The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-09-15
Americanism viii Be
Keynote Sounded at
legion Convention
ASSOCIATED PRESS


HONOLULU, Sept. RESOLUTIONS
and recommendations to be submitted
10 the American Legion convention
which opened yesterday include one
asking the endorsement OF the foreign
language school rules and the recon-
mendation that the legislature provide
an officer to supervise the language
schools. The Legion thanks the Japa-
nese schools for their courtesy in TAX
ing care OF the overflow Of pupils from
the Honolulu public schools.
A declaration was made against dual
citizenship and it was recommended
that the Territory seek joint action
with the Federal officials making the
certificate of Hawaiian birth accept
able outside of the Territory.
Women Delegates Chosen
The Legion Auxiliary officers chose
the delegates to the New Orleans
convention in October, and the follow
ing were named: Mesdames Dorothy
Harper, w. r. Harrington, Jorgen Jor-
gensen, Philip Rice and Frank Mid
kiff. Mesdames r. Hapgood of Kauai.
/ Irwin Spalding, S. S. Foy of Hilo, w.
| II. Tobin and C. II. GlasspOole were
named as alternates
The American Legion Convention
, opened its sessions at Luke Field
yesterday.
Major General Summerall com
mander of the Hawaiian division of
the United States army speaking be
fore the convention urged that respect
be shown the law especially prohibi-
tion adding The enforcement of the
Eighteenth amendment and the laws
on which it is based would tend i'm
neasureably toward the betterment OF
this country" He said THE uniform
which you hOnOred has lost its caste
among the people and even among
some of it's wearers Ii was honorable
then, its worthy OF that honor now
Cooperation An Aid
, Governor Harrington in an address
t expressed his appreciation for the
| Legion's cooperation on the schoo
{ question.
THE public school is the corner
stone of our liberties and fundamental
t of ouT'hundred percent Americanisn
= that the Legion stands for. The in
+ tegrity of the American public schoo
I demands that children who are accept
ed as citizens and are therefore to bt
reckoned a factor in the control of oui
civic destinies, shall be educated il
, the American public schools or priv
! ate institutions following the same ma
tional ideal" said Harrington. HI
: told the Legion "Your committee ha!
been most effective suggesting ideas tC
! the school department"
S False Economy Useless
D The governor deplored of the at
. tempted economy being made in thu
= schools, and added False econOm!
3 threatened the public schools of tht
n Territory. While such conditions pre-
4 vail we are a long way from our on,
e hundred percent. A weak, cOwardl,
n dollar policy of false economy is on
of the greatest dangers threatening
/ the public schools, AS American cit
= zens we must provide the ways ant
= means for schoolhouses and teacher
: so that all children will be comfort
II ably housed as well as to be taugh
4 the English language"
o Auxiliary Meets
=, Yesterday the women's auxiliary Q
=, the Legion heard the report OF the de
v egates to the Kansas City conVentlo
c and also the reports of the standln
=. committees on Americanism, welfare
legislation, and immigration. Supei
% intendent Vaughan MacCaughey wi
q be heard by radio broadcasting late
a. day which will be followed by the al
y pointment of nomination commute
n for the selecting of departmental of
- GERS and the naming of national con
-. mittee-w oman delegates to the secon
Il annual convention to be held at Ne
10 Orleans on october l6.
Praises Girl Scouts
'y MacCaughey, addressing the Legiol
'e praised the girl scout movement Whlc
lie he said would reorganize the who
le school program because ii recognize
It. the interests of the children. He ad
10 ed There is an imperative need Il
lie the scout movement here. In no oth'
C. place in the world is half of the scho
d. children attending alien school
at taught by alien teachers, and whel
I'd the alien culture is the basic purpos
Is This must be cleaned up
IS Committees To Report
Mrs. c. II. GlasspOle, reporting Il
Ut work done by the immigration col
IN mittee. said while we do not approx
su of the custom, the picture bride is
fact and a special committee appoiT
ed TO investigate into the needs OF 4
or more women who come here wou
find much to do"
The welfare committee report sa
m all army transports had been met dl
OF ing the year and an average OF 20 &C
OF valescent soldiers from each had be
ne taken on automobile drives and tn
er flowers and reading matter had be
le' distributed among the men unable
re- leave the ships.
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