, 1922-07-25

you DIX rloos Nnhl II 10 your But
after all We mustn't be too impatient
do not all understand because
they too hadn't been up there. and Its
pretty hard to explain. We have prov
en- oer case IN the matter OF adjusted
compensation. II is now before the
jury who will give us a favorable YER
dict. We have their word for Il. and
the Judge II he Is a rs.nteous N
and we believe he is. will sustain 81.
We will put Il over-nothing can
stop Il. We may have been showed
around a bit. back into the ditch twice.
hut I give you as a matter of record
that the American Legion has never
yet lost a piece Of legislation. what's
moro important in this case-wo are
right and right always prevails IN
America
Fidac.
Down at New Orleans, aad u hope
you r going down there ono hun.
dred per cent. the week before the ma.
tonal convention itself -:+ll be held a
congress OF i~nteraried veterans. uni.
que in the history OF the world. There
will be men from South Africa, Jugo
slavia, Canada. Serbia. France. the
British Isles. Itaiy-ln fact representa-.
lives from the veteran organizations
OF all tho allies meeting there with
and at the invitation Of the American
Legion II has tremendous possibili-
ties-a dream perhaps5but In it9 full
filimen Ia n promise of a tremendous
service to all the world. Tho Ameri-
can Legion through this Alteration
not as pacifistsNfor we believe in ade-
quate defense for our country@you
win remember that congress listened
when we spoke about that a little
while ago. but as men with open yves
and hard earned experience. we be-
feve VIII prove as strong II not n strong
er factor than any international con-
ference or agreements toward the pre-
vention Of future wars. After al, de-
spite their great good. such agree
ments must DO mainly economic in ma
ture n result. One of the ieEion's
guests at the last legion convention
a great military leader, upon whose
ever word and act the whole world
hung with anxiety during tho danger
u days Of 1918. said to US, you can
wreck all your battieships, throw
away all your guns. but you can't
change peoples dispositions by sign
ing pieces OF paper That is where
u federation will count for there are
no stronger bonds than those between
men who have fought side by side in
battle against a common enemy We
understand each other-we speak the
same language and no man can break
up that comradeship. 1t Is worth con-
siderfng too-that these are the men
who through the coming years would
be asked to lead. They will be the
men who viii be holding every posi-
tion of consequence political, indus.
trial of every kind IN their respective
nations-just as in n few years every
position OF consequence In America
will be held by some returned service
man. an American Legion man I hope.
II we can cement together even closer
through this federation thpse bonds
between the allied veterans what these
nations may stand together. there VIII
be no more wars. Can you think Of
any higher service that the American
Legion can render our country and
the whole civilized worldf
Membership.
ITO put those and all our other en-
beavers over. to make all these things
real. we must have membership. II
Is to you and your post, not % ma
tionrN headquarters for we are hut
your servants to carry out the COM
mands you give US in convention es-
sembled-an the credit for what the
legion has accomplished and win ac-
complish Is due. Certainly wo W It
to u less fortunaete buddies and to
the men who did not come back to
utld an organization which can ac-
complish the things they fought for
and carry u what we believe to be
their desire We must have the DOW
er n prestige which membership
gives us to accomplish these things.
One nan out OF every four n be
expected to carry the packs OF all the
others and fight his battles for them
at the Same time. We must have
them an in to help. One membership.
membership or a membership in
the auxiliary. and let mo say right
hero that those good women who kept
the home fire burning. to whom every
call OF the postman meant panic who
to work. hope. pray and at the
Same Int send us cheerful letters
never Knowing WHORE We werepr what
dangers we were in. who had to light
4 harder war. than any of us who were
really engaged. these women who are
stil standing by us and behind us
they are the backbone Of the legion.
Thai one membership as I said NAV
seemeto amount to much, but null
uplied a. million ties by an the rest
and many more million lies by those
n are with US, It becomes a ire
mendousspower IN America. You know
the story Of the light second lieuten.
ant I repeat Il because it applies. A
little second lieutenant was suddenly
given command of a big. tough, hard.
boiled icof-ans company. He stepped
cut IN front Of It with hissheart right
his mouth scared to death and got
to give a command when some
DUCK IN the rear rank piped I'D and
said. and a little child shall lead
The man that said that will
step two PAGES to the 'front.' And the
whole company stepped two PAGES to
the front He tried it again and the
same thing happened. He wilted
and said. Company dismissed
fifteen minutes later on the COM
pany bulletin board there was this
notice; This company will report at