THE BRITISH LEGION REPORTS.
“ The seventh annual report of the British Legion is overshadowed by the death of the man who did more than any other to shape its policy. But it is clear that the foundations laid down under Earl Haig are secure. They support a spirit not common in the history of organisations of ‘ war veterans.’ So far as tho Legion touches the normal life of this country it does so helpfully,” says the “ Manchester Guardian.” “By its housing and migration work it relieves the citizen as taxpayer and ratepayer of some part of a burden lie would have to face compulsorily if this benevolent organisation did not exist. In its medical service and its employment bureaux it works shoulder to shoulder with the State. It has kept admirably clear of politics. There is no Legion lobbying, no Legion vote. If the organisers of the Legion had been unwise enough to mobilise the disappointment of the ex-soldier at the fact that the promised ‘ land fit for heroes to live in ’ proved not too satisfactory even for the common citizen after the war. the dilemmas of government would have been gravely increased.” ,
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Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1928, Page 4
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193THE BRITISH LEGION REPORTS. Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1928, Page 4
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