Evening star., 1918-07-14
AMERICAS TRIBUTE
TO HEROIC FRANCE
ON BAST|LE DAY
President Wilson Sends Fra
ternaI Greetings to Presi-
dent of Sister Republic.
ORDERS PUBLIC DISPLAY
OF THE FRENCH C0L0RS
Exercises in Honor Of the Day in
Washington and Throughout
the Country.

the Country.
America today will pay tribute to
the heroic part France is playing in
defense of world liberties by its COM
memoration of Bastile day, the his
toric national holiday of the French
people.
In addition to the order from Presi-
dent Wilson that the French flag be
displayed over all public buildings
and ships at home and abroad. the
White House planned to recognize
the day by having a special Flagstaff
placed on the mansion to bear the
national ensign of France beside the
Stars and Stripes.
Presidents Greeting to France.
Last night the President sent the
following message to President Poin-
care of France:
America greets France on this
day of stirring memories with a
heart full of warm friendship and
of devotion to the great cause IN
which the two peoples are now
! SO happily united: July IA, IKE
| our own July 4, has taken on
new Significance, not only for
| France, but for the world. AS
France celebrated our 4th OF
July, SO do we celebrate her 14th.
| keenly conscious of a comradeship
of arms and of purpose OF which
we are deeply proud.
l
day, France is SO close neighbor
to our hearts. The war is being
fought to save ourselvesSfrom in
tolerable things, but IL is also
being fought to save mankind we
| extend our hands to each other'
to the great peoples with "nom
we are associated. and 10 tne
peoples everywhere who love right
and prize Justice as a thing be-
yond price, and consecrate our
selves once more to the noble
enterprise OF peace and Justice.
realizing the great conceptions
that have lifted France and Amer
lea high among the free peoples
Of the world.
The French flag flies today from
| the staff of the White House. and
| America is happy to honor that
| nag.
Order Display Of French Flag.
The Presidents order relative to the
display of the French flag reads:
.In recognition of the valor. cour-
age and heroism with which the peo-
ple of France have for nearly TOUR
years defended the heerues OF the the
national flag of France be displayed
on all public buildings and vessels OF
the United States at home and abroad
on July IA, 1918, in honor OF the
French national holiday, Bastile day.
Representatives Of the United States
and French governments and Of the
capital will be speakers at Washing
tons celebration this afternoon on the
Ellipse This city. in common with
parts of the country. will render
homage to the heroic sons OF the SIS
tier nation.
Program Of Exercises.
Exercises at the west end OF the the
EIlipse, to begin at 4:45 o'clock TINS
| afternoon, are to be under the ooint
auspices of the District 81 Colum pa
war Camp Community Service. the
national committee Of patriotic So
cieties and the four-minute men OF
the committee on public information
Following is the program:
| Music by the Marine Band. directed
by Lieut.. william H. Santelmann.
HMM sins@af' of the Republic" audience.
Reading of the resolution adopted
by both houses Of Congress-Rev. Dr-
Earle WiIfiey. chairman, hpnha.n,ars. Ma
rine Band.
PRAYER, Rev. Forrest ]. Prettyman,
| chaplain of the Senate.
Reading the Presidents message
Commissioner Louis Brownlow-
| sSrf1h
Louis Anspacher. read by W. Z; Nlcn-
olson, representing the national COM
| mittee of patriotic societies.
Message to the people Of France
from America. read by William Manner
Lewis, representing the Four Minute
Address by Senator ]. Hamilton
Lewis of Illinois for America.
Address of NJ. Edouard de Billy OF
the French high commission. Tor
s1ngine ..rhe Marseillaise."
.The Star Spangled Banner.
| Secretary Daniels will be the Presi-
dents personal representative at eLS
Rastile day celebration in New 1oN
this evening. Among the speahss
,.,tIi he the British and French am
bassadors.
Statement by War Secretary.
| Secretary bakeE ioSe Ae
this statement at the War Depart
ment: .,, ., .h.,-
democratfc careers, France and tne
United States are again protners V
arms in democracy's .defense; S@at @
| present Bastille has yet TO iaI' oot
the snirit of 1776 and 1888. af1ame to,
dav IN the hearts of both armies and
neonIes insures that 1t Is fast nearing
ita doom. And when it topples there
will he established new historic
date. marking the liberation; not OF q
neople only, but of mankfnd-an an
| niversary in the commemoration OF
which all free nations will delight to
join"
Secretary Daniels Sends Message.
Secretary Daniels sent the following
to the French minister OF marine:
EVERY ship and station OF the Unite1 70
States Navy will celebrate the 14tn OF
July in the same manner as We do
our own national anniversary. I re-
ioice that our two republics Join in
the celebration Of the 4th and 18th OF
JuIy-tWo days that open two doors
| to men seeking for liberty. This
mutual recognition of national holf-
DAYS will bind more closely together
| the peoples Of both republics"
| Charles NJ. Schwab, director gem
eral of the, Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion, sentsa message to the French
| people through fEcho de Paris. In
which he said:
ssThe cause of France 10 our cause,
and wA nean to stand with her tn tn