The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-07-06
Hibbing Tribune Tells
Why They Join The Legion
PAGE EIGHT

Every serviceman ought to belong
to the American Legion, for one rea-
son above all others, because of its
record of accomplishments. A SER
viceman may have some local griev-
ance but he cannot afford to take it
out on TIE legion as whole because
united there IS no more powerful
veterans unit in all the United States
than the men of. the legion.
This week the Cobb Williams post
is rushing at top speed, to the con-
clusion of it's membership campaign.
Every veteran in Hibbing ought to
join the legion. What are the debts
of the legion? A few of the service
men know-a good many of them do
not know. What can the legion Of
fer? In nutshell the legion has:
Caused the organization of the
United States Veterans Bureau. Been
found behind the wheel on every piece
of legislation beneficial to ex-service
men. Helped secure many thousand
adjustments of disability claims. In
duced Congress to appropriate many
millions of dollars for vocational
training, disability claims, hospitals,
soldiers homes and War Risk Insur-
ance. Stopped the contract hospital
injustice. Secured the passage of the
Adjusted Compensation law, after a
five-year fight. Provided employ
ment for hundreds of thousands of
World War veterans. Helped secure
modification of unjust sentences i'm
posed on soldiers and sailors during
the war. Brought pressure that re-
suited in better immigration laws.
Cared for the living and buried our
dead. Created a trust fund of one
hundred sixty thousand dollars to
provide for the perpetual decoration
of the graves of our comrades over
seas. Undertaken a great program
to provide home for every homeless
child of a veteran.
The American Legion is: Maintain
ing national rehabilitation commit
tee, with field men devOting all of
their time to the interests of the dis
abled. These men are the veterans
representatives with their govern
ment. vitality interested in better
citizenship and better preparation for
it. Maintaining at National Head
quarters a Community Service Bur-
eau for the advancement of unselfish
programs of mutual interest. Main
tanning hospitals of it's own. Hos
pitfalls and convalescent homes have
been built in Michigan, Minnesota,
New Jersey, New York and Texas.
Constantly adding to it's great five
million dollar endowment fund, the
income from which will be used to
carry on Rehabilitation and Child
Welfare work, for all time to come
These are only few of the debts
Our posts carry on interesting and
conservative prOgrams-prOgrams Of
betterment to the members. to the ex.
service men generally and to the com.
munity, state and nation.
This program represents what the
legion has done as an organized body
but there remains a big program to
complete. There are many orphan
children of ex-service men in the ma
ton to be cared for. Who will do il
if the legion does not? There are
almost 10000 ex-service men still in
hospitals who need care. Will they
get it without an organization behind
them?
In all wars in the past the ones
who served in the ranks bore the
brunt of the entire financial and ply
steal loss of the nation. 1t was they