Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-21
LEGION FOR NATION
At ALL TIMES, SAYS
HANF0RD MACN|DER
Greed of Vets Organization Is
to Maintain Ideals, De-
clares Commander.

! Missoula. July 20.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. The second day of this
National Editorial association conven-
tion was featured by talk made by
Hanford MacNider, national command
er of the American Legion. The day
closed with the annual banquet at which
General [. G. McAlexander, Rock OF
the Marne,' was the principal speaker
The convention visitors jammed the
auditorium of the Elks' temple to hear
Mr.. MacNider tell them the aims and
purposes of the American Legion. His
address was one Of the most forceful
so far heard by the delegates and his
listeners at many times applauded him
with frenzy that was tumultuous.
He told them that the legion was not
TO be machine that could be manip-
ulated for political purposes, but that
1t was an organization that was going
to keep American ideals and the Amer
lean nation thoroughly American Ths
legion will continue to do all in its
power TO see that the men who were
manned in their service overseas would
receive the benefits they deserved.
Got 100000 Jobs In Day
He said the legion in one day was
instrumental in placing 100000 men
IN jobs where other men had been I'm.
able to do the work
The American Legion knows no
creed, no sect, no race or color of any
kind except the difference between con-
strucuye and destructive American
ism, said Commander Hanford Mac
Nider in closing as forcefut an address
as his audience had ever been priyi.
legged to hear.
After the stiffness had been removed
from the throats of the visitors in the
morning by community sing led by
VIII Smith Of Waukegan, H., the edi-
tors plunged into the regular business
OF the morning session.
The first thing was paper By w.
W. Loomis. of Grangeville. III. His
paper treated the conditions and laws
governing the use of the advertising
and subscriptions of the newspaper.
r oiiowing the paper hr Mr.. T.o"r.is,
Mr. Schlosser of washington Sprinra
s. d.. opened discussion on matters
of interest to the publishers of the
small country newspapers. Harry 3.
Parker of Bradford, VT, Joined with
Mr.. Loomis and the discussion was
very profitable one for the small town
editors at the meeting.
Milton Il. Cox of Arapahoe. Neb..
gave talk on cost cutting and ex-
planned ways that the editors might
reduce their operating expenses.
ColonSs W. B. Greeley. chief for
ester of the United States. delivered
the main address of the morning. He
told the editors that the per capita
of paper in the United
States was 149 pounds, over twice that
Of any other nation The forests of
the United States furnish the only
stable supply source of the paper pulp
IN the country and therefore the pres
ervation of them is very important
thing.
Telegrams were read 70 the meeting
requesting the support of the editors
present for the Kelly bill that is de-
signed to reduce the postage on news
papers. The messages were from John
OShaughuessey of the American Ad-
Sullivan of the Association of National
600 Attend Banquet
Thursday night the editors are
guests of the citizens of Missoula at
he annual banquet of the convention.
More than GOO persons sat down to
he dinner. The feature of the BAN
luet was an address BY General U. &.
commander OF the
Thirty eighth regiment overseas, and
allied by General J. j. Pershing the
Rock of the Marine" 1t was his regi-
n.~t that kept the Germans from
.rossins the Marne on May 80. 1918,
md he told the story of the fight He
lsed this to show the folly Of being
and called upon the nation
o maintain am army adequate to des
end the nation