Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-01
ANT|-WAR POSTERS
REMOVED BY LEGION
IN St. PETERSBURG

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
29.-Posters placed in store windows
here by the National Council for
Prevention of War were removed
Saturday afternoon by American LIE.
gion men assembled here in conven-
ton after an address before the Le-
gion of Florida by DR.. Thurman
Mann, national vice commander. He
scored the council and produced one
Of the posters which read Law
not war" When he said that such
posters were displayed in store win
dows here, there was a movement
of men from the hall and the stores
were visited and the posters disap-
peared.
DR.. Mann declared that the Amer
lean Legion must put men in con-
gress who have backbone and said
that the legion must get into politics
to a certain extent. He said that an
attack on the legion has been made
in the last six months and the vet
Grams have been called everything
Continuing, he said:
Adjusted compensation is only
one phrase of the legion activities
but 1 feel certain that the time is
coming in the near future when we
will get results. The mishandling OF
figures by Andrew w. Mellon doesn't
mean anything. He has juggled fig.
ures in such manner that he would
be q big attraction at a Barnum &
Bailey circus.
Despite all the activity against
the bonus, the people know the stu,
alton and they really want it paid.
And, usually, despite the opinion of
Mr.. Smoot, the people get what they
, really want"
SOviet Propaganda
DR.. Mann declared that the organi-
cations against war are being used
by the Russian Soviet to weaken
this country SO that when the time
comes for a red upheaval there will
be only a shell to resist. He declared
in favor of larger army and against
reduction Of armament.
The legion adopted resolutions de-
claring in SaVor OF Americanism be.
Ing taught in the public schools and
endorsing restricted immigration. It
was also decided that the state uni.
versitY will be asked to establish a
chair of Americanism. Another reso-
luton adopted asks congress to have
the Star Spangled Banner declared
the national anthem. The motion
picture, "The Whipping Boss" was
condemned because it brings Florida
into disrepute.
st. Augustine, the ONLY cttv seek.
ing the next convention, was Sc
lected.
The legion decided to send a tele
gram to President Coolidge protest.
ing against recognition by this
country Of soviet Russia. 1t was de-
clared that the soviet Is flooding
this country with money and propa.
ganda and there is a grave danger
to the national government.
Morris Elected Commander
James w. Morris, Tampa, was
elected state commander Saturday
| afternoon. He won over Charles
A. Mills, OF Miami, after several bal
lots. Captain David Spencer, Lake
land, was chosen chaplain, and Jos
eph Cheney, Orlando, was elected
| national executive committeeman.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year OF the Florida State American
Legion auxiliary are: Mrs. J. Y
Cheney, Orlando, president; Miss M
Priscilla Bishop, first vice presi
dent; Mrs. Paul Hexi9 second vice
president; Mrs. G. r. Odum, Day
tona, treasurer; Mrs. C. C. Chill
/ lingworth, West Palm Beach, ma
tional committeewoman Mrs. C. H
! JIoltslaw, West Palm Beach, histo
rian.