Evening star., 1926-10-13
REEDURGESLEG|ON
TO COMBAT CRIME
Pennsylvania Senator Calls
on Veterans to Suppress
LaWIeSSneSS.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, October 49,
Senator David A. Reed of Pennsyl-
vania told the American Legion con-
vention today, that the organization
should take an active part in elm
mating lawlessness Of all kinds in the
United States.
The American Legion, the Senator
said, could not live upon it's past
alone, but must also live on it's pres
ent and future. The members of the
Legion represent a large part Of the
vitality Of the country, and the Legion
in consequence will rule this country
for the next quarter century," he
said.
Senator Reed complimented the
Legion for its. stand against eliminat-
ing gas as method of warfare.
"The argument that it is better to
blow a man to bits with INT than to
temporarily put him out of combat is
all rubbish" he said.
The Pennsylvania Senator appealed
to the Legion to stand against two
things. One was the Stacker who
fails to vote. The other was the lack
of law enforcement, and he urged the
Leg1onnaires to campaign against cor
ruptiOn and disorder.
Paris, France, was recommended as
the place for the 1927 American Le-
gion convention by the time and place
committee.
Greet British Commander.
The convention proceedings were
! Matted while the delegates greeted Sir
Walter, H. Cowan, second in command
of the British navy and commander
of the South Sea Fleet. He arrived
at South Philadelphia on the cruiser
Calcutta Monday, and visited the
convention with his staff.
Sergt. Alvin Yorke Of Tennessee,
introduced to the convention by Ma.
tional Comdr. John r. McQuigg as
the outstanding soldier of the war"
addressed the delegates. He told
them about the school in which he
was interested in the Tennessee
mountains.
Faith Greatest Need.
Need at the present time of an all.
pervading faith in the essential hon.
esty Of men was stressed in a mes.
sage sent today by William Green
president of the American Federation
of Labor, to the convention,
The American Legion has a yerv
special place in the memories of ali
citizens, he wrote. because 1t calls
to mind great national emergency
and the splendid response of our cit.
izenry in manifold service.
THE lasting lesson of that terrible
experience is to my mind the neces.
sity of considering all our problems
with the belief that a solution can he
found through the combined wisdom.
experience and good will of all con.
cerned.
What there is need of at the
present time is an all-pervading faith
In the essential honesty and square
ness Of men, and the will to find wavs
of dealing with common problems
that confront the Judgment of those
concerned"
Military Ball Tonight.
Today's program afforded the legion.
na1res varied forms of entertainment.
There were trapshooting and rifle
contests, band contests, Army circus
and aerial acrobatics at the Sesqui.
centennial Stadium, a Hopi Indian
snake dance by the Arizona depart-
ment and tours and receptions at the
Sesqui grounds. A States dinner for
the Legion's auxiliary, military re.
view ball, a spectacular feature. 1.-THE
Spirit of Liberty, 1776-191s," and a
masked ball by the Forty and Eight
were arranged for tonight.
More than 100000 legionnaires, men
and women, participated yesterday in
the Legion's biggest parade"
After five hours the procession
still was moving toward the Ses.
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