New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-06
Hero of the Marine, His
Eyes Moist, Stands Rig
idly at Salute
Speaks to Workmen
Viviani Also Appeals to Them
to Help France in Fight
for Humanity

Chicago. May .. Marshal Jofre
Rene Viviani and their distinguished
party babe goodby TO Chicago at
wildly enthusiastic mass meeting to-
night, and departed on their special
government train for Kansas City
where they are due tomorrow morn
ing. They will stop at 81. Louis to-
morrow night and visit Springfield, ILL.,
on Monday.
Many workmen had been allowed a
half-holiday to see the famous visitors,
and all the addresses at to-night's mass
meeting appealed TO them to help
manufacture munitions of war; which
the speakers said were as essential as
soldiers at the front.
Joffre's Address
Marshal Joffre addressed his wildly
cheering auditors in French as fol
lows:
Ladies and gentlemen: | am happy
to salute the City Of Chicago IN TINS
assembly. where all classes of society
are represented. This assembly re.
minds me of France at the moment OF
the declaration of war, in August. 1914:
The Germans had assailed us in brutal
attack, hoping within a short time 10
destroy France by many barbarous
blows The danger was caught IN the
act.
"All 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
al last we were successful. and stopped
the enemy. The battle Of the Marine
stopped them completely at that time.
Army in Workshops
ave 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, bill
lets and bombs. and from that time the
French army is COMPRISED Of those who
fight at the front and those VINO make
il possible to fight at the front. There
is the army at the front and the army
i'm the shops and factories, and it is
from the army at the front and the
army Of the shops that | bring greet
ings to you.
81 bring the greetings Of the whole
French army 70 the population Of Chi
cagO and above all, to the workingmen
Of this city. among whom ] am happy
to find myself to-day. All French
workmen are modified and all arc
working heart and soul in the common
cause. Each is accomplishing his duty
in a victorious way. am sure that all
American workmen are one in heart
with their brother workmen in France,
and are ready, like them, to fight for
the final victory Of democracy
When the marshal of France rose 10
speak he was given an ovation. and, dc
spite efforts to quiet the throng, the
cheering lasted seven minutes. Mean
while Joffre stood stiffly at salute.
moisture in his eyes And when he had
completed his address and the crowd
again cheered madly. his colleagues Of
the commission embraced him and con-
graduated him.
Viviani's Plea 10 Workers
VI. Viviani looked over the great am
phitheatre. smiled greetings to delega-
tions Of foreign born citizens Of the
city. who attended the meeting i'm cos
tune; saluted the Boy Scouts. who
filed an entire balcony, and made his
appeal directly to the working people.
"Citizens," he said. 81 want for my
first word. coming into this great as
sembly. to salute your army already
under arms. | salute your city, repre-
scented by the brothers of those who
have already gone TO the coast OF
France, and ! want to thank and salute
I'm the name Of the French laboring
classes, all the laboring classes | see
before me here to-day, who have quit
their work TO come in here to hear the
word of France.
81 salute all these workmen, belong
ing to different races, who have come
to this wonderful country America
Slavs. Russians, Greeks, brothers OF
those who work now for the indepen-
dence and emancipation Of Russia, and
all those who have come to present US
with salutes.
81 want. in the name of France, "a
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
a few months we have tried to put you
to sleep. making you believe that the
actual war was a war of capital; that
we were fighting to make money. Dc
you think If IL was true all your
brothers would have rushed to the
front 10 fight for the flag? Do you
think the French laborng men and al
the working classes would have taker
the interest in it that they did take?
Not War of Conquest
at is not war of conquest II i.
not war where France and her Allies
wish TO acquire territory. II is wal
for humanity and democracy. That +,
why. in answer 10 the call of III,
speakers you have heard here. belong
ing 80 your own nation, you will stand
together 10 enter this war TO heir
France and her Allies to fight to aveng,
the soldiers of the Marine, who fought
for right and justice.
"You will come and join the ranks
Of the people who have fought foi