Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
Hero of Marne at Salute Seven
Minutes During Stock
Yard Ovation.
VIVIANI SOUNDS TOCSIN
FOR GERMANS DEFEAT
ENJOYS Reach Kansas City This
Morning and Will Get to St. Louis
Tonight-Then Eastbound.
BY the Associated Press.


By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, May 5.-Marshal Joffre
former Premier Niviani and their dis
tinguished party bade good-by to Chi
cago at wildly enthusiastic mass
meeting tonight and departed on their
special government train for Kansas
City, where they are due. tomorrow
morning They will stop at st. Louis
tomorrow night and visit Springfield
ILL.,. Monday.
Marshal Joffre's first appearance to-
day was in the streets leading to the
Art Institute, where he attended a
reception. This function was closed
to the public. He was given an ova-
ton later when he appeared as the
center of attraction of a military pa
rade. The line of march was SO jam
med with spectators that entrance and
exit to big office buildings and hotels
along the route was shut off and all
traffic was blocked. Luncheon was
served at the University of Chicago
and at o'clock the big public event
of the visit began at the big amphi-
theater at the stock yards. Here Mar
shall Joffre made his first formal set
address. Other speakers were NJ
Viviani, Charles Gates Dawes. Gov. F.
o. Lowden and Raymond Robbins.
Many workmen had been allowed a
half holiday to. see the famous Wis
itors. and all the addresses appealed
to them to help manufacture muni-
tions of war. which they said were
as essential as soldiers at the front
Marshal Joffre's Address.
Marshal Joffre addressed his wildly
cheering auditors as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen: I am happy
to salute the city of Chicago in this
assembly, where all classes of society
are represented. This assembly re-
minds me Of France at the moment OF
declaration of war in August, 1914.
The Germans had assailed US in a
brutal attack, hoping within q short
time to destroy France by many bar
barous blows. The danger was caught
"Ali the French people ran to the
border. The farmer. the workman-in
fact. all French people-were standing
at the border. The fight was hard. but
the enemy The battle of the Marine
stopped them completely at that time.
I'VE were in need of munitions. We
were in need Of guns and rifles. Then
we took from the ranks of the army
all the special workmen to make guns.
bullets and bombs. and from that time
the French army Is comprised OF those
who fight at the front and those who
make it possible to fight at the front
There is the army at the front and the
it is from the army at the front and
the army of the shops that l bring
greetings to you.
Bring Tears to Hero's Eyes.
"I bring the greetings of the whole
French army to the population of Chi
cago and, above all, to the working
men of this city, among whom l am
happy to find myself today. All
French workmen are mobilized. and
all are working heart and soul in the
common cause; each is accomplishing
his duty in a victorious way. 1 am
sure that all American workmen are
one in heart with their brother work
men in France. and are ready, like
them. to fight for the final victory of
democracy"
speak he was given an ovation, and De
spite efforts to quiet the throng the
cheering lasted seven minutes. Mean
while Joffre stood stiff1y at salute
moisture in his eyes And when he hat
completed his address and the GROVE
again cheered madly his colleagues OF
the commission embraced anu coH'
graduated him.
NJ. Viyiani looked over the great
amphitheater. smiled greetings to dele
cations of foreign-born citizens of the
city who attended the meeting in cos.
an entire balcony. and made his appea
directly to the working people.
M. Viviani Makes His Appeal.
"Citizens," he said. Il want for my
first word, coming into this great as
sembly, to salute your army already
under arms 1 salute your city. repre-
sented by the brothers of those wht
have already gone to the coast O.
France, and want to thank and salute
in the name of the French laborint
classes, all the laboring classes I SCI
before me here today. who have qui
their work to come in here to hear the
word of France. l salute all thes'
workmen, belonging to dinerent races
who have come to this wonderful coun
try-America. Slavs, Russians, Greeks
brothers of those who work now fol
the independence and emancipation o
Russia, and all those who have come Z
present US with salutes.
II want. in the name OF France tt
take advantage of the opportunity
which has been given me to answer
one of the greatest calumnies which
have been made against us. that for {
few months. we have tried to put vol
to sleep, making you believe that the
actual war was a war of capital: tina
we were fighting to make money! Dc
YOU think II 1t was true all youi
brothers would have rushed to the from
to fight for the flag? Do you think
the French laboring men and all th'
working classes would have taken tn,
interest in it that they did take?
1T is not a war of conquest. 1t j:
! not a war where France and her allie.
wish to acquire territory. 1t is a wal
for humanity and democracy. That i.
why. in answer to the call of the
| speakers you have heard here. belong
| ing to your own nation. you will stant
| together to enter this war to hell
! France and her allies to fight Il
avenge the soldiers of the Marne VIII,
| fought for right and justice. You viii
come and join the ranks of the peopI,
| who have fought for three year.
| against Germany. All the citizens wht
| are ready to fight for justice go to tn,
| battlefields OF liberty. That is wher,
was conceived the greatness of Wash
! ington.
NO man has a right to die for him
self; no man has a right to live fol
himself. He owes his life to liberty ant
| democracy.
"vive rAmerique! vive Ia France