Connecticut western news., 1922-09-07
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 Bound by the common tie of suff-
 ering, disabled ex-service men ot the Kingdom of the Serbs, and the Gro
 tians and the Slovenians thought Of
 their disabled friends in America on
 Fourth of Jaly They transcribed
 their thought in message on that day, which was forwarded to the
 Secretary of State and to C. k:
 Forbes, director of the Veterans
 Bureau, asking that it be broad casted to the disabled men in this
 country. The message follows:
 "The Associated Invalids of the Kingdom of Serbians, Croatians and
 Slovenians, remembering most rev erently of the holy sacrifices which America has borne for her liberty and independence under the leader ship of the glorious General Wash ington, have the honor to congratu- late their heroic comrades the cele- bration of the Fourth of July, 1922.
 sThe invalids of this Kingdom love to think of the superhuman sacrl- fees which their American comrades have endured in the course of the Worlds War running from their distant American continent to our rescue and that of our noble allies and drawing their swords in defence of the most sacred principles of hu- manity, thus exposing to deadly dan- ger their very lives for our common cause.
 "They can never forget the pre- cious help which the United States of America, through their knightly representatives, have shown on 7he occasion of the reconstruction of our devastated country as also in the in tricate diplomatic problem which have risen after the War. i
 'It is with fervent and spontan- eous enthusiasm that we greet our invalid-comrades in America request ing them never to forget their sin cere comrades and friends of 1he small Jugo-Slav country which is rich only in love for those who so highly appreciate the liberty of others and so tenderly nourish the cult of mutual love among nations.
 When Kate O'Hare, whose name IS known more or less we'll, announced a speech at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis, she stirred up hor- nets nest. The local posts of the American Legion immediately pro-, tested vigorously against the State building being used for any such purpose, the protest being filed with the governor He refused to have :. the speech prohibited.
 "We are having a hard time in Wisconsin on account of the coming fall election" Edward J. Barrett, Wisconsin department commander who lodged the protest, wrote to neadauarters following the incident" The governor worked with us up to the point where he had to decide be- tween Kate O'Hare and the Ameri- can Legion, and he took sides with the former. Since that time we have had to get along without governor"
 Commander Barrett explained the Legion's attitude in letter written to Thomas P. Hayden, an official of the Locomotive Bremen and Engine men, He said:
 "One hundred and thirty thousand soldiers went out from this state to defend it's Capitol build J ings and everything they represent, from the Red Flag of Anarchy, as we'll as from the enroachments of the Imperial German Government. Five thousand never came back thousands of others were wounded and are in hospitals with disease which will eventually cause their are mentally unbal- anced and can never hope to again become useful citizens. With these sacrifices staring thoes who served in the face, we would be derelict in our duty if we did not protest vigorous ly against woman who was convict ed of espionage, an obstructor of the draft, and guilty of using the most violent language against the mothers of these soldiers and against the soldiers themselves"
 Queen Marie of Roumania and Mrs. Warren G. Harding have been invited to attend the national conveD- tion of the American Legion Auxili- ayr, to be held in New Orleans, October 1920, Mrs. Lowell E. Ho- bart, Auxiliary national president, has announced.
 The Auxiliary plans to entertain some of the most prominent men and women in the country during it's ses-