The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
NEW YORK

New York, July 13,-CahIegrams from "A great American union labor organiza- tons to the people of France" felici- tating them on the occasion of Bastills Day, the anniversary of their indepcn- dence, v i'll he read here tomorrow night at big patriotic mass meeting to be held in Madison Square garden Am bassador Jusserand, Lord Reading.
 Count Machi Di Cellere, the Italian am bassador and other noted men uiIr speak. Secretary Daniels representing President Wilson, will read a messas
 rom the President ito the people of | France"
 Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, will send 1 this message:
 1 Americas organized workers are | proud to groet the people of France in a spirit of brotherhood and fraternity on this anniversary of Frances historic blow for freedom. As we signalize this day in common, so we fight today for ideals Of those who gave significa nee so long ago to July Fourteen as they did to July Fourth.
 1 With this message of felicitation and fraternity today we send you our re- newed assurance of Americas complete devotion to the common cause. Our 1 simplest liberties and our greatest op- portunities alike depend upon victory | over the autocrat. More than 100000 Of our sons are now upon French soil seal ing our VOWS with our blood. Our work ing people arc producing untiringly the | things needed for victory. Our ship yards Ire straining nightly. But above those things in augury for the future I is the fact that our hearts beat With l yours Tn great ideal which guarantees | that the world shall be better place Cor men and women when we have broken the power Of autocracy and established | forever the right of free people to rema in free and to work out their own destinies l in that eeGom
 l "Citizens of France, We salute you. We 1 glory beyond words in your magnificent her oism. We are inspired by your noble steadfastness. Our great hope on this l notable day is that unity of our peoples { in the great cause of democracy shall 1 be everlasting
 1 The tenor of all the other messages will be likewise cordial and< inspiring. 1 They will be sent by A. B. Garretson 1 Order of Railway Conductors; Frank J.
 Hayes, United Mine Workers; John Golden, United Textile Workers; W. D.. Mahon Amalgamated Association of 1 Street and Electric Railway Employes, H. B. Perham, Railroad Telegraphers; 1 Timothy Shea, Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Bremen and Enginemen; Ernest Mills, International Union of Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers: Martin F. Ryan, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen: w. G. Lee, of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Thomas A. Rickert, of the United Garment Workers, and others. The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy's greeting will conclude: Brave. generous France, we, the work ing people Of America salute you as
 brothers in common cause and we look ] forward to an everlasting fellowship with
 you in the development Of freedom $ boundless opportunities for human well fare"
 The following greetings from the Friends of German Democracy will also be read:
 "The Friends of German Democracy an
 organization of American citizens largely of German origin, on this most signif1- cant anniversary of the establishment of human rights, greet France, our brave
 companion in arms. and the undaunted champion of democracy and liberty. May the wrongs she has suffered in
 the past be righted as just reward for her heroic struggle for freedom and justice when victory shall have been won for world democracy"
 The celebration here will include a
 military pageant at Madison Square Gar
 den in which British. French, American, Italian, Creek Polish and Serbian vet erans of the war will participate. The affair will be preceded by addresses by
 former Justice Charles E. Hughes and the ambassadors of three of the allied nations.
 An interesting feature of Bastille Day
 will be the presentation by Special Dep
 uty Police Commissioner Rodman Wan
 amaker of a French flag to the prefect
 of police of Paris. and in return a
 silk American flag, a duplicate of the
 colors presented by LaFayette to Wash
 ington on July 1. 177s. will be given to the
 police reserves Of New York. The pre-