Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-05
By George Martin.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Chicago, May 5.-Viviani, Joffre and
the French commission today bade fare
well to the sea of flags and the roar of
cheers which marked the first two days
of their tremendous reception by the
middle west and, after the big stock
yards mass meeting this afternoon, will
| carry their message of war and love to
other conquests.
The west awoke today to the sound of
the voice of embattled France thunder
ing its plea for America IS aid in ga
| world war for freedom -
And the French war makers them.
| selves, tucked away amid the luxurious
Furnishings OF Charleh R. Crane's mar.
ble palace on Lakeshore Drive, awoke
to a realization that the west is for
war to the finish.
Formality and exclusiveness were not
ON the program Of the day and Viviani
and Joffre, both numbered among
frances ''men OF the people" stepped
down among those myriad hosts of the
/ lilIQuIG WtDl WIN lAtlI DIGdu ny
the sweat of their brows.
Tt was to such thousands as Viviani
and Joffre will addresse themselves in
the monster free public stockyards
meeting which says Chicago s farewell
to the war envoys late today that ex-
| Premier Rene Viviani directed his words
when he cried:
/ "Come to us, American broth rsl
4 Come and fight side by side with your
4 French brothers; your allied brothers.
"Come under your glorious banner tC
fight for the democracy of the worlt
and show all men that when the rights
of a single nation are violated, tht
4 rights of all nations are trampled undel
| foot" "
Z With his jaw locked and his doubled
: fist smashing into his palm for empha
: sis, Viviani delivered his diatribl'
against kaiserism:
"From the first you gave us tn
benefit of your moral support, becaus
you are great democracy. And we ar
a great democracy. Because in Europ
and in France there are free men VIII
A were thus agreed in soul to raise ye
e higher the flag OF democracy befor
] the rampant of an autocracy which
0 tottering to its fall.
n "Absolute monarchies imagine the
a can conquer other peoples by the mai
riages they make and by placing on a,
|, the thrones of Europe their relative
8 and representatives. This is not demo'
racy. And this they cannot do. /"
Seldom have crowds jumped to the
feet and cheered 50 wildly, so unr'
g strainedly, as did those which hav
g marked every step of the French visi
II ors' progress since their arrival in Oh
h cago; and which early tramped fort
n to line their way today.
s Waving the tri-color and the Stai
and Stripes, massed humanity made
l. living lane from the Crane home dow
y the broad Lakeshore Drive to the al
l. gallery, the first stop on the party
farewell tour of Chicago today.
d Joffre in field gray and Viviani
It a black business suit and derby ha
t saluted and bowed from their big ca
l. as they swept by the caeering throngs.
J. Other thousands lined the windir
course of the party's parade throug
/. the loop district at noon; and soil
~ blocks of humans filled the highwa.
r in all directions as the Frenchmen role
Is up to the University of Chicago II
luncheon.
le Following mid-afternoon dri'
< through the boulevards and parks
s. South and West Chicago, the long Lii
" OF big cars will whizz down to De
II ter pavilion, that monster meetir