New Britain herald., 1923-01-29
Owsleys Aim to Make America
 Better Place For Americans

country, he would have a law making the Declaration Of Independence and
 the constitution of every state com rulsary in the schools Until this | done,s said he, the high goal of Am eriean eilizenFy has not been reach cd"
 Then Commander owsley spoke oi another great problem which con- fronts this country, namely immigra' ton, He said that he hoped ihal what he was going to say, would mol ind disfayor with his listeners. as Il was a touehy subject 10 dwell upon, When the soldiers of this country went to Europe they saw some Of the problems of the country over there, They saw thousands Of the people who wanted to come to this country ''rhe land of golden opportunity" Commander owsley said that he couldn't blame them, But" he said, mot until 1921, was there a law pass ed protecting this country from the hordes Of Europeans who wanted 10 come here" Then, the three per cent law was passed, but under this, he said, in 1922, one thousand immi- grants entered the United States every 24 hours.
 'srhe American Legion wants every foreigner here to become an Amer ican citizen or we don't want them here at all" was his statement.
 "America loves her heroes" he stated, "and that is why she is great. A country without heroes. is conn- try without history. and country without history is q country without patriotism, and will die"
 Following this Commander Owslcy. himself n lawyer, entered into an ar- raignment of the men in Washington who are playing politics" He stat cd that a disarmament conference had been held and America WAS the only nation that had started to ful- fill it's agreement. The powers in Europe had fallen out and tho war clouds were again on the horizon and more men were under arms ti,an at any time in the history of the world with the exception Of the great war.
 America has no merchant ma rine," he shouted, but Great Britain and Japan are carrying on the com- merce of the world in their ships. The republicans are trying to push through a ship subsidy bill as re- publican measure: the democrats are trying to defeat the ship subsidy bill. Stop playing politics and give us merchant marine. ship subsidy or no ship subsidy, is the cry of the Amer ican Legion.
 Legion Backs France.
 "The Legion is soidly behind France in her effort to make Ger many pay in accordance with her promises in the Versailles treaty." stated Mir. Owsley This statement was greeted with prolonged cheers, stamping of feet and hand clapping. Bismarck, after the Franco-Prussian war, said: We are masters of France and we will take what we want We are the victors and we shall dictate Then the German armies occupied France to force her to pay what she agreed to pay. France was under the iron heel of Prussianisnh. NAw, when Germany is regarding the .reaty of Versailles as a scrap Of paper and is sneaking out of paying what she agreed to pay, France, llone, aided only by little Belgium, S taking upon her shoulders the great ask of making Germany live up o her agreement, and the United States is standing aside and watch . ng. We want no propaganda in this ountry from any foreign nation on , he earth" shouted the commander, , but Germany is trying to make us /, elieve that she cannot meet the eparations and in my mind. she is l, eceitful, as she was before the war" 7 Compensation for Ex-Service Men. Commander Owsley said that there ', as just one more thing that he -anted to touch on and that was the djusted compensation bill. He said T lat someone said that it would take 1, 100000 to pay the soldiers, but You can tell whoever said that that le statement is simply humbug and unk." He then explained that there ere four provisions in the bill, one , give note to the ex-service men O ayable in 20 years, another to en- T ole them to make home another n pay them $G0, and the other to C. ve them land. f, Andrew J. Mellon loves the ex- h rvice men," he said, but he is like O ,e man who, when dying, left to his s,