New Britain herald., 1918-07-06
RPURROY MITCHELL.

8y III New OrK Clty ana Ille
 Sfate, but throughout the en-
 Entry, too, the tragic death Ot
 Purroy Mitchell, reported in to-
 IS news will be regretted. MT. 4tchel joined the aviation corps aft 'er his retirement as Mayor of New York and soon attained the rank of was predicted for him, but it is now suddenly ended by the Grim Reaper. Many splendid men have met their death in the aviotion branch of the ter type of the successful young Am erican than John Purroy Mitchell As Mayor of Americas foremost city, he conducted his office in a business-Iike manner which commanded the re- spect of even his bitterest political enemies. As chief executive of New York city when the United States en- tered the war, he issued his famous proclamation on April G. 1917. which demonstrated that he was alive to the emergency and that he was 100 per cent. American. We reproduce the proclamation herewith:
 Upon just grounds and after
 long and patient forbcarance, the
 President and the Congress of the
 United States have declared that
 by the act of the autocratic gov
 crnment which rules in the Elm
 pire of Germany war exists be-
 tween the two countries, and the
 free people of America are about
 entering into the great World
 Conflict Millions of the people
 of this city were born in the
 countries engaged in this great
 war. No part of the earth is
 without it's representatives here.
 I eniOin upon you all that you
 honor the Liberty which so many
 of you have sought in this land,
 and the free self-g government of
 the American Democracy In
 which we all find our opportunity
 and individual freedom, by eXer-
 cising kindly consideration, self
 control and respect to each other
 and to all others who dwell with
 in our limits that you one and all
 aid in the preservation of order
 and in the exercise of calm and
 deliberate judgment in this time
 of stress and tension.
 There will be some exceptional cases of malign influence and
 malicious purpose among you
 and, as to them. ! advise you all
 that full and timely preparation
 has been made adequate to the exigency which exists for the maintenance of order throughOut the City of New York: and, for the warning of the ill disposed. ! quote the Statute of the United States which Is applicable to al residents enjoying the protection of our laws whether they be cit izens or not: "WhOever owing ! allegiance to the United States leyies war against them or ad- heres to their enemies, giving them aid or comfort within the l United States or elsewhere. is guilty of treason". The punish
 ment prescribed by law for the
 crime of treason is death of, at l the discretion of the court, i'm prisonment for not less than five
 wears and a fine of not less than l s1O.OOO. All officers of the po~ 1 lice have been especially instruct 1 ed to give their prompt and elf cacious attention to the enforce ment of this law.
 Major Mitchell worked necessarily 1 as mayor of tue metropolis to further 1 the Governments interests at all times When relieved from the du- ties of the mayoralty, he immediately enlisted for active service, and we 1 have no doubt that, could he express l if. his only regret would be that he 1 could not make the supreme sacrifice l on the battlehelds Of France instead 1 of at home where he was doing such 1 noble service.
 FINLAND.