The Tupelo journal., 1918-03-22

4 help. He referred to various organl-
cations that had been formed for this
purpose. DR.. Scherer stated that the
impression prevailed that all the peo-
pie of Mississippi were not loyal, and
that this was probably due to the ut
terance of some Of the people Mis-
sissippi had elevated to high places.
"Of course | do not refer to that
great patriotic Senator John Sharp
Williams" The reference to Senator
Williams brought forth long cheers.
Continuing he urged the people to
force the leaders to play the right
tune if they were now playing the
wrong note. The government must
put down the sinister German influ-
ence, he said: "those who are not
with us are against u.s."
Prof. Moran Of Perdue University
of Indiana also made a fervid appeal
for cooperation. He said too many
people do not realize that we are in
the war. But for the. British fleet,
he said, America by now would have
had more than one taste of war.
Friday night Secretary of Agricul-
ture Houston and Lieutenant Perigard
of the French army spoke to a packed
house at Galloway Memorial church
The remarks of Secretary Houston
were directed first to the events lead
ing up to the participation on the
part of the United States in the Eu-
ropean struggle and second, to the
necessity Of this nation conserving
and saving; producing and sacrificing,
that the only result to be desired
might be attained-peace, durable
and satisfactory to the Allied cause.
The Governor then introduced
Prof. Moran, who in turn, gracefully
presented Lieutenant Perigord, say
ing that the nights events were of
international nature, in that the
President of the United States had
been represented by Secretary Hous-
ton, while the great Republic of
France was to be represented in the
speaker to follow. He recalled the
days of Lafayette and Valley Forge
and told of the early life of the Ro-
man Catholic priest who Invested him
self of his robes and went to the
trenches. He stirred his auditors by
recalling the fateful words on Nell
sons flagship, Of Pershing's remarks
at LaFayette's tomb; of what John
Paul Jones had said, of Admiral
Perry's brief but concise report.
French Soldier Speaks.
ALFRED in the uniform of the
French army lieutenant, and bearing
the sword presented him by his
commander who fell in battle at
Verdun, Lieutenant Perigord was
then introduced, and at the outset
paid striking tribute to President
Wilson. He related several humor-
Gus stories, n of them of a CONVEX
sation with Secretary of Wan Baker,
on the desire Of all the Americans to
receive a commission, which was fol-
lowed by a recital of how he gained
the bars. He said he brought greet
ings from the French army, the peo-
pie of France, to the great Republic
Of the West, who now was to repay
the debt of the early days of its ex-
istence, which never had been refer
ed to by France even in the hour of
her great need.
"T must thank you for the appre-
citation you r showing tonight" re-
marked Lieutenant Perigord.
| will gather up the applause, the
gratitude of the American people,
and send it back to France as a beau
tiful bouquet to be laid on the
graves of the hundreds of thousands
of heroes who have fallen in the
sacred cause of liberty, and as a tok-
en- of affection for the boys who are
ABOUT to die"
Returning to America after three
years ABSENCE" he continued, Il
lind a new soul in the nation. Ard
/ must go back to France to
tell them that they are making a mis-
take in sending French officers over
here to speak to the people of the
United States. They should send
German officers whom they have tax
on nrisoners in order that the Ger
mans can learn what is in store for
them, and the trouble that they laid
up for themselves when they aggra-
waited this great country into entering
the conflict.
Greetings From France.
81 am bringing you greetings from
the French army-that heroic organ
Lizaticn that has come through the