hands
of those who fought for the main
itenance OF American principles.
1t received the felicitations OF
iwoiInded veterans of European ma
Itions who came here last week to
attend the convention of the Inter
| Allied Veterans Federation upon
| the work it was doing in behalf of
wounded men and disabled Nete-
rams. ....
/ 1t was pointed to by representa-
| tiyes of the veterans of earlier wars
las heir to the custodianship of the
principles they fought to uphold.
The head of the Spanish War Vet
Grams, the Grand Army of the Re-
lpublic and the United Confederate
| Veterans brought their greetings
land God speed to the Legion.
With an uneXpectedness that LETT
many delegates to the convention
hardly realizing what had happen
ed. the report of the committee ON
time and place for holding the
next national convention brought
in its report, awarding the conven-
ton to San Francisco.
Annual Parade Today.
Tomorrow the annual parade oil
/ the legion will be held.
The women's convention, that OF
the American Legion auxiliary, got
under way on earnest today, after
| a late start and Il brief session yes
terday.
A feature of tomorrow's session
of the convention will be the ad-
dress by Kenesaw NJ. lands foe OF
slackers when he served as federal
district judge in Chicago during the
war.
Mr.. Lands, now supreme COM
missioner of baseball, received an
reception of great en-
thusiasm last night when he reach-
ed New orleans. Cheering veterans
bore the white haired Partner
on their shoulders through hotel
lobbies, shouting his name, and
asserting, in reply to their own
question of "What's the matter
with Landls?" the emphatic assur-
ance "He's all rightn
Hanford MacNider, national
commander of the legion closed to-
days session with the announce
ment THAT is all for today. To-
morrow at 8 o'clock we convene
land fhef the fireworks starts
Probable Issues.
Mr.. MacNidcr, smilingly de-
clned to ampllfy his prediction of
fireworks or to say whether he
expected the injection into the de-
Iliberations of the convention of is
sues which have heretofore made
mo public appearance during the
convention sessions. These ques-
Itions are understood to include q
possible fight on behalf of resolu-
tions calling for modification 'Oi
the Nolstead act to permit the sale
of beer and light wine; criticism Of
President Harding's veto OF the adj
justed soldier compensation meas
Iure: attack on the activities of
Brigadier General G. Il. Sawyer,
President Harding's physician, I'M
connection with the hospitaliza-
tion program sought by the legion;
and perhaps some statement of the
legion's attitude toward the Ku
Klux Klan, which, it was intimatcd,
might go so far as to suggest in
compatibility OF legionnaires be-
coming members OF the secret or
ganization.