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Please Mention The American Legion Monthly CforQodandcountry , we associate ourselves togetherjor thefollowing purposes: (Jo upholdand defend the Constitution- «_/ the'LlnitedStates to maintain law order; to perpetuate one of of&merica; and foster and a hundredpercttt&lmericanisrn ; topreserve the memories and incidents ofour association in theQrealfWar; to inculcate asense ofindividual obligation lo the com- munity,stale andnation; to combat the autocracy ofboth the classes andthe masses; to rnakeriyht the master ofmight; to promote- peace andgood willon earth ;to safeguardand transmit to posterity the principles qfjustice.Jreedom and democracy ; to conse- crate andsanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.— Preamble to the Constitution ofThe American Legion. Hie ^American April, 1937 Vol. 22, No. 4 LegionM O N T H L Y Published Monthly by The American Legion, 4;; West zzd Street, Chicago, III.mots EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICES Indianapolis, Indiana 511 Fifth Avenue, New York THIS issue of the Monthly CONTENTS that was a lot better than getting the ASgoes to press, additional STANDING TO Cover right number and the wrong city. So, details of the 1937 For- By Harvey Dunn for the sake of anyone who may still eign Pilgrimage to Italy and TWENTY YEARS AFTER 3 be left in doubt about the matter, let By Colonel E. M. House France have just become avail- it be stated without fear of contradic- LAFAYETTE, able. An appropriation passed by THAT WAS US 6 tion or correction that the Nineteenth By Leonard H. Nason National Convention of The the French Chamber will ensure Illustrations by Herbert M. Stoops Ameri- visiting can Legion will held in the fact that Legion- KNOWN BUT TO GOD 10 be New York naires will be the guests of the By Frederick Palmer City September 20th to 23d next. French government for six days, D. S. C. 12 FIGURE of world-wide impor- all expenses included save for By Bernhard Ragner A Illustration by Raymond Sisley tance and prestige who was once such personal purchases as visi- TEN YEARS AFTER: Prize famous for what he did not say emerges tors may wish to make. Those A Contest 14 from that silence which has become who wish to stay thereafter will VETERANS UNPREFERRED 16 traditional with him and speaks his be able to benefit by special rates, By Bryan Hobbs J. mind in this issue on a subject of which will include a 60 percent Illustration by Forrest C. Crooks supreme moment to every American. discount in travel for those going WOULD WE GET IN AGAIN? 18 We give you Colonel House. Read in parties of ten or more. A pro- By John H. Craige him, every word. His article is one of gram now being prepared will in- THE PERPETUAL EPIDEMIC: SYPHILIS the most significant pronouncements clude a parade in Paris and a spe- 20 By Watson B. Miller that have appeared in the pages of cial review in the courtyard of Decoration by John E. Cosligan this magazine. the Invalides. Ships will leave JUST PLAIN GOOFY 22 New York after the close of the By John R. Tunis THE Known and Unknown Sol- Nineteenth National Convention A KISS ON THE NOSE 24 diers meet in this issue. After By William A. Erskine on September 23 d, on dates to be you've read Frederick Palmer's article, Illustration by Donald Teague announced. A special information read Bernhard Ragner's "D. S. C." AS YOU WERE, MEN 26 the is being service for tour By Wallgren and see what the typical American opened at the Maison Franchise, EDITORIAL: in peace as in war 27 soldier was like—if any. 610 Fifth Avenue, New York, A WORLD SAFE FOR MOTHERS 28 and will be in charge of Captain By Dr. Sam A. Loveman YOU'RE not passing up the articles Maurice G. Roux, President of YOUR FLAG AND MICHIGAN'S 30 by Legion department officials the French Veterans Association. By Boyd B. Stutler which have been appearing in recent HELLO BROADWAY, GOOD-BYE issues. (One of them, by the way, now that we're on this subject AND FRANCE 34 Washington Department Commander . of the Pilgrimage, permit us to By John Noll J. Claude C. Snider's "Some Won't Die," call your very special attention to the OUTWITTING AN OLD ENEMY 38 is being transcribed into Braille for very special prize contest announce- By Kennon Dunham, M.D. blind readers.) Maryland Depart- ment on pages 14 and 15. BURSTS AND DLDS 40 Conducted by Dan Sowers ment Commander J. Bryan Hobbs THE number twenty—or vingt, as FRONT AND CENTER 42 discusses the veteran employment the French say—has been running problem in this issue, and two more Please report change of address to Indian- through our head so much lately that Department Commanders will be apolis office, including old and new ad- it was the easiest thing in the world dresses. Allow five weeks for change to represented in the May issue. These to make that bad bloomer in the become operative. An issue already mailed Legionnaires know what they are to old address will not be forwarded by post March issue whereby, in the Editorial, talking about. What they talk about office unless subscriber sends extra postage the coming New York National Con- is invariably something that is not to post office. Notifying this magazine well vention was referred to as the twenti- in advance of impending address change merely a local problem, but of vital eth instead of the nineteenth. Still, will obviate this expense. concern to the whole country. The Amhrican Legion Monthly is the official publication of The American Legion, and is owned exclusively by The American Legion. Copyright 1937 by The American Legion. Entered at second class matter Sept. 26, 1931, at the Post Office at Chicago, 111., under the act of March 3, 1879. Harry W. Colmery, Indianapolis, Ind., National Commander, Chairman of the Legion Pub- lishing and Publicity Commission; Members of Commission: John D. Ewing, Shreveport, La.; Philip L. Sullivan, Chicago, 111.; William H. Doyle, Maiden, Mass.; Jean R. Kinder, Lincoln, Neb.; Phil Conley, Charleston, W. Va.; Frank N. Belgrano, Jr., San Francisco, Cat; Raymond Fields, Guthrie, Okla.; Frank L. Pinola, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Jerry Owen, Portland, Ore.; Ben S. Fisher, Wash- ington, D. C.; Lynn Stambaugh, Fargo, N.