Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-20
HANFORD MAC NlDER LAUDS THE.
WORK OF ORGAN ATION;; URGES
AGAINST ENlERlNC POLITICS
Read. ID Telegram Promising
Action On Bonus Bill Be
i4i ..,1es i.
!, fore Congress Adjourns
And Condemns Action OF
Administration i ! In Oppos.
ing Legislation.
(By stan Correspondent !


Devils Lake. N. D.. June 20.-Devils
Lake today is the Mecca for all ex-
service men of North Dakota who
are meeting for the three day session
OF the American Legion department
OF the state. Hundreds of delegates
and visitors from the 22O posts are
arriving by every train and by auto
mobile. Many came on Monday night
to be here for the address of Hanford
MacNider. national commander.
Committees Named.
The convention was informally op.
ened at 1880 this morning with De-
p4rtment Commander Phil r. Bangs
of Grand Forks in the chair and ad-
journcd until $3.50 tomorrow morning
after the appointment of three COM
rt1ltteen. The commnder named d. j.
Lynn Of Flaxton and Jack Williams
of Fargo. on the credentials commit
tee: :. X. Kennedy of Dickinson, J..
+. Bacon of Grand Forks and Seth
i. R:ohnrdson of Fargo on the constitu-
ton md bylaws committee. and ".
T.. Lord OF Cando. NJ. H. Sprague Of
Grafton. L.. r. Baird of Dickinson
md II. l. Turner of Heaton on the
budget. finance and auditing commit
tee. TIL 1850 committees are to report
the fret thing tomorrow morning
/ when tho convention will be opened
formally.
This afternoon Is to- be given over
entirely to entertainment furnished
by the Devils Lake post.
just previous toy his address before
tho convention this morning Hanford
MncNider appeared on the balcony Of
tho Grnnt Northern hotel to be well
,rnmed by great crowd Of local ctti.
sens. s'.2
aff-,fi -
(By Staff correspondent.) 4
Devils Lake, n. D.; June, 2o.--Ar
address; NJ if1nf ford NJ MarN'ider, pa
tional Commander Of the American
Legion, opened the convention Of tho
North Dakota department Of the le-
sion here this l.orning. Speaking to
crowd Of ex service men who re-
seeived him with prolonged cheers.
ne sald that the body OF men who
made up the great orsanization OF
the world war veterans was not q
pacifist ono. that It believed in an ad-
equate defense and would, continue to
night toward that end and for the
generations to come by protecting
them against the recurrence ot;a war
such a. we had just passed through.
"A Great Power.
Tho speaker said that America did
not realize what 1t had In the Ameri-
can Legion. chnracterizing 1t nsJathe
greatest power for national good in
tho country. He admontshed his lis
teners to- keep It clean. 8I
Mr., MacNider stood flrrn on the
question of the legion entering poll
tics, saying that 1t never had taken
part and he hoped that II never
would. >>,
He prniscd the work Of Senator Nc
-. AN1HN -.
inx that he had been their true friend
at all times "a
In speaking Of the accomplishm ents
OF the legion since its organization.
he stated that every bit Of legislation
for tho benefit OF the7 disabled veter-
ans had boon proposed and pushed
through congress by that organaza-
tion. Claiming that 1t was the pur-s
pose Of the legion to stand back OF
{ Che disabled at all times and f9hs
their battles with the help OF the aux
illary ana those oiti.ens who had az
ways been found aiding In that work,
JIM Condeanna Attitude on Bonus, St Il
Mr., MacNider road a telegram, re-
ceived from Washington last night,
which said that he might promise
( the North Dakota convention that
the adjusted scompensation bill would
ba paased by tho senate before COM
gresn adjourned Tho speaker vas,
frank In his condem nation of the ats
titudo OF the administra toward
tho bonus, saying that it was un-
American. b 4, /. sit.
Aid Unemployed. i
The national commander said that
no other force had accomplished, 90.
much IN the May oflaidihg tho unern-
ployment situation as the legion. Al.
though sc was not particularly a JOB
IL IN, and during the frat day Of tho
lcampaisn TO put unemployed mon in
situations, had placed 100000 Great
Ing a great economic uplfft. II
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