Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-07
GOVERNOR WALKER
IS ORATOR Of DAY
At LEGION MEET

Cuuord M. walker was the guest OK
honor of the Georgia department,
American Legion, in it's annual con-
vention here today. He made the adj
dress of the day, other features be-
ing a baseball game, daylight fire.
works and a torchlight parade to.
night.
A plea for the maintenance of the
constitution of the United States was
made by United States Senator Wal
ter F. George in his address late
yesterday. Loyalty to- the flag is
loyalty to the American principle OF
government" he told the legion
mares, warning them against the
tendency to supplant the present
form of government with one con-
trolled by bureaus and departments.
New officers for the Georgia di-
vision and the next place of meet
ing will be selected Thursday. Edgar
B. Dunlap, of Gainesville, is being
spoken of for commander, with Sa-
vannah the probable selection for the
1924 meeting place.
DR.. r. c. Eve, Of Atlanta, was
1dD1Gu Cu0L-uc SdIS VA l. VA ~ eNAAN
Eight, succeeding G. c.. Bloodworth,
Atlanta. All the other officers were
reelected at a dutch supper given
by the organization Tuesday night
The legion auxiliary convention
was addressed Tuesday night by
State Legion Commander Rodney 5.
Cohen, of Augusta. He urged the
women not to give up the fight Tor
Justice to the men who deserve re-
Mobilization. Mrs. Frank Fleming,
of Augusta, national vice command
err of the auxiliary, also discussed
the work of the women in behalf OF
the disabled. Mrs. E. d. Dimmick,
historian of the Georgia auxiliary,
outlined the work of her department
at Wednesdays session.
General Hines Speaks
Members of the American Legion
will always find him ready and
pleased to listen to their counsel in
the matter of relief for World war
disabled veterans, General Frank T.
Hines, who succeeded c. K. FORBES
as director of that bureau, following
the Iatter's disagreement with the
National Legion forces, declared
Tuesday in an address to the con-
vention.
General Hines, amid applause, de-
clared he believed all ex-serVice men,
regardless Of the war in which they
fought, should be allowed entrance
into a hospital operated by the vet
Grams bureau. He was introduced
by Joe Sparks, national chairman
fHanr0iA
leads all states in percentage OF
membership growth. Commander
Rodney Cohen, of Augusta, reported.
This state holds the national cup.
The foreign policy of the national
organization of the American Lee
gion was strongly commended In
the report of Commander Cohen.
1.-THE present objective of the allies
to collect from the republic of Ger
many the compensation allowed by
the treaty of Versailles, for the will
full and wanton destruction Of the
physical properties of the republic
of France" meets with the approval
of 80 per cent of the people of the
United States, the report declared
Legislation Urged
Commander Cohen recommended
the passage OF the following state
| legislation:
A law making Armistice day lie
gal holiday in Georgia, and day
on which no business of any sort
shall be transacted, and on which
no process of any character might
| be served.
Appropriate legislation protecting
the Legion emblem by state stat
ute.
A law giving .ex-service men OF
the World war preference ia state
county and municipal departments
Creation of the office of state
service officer, along the lines adopt
| ed by Tennessee and Arkansas, by
which a state service officer will be
paid $4,000 annually out of a funt
appropriated by the legislature.
Senator Georges Address
Senator Walter F. George, oil
Georgia, warned members of the
American Legion Tuesday afternoon
against the attempt by certain
group in this country who would
supplant the American system OF
government as conceived by its
founders with a government by bu
| reaus and departments.
The senator, in his address, also
pointed out that there is danger in
the movement to make it possible
for congress to override supreme
court decisions in order to do away
with the four to five decisions by
making it necessary for the vote OF
seven justices to declare a law con
stitutional. In this way, three men
would have it in their power to de-
clare on the constitutionality of a
law of the land, he said, which would
be dangerous to our form of govern
ment, and far worse than the pres
ent majority rule.
f. Earle Cooke, of Dawson, intro
duced the senator. Mr.. Cooke, as
national vice commander, praised
the work of the Georgia department