New Britain herald., 1918-09-03

kindness to my people in their un- fortunate condition"
 Continuing he said that the patriot ism of the American people is com pound of the best patriotic motives of the people of Europe, blended into the fine American ideals. He showed it by the make up of the United States army. He said that 1 per cent. of our army is made up of Poles and that they are fighters is demonstrated by a perusal of the casualty lists. Twelve per cent. of those reported killed are Polish.
 Congressman Lonergan spoke as follows:
 Reverend Chairman, Honored Guest, Members of Sacred Heart Par ish and Friends: This occasion has a threefold significance. We honor labor, by coming here on the national holiday set aside for the nation to pay tribute to the men who make her great. We honor the young men of Polish blood who have gone out and who will go out from New Britain, to carry the standards of democracy across the plains of France. We honor Poland by remem bering her heroes and pledging anew our faith in the final liberation of that fair land.
 '"The honor that you have done me in asking me to be present this even ing is one that I appreciate.
 Tt is fitting that we should assem- ble on Labor Day. In ordinary times. out of labor comes strength. Out of labor comes the joy of achievement. Out of labor comes prosperity, nation al unity, place among the nations of the world. In these war times, out of labor comes the reward of duty done. Come the high courage to carry on to the end, the high vision to see the right; comes victory. And when the history of this war is writ i ten, and the historians point out it's heroes, foremost among them will be found men who wrought the destinies of the land with their hands. From that Hateful Good Friday on April 6, 1917, when the United States formally declared to exist the war thrust upon it by the Imperial Ger man Government, to this day, the 1 part played in the welding of our na- ] tiOn into a mighty army by labor has ] been not only a creditabIe, but also , an inspiring one. There was no wait 1 ing, no debating, 0 faultfinding. Labor 1 accepted the fact, as did all men, and { started with the determination to win l the war. This resolve has never been ] Obscured. In the fOundries, in the mills, on the farms, in the shipyards, | in the mines, in the quarries, on the ] ranches, in the cities, labor goes on, | steadfast in purpose, and sure in aim, i fighting the good fight to a victory 1 that is assured.
 T
 in the countries of our Allies in Eu- rope a delegation, representing the la 1 boring men of the United States, urg-
 ing their brothers in England and l France and Italy to hold on for the l dark hours have passed; and we have
 crossed to the side of the mountain l facing the sun. Courage for Vic | tory is their message and their 1 motto.
 ''The message is echoed and re-
 echoed by the challenge of the young 1 men of Polish blood who have gone
 out from among you. Whether they i wear the khaki and olive drab of the land forces of the Stars and : Stripes: whether, in blue, they go
 down to the sea in ships with that ! flag before them; or whether, in horizon blue, they fight with the legions of France, they go always with the vanguard of democracy and truth, striking wherever they can the
 forces of autOcracy and deceit In
 spired by the blood of warriors
 within them, guided by the words of
 Hbertv's great leader Woodrow Will
 son asking no reward bun the recogni
 tion ot their own rights and the
 rights Of their people, they fight and
 they die if need be, for their cal1se.
 Iii the armies Of the United States
 We proudly number 100000 valiant
 sons of Poland, and this my friends