New Britain herald., 1926-05-27

Federation Interalliee des Anciens | Combattants Commonly known as the FidacD This, as you know, is an international organization com posed of veterans societies in the principal allied countries. At the present time 1t includes the leading veterans organizations of Belgium. France. Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Rumania, Jugoslavia, CzechosloVakia and the United States.
 At the Rome congress last fall resolutions on questions concerning service men of various nations and questions bearing on world peace were subjects of debate. In the Fidac, as in the legion, the matter Of world peace is an ever present question,
 Speaking of the legion's selective service bill pending before congress Commander McQuigg said; "A gov ernmcnt by all is entitled 10 the service of all and in q national emergency that service should be rendered for a reasonable compensa-
 ton. Why should any citizen he permitted to make vast profits out ] of the exigencies of the nation?' he
 challenged.
 Equal Service. No Special Profits
 Arguing that in time of war,
 should war be forced upon the na-
 ton, "thore should be equal service
 for all and special profits and special
 privileges for none" Commander
 McQuigg urged that the principle Of the universal draft be immediately
 enacted into law.
 Bills embodying the legion plan for broadened and comprehensive
 system of selective service have been
 introduced in congress by Senator
 Arthur c. Capper. of Kansas and
 Renresentative Royal C. Johnson. Of
 South Dakota. The plan was drawn
 up by special legion committee and
 was approved and laid before the nation by the national convention at New Orleans in 92@.
 "To prevent protteering should Ianothor great emergency arse. Inc
 American Legion has sponsored ana
 is endcavoring to have enacted into
 law and the so-Callcd universal dralt
 bill." the commander continued,
 finder the provisions of this bill,
 in the event of another nahonaI
 emergency declared by congress 10 ovist. the president is authorized to determine. proclaim and control inc
 material resources. industrial organl- zations and services over which gov crnment authority Is necessary to tho
 successful termination of such emer-
 gency. ,-..- . "The president is also authorHeo to take such steps as may D" heces- sary to stabilize prices Of services ; and of all commodities declared to . he essential whether such seTHlcc' land commodities are required by 'h' . government or by the civilian popu' ia,ion.
 - "Thc American Legion is yer! | much of the opinion that should w < he forced into another war 1T shouL' ? nroduce neither SIackers or pro1' . aors, that the resources ot the ha
 tion in man power, material an' = r,onev should bo contributed 10 in :. common cause with less thought v : nrofit and more to loyal, deNo''a :. conscientious and painstaking serNlC : ,o inc government. In other Word - tho American Legion sponsors a nlI i, to take the profit out of war an 4t,,r,.,,,. make the recurrence of Wa r less prohable.'
 . Address By (. I. smith . s The address by Charles F. olnl'- s follows: ,1 V "The national commander Of th s American Legion comes to us at il fortunate time. He finds the Eddy V Glover post of the Legion comfort , obIv installed in it's own house an n with 2 member Of the post ne"I ', installed as mayor ot our c''N' . "Coming too al this time "ne' n tho naarncss Of Memorial day turn
 onr thoughts with pride and sorro> to those who gave their lives 10 a thcir country. he finds us all m n evmpathetic mood, with minds an
 hearts ready 10 hear and respond ' u Tho message he will give us. Iha
 message I am careful not 10 anucl
 rato nor enlarge upon the comp''
 imrnt he pays us in coming 10 o'' U city, nor on the appreciation We i''
 for thc honor h" does us in cohlul' 7 Rather shall l speak of the nn'"i y relations and obligations to eac .e other of the citizens and thc LeGiol II First of all we as citizens SnonI II he thankf,d WI have had and tn d braccd the opportunity 10 aid m' r l,riaIlv tine Lcgicn's campaign st finance its own permanent nom II. That was a duty we owed the L' ll zion. It is a poor city that sem l. forth it's soldier sons with pray' r. and cheers, grects them on thelr r' lt turn with rejoicing and then ieaV Id them 10 lend for themselves Hn tI
 matter of finding a place where th' ,f can carry on their orgdnization q 'e in days of peace still continue = work together for those things tn r make for good government. We e ,- congratulate ourselves that we hay
 so far done our duty as citizens ar 'c that the soldiers Of the America r. Legion have not been fated to 2 '- through the sad experience of 1T p Grand Army veterans after the Civ ,- War. It is d sad thing not 10 hay