Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-07
THOUSANDS LAUD
FRENCH VISITORS
Commissions Stop in Kansas
City Triumphal; Children
in Demonstrations.
SEE RICH FARMING COUNTRY
Middle West Wealth Viewed
as Special Bears Distin-
guished Guests Along.
SEE RICH FARMING COUNTRY

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
destroyed and the peace of the world
assured.
In those words NJ. Viviani head OF
the French mission and former pre-
mier of France. acknowledged here to-
day the proffered pledges of loyalty
and undivided cooperation Of the
middle west in the war of democracy
against autocracy. The mission. AT
the western end of their trip thru
America, spent here n 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 religiousloyalty meeting
at Convention hall.
Uphold Civilization Torch.
The Convention hall audience was
told by NJ. NiViani that the United
States had not entered the war alone
to help France, but rather to uphold
the torch of civilization and to OBJ
tain for the world ultimate peace.
His words were greeted with an out
burst of applause that subsided 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" NJ. Niviani said.
you know it was not because
there was in our hearts the desire to
conquer. 1t was not the fight of an
army against an army but it was the
fight of democracy against autocracy.
Invites Us to France.
You will come not to aid France,
but to help the cause of civilization.
! France, bleeding and fighting, with
many destroyed homes and tombs has
held the German flood that now is go
ina back. Come to France, you Amer
leans, and help civilization and liber-
| ty. 1t is the best way, the only way
to insure the peace of the world"
The former premier spoke of the
gratitude felt by all the commission
members for the spirit of co-opera-
tion and willingness to serve in the
war shown here and elsewhere on the
trip thru this country. He likened
the people of the middle west to his
own countrymen, saying they would
evidence 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 Mayor Edwards of
Kansas City and Governors Gardner
of Missouri and Capper of Kansas
had promised that their states would
not fail to do their bit" Both Mis-
souri, and Kansas will remain in the
fray until the last, the French com
missiOners were assured, and both
were ready now to throw themselves
whole heartedly into the struggle
Kansas is always ready when there
is fighting to be done" said Governor
Capper. And / assure you Kansas is
ready now to stick until the last shot
has been fired for the glorious vic
tory that shall be ours
The Supreme Test.
The words of Governor Gardner
were only slightly different:
I'VE have come to the final test as
to whether democracy and free gov
ernment shall be vouchsafed the
world. Your country has stood the
brunt of it with "A patience and cour-
age hitherto unknown in the history
of the world. But now this nation has
come to your aid and we propose tC
enlist in the common war. We expect
to stand behind President Wilson as
one man, consecrating our wealth and
our lives to the great cause"
Kansas City never has given to a
party of visitors such a reception a.
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