The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-03-11
LEGION MAILING FIRST
MILLION OF FREEDOM
BOOKLETS APRIL FIRST

BOOKLETS APRIL FIRST
Indianapolis, Ind.-The American
Legion will start mailing the first of
Its freedom booklets in its 12-month
Dividends from Democracy" series
TO more than 100000 homes on
April l.
This was announced here by Ma
tional Commander James F. O'Neil
when subscription orders for this
direct mailing program of positive
.Amerlcanism reached 100000. He
said that orders were coming in so
last that distribution of the first
million lot will be possible in six
weeks.
Commander O'Neil explained that
through this series of monthly
Dividends from Democracy free
dom booklets The American Legion
Is seeking to bolster faith in Ameri-
can ideals and institutions against
the inroads of communism by dra-
MaticaIly illustrating the superior
1ty OF the American way of life in
every respect of daily living.
This is truly a Dividends from
Democracy Americanism cam
palgn," Commander O'Neil said.
I'VE are going to arm the people of
America with factual information
through this series of freedom book /
lets with which they can forcibly |
and vigorously rebut imported alien |
thinking that any other system of J.
government can provide greater op- j,
portunlties and benefits for the
people.
I'VE are going to give them the
actual margins of the superiority of
the American way of life in terms
of individual rights, freedoms, auto
mobiles, radios, electric refrigerat-
ors bath tubs, vacuum cleaners, life I
insurance and other ordinary Am :
erlcan necessities WhichEare luxur-
les abroad"
Subscription Plan
Commander O'Neil explained that !
this program of revitalizing faith in !
AmerlcanlSSm was 'non-profit 7
campaign by nOn-profit organiza- ?
ton"
The success of this direct mailing
program depends on the mass dis +
trlbution of millions of freedom r
booklets every month, Commander 7
ONeil pointed out. An eventual dis !,
tribution of 100000 booklets a ;,
month is being sought
"Obviously the huge cost of such s
a program is beyond the potential q
of The American Legion's own fl E
resources" he said. eve v
are, therefore, securing the cooper
alton of business, labor and civic 81
organizations on a scale never be- a
fore attempted through a low cost 0
subscription plan. Under this plan, c
the entire set of the II monthly n
freedom books of the Dividends m
from Democracy series will cost c,
the subscriber $1.35. This includes -
the cost of printing, packaging and
mailing the entire set of booklets
over a 12-month period Any diff
terence between costs and eXpendi-
lures and receipts will go into en-
arging free mailing list. We are
putting leaders in religion and edu-
'ation on this free list"
Many Endorsements
The American Leglon's "Divi-
lends from Democracy" freedom
booklets have been wholeheartedly
by leaders of all walks of
American life, Commander O'Neil
aid
Heading these endorsements is
hat OF President Truman. Others
include Secretary Of National De-
ense James ForreStal, Attorney
General Tom Clark, Secretary of
Var Kenneth c. Royal, FBI Direc-
or ]. Edgar Hoover, General
dwight Eisenhower, Fleet Admiral
hester w. Nimitz, His Eminence
francis Cardinal Spellman; Arch
bishop of New York Rabbi William
rankin Rosenblum, president of
he Synagogue Council of America;
)r. Daniel Polling, editor of The
.hristian Herald; AFL President
William Green, CLIO President
hilip Murray, Transfers Union
ice-President Dave Beck, Eric
ohnston, president of the Motion
icture Association of America,
&C.; Earl Bunting, president of the
'ational Association of Manufac-
lrers; Earl o. Shreve, president of
he Chamber of Commerce of the
nited States, and many others.