The Caldwell tribune., 1922-01-31
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Vigorous objection to the admission
into the United States of Gregorie
Semionoff self-styled ataman (head-
mani of the Russian Cossacks, has
been made by the American Legion
appearing before Secretary of Labor
Davis. The Legion claims he is an
undesirable alien. He has been grant
ed permission to stay in the country
for six months.
How much war trophies are actual
iy worth depends on whose neck was
risked to get them. John G.. James
room in an Omaha, Neb, boarding
house was rifled of all his A. E. F.
souvenirs from a medal-laden belt cap
tured from a German major, iron
crosses picked up from the battle
fields, the gas mask he had used in
many battles, Red Cross bags con-
tanning shrapnel extracted from his
wounds, a silver cigarette case taken
from a German prisoner, to his Amer
ican Legion button. He told the court
they were worth $4,000. But the
law only compelled the landlord to
pay $50, because the trophies were in
suitcase at the time they were stolen.
Thousands of disabled soldiers who
should be in hospitals are forced to
work and support their families be-
cause their compensation claims have
not been allowed, according to the
American Legion Hanford Mac Nider,
commander has called upon the Vet
erans' Bureau to effect prompt adjust
ment.
Every town of 500 or more persons
in Minnesota has an American Legion
post Gopher state records show Five
hundred and thirteen posts and 275
Auxiliary units have Been organized
since July 1919.
Beaten up by gang of railway
thieves, Detective J. C. Rodlinski of
Salamanca, N. Y, was spared from
death when one of the thugs spied a
Marine service button in his lapel and
recognized the detective as a former
buddy in France
! Among the New Year greetings re-
ceived by Hanford MacNider, COM
mander of the American Legion, was
la beautifully engraved card which
read: Happy New Year. May you
If you get in Jail through sentence af-
firmed by the United States Supreme
Court, receive from Harding, as did
Debs pardon and reception in the
4 White House"
The proper care of disabled and un-
employed ex-soldiers should come be-
fore the erection of expensive war me-
MORALS. according to the American
Legion's legislative committee, which
has condemned the plan of the George
Washington Memorial association to
gain state support in erecting a Vic
tory building in Washington, D. c.
President Harding is reported as hav.
ing endorsed the project and written
to governors of states recommending
aid.
| The act of Toledo Judge in refus.
ing citizenship to two foreign-borr
residents who avoided war service be.
cause of conscientious objections
has been commended by the Tony
Wroblewski post, American Legion
composed entirely of foreign-borr
American and sons of foreign-borr
residents.
| Formation of new political organ.
ization, to be known as the Soldiers
Party, is advocated by VIM. B.
Grimes, New York, in a letter to ar
American Legion newspaper of To-
ledo, o., Grimes was a lieutenant ir
the A. E. F.
| With forest logs hewn and hauled
by their own hands, American Legion
men at Stigler, Okla, have erected
an "overgrown cabin" for a clubhouse
where, before two roaring wood fires
they can gather on wintry nights tc
fight the war over again in comfort
Special police patrols to stem the
existing crime wave have been or.
ganized by posts of the American LIE.
gion in Nebraska and Georgia, many
iInamntnUad