The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-27
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LOCATED HERE, SAYS
AMERICAMSM Chief
Visiting Legion Official Tells
Club Communism Is Fast
Growing Menace

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ent form Of government. Homer Shll-
laux, Americanism director OF the
American Legion, told members OF the
Rotary club that constant and ex-
panding effort Is being made to in
troduce Communism into this country
and that the American Legion Is TAX
ing the lead in fighting 1t.
Challenging the members Of the
club to name the Communist leaders
in this nation and state, Shillaux
said they probably did not know tina:
headquarters for this district are
right here in Bismarck, nor the name
Of the man In charge OF it. He Of
fered to give the name to anyone
upon request.
Particularly subversive, he said, is
the manner in which Communism has
been introduced into schools, colleges
and even the churches through the
activities of addle- -pated professors
and ministers.
Pointing to the AmericaniSm pro-
gram of the Legion, Shillaux said 1t
begins with the schools and Is based
on the theory that an intelligent. in
formed and wide-awake citizenry Is
the only real safeguard for demo-
cracy and its institutions.
Education Best Cure
The Legion opposed movement
by the United States Chamber OF
Commerce to reduce educational out
lays, he said, because 1t compared the
$2,50O, 900. 600 spent on education with
the $l350O, 100000 spent on crime and
came to the conclusion that more
money spent on education would re-
duce the crime bill. II $5,000,0 ,0OO-
600 could be transferred from one
side of the ledger to the other, he
said, the cost would be no greater and
America would be infinitely better
off.
Another factor. he said, was the
fact that the nation spends $4,000, ,00O,-
600 annually on cigars and cigarettes
and approximately $4,000, 100000 on
cosmetics and the Legion did not
think the educational bill high in
comparison.
Three thousand boy scout troops
are under Legion sponsorship. he
said, because the war veterans are
interested in the development of
youth and in the preservation OF
American ideals. The same consid-
Grafton dictates its support OF junior
baseball under Legion sponsorship
with 4l7,00O boys enrolled in $4,000
junior baseball teams.
Average Citizen Apathetic
Communism is getting a foothold in
this country. he said, because real
Americans will not be bothered about
it. He said it is up to the average
citizen to take an interest in the
problem and halt its spread now les.
1t become a more urgent problem
later on.
President John French. "acquit-
ted" by a jury after a mock trial
week ago, turned the tables on his
prosecutors" by assessing fines for
various breaches OF club rules, thus
completing a farce which gave the
clubmen lot Of fun during two ses-
Sions.
Guests at the dinner besides Shil-
laux, were Bert Halligan. Chicago,
Legion rehabilitation secretary for IA
mid-western states: Lynn Stambaugh.
Fargo, North Dakota department
commander of the American Legion;
s. s. Boise. deputy Of the fifth legion
district: K w. Simons, commander
of Lloyd Spetz Post No. l, Bismarck;
w. F. McClelland, Mandan: L. r.
Baird and Robert Baird, Dickinson:
Elmer H. Platche. Minneapolis: Carl
r. Carlson. Steele; F. w. Hunter,
Bismarck, and 1t. Col. A. E. Chesham.
Minneapolis, divisional commander
Of the Salvation Army.
John A. Larson acted as program
chairman.
On the entertainment committee
for April are George F. Will, Rev.
Floyd E. Logee, Jack Hintgen and
Dr. E. p. Quain.
Named as committee TO nominate
officers for the coming year, to be
elected at the last meeting in April
were Burt Finney, DR.. H. A. Brandes
and George Duemeland