The New York herald., 1922-02-23
LEGION HEAD CALLS
FOR SQUARE DEAL
Mentioning Disabled, He Says
Others Must Not Be
PenaliZed.
TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON
MacNider Declares Organiza-
ton VIII Preserve the First
Presidents Ideals.
TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Hanford Mac
Nlder. national commander OF the
American Legion. In an address at the
Union League Club celebration of Wash
ingtons Birthday here to-day, said the
immediate problems before the country
and the American Legion were those OF
seeing that the men who came back
, from the war, blind. MANNED and broken
in health, "get a square DEAL" and to
see that those who served be not
"penalized economically for offering
their lives TO their country in dangerous
days"
"On this day every American who
loves his country and respects it's privi-
leGes of citizenship. honors the memory
of the founder of this republic" he said.
"'rhe men and women OF the American
Legion draw renewed inspiration from,
his memory to carry on our work and
TO serve IN peace. as well as in war. as
constructive citizens.
'Never before in the history of the
nation have such possibilities for gooi
existed for any organization as those
which lie before this American Legion OF
ours. In eleven thousand posts in every
COrflST- OIL lDlS country over ~ 1llfliIOH anu
a quarter men stand as the best insur-
ance to posterity that our country may
remain secure.
"You know Of our more immediate
problems. First, to see that those men
who came back here blind, manned and
broken in health. and who must live
through the war forever in the hospitals
and homes of this country, get square
deal from the country they fought for.
And you know of our efforts to see that
those who served be not penalize1
economically for offering their lives to
their country in dangerous days.
First of all, however. the American
Legion stands for America and for the
defenders of America. We pledge to
you in the memory of Washington who
gave us country to love and protect
that our great endeavor shall be that
America may stay as we fought that it
should stay-American."
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. %. - National
Commander MacNider of the American
Legion to-day gave out the following
message on Washington's Birthday:
con the day when every American
who loves his country and respects its
privileges OF citizenship and its institu-
tions honors the memory Of the founder
OF IIlS republic, llc men ana WOHlsH
of the American Legion draw renewed
inspiration from the memory Of Wash
ington to carry on our work and to serve
in peace as well as in war as construc-
tive citizens.
His high devotion to the principles
we like to call American and splendid
faith i'm his fellow men. particularly
those who served with him in Americas
first battles for the rightful integrity
Of our country, form n firm foundation
for our future endeavors to uphold the
Government Washington and his Con-
tinentals created for us.
"The American Legion stands for
America and for the defenders of
America. 1t is our aim to instlll in
our organization. and through it to all
America, vital sense of civic righteous
ness in dealing with the intricate and
ever-increasing problems before us
which shall guarantee to posteriety an
answering and exactful fulhllment OF
the principles whereof the founder of
our country gave us such wise and
high example"