Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-21
lone STAR VETERAN IS
ELECTED LEGION CHIEF;
PEACE PLATFORM DRAWN
Alvin M. Owsley Succeeds Hanford MacNider;
Defeated Candidates Make Choice Unani-
NOUS; Former Soldiers of Eight Nations Pre-
sent 8 Point Argument to Do Away With War.

position as assistant attorney general
in February, 1921, to become assistant.
director of the legion's national Ameri-
canization commission.
Move for Peace
The representative of the veterans
of the world wal in eight of the ma
tons associated in war against the
central powers Friday made their plea
to the American Legion to help them
prevent future war.
Their spokesman was J. b. Cohen,
of Great Britain, former major in a
territorial regiment, who lost both
legs at Ypres.
He was brought to the front of the
platform of the convention hall IN a
wheel chair after being introduced by
Fl. Nelson jackson, one of the Ameri-
can delegates to the convention of the
Inter-Allied Veterans federation.
Cohen laid before the legion the
eight points" upon which the wound
ed veterans of the Inter-Allied fed
GRAFTON have agreed.
The text Of the pronouncement, as
presented:
with an earnest desire to promote
peace, tranquility and good will among
nations; secure the institutions of
organized society, preserve the sacred
principles of liberty and democracy
and transmit their blessings to pros
perity; and establish safeguards to
prevent the recurrence Of war, we, the
undersigned, representing the ex-ser-
vice men of the signatory countries,
agree to submit and endeavor to Sc
cure the adoption of our societies re-
presented and through them urge upon
our respective governments the fol-
lowing declaration of principles:
al. That all international agree
ments among governments affecting
the entire people shall be open and
above board with full publicity;
"2. That treaties make the law be-
tween the nations and they must be
executed in good faith.
%. To oppose the territorial ag-
grandizement- go.
~. To vigorously suppress within
our boundaries all persons and propa-
ganda seeming to overthrow by force,
government existing by will of the
people.
Want Exchange Stabilized
SO. 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 sus-
pension of trade relations with coun-
tries maintaining armies organized for
aggressive purposes.
&c. In view of the distorted po-
Htical reports tending to unbalance
the public mind, we recommend that
there shall be established by the Fidac
a news disseminating bureau with
representatives in every country, that
this agency shall receive the official
sanction of the governments of the
respective countries; that it shall col
lect and issue news designed to offset
destructive and inflammatory propa-
ganda, particularly the propaganda
put out by the proponents of boil
shevism with the intent to change
other forms of government.
az. That an international court be
established to outlaw war.
"8. To proceed as rapidly as con-
ditions permit and when the DEGREES
of such court become operative lex
cept for machinery necessary to main
tain them and the minimum police
forces), to entirely disarm and dis
band our land, sea and air forces
and destroy the implements of war
fare.n