The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-07-15


NEW YORK Iuly 10 New York
CITY celebrated haslilc day with the
same cnthusinsm with which Ffanre
this year observed Americas Fourth ~
.Iul4
White the feature ~ the ceiegrailon
wNs a. meeting tonight af Madison
square Garden. iu which official sep
fcHcntniiSes of tie allies participated
the city paid tribute 10 France iu MANY
from dawn unili midnight
Al th" Madison Square Garden meet
ing. arranged hN the national commit
too on the allied tribute to France. en-
thuWasm ran high when messages were
road from President fpincafo. licsi-
dent Wilson and General Foch
President Wilson's massage WIS
made public this morning owen John
som chairman Of the national commit
toe protested thHt the message had not
announced the abandonment Of the
plan 10 telegraph II from tonights
meeting 20 other cities where similar
celebrations were being held
Frame" is profoundly grateful 20 tho
great sister repuhpc for Joining with
her iu the celebration OF the annivcr-
sarS OF tho Fourteenth 81 july as
Franco herself Joined America to ceic r
hra:e Independence day" said the cable
message from Irosident 'oncare
These mutual tokens ~ friendship
have not The conventionallty and cool
moss ~ mere official manifestations.
They spring Ike "a living flBme from
~" heprts ~ our two peoples and have
the force and the spnntanicty Of great
national movements
America ana France feel closely
linked across the ocean hy their com
mon aims aud hopes Like their allies
both seek To deliver the world from i'm B
pefialistig tyranny and ambition
For This sacred tuse the vnlient
American soldiers are fighting today
un French soil aud OF lave on Alsatian
ground
% send fo their parents their moth
cra THEN wives, their children. tp ail
those whom the war has mon. ntarils
separated from these brave mon, the
assurances That they are and Will be
treated 10y France with the same affcc-
tinn as her own children ana that we
viii consider them not only as our
brothers in arms, but AS brothers by
Adoption gor whom shall be reserved
f"revei place AT the family hearth.
n express To- the noble American
people my admiration and my wishes
Tor victory
Other messages were read from Rene
Nlvidni. former premier OF France. Eli
Inn Root Major General Leonard Wood
Myron y Hcrick. former ambassador
20 France Hcnl} MotgcUthAn former
ambassador 90 Turkey and Or HENRY
van DYKE former ambassador 20 Hui-
land
On thc sncaNors platform were SEQ
rotary of the Navy Daniels. the French.
British and italian ambassadors. Rce
Animals l'shoi and GlsAfes 4. $, y
Ndmlfals circuit of the French navy tx
mace rVdcrcWskie aud samuel Com r.
peers president OF the American FEEDER
alton ~ Labor who had messarc Tor
me workers IL France. Charles H..
Hughes presided
Mr. Hughes introduced secretary
Daniels VINO read President Wilson's
message
The far Of Roadtug british ambass-
.,dot 10 the Tinted States. declared
thar July i4 l9is would hc meme.
able day. Tor not pnlN was Bastile daN
celebrated in the United states which
has never hgged n Nor appreciation of
France. but Throughout thc British
/ Empire
count N Maychi "a Cellere told his
audience that iialN and France the "twu
Latin sisters. cannot in the course oi
centuries. long drft apart for we arc
I JUST similar enough to feei the klnshu
of blood sunuiur deep within uH, while
nur diversity D. iust sufficient 90 make
out Affection interesting
Ambassador Iu~serand ~ France
! told tho story 20 TIE Fan - the hastilr
aud said
Your national fcte and ours have
+ both the same meaning Emancipation
Z The ideal thoy represent Us so truly IA,
same that lf is no wonder among the
awe inspiring events in which we i've
+ that France celebrated the other ia,
youl fourth and you are now celrhfat.
ing our fourteenth
Ambassador lusserand paid e glow
ing tribute to the British empire and
ali the Other allies
Alleged Deserter Killed.
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