The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-02
Legion Stands For
'Americanisrn Only
Saws Commander
Always Support Civic Pro
iects While UNFOLDING
Constitution


~ahnrial on immigration, and I
nst say that I am In full accord
~,th your thoughts, and in so say
,rs think that I can speak for
~ american Legion as well.
4 The American Legion IS made up
- american citizens that particle
r.ted in the World war between
Anil 4, 1917 and Nov. II 1918. Be-
tween that time the choicest youth
~ the land, either enlisted or was
drafted, and in the next year, 1919.
~ American Legion was organized.
The founders of the Legion pledged
themselves and the American Legion
= ! life of Americanism. The aim of
The Legion is we'll brought out III
the Preamble of the Constitution
Of the Legion, which reads as fol-
lows:
aFor God and Country, we asso-
eiate ourselves together for the fol-
loving purposes; to uphold and de-
fend the Constitution of the United
states of America; to maintain law
and order; to foster and perpetuate
4 one hundred percent American
Ism; to preserve the memories and
Incidents of our association in the
rreat war; to inculcate a sense OF
Individual obligation to the COM
munity, state and nation! To COM
bat the autocracy of both the classes
and the masses; to make right the
master of might to promote peace
end good will on earth; to safeguard
and transmit to posterity the prin-
cip.es of justice. freedom and de-
mocracy; to consecrate and sanity
our comradship by our devotion to
mutual helpfulness.
while not political organization
the american Legion is today the
only organization to foster and per-
petlate one hundred percent Amer
icanisn, to combat the autocracy OF
both the classes and the masses, to
make right the master Of might, to
promote peace and good Will on
earth, to safeguard and transmit to
posterity the principles of justice
freedom and democracy"
The American Legion is fighting
n dsms, except Americanism. We
have no use for radicals or foreign
mganizations that do not foster and
pespetuate one hundred percent
Americanism. America must be rio
Of ell these elements that would and
Do strive to take away our liberty.
Sometimes I think that the small
e. communities do not appreciate
t6 American Legion. We are made
w of men from all walks of life and
b the smaller community our means
Of income is limited and cannot
therefore enter into public enter
prises or projects as much as we
would Like, but I assure you that we
viii always be found ready to rem
Der any assistance in any public
venture that has the earmarks of a
worthy enterprise.
The average age of members of the
American Legion today is about
iorty-five years. We have families to
support, children to school anC
homes of our own, therefore we are
vital part of each community al
over the nation and naturally are
interested in our community, schools
Us churches, its library and in its
parks and Fairgrounds. We are
very much interested in the school
ing Of our children and in their
playground habits.
We do not want our children to
only say their fathers fought fol
democracy, but we want them to be
sensitive of the fact that we have
uled to carry on in peace as well as
se did In war. r.,
N closing may I say "God Bless
erica" and may our flag ever
over the land of the free and
home Of the brave"
HI. CAMPBELL,
Com. Rob't w. Ely Post, No. 80
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