The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-02
At Meeting Monday Adopt Reso-
luton to Cooperate in
July A Exercises.
NO INDEPENDENT
EVENTS BE HELD
This Decided on Because of Rela-
lively Small Number of
Such Citizens Here.

Meeting in the office of Mayor
Sanders Yesterday, the general COM
mittee consisting OF foreign ?born citi-
zens heard and approved OF a resolu-
ton which was submitted by a special
committee consisting of Messrs. w. u.
Howe, J. George White and Nick Won
Rossum. The resolution, which is re-
produced below, was last night wired
TO George Greel. chairman OF the
committee of public information. and
with IT went the best wishes OF Mayor
Sanders personally for hearty CO.
operation in any movement looking to
the winning of the war letter
was also written TO Mr. Creel. in
which details of the meetings were
cited, and this also carried the best
wishes and earnest corporation OF
mayor and city Of Pensacola for sue
cess of the United States and her al
lies in the great war which IS now
being fought on foreign soil
Mayor Sanders also last evening ap-
pointed committee consisting OF
Dave Harrison. a Russian-born citi-
zen, and Gdank Beovich. an Austrian-
born citizen. who are delegated ia
confer with the local War Community
Service Committee, pledging co-opera~
ton in any movement for the success
cipally for the successful celebration
of independence day. Messrs. Har-
rison and Beovich will get together
today for a conference with the War
Community Service Committee. and
cooperate in any way they or their
conferees on the general committee of
foreign-born may elect.
1t was decided at the initial meet
ing and organization of the general
committee that there were not enough
of any colony OF foreign-born TO hold
forth in any centralized celebration.
Earnest and fullest cooperation with
the citizens generally, however was
pledged, but in just what may they
will cooperate remains 10 be worked
out. The city will not celebrats
with a parade as had been first
planned. but in the afternoon at Bay
view Park the general public Will gath
er TO witness the service men pitted
against each other in a variety OF wa
ter and land sports, and the entire
general committee will be expected to
attend these attractions
The text of the resolution as adopted
by the general committee after rec
ommendation by the special COMMITTEES
last evening was as follows:
Text of Resolution.
Whereas, Independence Day OF this
year has been designated by the Presi-
dent as a fitting day for our citizens
of foreign extraction, their sons and
daughters. to manifest by special cele-
brations their loyalty to this country
and the cause for which we fight. and
representatives OF such foreign born
citizens, their sons and daughters,
have met together at the request OF
the mayor Of our city for the purpose
OF promoting such celebrations, but 10
is deemed inexpedient and impracfic-
able, on account of the small number
of such citizens in this locality, TO hold
any independent celebration.
Now. Therefore. All such foreign-
born citizens, their sons and daugh-
ters. are requested and urged to Join
and cooperate with their fellow citi-
zens in such celebrations and exercises
as they may have already planned ito
celebrate the birth OF a new and
greater spirit of democracy" on rnde-
pendence Day Of this year. thus mani
Testing their loyalty TO the country of
their adoption and the cause for which
she is now at war
The General Committee is VIM. d
Howe Breat Britain
J. Geo. White, Germany.
Nick yon Rossum. Holland
Gus Eitzen. Norway.
John A. Anderson, Sweden.
Chris Theisen, Denmark
Emmanuel Gonzalez, Spain.
David Harrison. Russia.
Nathan Zung, Roumania-
F. c. Beovich, Austria.
Fl. H LeRoland, France.
Nick Gallatchnos, Greece.
Hsrry Stockoff. Belgium.
q. p. Caffiero, Italy.
VI. dSousa, Portugal