The evening world., 1917-08-29
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honor the Office OF the Mayor. but our
duty in this regard becomes more Inn
peratlvo when the office Is filled by
such an honest and able Chief Mag
istrate as the Mayor whom l now
have the pleasure to present to you
John Purroy Mitchell"
81 feel" said Mayor Mitchell, that
while | am highly honored by what
Mr.. Courtlelgh has said II is almost
an obtruslon to say much about the
Mayor on an occasion when the Ma
tlonal Guard, and the National Guard
only. demands your attention. 1t was
great satisfaction to me TO adopt
the suggestion that was made to me
by the representative OF The Evening
World, and name the committee which
worked out the plans for the tribute
which we are paying to- night and to-
morrow night. folt that some oili =
clal expression OF the feeling Of the
citizens OF Now York was duo to the
men who are going out to serve their
country at this time. We are all very
proud OF the National Guard OF our
State, and especially Of the National
Guard OF this city. Without drawing
invldious comparisons, we are at
least justified in saying that New
York has the best National Guard In
the country. II II has. 1t has 20
thank tho commanding officer. Gen.
| O'Ryan, and We have to thank 9TH
ers. like Gen. Appleton and Col. Bates,
whose work in past years brought
the Guard to its present efficiency.
MAYOR HOPES UNIVERSAL
TRAINING COMES SOON.
"Tho National Guard represents at
once the best and the worst OF the
vo, .ateer system; the worst because
of the sacrifices which 1t has demand =
cd OF those who have DISCHARGED oh =
legations which should Shnvo been
shared by their fellow -citlzens; the
best because your voluntary service
has bolne testimony that among the
American people there Is always TO
be found a group who are ready TO
step forward and do their fun duty
10 the Nation.
'-The day Is coming-and I for one
hope II may come soon-when there
shall be universal and obligatory mill
tary service: when It shall be de-
mAnded as prerequisite OF voting
that man shall. have given n period
OF his time in early years to ut him
self to represent his country In ths
ranks in time OF war.
81 suppose am safe in saving TIM,
these men who are now going into
active training win go across IN,
ocean before those who have boer
called by the draft can be made read,
to take their places under Gen
Pershing. When this division o.
10000 under Gen, Organ reache,
the trenches on the western front. W,
may he confident that the state anc
city shall have reason to be proud o
their representatives.
Andrew Mack having sung an orig
inal patriotic song with refrain urg
ing Americans to grab a gun an,
show the world America made man.
Major wallace McCutcheon OF IN
Leicestershire Regiment, who serve
at the front In the early days OF tn
war. told how Tommy sang In time
of stress, and what he sang.
WHAT HURTS AN ALLY HURT
U. s., SAYS ocoNNoR.
T. p, oConnor NJ, r., was next in
troduoed to speak to the toast Amer
lea and Her Allies" lie said that
hear some people talk one might thin
that America had only one ally, In
stead Of having seventeen, To inmI
any one OF these was to injure Amer
lea.
y "You cannot" he said. hurt Emf
land without hurting the Unit,
( States. aud without hurting BelgiuT