New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
Celebration Sunday Will
Renew the Vow Given
by General Pershing
All. Allied Nations
Are to Take Part
Madison Square Garden To
Re Scene of Great Patri-
otic Gathering

aWe are here, Lafayettel" will be the
words of all Americans this year wher
an hoth sides of the water the French
nat;onal holiday will be celebrated
July II.
Last year it was only in Paris that
Americans joined in the celebration
General Pershing stood side by side
with President Poincare while the long
lines of khaki-clad boys from over the
sea marched past with the veterans Of
the Somme and the people of Paris
threw kisses and flowers in their com
mon way
This year in more than one hundred
cities Americans will celebrate Bas-
tile Day America is to renew at this
time the promise implied in General
Pershings pledge spoken at the tomb
Of Lafayette. This promise has been
embodied in the call sent out by the
Committee on Allied Tribute to
France 1t follows:
"To make July IA. the national
holiday of France. the occasion of
tribute to France by the people of
the United States and its Allies. and
to voice their determination to sup
port France until peace shall have
been achieved by victory
Will Invigorate France
This demonstration is expected to
have great invigorating effect
throughout France. Senator Chamber
lain, chairman of the Military Affairs
Committee of the United States SEN
ate, voiced this feeling yesterday in q
telegram to Owen Johnson, chairman
Of the committee.
"The celebration of Bastille Day il
this country undoubtedly will be O.
great benefit" said Senator Chamber
lain. while the war is in progress
the ties between this country anc
France must be drawn tighter anc
tighter. Complete cooperation is the
only avenue to victory. Celebration of
the French national holiday will go far
TO demonstrate TO Germany the COM
plete unity OF the Allies and will
emphasize again that liberty and de-
mocracy are our war aims"
With the whole nation celebrating
the French Revolution and fall of the
bastllle. II is expected the thoughts Of
americans VIII turn more tolerantly
toward Russia, according to Nine. Marie
bochkaraya, the leader of the "Bat-
talon OF Death" who has promised to
attend the festival.
"Bastille Day" she said. is certain
10 be celebrated everywhere through
out Russia. When the Russian people
near tnat mere, too, you are celebrating
the same day, and for the same reason,
1t will show the Russians that your
country is one with them. 1t will re-
store their confidence. 1t will be Of
PRACTICAL value in winning them back
10 the cause Of the Allies"
Indorsed by Speaker Clark
champ Clark, Speaker of the House
Of Representatives, said, in accepting
the invitation to join in the national
observance:
"Bastille Day commentaries one of
Inc greatest events in the entire his
loFy OF the human race. 1t is day
worthy to be celebrated in this country
sho IN every other throughout the
sOfid. am glad that plans for a ma
WOh-wlde celebration centring in New
lork are under wav."
IN New York the celebration will cul-
M inmate IN the great mass meeting in
Aadison Square Garden in the even
.ag, 10 be addressed by Lord Reading,
amoassador Jusserand, Samuel Com
pefs and lgnace Paderewski More
man two hundred organizations of
amaerlcans AM and foreign born patriots
s'l JOIN IN the celebration. The call
~ ~ BUSINESS men, sent out yesterday by
'Ae fiith Avenue Association, follows:
Whereas, France for nearly
lt9r lour years has been defending the
iloerty Of the world, bearing the
ofunt OF The German onslaught; and
"hereas, the government and
people Of France have observed
america Independence Day; and
whereas, it is only fitting for
,ih'eflca to reclprocate by observing
1ne national holiday Of France.
nastllie Day, July IA, and thus TO
e1pfess our gratitude for past and
WtTsent friendship and our unalter-
STpIy determined purpose to support
lance until peace has been achieved
" victory; therefore be it
resolved, that this association
.ormaliy approve of the demon
sssrauon that is being arranged
.pf .p july Al, under the leader
amp aImn'p OF the Committee for the
'1."ea Tribute to France, and urge
~" our members the Importance OF
ss ."eAr individual participation in this
france"
Fifth Avenue to Decorate
orh enth Avenue will respond with the
se@'est showing of French and Allied
d. since General Joffre marched
Ma Ma IT. little more than a year ago.
rataJ ralSon Square Garden will be deco
Ansu Az with French flags and with the
FIsssilcan Fss, e colors which flew from the
tb,'.i tba :. lower, In Paris, in July, 1900, at
Of I'M f'al'e OF the unveiling of the statue
nalayette presented to France by
ccmaerlca; 1t has been loaned by Dr..
lcso lo'Fe r. hunz, president of the Amer
Society. anu niS'ofic Preservation
Altnee union of France with the other
m;l;sss iies will be pictured in a series of
W.,'ary tableaux being arranged by
Tns;.. II. f. Beal, wife of major in the
poI.;taena States army. Members of the
ps,a psash Legion. in uniform, will partici-
Sornrench veterans of the Marne and
MINE Will occupy the centre of the
ona os'ison Square amphitheatre. From
enc side Belgium will come to the res
sas,, and from another England. Each
sss, s,oh VIII be represented by her force
s0saii IN the United States. Italy, Serbia,
,s,sna ,,'sia and the steel-hatted, khaki clad
N,efans Of Pershing's army Will have
races of honor