New-York tribune., 1918-06-14
l4-Day Loyalty
Demonstration to
Begin To-day
Avowal of Patriotism to
Close With Parade of
Alien Born July 4
This Is Flag Day
Rodman Wanamaker Presides
at Luncheon to Discuss
Final Plans

AS tangible proof to American SOL
diers and sailors over seas and at
home that the war in which they en-
listed to fight has welded the many
nationalities of this city into one SOL
IDLY united nation, New York to-day
VIII begin two weeks loyalty dem
onstration. 1t will close on JULY d
with what is planned to be one of the
most striking events ever witnessed in
any country--a public avowal of 10y
atty to the United States by masses
OF foreign born citizens.
1t is proposed that this years Inde-
pendence Day celebration shall bear
witness to the fact that there are no
hyphenates here, no men, who, having
sworn allegiance to this country, har.
Dor divided affection for other lands
In the parade of foreign-born citi-
zens on July A there will be at least
10000 men of German and Austrian
birth, according to Henry Macdonald
director general of the Mayors Com
mittee OH National Defence. The 10y
atty week programme follows:
Loyalty Week Programme
JUNE N-Flag Day. Special OBJ
servance in the schools.
JUNE 15-Community meetings in
the parks with festival of flowers
signifying sacrifice and loyalty
JUNE l6-Loyalty sermons in all
the churches.
JUNE 17--Five-minute meetings in
all places of business, speeches or
readings from patriotic utterances
of our Presidents.
JUNE 18-Newspaper Day. 10y
. atty editorials in all newspapers.
JUNE 19-Theatres and motion
picture loyalty day.
JUNE 20-Gatherings and parades
in the evening, taking advantage of
the extra daylight for drill Of for
eign-b born who expect to take part
in the celebration on independence
Day.
JUNE 21-"pledge Day." Begin
ming the enrolment of loyalty guards.
JUNE p TO JULY 4-Continuing
Of propaganda and enrolment Of
loyalty guards.
JULY 4--parade of the foreign
born citizens Of the City Of New
York as public pledge Of their 10y
atty to the United States.
Tells Reasons for Festival
The last preparations for the demon
stration were made yesterday at {
luncheon given at Sherry's by Rodmar
Wanamaker, Deputy Police Commits
sioner, in command of the police re.
serves. The reasons for the loyalty cele
bration were told by Joseph II. Appel
executive chairman of the loyalty com
mittee of the Mayors Committee or
National Defense. He said
1--WE are about to open a week of 10y.
atty which will extend into fortnight
Why only a week, or two weeks?
Because the Mayors Committee be.
lieves that short period of concen.
trated thought on loyalty is worth more
year or a lifetime of loose, casua
thought on loyalty.
During this fortnight we must prove
our loyalty by action. The man who
dons the Khaki or the blue proves his
loyalty by action. The mothers ant
fathers who give their sons to the wal
prove their loyalty by action. The mer
who labor loyalty in war industrie:
prove their loyalty by action"
Mr.. Appel recalled that the East Side
took so few bonds of the first Liberty
issue that no record was made of it
that this section Of foreign born citi
zens took S250,000 of the second ant
$12,000,0OO of the third issue.
Rodman Wanamaker said that tn
principal problem before the Allies wa
to find way into Russia. He said h.
hoped the President would soon find
way, and that this country must thel
be ready to do its great share in tn
"that country which Prussianism ha
made Godforsaken."
Mr.. Wanamaker, who presided, in
troduced as the last speaker Leo Pas
volsky, editor Of the "Russkoye Slovo,
Russian newspaper of New York. Il
a brief letter from Mr.. Pasvolsky
which Mr.. Wanamaker read, the Rus
sian editor said:
Looks to United States for Aid
"Loyalty to America is matter O
this country. For the 190,0o0,000 Rus
SLAMS loyalty to the United States il
this war is matter of salvation"
In his brief speech Mr.. Pasvolsk
said that Russia was completely de
pendent on the United States, first, be
cause the United States would prov
the decisive factor in the war by virtu
of prowess in arms, and, secondly, tn
United States would insure democrati
justice in the final peace treaty.
The purpose of the Mayors commit
tee was explained by Henry MacDon
aid, general director of the committed
Speeches were made by Mayor Hylar
Police Commissioner Enright an
Il