The Cordova daily times. [volume], March 07, 1921, Page 7, Image 7

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WAR VETERANS
ARE SPLIT 11
TWO FACTIONS
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BY COL. WINFIELD JONES
WASHINGTON, March 7—(Special
Correspondence).—Veterans of the
World war are now split into two
principal factions. There is first the
American Legion, with the largest
membership, and next the Private
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Legion, which
is the second organization in size.
Headquarters of the Private Soldiers’
| and Sailors’ Legion are located in
Washington, with Marvin Gates
Sperry, national president, in charge.
The American Legion headquarters,
as is generally known, are located at
Indianapolis.
From the very beginning the vet
erans have been split into these
two principal camps. The American
Legion takes into membership any
veteran of the World war who can
produce an honorable discharge, offi
cers as well as enlisted men. The
Private Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Le
gion is unique in that no former
officer can join its ranks—its total
membership is confined to former
privates but non-commissioned offic
ers can join. The American Legion
has no particular backing except
the influence of their large member
ship and the veteran influence gen
• erally, which as is well known is
now a powerful factor in every
state. The Private Soldiers’ and
Sailors’ Legion has not only the na
taural influence that pertains to any
veteran organization but it has the
additional advantage of possessing
the powerful backing of labor organ
izations, particularly the railroad
brotherhoods. National President
Sperry is ,a former locomotive engi
neer, still carries a union card, and
in France had charge of rolling
stock up at the front lines in some
of the big American offensives
’gainst the Hun. The hacking of the
railroad brotherhoods for Private
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Legion is per
haps due to Sperry's personal in
' fluence more than anything else,
though a great many union labor men
j who are veterans belong to this so
ciety.
Nearly every newspaper reader is
-familiar with the history and im
mense resources, in membership and
money, of the American Legion. Few
outside the membership of the Pri
vate Soldiers’ and Sailors’ know
much about that organization. Since
its organization by Sperry in Wash
ington it has worked quietly, with
very limited financial means, it is
said, but has been able to build up
a very powerful organization and is
rapidly growing in membership and
, financial resources. This organiza
tion has been particularly active at
the capitol in urging beneficial bonus
legislation for the World war vet
erans.
There is considerable regret among
a large circle of Washington observ
ers and also among many veterans
that the two organizations cannot
“get together” and work in harmony.
The fact is they are extremely hos
tile to each other, and in nearly
every instance have disagreed over
national legislation for the veterans.
This has been shown repeatedly by
the varying views, if not downright
opposition to each other’s representa
tives, at congressional hearings on
the bonus bill and other soldier leg
islation.
Just now the Private Soldiers’ and
Sailors’ Legion is engaged in an ac
tive campaign to prevent the Ameri
can Legion from accepting the $5,
000,000 gift of the Knights of Colum
bus, tendered to the Legion by the
Knights for the purpose of erect
ing a great national memorial in
Washington. National Commander
Sperry has bitterly attacked the of
fer of the Knights, on several oc
casions, claiming that the Knights
have no right to give five millions
to the American Legion for a mem
orial as the money was contributed
by the people to aid the soldiers in
France during the war and not for
any kind of a memorial. Sperry
also claims that the Knights, even
if the money is accepted by the
American Legion, should have made
the great donation not to one organ
ization but to all the veteran organ
izations.
It is such difference, rivalries and
near hatreds that will prevent the
veterans of the World war from
combining into one powerful organ
ization that would be strong enough
to absolutely dominate important pub
lic policies and affairs in this coun
try, such power as was exercised for
fifty years after the Civil war by
the Grand Arniy of the Republic in
the north, and the United Confed
erate Veterans in the south, .and
which since the Spanish-Amerlcan
' war has been wielded by the United
Spanish War Veterans. The latter
organization, though small numerical
ly compared to the veterans of the
World war, has been remarkably suc
cessful in securing pension and other
soldier legislation from congress.
FEDERAL BANK MAY
INS! . WIRELESS
HELENA, Mont., March 7 (by As-j
sociated Press). — A wireless tele-1
graph station for the Helena branch
of the Eederal Reserve Bank to give
direct and quick communication with
the parent bank in Minneapolis, is
being considered by O. A. Carlson,
manager of the local institution. Un
der present arrangement the Helena
bank, it is estimated will pay ap
proximately $1,000 monthly to com
mercial telegraph companies.
The cost of a wireless plant is esti
mated at $6,500. It would be erect
ed on the roof of the bank building
here and a similar station would be
constructed in Minneapolis. By hav
ing to pay only for two operators
and the maintenance costs, Mr. Carl
son declares the bank would save
a considerable sum by the wireless
method and in a short time it will
have paid for itself.
NEW YORK TOURISTS
COMING VIA CANAL
SEATTLE, March 7.—-E. G. Mc
Micken, passenger traffic manager.
Perry Ottesen, general commissary,
and J. D. Glimore, superintendent
engineer, of the Admiral Line office
in Seattle, are now in New York to
superintend arrangements for the
sailing of the steamship Wenatchee
for that port on March 12. Book
ings for passage for the excursion
from New York to Pacific coast
cities on the maiden trip of the ves
sel have been heavy and it is ex
pected that the Wenatchee will carry
a capacity load of tourists.
EDUCATOR TO LECTURE
BEFORE TRADES COUNCIL
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7 (by As
sociated Press).—Professor Ira T.
Cross of the economic department of
the University of California, has
been elected an honorary member of
the San Francisco building trades
council and has announced his inten
tion of attending regularly the meet
ings of the labor men and giving a
series of educational talks.
During the war Dr. Cross conduct
ed a school for employment managers
under the auspices of the depart
ment of labor.
ROAD WORK WAGES
IN MONTANA REDUCED
LIVINGSTON, Mont., March 7 (by
Associated Press).—'The first reduc
tion in pay of road workers in Mon
tana, so far as known here, has been
instituted in Park county, where of
ficials have put into effect a sched
ule of pay under which wages are
reduced from $5.00 to $4.50. A man
with a team will receive $6.50 un
der the new scale.
TEST GAS FOR USE IN
ATTACK AND DEFENSE
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7 (by As
sociated Press).—Use of gas for at
tack and defense is being tested out
by the chemical warfare service de
partment, according to advices from
the army air service received here.
MRS. CHARLIE CHAPLIN
FIRST TIME ON SCREEN
IN CORDOVA TONIGHT
Tonight brings to the screen for
the first time in Cordova, Mrs.
Charlie Chaplin (Mildred Harris), in
a six reel Jewel production, "Home.”
As the name indicates, this is a
real story, of real people, true to
life and convincing by its very na
turalness. Mildred Harris Chaplin,
as Millie Rankin, will win all hearts,
as they follow her through her girlish
problems and difficulties to the final
lessons that we all learn, sooner or
later, that gilded sham does not
mean real worth, and that the word
“Home” is no empty sounding name,
but just what we ourselves make it.
Completing the program are short
reels of current events and comedy.
Tomorrow night only, Bryant Wash
burn, genial comedian, is booked in
his best farce comedy, “Too Much
Johnson,” the liveliest and funniest
of all his pictures.
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