The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-07-02
IS A GALA DAY
IN MA'IY LANDS
Numerous Nat,oGali,ieS Join With
the Unitcd States in the
Celebration OF Their
Independence.

II HE Fourth or July Is here again,
4 with tn" usual round of tosilvi'
rl.., beginning with the morning rain
laut threatens to spoil the day. but
never does, and ending with the gIort
Gus fireworks at night, write Frederic
J. lldskin In the Chicago Daily News
Nor are tine orator and the creased
pig conspicuous by their absence. THIS
Is an old, old story here at nome, but
how our independence day IL crle-
DRAFTED abroad, Ia many dii"rent
lends. Is a story that Is soldom tcld.
Wherever Americans 30 they take
their Fourth OF july with them. u h.
not too much to say that the strange
folk among whom W." carry our ma
tjuual custom soon learn to watch for
che day with a great deal more inter
est than they do the holidays OF the
other countries. their own holidays
excepted OF course Even under TINS
head. however, II day completes win
their own time honored J"ollihcatlohs
fer tn" simple reason mat many 81
the countries nav" no independence
day OF thoir own
Foreigners Are Friendly
Most foreigners are utterly manner
cnt to the comings u goIngs OF oih'r
nations, they VINO should be thrlr
brothers, or else they exhibit only con
tempt fer everything mat g nov
conform 10 their W peculiar way oil
doing things TINS Is not so OF the
American tourth OF July. lh'N al
seem To nav" Tor our great event OF
N" year q io'linE that varies from
Kindly tolerance TO spontaneous eh'hu'
silsm'
rms Is interesting III IN" nth' o'
the Tact lhat 80 many olh'r ANUS
nav" lh"lr own Independence u"'7
WIN IN" possible exception OF
France s. however ihe\ attract u"
attention outside OF their W c"uh
try Norway mas Two ihdrpend'h''
days, May u ana June .. me french
dat" Is Iuly w. Which commentaries
the fall OF the Hastille In their great
revolution Oth'r independence DAYS
are;
'th|"' september a. M'Al'"' sep
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Fourth Marked In CHINA.
Perhaps emma Is the foreign couh
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July Is more generally observed than
anywhere else abroad In the cosmo.
poiitdn city OF shanghai our natal
day Is IN" cause OF an international
tete \ biz reception is held by our
consul general and the American
Judge sJr china, SAL ranks arN. to
the An,ric II m mister at irk, IN, and
other prominent American residents,
keep open house Tor all their friends,
regardless Of nationality. An Grafton
is delivered as a rule, the Stars and
Stripes fly in all parts Of the foreign
settlement and tn" city generally T.
IN a gala mood \ program OF sports
and a dress parade by the Shanghai
volunteer corps. composed OF british,
Germans, Americans, etc, help 70
make the day lively and the good old
fireworks ar" no omitted
For several years II has been IN"
. Ft.flHD - UtHHn tr.ufy marta nj China