Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-15
Prominent Democrats Meet inI
New York City to Pay Hon.
or to Memory of ThomasI
jefferson,
PRESIDENT WILSON
SENDS PATRIOTIC NOTE
Former Ambassador Warns
Americans That Neither
Starvation Nor Revolt viii
End War,
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New York, April 14.-Prominent
democrats from all parts of the coun,
try celebrated the 174th anniversary
of the birth of Thomas jefferson at a
banquet held here tonight under the
auspices of the National Democratic
club. Among the speakers were
James w. Gerard, former ambassador
to Germany; United States Senator'S
Ollie James of kentucky, and Key
Pittman of Nevada, and John w.
Davis, solicitor general of the depart
ment of justice. Joseph P. Tumulty,
secretary to President Wilson, brought
a message from the president.
Note From President.
81 have learned with deep gratifi-
cation of the intention of your organ
iza-.5n TO nai.e its l,00G members
available in their respective capaci-
ties to support the administration in
the conduct of the war" wrote Presi-
dent Wilson. Certainly this is a time
when America must use it's force and
influence for the vindication of those
ideals which give her a pre-eminent
place among the nations of the
world"
Mr.. Gerard said that at the time
the Lusitania was sunk an official of
the German government in Berlin told
him the United States would not dare
to make any move" because there
were 100000 German reservists in
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country.
Gerard's Lamp Post Story.
81 told him something that you may
have heard on another occasion about
a lamp post" declared the former
ambassador. II told him something
more practicable. said to him; Can
you point to one single man with an
American passport who is serving in
your army? There are thousands of
men serving in the armies of the al
lies of American citizenship. But
point out to me one with an Ameri-
can passport who is in your army. II
you can show me one I will believe
then that the German-Americans are
with you
Mr.. Gerard referred to Sir Roger
Easements activities in Germany.
The Irish Loyal.
'I would have liked to have the
Irish h-Prussians go with me to the
camp at Limburg where the Germans
collected $500 Irishmen and sent Sir
Roger Easement to seduce them," said
Mr.. Gerard. "He did succeed in get
ting perhaps thirty to join the Ger
man army but 2,470 remained, as all
Irishmen will, true to their oath and
the flag they had sworn to serve.
And should like to ask this sm all
band of Prussian- -Irishmen whether
they think they are going to come
nearer to home rule for Ireland by
supporting tn" autocracy Of Prussia,
or by getting behind President Wilson
who is holding aloft the torcn of lib
erty throughout the world"
Warns Americans.
The former ambassador warned
Americans against the beies that
either starvation or revolution is GO
ing TO end this war in our iavo:"
The oDly things" he declared,
that will liberalize Germany will be
evolution. AS long as they are rnied
by a few. as long as the military spirit
prevails. there can be no security and
no reace in the world"
Mr.. Gerard said he had seen things
in Germany which might lead some
of the people who still doubt a little
in this country to change their
minds" He told of being directed by
President Wilson to make a special
effort. while he was in Germany to
secure the return of the Belgians who
had been seized and carried away
from their country into Germany.
Cardinal Farley of New York, he said,
also had complained bitterly of the
treatment of the Belgians.
Slur ON Cardinal Farley.
when 1 spoke of Cardinal Farley
to the German authorities and related
what he had told me-" Mr.. Gerard
declared, the only answer I receiv
ed was, why that is because most OF
the Belgians are Catholics and the
Catholics always stick together"
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