Evening star., 1923-06-27
DENIES LEGION HAS
POLITICAL MOTIVES
0WsIey Tells D. c. Depart
ment That Regard for Law
Is Only Policy.

Alvin NJ Owsley, national COM
niander of the American Legion, de-
MED that the legion is militaristic or
political In an address last night at
n dinner In his honor by the Dis
trict of Columbia department or the
legion at Rauscher's.
He said that members Of the legion
who had been instrumental in bring
ing together men and women OF Vari-
GUS nationalities at the convention
held in New Orleans had proposed
hat the legion should inaugurate
and place before the nations of the
world a united program for universal
l.eace. He said that the legion was
Irade UP Of men of various religions
and politics.
Commander Owsley stated the roli-
cies of the legion and gave as a
uanacea for the ills Of America the
admonition. Keep ye the law"
Founded ON Law.
ours is government of law,
founded upon law. and when the law
tails our government Will go into
oblivion" ne continued.
He tndorsed the proposed universal
Conscription act and declared that
the very soul OF the nation should
he drafted in event of another war"
Director Hines of the Veterans
Bureau, expressed appreciation at the
cooperation of the Legion, and an
nounced he intended to go before
congress and ask for appropriations
sufficiently large to build the finest
hospital in the United States for the
reterans. He also said he was in
favor of men. disabled several years
tfter the war, being enabled to get
a those L.
iured or disabled during the time of
hostilities
Maj. Gen. John ]. Lejeune of the
Marine Corps, and Lieut.. W. y. Will
liams, a veteran of the Indian wars
the civil war and the Spanish
American war, Endorsed the Legion in
brief addresses.
Indorsed by Orders.
Conrad v. Dykeman, Imperial
Potentate of the Ancient Arabic
Order, Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine
presented Commander .Owsley a reso-
luton signed by ten religious and
fraternal organizations, in which the
premable of the Legion'S constitution
was pointed to, and hope was ex-
pressed that the members of the
Legion would continue to serve their
country with the same patriotic de-
votion.
Among the signers were:
Conrad V. Dykeman, imperial po-
tentate. Brooklyn; e. o. Watson, Sec
retary of the general committee on
Army and Navy chaplains. Federal
Council of the Church of Christ in
America; D. j. Callahan, Knights OF
Columbus; Staff Capt John J. Allan
Salvation Army; Robert E. Bondy, di-
rector war service, American Red
Cross; F. w. DeGast. associate gen
eral secretary, Y. NJ. c. A; Charles A.
afcMahoy representing the Rev. John
J. Burke, c. S. P. general secretary
National Catholic Welfare Council
John A. Morrison, secretary to Mr.
Dykeman; Capt. w. w. Banterse
Salvation Army, Washington, d. c.;
Paul J. McGahan, national historian
the>40 and. s; Miss Alice NJ. Prentiss
chaplain, Jane A. Delano Post, No. g.
Legion; r. G. Carter, chaplain, Ed
ward Douglas White Post No. 27;
y. l.. Smith, chaplain, Spengler Post:
Dr. Charles E. Ralph. chaplain. Stuart
Wofcott Post; Nathan williams,
chaplain. George Washington Post:
Rev. Francis J. Hurney, chaplain, Vim
cent Costello Post; Miss Amy Ham,
inond, chaplain Jacob Jones Post. and
John S. Tichenor, associate general
SECRETARY, international committee.
Y. NJ C. A.
Dwight F. Davis, assistant secre-
tary Of war; Rev. Paul O'Conner,
national Chaplain of the Legion, and