Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Sep 1933, p. 25

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can Legion, Uepa held at Rockford inclusive, David C. of Wilmette Post. rment of Ilinois, August 26 to 29 Leach, commander No. 46, and also a David C.Leach Imemiber of the:convenition Americaniism comimittee, secured the unanimous adop- tioi :of two resolutions considered bv, remibers of the Legýion,.as of outstand- txàý'SA011 AIllin os 1 act as distributor for the film. It was also provided that the resolution be pre-- sented to the national convention of the American Legion, which convenes, in Chicago in October, and that efforts he made there to secure its, adoption'. Oppose Recognition The second resolution was directed j ta President Roosevelt and the, Con- gress,..and protested again.st -the diplo- matic recognition of 'Soviet Russia. An interesting story is w~oven into the first resolution relating to the picture, ",Ruissia Today." lu 1932 the Geograph- iè Society. of Chicago, affiliated with the National Geographic societ'y, spon- sored a tour of Russia, by Carveth Wells, for the purpose of taking mo- tion pictures 'that would portray actual conditions ini the Soviet union. Upon his return to.Amnerica ,Mr. Wells arran 1ged: withSol Lesser of Principal Distribti- ting corporation, New York. City, ta distribute a synichronized version of the picture. Upon discovering that this svyn- ichr-onized picture had- actualIv been made and wvas r eady for distribution, a certain alleged subversive organization brought such pressure, upon. the dis- ributinig company through; it is said, a thréat ta boycott ail of its pictures. that. it refiused to go through with its cou-1 trait and distribute M r. Wé'lis' pic- ý ture. For this reason Mr.' Leach and otheri members o?'.the American Legion de- Mi I mi &E TO %wAM ADA on Your Next Vis/t to Qým Motel NORTON PLMER. Jqst 6 minutes to er, via New Ambassadr*=if 350 ROOMS FROAA $2 SINGLE Personal Direction I PRESTOND NORTON Il Golf tennis, bocting bàthin.q and fishing ot ,their best plus the jovial hospitotity.for which Canda is famous . n Make the Noro.n-Palmer in ýWindsor yôu.r hecd- quarters on y our next visit to Detroit. e.. MOVININ I LOCAL Phone LONG DISTANCE. .. 4234 Phone 404 Servi. Shore . Sert.pin >. f

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