The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-07-05
IOlH MINUTE message FROM
Mu son

follows
TOIH MINUTE MESSAGE FROM
MI son
Won are met. my fellow citizens.
to commemorate tlm signing ~ that
Declaration or Independence which
marked the awakening of = new spirit
Ia the Htcs of nations. since the
birth Of our republic. We have -'cn
lltis spirit grow. We have heard the
demand aud watched thc struggle TOT
-eif. government spread aud triumph
among many peoples. We have come
la regard the right to political ND
crtN ~ the Common right oi human.
Kind. Year after wear, within thc
security NJ our horierN, We have ron
tinuesi Ia rejoice In the peaceful in
cIts,sc OF freedom and democracy
~iIrMghoui The world. And yet now,
suddenly. w arr confronted with u
nsYm,r which cndaugcrs everything
liza, w. have wan and everything that
lie world las won.
Elm all its old i~nSoicncc, with all
lis ancient cruelty and injustice, NH.
iuary autstr,cy has again IT.
-aif against the pacific hopes Of ncn
Having supprs--ssI .cif-go,crnumcni
among IT. osvn people by AN organ
,1niiun maintained IN part bN false
hood and tsachcry. II has set ou 4"
lmrt-c IT, viii upon i;s ncighbors and
upon ~
Onc hS one IL has compelled every
ci,iliyrI untinn IN the world either
10 IurcEo IT. aspirations ar Ia declare
war In their dcrcn-r. We find our-
selves fighting again Tor our national
rNisirn.r. Ne are face 10 face with
" G - .as ...... fl..s
fundamental right 81 iuS' men Ia
mnkr their own law aud chouS' their
own .licpinncc. 90 else prrmit hn-
nnuttN to- hrvontc ~" victim M "a
uuhI,-- ambition tlEh; IT, determined
To- dc-lrn, what Is .,J' not master.
Npu,n-i iis threat The lils'rIy-ioN-
ing people Of nr world have risen
am Allied ,hrm.ci,c~. Va fear has
dr,rrrh liicm, and uo bribc of mate
rial ucIl.hring im- held them back
THO, lI,u made sacrifices such az
the uniM hp- never known Before,
anG thcir resistance in the facc of
death and suffering ha~ proved that
the aim which auimatcs tl,c German
effort can nc,cr hopr Ia rule the
uigIi at mankind. ~,guinst HE horror
ol military conquest, against IN,
~ ~ 'ffN@ ~ 1900
~onJrnunrut. AGAINST the dcsoiatioi
uf he ming pai1 Of - state tiGai
know, neither Truth - honor. the
world Ia. a. rcNoltesl that ever pso'
pie luue dominated ~ suppresse,
~ turrt have nov begun Ia stir and
n.m themselves.
Centuries uf ~ubIugation have mo
dc,i,u,td the racial aspirations OF tn
innu, ~disiinCt peoples Of EASTERN fu
ruuc. nor have they accepted TIA,
-ordid IDEAS al their political nnd mil
mary uAt-tcI-. They have sur yiyes
the Slow prosecutions of peace ~ wei
IA ihc arunic~ of war. aud now de.
mand recognition Tor their Just claims
a, and sclf-goNcrnment
l,cpIr -tatatiNc~ of these races arr
viih wa today. ,oicing their loyalt,
To our ,d,,ls and offering their ser
vice. ~ tho common cau~c. ! u,k YOU
leiiuv CittI,u~. To- mute with then
IA maLing tlis our Independence Da,
thr ur~: tlmt ~iiall hr cun~ecTntcd u
a. d,cl. ration Of Independence for ~
tie prlpic~ at the world.
WOODROW WILSON"
The \oirc or belgium.
Al coleman tu, nest speaker. de-
I,orou tn eloquent address ln Eng
fish expressing th" thanks Of hi'
moturr rountrt Belgium for Amer
Icu -uocur 100 nor hour 81 "Ntr"W
Iy Mr. Coleman said.
.pu this glorious day when AN tru
Americans Join iu celebrating our ua
uoulI independence, q seems prop'
Tor al adopted citizens Co take pai
Iu showing their love and respect "a
tho country Of their ohoig" As
tutiee OF Belgium feel IL uu h"n"
ts we'll 49, % duty. 10 bee selected %
my ,uuutrymeu 'o represent them "
This occasion.
we have, before uy Illustrations ,
she -ud condition of that destroye
,uuntr, which has been crushed iu
deapoilrd o., in, brutal d"spot oft cen
trail Europe
IN i. beuttiug on this occasion
.Xpr,s-. BOO behalf Of my fcll-w ooui
trymau and myself uur heartfelt 80
rr.ciatiuu for the generous aId ar
sympathy tnat has been go h"unt
ran, bestowed hy our Am"ricl
follow o,ti1cus upon the uuforrlna
people of our native land
We can assure them that We tI
100 per cent American. uud pref
our adopted country to ANS utn'
our earnest prayer is that this clio
ion. republic. thi- band ri irccdo
and human rights may lIya Iuur li
bc the shining urht 100 blt1r ~
mih 81 the worlds prnrr'. 800 civil
NntIou'
,uuIn,i"n SPEAK for France.
With tho outncstucss aud sr,'.
that are typical of France John 'ot
odon mud' a ringing Hidl'ss
French. omphaazing the ihH'ss"lni
union that has been welded h''W'
the two COMMITTEES n tho Nr'h "I 49,.