New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-11

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dav TO prepare thoroughly and in
tenselv." He spoke at the luncheon
given in honor Of himself and Marshal
Joffre at tho Hotel Aston by $500 Nom
bers Of the Merchants Association OF
New York. His warning followed an
address by Joseph II. Choate who, amid
tumultuous applause, cried 70 the
authorities at Washington, For Gods
sake. hurry up.
I'VE understand Mr.. Choate's thought
and We love him for it, but we 90 not
say that" said NJ Vivian. I'VE kno"
what war is because We have been
mangled by it, know how intense the
preparation must be, how thorough 1t
must be, and we know that no prepare
ton can be neglected.
Nevertheless. he added, he hoped
the American flag would soon JOIN the
British and the French flags IA the
trenches. And when your flag flies
there it will not be like the flag you
now see around you that hangs spot
less in regular folds, but warn you
that alongside of the stars it will have
holes and among its red stripes the
white will be stained with the blood OF
your children"
Speaks Half an Hour
For thirty minutes NJ. Viviani held
his auditors breathless except when
they burst in upon his words with sp-
plause. The handclapping and shouts
came when he declared that business
men OF America had entered the war
because they could "never let their
hearts fall to the level of commercial
ism" II came again when he referred
10 the sinking Of the Lusitanla as
justification for fighting Germany. II
resounded for several minutes when ne
reiterated the determination OF France
not to make peace until 1t had re-
gained Alssce and Lorraine.
Roth NJ. Viviani and Marshal Jofre
received an almost continuous ovation
from the time they entered the hall
when every one, standing, sang the
"Marsellaise," until they left, two
hours later.
But the ovation was not for them
alone. Major General Leonard WOOD
vas sitting in his khaki uniform not
- from Marshal Joffre. Just as the
luncheon was declared adjourned
cborus Of voices sang out, w ood!
Sneecb from General Wood The de-
mand increased until seemingly every
one in the hall was calling oou'
Wood! Wood"
Moves Out with Guests
The onslaught Of the walters to clear
the tables and the scuifing OF teet ana
chairs had no effect. speech IRON
General Wood" insisted the crowd;
But the guests were moving OUT, anu
General Wood went with them' WIN
out acceding TO the demand.
Marshal JofFre's address was com
,o.ed Of only ffty-seven words. SPEAK
mo after NJ Viviani had ended ne
said: ...,,,s4oroed
N sneakine in public, and you VIII
under.tsnd the emotion with which my
hosrt ie filled. | could not possibly
end words worthy Of being uttered
af.er so magnificent a speech as inc
ore .o which YOU have Just listened
want to say TO you, thanks. IhahSS
for France" u..;dort
referred to the occasion as the mos
historic meeting OF the Merchah' ~
sociation Mayor Mitchell ana 'a'"e'
N. Beck were other speakers.
Af,nr expressing gratitude for the
.-.1nom. accorded Marshal Joffre and
b;mseIf in New York. NJ. VIVIAN
launched into a discussion OF the war
He said:
Not Like Other Wars
There have been other wars before
This wars in which the armies were
we'll equipped with ammunition ana
supplies, sufficient 70 carry on the
struggle for few months; but no"
we have entered upon war where
everything is different: where weeks
are months. and months are years
where the entire coordinated energies
of the nation are essential to It's sue
cessful prosecution. Everything has
been on a scale which no human mind
could foresee, and our troops have been
deluged with masses Of steel beyond
the conception Of our minds.
"Now we have turned TO you, and
YOU have supplied us with munitions,
YOU have supplied us with your steel,
you have supplied us with your money.
We all thank you for your generosity,
for what YOU have done for France for
your loyalty to France, and for the
amount of work which you have done
that has enabled the armies of France
to keep up the good fight.
abe pleased to knOw-and il is not
something that we have just learned;
il is something that we have always
known-that America has put all its
efficiency and all its skill and all its
soul into the great work But If you
in never-fasling supply have furnished
arms and munitions to our French sol
diers, you must know that they have
used them we'll and worthily and with
good faith. We French made no mis-
take when we weighed the character