The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23
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Pledged to promote peace and good
will on earth thru its preamble to the
constitution, the Kansas department of
the American Legion. thru its com
mander, W. P. MacDean, has sent
Christmas greetings to every post, to
every legion man and woman and
little child and to every auxiliary unit
in the state. with the fond hope that
this year will find the home of each
ex-service person in a happier and
more prosperous condition than ever
before and that the Christmas season
will discover them everywhere conse-
Grating their comradeship by devo-
ton to mutual helpfulness.
What IS needed in the legion IS
more brotherly love-" according to
Commander MacLean, land less of the
others. In the army il is pointed
out, each man was. proud to be what
he was and to serve his best in what
ever capacity he happened to find him
self. Each was able to find something
good and respectable in his comrade
and his attention hung on that point,
overlooking many frailties. That is
the spirit that we must carry into the
legion and into every post meeting
''The greatest value of the legion to
its individual members is the preseEva-
tion of that fine spirit of comradeshlp
that won the war" continues the COM
mander. The heritage OF the Amerl7
can Legion is one of comradeship and
brotherly love born of sacrifice and a
common service to humanity.
Every legion man has subscribed
to the constitution and its preamble.
Let's begin to live it: To cherish the
memories of the great war; to conse-
crate and sanctify our comradeship
by a devotion to mutual helpfulhess;
to promote peace and good will on
''At this Christmas time let each
legionnaire give to his comrade that
priceless gift-'Brotherly Love"
sHThe ex-kaiser in Holland must en-
Joy sitting back and laughing at the
manner in which the politicians of
America are treating the ex-serv1ce
men who smashed his Formidable mill
tary machine" DIR. Kate Waller Bar
rett, national president Of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary. said at a recent
meeting of the Indianapolis Service
Stub.
Doctor Barrett urged a payment of
the countryS debt to the world war
fighter before consideration of the
ship subsidy and other purely COM
merciaI measures before congress.
Let America straighten itself out
and re-establish the true democracy"
said Doctor Barrett. Democracy is
the spirit of God. Before we attempt
to propagandize democracy abroad we
must be sure that its spirit exists in
democracy at home-with- our chill
dren, our servants. We Americans are
fascinated by slogans, but often times
do not look for the truth behind the
slogans, accepting their statements as
literally true without investigation"
The American who fought overseas
is the best authority on international
questions, the auxiliary leader states,
because he has come in contact with
the people, themselves, instead of the
diplomats and politicians. During
their period abroad the American
fighters learned to appreciate the
many advantages of America, accord
ing to Doctor Barrett.
Declaring that within the next few
years, the veterans of the world war
would be called upon to assume the
leadership of this country, Doctor Bar
rett urged that ex-service men pre-
pare themselves for their duties.
which, she stated would be fulfilled
as they have never been by the pro-
fessional politicians.
Total exclusion of all immigration
for a period of five years will be urged
by American Legion adjutants in all