New Britain herald., 1924-09-17
LEGION AND UNION
 ON SAME GROUND.
Both Stand for Same Thing in
 America, Speaker Says
By Tho Associated press.

By The Associated Press.
 St. Paul, Sept. 17.--Thc American Federation of Labor and the Ameri- can Legion are bound in common bond in a fight Ito make for Amer ica one hundred per cent intelll- gence, intellect and an unadulterat- ed affection and love for country: George l.. Berry, delegate from Ten nessee. former national vice-com- mander of the American Legion and president of the International Press mems union. said in addressing the Legion's convention today.
 Speaking for organized labor and It's president, Samuel Gompers, Mir. Berry declared the aspirations of the two institutions, insofar as their specific jurisdictions extend, are identical and that it was good that in the life of this country there has come into existence an organization such as the Legion, interested in leg islatioD for human development and economic fairness"
 "The international trades union that make up the American Fedora ton of Labor are both economic and legislative in character" Mir. Berry asserted.
 "The American Federation of La- bor is American in its every purpose and sentiment. I venture the ob- servation that no organization of men and women would respond in resentment at anything that is in contravention to our American ideals ad purposes any quicker than would the American Federation of Labor. It stands against sovietism and communism; both of which are un-American and founded upon theories destructive to the well be- ing of our citizenship.
 The American Federation of La- bor joins with the American Le- zion in that great legislative pro- gram which seeks to eliminate illit- eracy from America. The Federation and the Legion could not be consist ent, with the broad humanitarian program based upon practical ex- periences, to hesitate in their sup port and allegiance to the proposi- ton of eradicating illiteracy. Con- sequently, it good to be able to point to the records of the Legion and the Federation of Labor in their determination to find the cause and to apply the remedy to ilIiteracy.
 'They have concluded that there are two principal reasons for It's ex- istence in America. First. the ex- ploitation and use of children in the factories, the shops, the mines and the farms-the commercializing of child life. The remedy proposed by these two great American tnstitu- tions is identical. Second, as fur ther remedy these two institutions have said that immigration has play ed it's part, and believe that their conclusion Is correct. They, as a consequence, have jointly urged upon the government the enactment of an immigration law that will be both practical, just and responsive to, the requirements of our nation."
 The Federation of Labor has unanimously endorsed the legislative program of the Legion in toto. Mir. Berry said, and in doing so there was brought to the Legion's cause the greatest single numerical and legislative force within the con- fines of the nation"
 "Labor's answer to the Legion. when inquiries and requests for sup port were sought, has been tell us what you desire and we shall under take with you and all other forward looking citizens of our country to secure it for you This answer has been given without pressure. This has come without the necessity of educating labor as to the accuracy and justice of the Legion's cause. It has come because of the knowledge of two things. First, that the Le- zion has so adjusted itself as to all ways be right and, second, labor has felt 1t an obligation to thus act as a manifestation of gratitude to those responsible for the ending of the Worlds War and the honorable rep resentations made in that conflict in the interest of our republic"