Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02
LEGION OFFICERS IN
STALLED BY PLUMMER
Stirring Speech by Depart
ment Commander Features
the Ceremonies

made from the prosecution of the
struggle; that the man In the
trenches will receive exactly the
same compensation as the man in
the shipyards and that the govern
ment on the declaration of war will
conscript all man power, capital
and industry for the successful
prosecution of the struggle" was
only one Of the thrills that H. L.
Plummer, department commander
of the American Legion put across
to his audience at the First Con-
gregational Church last Sunday
night, when he installed the 1926
officers of the Frederic j. Walsh
Post.
A statute containing these pro-
visions was one Of the many i'm
portant acts that were recon-
mended to Congress by the last ma
tional convention of the American
Legion at Omaha last October.
Marquis James, Legion man,
noted for his sensational exposure
of war graft, has been recalled by
the Secretary Of War to active SER
vice for the express purpose of
studying this feature of legisla-
ton. 1t is interesting to know that
both Secretary of War Davis and
Assistant Secretary of War Nc
Nider are Legion Men, devoted to
the passage of this bill. 1t is
assumed that the same opposition
will be met in it's passage that was
encountered with the adjusted com
pensation act, remarked Comman-
der Plummer, continuing:
Capital is bound to be the oppo-
sition. However, this is the Le-
gion's greatest and latest peace
offer With the profits of war q
thing of the past, wars will cease
to be a desirable occurrence to an
influential class.
The future of the Legion is
assured. 1t stands for those things
that have ever been the hope of
the entire nation. 1t is not a mill
tary organization in the militar-
istic sense of the word. Yet the
Legion has no time for pacifists.
1t IS the greatest exponent of pre-
paredness. 1t believes in an air
force as great as that of any other
first class power. 1t does not UNI
conditiona'ly approve all the stands
and statements OF Colonel Mitchell.
However, it is in favor of cabinet
Office of national defense under
which will be three separate and
equal divisions-the army, the navy
and the air force.
This is young mems age. 1t
is only natural that the men who
fought for their country in the
greatest war in history should have
the confidence Of that country In
times Of peace. The great strength
Of the Legion, it's prestige in all
national questions, its great will to
good Americanism, were all recog-
nized when the president of the
United States journeyed 1000 miles
to address the National Convention
at Omaha, for an hour and then re-
turned Immediately to Washington
an event entirely unique in our his
tory. The Legion of tomorrow is
a great instrument of 100000 men,
united for all that is good in legis-
L ln4 oVo1 10OIf0x1 L.
that will count in all affairs, in
creasing, not diminishing, as the
Years pass.
DO not expect too much of Lee
gionaire. He is very apt to be
different from the ordinary run of
humanity. Taken from peaceful
life, where he should love his
ineighbor as himself, he was taught
to kill with all the intense hatred
imaginable. He went through the
greatest war in history and lived.
He can never forget that expert
ence. He will not want it to hap
pen again"
These were a few of the high
lights of the speech Of Commander
Flummer. Few people who heard
him speak will forget his message.
certainly, the post officers who had
the privilege Of being installed by
the Department Commander will
long remember the spirit of pep"
IPlummer.
| Following the usual ceremony of
opening a Legion meeting, Com
Imander Plummer took over the
meeting from Retiring Commander
lCharles X. Johnston and installed
as officers for 1926, Morton Cook
and Mrs. Edith Walsh as head of
1.-THE Legion and Auxiliary, respec-