BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:  That the secretaries of the various states be instructed to write to the Federal Board for literature as to what it offers to disabled men, and that the members of the Legion be instructed to distribute this literature and to aid the wounded soldiers, sailors and marines, to take advantage of governmental assistance and that every effort be made by the American Legion in the several states to stop any attempt to pauperize disabled men.

10.  Espionage Act.

RESOLVED:  That every naturalized citizen convicted under the Espionage Act shall have his citizenship papers vacated, and when they shall have served their sentence they shall be deported to the country from which they came.

11.  Resolutions.

BE IT RESOLVED:  That copies of these resolutions be forwarded to every member of the United States Senate and to each Representative in Congress.

LEGION FACTS

What has gone before is the story of the American Legion in the making.  Now it is a going, growing institution.

Because it will be of vital interest and importance to every one of the four million Americans who wore the uniform, the following information concerning the American Legion, in the form of questions and answers, is here given, as follows: 

    (1) What is the American Legion?

    (a) It is the organization of American veterans of the World
    War.

    (2) Who is eligible?

    (a) Any soldier, sailor or marine who served honorably between
    April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.

    (3) Are women eligible?

    (a) Yes, those who were regularly enlisted or commissioned in
    the army, navy or marine corps.

    (4) When was the Legion started?

(a) It was first organized in Paris, March 15 to 17, 1919, by a thousand officers and men, delegates from all the units of the American Expeditionary Force to an organization caucus meeting, which adopted a tentative constitution and selected the name “American Legion.”

    (5) What has been done in America regarding it?

(a) The action of the Paris meeting was confirmed and endorsed by a similar meeting held in St. Louis, May 8 to 10, 1919, when the Legion was formally recognized by the troops who served in the United States.

    (6) Are the organizations in France and America separate?

(a) No.  The Paris caucus appointed an Executive Committee of seventeen officers and men to represent the troops in France in the conduct of the Legion.  The St. Louis caucus appointed a similar Committee of Seventeen.  These two Executive Committees have amalgamated and are now the governing body of the Legion.

    (7) Who are the officers of this national governing body?