Evening star., 1918-07-15
President Poincare's Message.
Words Of Gen. Foch.

Gen. Foch's message follows:
1--WE are celebrating today the ami
versary Of our independence and we
are fighting for that of the whole
world.
After four years Of struggle the
plans of the enemy for domination are
stopped. He sees the number of his
adversaries increase each day and the
young American Army bring into the
battle q valor and faith without
equal.
'Is not this a sure pledge of the
defnitive triumph of the just cause?"
Besides these messages were read
others from Reno Vivtani, former pre-
mier of France; Elihu Root. Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, Myron T. Herrick.
Morgenthau, former ambassador to
Turkey. and DR.. Heury Van Dyke.
former ambassador to Holland These
and many others were greeted with
cheering by the thousands Of men,
women and children who had crowd
ed into the building, and who, after
singing patriotic airs, shouted again
and again:
Long live America! vive la
On the speakers platform were
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, the
French. British and italian ambassa-
dors, Rear Admirals Usher and
Gleavea U. g. N: Admiral Grout of
the French navy. Ignace Paderewski
and Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation of Labor, who
had a message for the workers of
France. Charles E. Hughes presided.
Mr. Hughes Cites Pledges.
Asserting that in this celebration
'Nwe voice q tribute and we make a
sacred pledge" Mr.. Hughes said: 1T
is the pledge OF people able to re.
4 a vNlo fcrn fhnt
Franco shall be restored, her beauti-
fu1 territory regarnished. that once
more she shall be renewed in all her
strength We make our pledge that
Mr.. Hughes introduced Secretary
Daniels who read President Wilson's
The Earl Of Reading. British am
bassador to the United States, de-
clared that July IA. 1918, would be
memorable day. for not only was Bas-
tile day celebrated in the United
States. which has never Jagged In
her appreciation of France" but
throughout the British empire.
After paying tribute to the heroism
and endurance Of France, he said:
To-day France and Great Britain
stand closer than ever. and America
has knit the bonds between them still
more firmly by the moral and ma
terial support she brings SO freely to
insure the ultimate victory Of the
cause Of freedom. The ultimate suo-
cess Of the struggle for liberty over
despotism became assured when this
stand. ranged herself with the allies
as = co-belligerent"
Count v. Macchi di cellere told his
audience that Italy and France, the
two Latin sisters, cannot, In the
course OF centuries, long drift apart,
for we are Just similar enough to feel
the kinship of blood running deep
within us. while our diversity Is just
sufficient to make our affection inter-
esting."
Ambassador Jusserand Speaks.
AMBASSADOR Jusserand of France
told the story Of the fan Of the Bas-
tile and continued:
Your national fete and ours have
both the same meaning: Emancipation.
Tho ideal they represent Is so truly
the same that 1t Is no wonder, among
the awe-inspiring events in which we
live, that France celebrated the other
day your Fourth and you are now
celebrating our Fourteenth. We owe
toward freedom Those enthusiastic
French youths who served under
Warrington. Rochambeau and Lafay-
cite had seen liberty and equality put
into practice and had brought back
to France the seed which. sown at an
opportune moment. sprang up and
grew wonderfully"
Capt A. J. Boyriven Of the French
flying corps, celebrated the day. by
swoopin4 In his airlpane under four
bridges spanning the East river. This
fear was unprecedented. A. he dived
under Brooklyn bridge he released the
folds Of an enormous French nag.