The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-01-11
SCORED WATSON FOR
HIS ISLANDERS
Convention American Legion Post
Commanders and Adjutants Passed
Singing Resolutions Against The
Disloyal Senator.


lean Legion and the reunion of all
Florida ex-service men in Orlando
last May was marked by considerable
drinking. The convention o COM
manders and adjutants determined
that such condition shall not again
exist if it be in the power Of the
legion to prevent it. The Ocala con-
vention decided that all diligence
should be observed to make the fu-
ture conventions as free as possible
from drinking and the Palm Peach
committee was instructed to leave
booze out of it's plans of entertain
ment. The Palm Peach convention
will be attended by National Com
mander H. w. McNeider, and it is
hoped that Generals Pershing and
Crowder will attend.
During the Tuesday morning ses-
sion of the legion convention the fol-
lowing resolutions were read and
adopted by the assembly:
"Whereas, During the years of 1917
and 1918, after repeated insult, loss
of life, at the hands of foreign ma
ton and when due and sufficient
causes, more especially after the ship
Lusitania had been sunk by German
torpedo and hundreds of our citizens,
including women and children, sent to
their death at the bottom of the sea,
for which act the German government
struck off medals of honor commem-
Grating and lauding this event, our
nation went to war with the foreign
foe; and,
"Whereas, In defense of the honor
and integrity of our nation thousands
upon thousands of the leading man.
hood of our country volunteered their
services and offered their lives, if
needs be, to our country in the pursu-
ance of this war; and,
Whereas, These men together with
others under a commendable system
of draft, which it was found necessary
to enforce in order to build our army
to sufficient size to meet a meet g
powerful enemy; and,
Whereas, This patriotic body OF
men, unskilled and unframed in war.
fare, was miraculously builded almost
overnight into the most able anC
wonderful army the world has ever
known, went forward under self
sacrifice and many personal hardship:
to meet this foreign foe in defense
of their homes, their country and {
world democracy; and,
Whereas, After many deeds O
heroism and bravery, after much suf
fering and the loss of thousands 0.
young and brilliant lives from Hur
shell and bullets, this great American
army acquitted itself with honor ant
glory in defeating the world foe, anC
upholding the American flag as al
emblem to be respected and revered
and,
Whereas, During the progress O
the war there arose in the great stat
of Georgia a man, brilliant of mind
but small and un-American in princi
pie and ideals to lend the weight o
his personality and his newspaper t,
obstruct the efforts of his country il
its successful prosecution of the war
and,
Whereas, Years after the close o
the war, through some unaccountabl
reasons the great state of Georgi
honored this unpatriotic, this un
American citizen with seat in tn
United States Senate where, in fur
therance of his hatred of the grea
American principles that builded ou
wonderful and valorous army, h
brings absurd and unthinkable charge
against officers, men and nurses of tn
army, which tend to degrade tn
great nation of the United States i
the eyes of the world, and cast sham
and disgrace upon the noble wome
and courageous men who served i
our army, facing disease, sickness an
death in defense of their country
honor; therefore be it
Resolved, By this conference of OF
ficials of the American Legion depart
ment of Florida, assembled in Ocai;
Fla, January 10, 1922. that we de
plore and condemn the presence G
Tom Watson in the United State
Senate, and especially do we condem
his insulting charges against the off
GERS, men and nurses who so valiantl
served their country in the recer
world war and declare that in ou
opinion such charges as he bring
forth to be absurd, unfair and I'll
American and unworthy the consit
Grafton given them by the Unite
States Senate, and we offer our syn
pathy, respect and good will to IL
officers, men and women whom To
Watson has so basely insulted in h
charges, and declare him un-Amer
can and unworthy the sacrifice MAJ
by our valiant army in defending
home and his rights as those of OF
loyal citizens; be it further
Resolved, That copy of these re