Arizona republican., 1917-05-07
UNION OF UNITED STATES AND THE ENTENTE NOT DISSOLVED UNTIL
 GERMAN IMPERIALISM DESTROYED
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KANSAS CITY. May 6.-"The sa- cred union of the United States and the entente allies will not be dissolved until German imperialism has been de stroyed and the peace of the world assured
 In those words M Viviani. head of the French mission and former pre- mier of France. acknowledged here to- day the proffered pledges of the loy- alty and undivided co-operatiOn of the middle west in the war of democracy against autocracy The mission, at the western end of their trip through America, spent here a morning filled with manifestations of the spirit and patriotism of this section. Thousands of persons, waving the French tri- color and the stars and stripes. lined the streets and crowded all available space at the religious loyalty meeting in Convention hall.
 NJ. Viviani told the huge audience that the United States had not entered the war alone to help France, but rather to uphold the torch of ciViliza- tion and to obtain for the world ulti- mate peace. His words were greeted with an outburst of applause that sub sided only when Marshal Joffre, the hero of the Marne, spoke a few words to return the thunderous ovation given to his country and her soldiers.
 You free Americans so well under stand why thousands and thousands of our children now are sleeping their last" M. Viviani said You know it was not because there was in our hearts the desire to conquer. It was not the fight of an army against an army, but it was the fight of democracy against autocracy
 You will come, not to help France, but to aid the cause of civilization. France, bleeding and fighting. with many destroyed homes and tombs, has held the German flood that now is go- ing back Come to France. you Amer icans and help civilization and liberty It is the best way. the only way. to in- sure the peace of the world"
 The former premier likened the people of the middle west to his own countrymen. saying they would evi- dence the same attributes of thrift and courage in carrying out the war that has been shown in France
 His speech came at the close of the meeting, after Governors Gardner of Missouri and Capper of Kansas had
 
 to do their bit" Both Missouri and Kansas will remain in the fray until the last, the French Commissioners were assured, and both are ready now to throw themselves whole -heartedlv into the struggle.
 Governor Gardner brought out the fact that in Kansas City the commits sioners made their first stop on terri tory of the Louisiana purchase. ac- quired from France, mot by conquest but by purchase" though, he said, the insignificant price in comparison to the value of the domain made the transac tion rather gift in evidence of Frances friendship for the new worid republic
 Members of the commission ex pressed especial pleasure at the con- tinuous ovation received from this dis aster because it is from the surround ing states that much of the wheat. corn and foodstuffs must come to in- sure final victory over Germany. M { Hovelaque, inspector general of public education, said that the loyalty and l cooperation of the middle west would be of the utmost assistance in assur- ing victorious outcome of the war. The meeting at Convention hall was religious service. designed partly as a memorial for victims of the Lusi- tania sunk May ', 1915. All aeeds were represented and one of the most dramatic climaXes came when Rabbi Bernstein of St Joseph, Mo, declared in his speech:
 T am thankful that the time has come when l and my brothers, as Jews, may enter this war. even as an ally of Russia"
 Russia was mentioned by several speakers and M. Viviani expressed the hope that Russia would continue in the war until the end saying that freedom had been made possible there | only because the allies had stood for pendenee.