El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

OUR debt to France. first OF the
OEuropean nations TO recognize
the Independence Of the United states
lit seems unjust 10 make 50 long
story short
Lafayette. whose name IS inseD-
arablv linked with that OF Washing
ton. rolling in riches and basking in
the sunshine Of royal favor, identi-
fled himself with the fortunes OF the
remote. unfriended and almost IN
known colonies. arriving on snip -
had bought and fitted up for the pu<
pose.
with him came baron John De-
Kafb. a German by birth, who had
long served in France and came as
French officer. who after fighting
calamity through the war, was
\ pierced at last by many wounds upon
the i'll fated field at Camden. South
Men and Money Rushed.
with them. or after them came Due
Portal. DuPlessis. DuPOuceau, Gcu-
WON and then great supplies OF mill
tarv equipment. apparatus Of var
I indispensable aids OF money-SlA-
900 eco in two years-Beauuarch a1s-a
complete outfit for $4,000 men, more
than the United States had in the
and finally came the organized
naval and military force with great
. captains commanding Rochamoeaus
veteran Of three wars. with his 5000
regulars: st. Simon with his 5Ugu
regulars. Decrease. whose blockade
Of the James and York rivers re-
pulsing the British fleet thereby pre-
venting its coming 20 the Keller OF
. CORVALLIS at Yorktown, this potent
factor in the establishment OF the
American republic, who riszed more
and did more for the United States
than any single foreigner. the only
one Of the leaders 10 ~ hom no ne
mortal has been dedicated. DeChas-
tellius- DeNeville, DeNoiuess De-
Choisy, DeLauzun. D'Esraing and
others equally worthy Of the eternal
gratitude OF Americans calamity
achieving victory. assaihng the Eng-
lish breast works swarmiug into the
trenches, capturing the redoubtss
stOfming the line with that strange
battle shout on our republican air-
"FiFe le ROi-lO0U French regulars
out Of total Of $4,000 men, at the
critical moment winning haL the
lines at Yorktown. capturing 5000
British, who marched out OF York
town after their surrender to that
singularly appropriate tune. The
world Turned Upside Down"
OF the original members OF the
French branch OF the Society OF Gin
ciunati, Orgauized BY the officers OF
the American revolutionary army
Nay 10. I7S3. an order confining its
membership 70 officers in our army
who served three years with honor,
two were princes, five dukes. 40 mar
quises- So counts, % viscounts and Il
bar0ns-
Wherever the French HuEuenots
settled in America they at once
merged themselves into the people
among whom they lived and became
so thoroughly AmericaniZed as 70 be
almost forgotten in name, but never
Fanueu han. "the cradle OF Ameri-
can liberty was the gift to Boston
or n HuEuenot. Peter FauueiL
Paul Revere, the alarm clock OF
the Revolution. was a HuEuenot
Three Of the seven presidents OF
the Continental congresses were
huguenots- Henry LaurenE John Jay
and Elias Boudinot.
Gabriel Maunigault. whose large
loans TO the colonial government kept
Do from bankruptcy. was HuEuenoL
Alexander Hamilton. the genius OF
the Rev olutiOn. was a HuEuenot On
his mothers side
Albert Gallatiu. Hamiltou's sue
cessor as Washington's secretary OF
the treasury, vas a Huguen0L
Gen Francis Marion. who Justly
ranks among the heroes OF the Revo-
luton. was the grandson OF BENJAMIN
Marion eXiled from France ia 1880
because Of his Calviuistic faith
Joseph Laurens. 70 whom Washing
ION assigned the task CT drawing M
the stipulatiOus FOR COruWallis's sur
render at Yorktown. was the son OF
the Hugueuat Henry Laurens. then
a prisoner Of war in the Tower OF
London and when the time came to
exchange prisoners Of war, Cornwall
lis was sWapped for Laurens. who
went direct from prison. to Paris and
there with Franklin. jay and Adams.
signed the treaty Of peace which
made America a republic in fact for
ever.