Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-01
WESTINGHOUSE
VOICE STILL,
!, CALLS !, j /. TO U. S,
President Poincare 50 De-
cllalres IL New Years
Greetings.
Other OF q. ] Rulers n Join III Elk
tending 1 Best Wishes !; to
America.

A.. at| y.t-I5I 8HS, VI" saESE.ISsl aE. - ,TG.E..FsGlh
Washington. Jan 1.-The voice OF
Washington still resounds and no
shows the path to; triumph. througj,
France in Anew Years. greeting to
the Americanspeople, which Eappears
in the New Year edition OF the Off
cial Bulletin. Il asa& y
NJ. Poincare's message is one Of a
number received from the heads Of
the nations associated with the United
in the var against Germany.
Others came from King Alexander of
Greece; President sMSnocal OF. Cuba,
president Na4dex Of Panama, King
Peter Of Serbia President tBurrera of
quay.
the French president, Il look back
with elnoticnSS 20 the nonths just clap
|sed sandSstos ffSsstccessive phases OF
the world struggle, and in particular
Ito the entrancesof the United States
finto the war;
Free Nattons-Onc Cause"
Champions OF a common cause,
the American people and the French
people, whom fraternity OF arms
has united in the past, whom it is
binding still more closely today, con-
template with unshakeable ,firn,ness.
and with the aerene CONSCIOUSNESS OF
their duty, The ltberating task that
they have sworn to accomplish to the
|tinuation of the sublime effort of the
free nations, grouped for the defense
Of honor. ana sofe the pledged word,
for the ssafsguarding .ef all mother
lands. great or small against the pow
ierss of imperialism and autocracy,
whose avowed design is to dispose of
peoples just as they have led them to
death-without consulting them.
IT'S the far-oYf voice of Washing
ton that lesoEHds still, at the thresh-
old of the NewssYear, as in the heroic
hours Of Nore, and the echoes of
which are re-echQed throughout the
glorious American union. France,
too, hears it. The illustrious Ameri-
can statesman shows us the path to
triumphant sacrifice and, like his
1eminent successor President Wilson.
Seems to say to the nations united for
the salvation of humanity: Garry en-
to victory the flag Of freedom
I The greeting from King Alexander
|of Greece said:
The Greeks, who were the first to
defy Justice and liberty, understand
and greatly admire the magnitude OF
IAAS ASSA.sSS kot " lAASAA hS SAllkVo QOSLISo
1 enters so boldly I'm this terrible war.
'Imbued4w with the same ideals. the
Greeks wiz fight to help to secure
their realization. They will do it
with SO much more determination. az
they expect to contribute to free mil
lions Of their brothers actually wildly
persecuteH BY their hereditary enc
T wish for Freedom.
Il wish the New Year would bring
+ to all the people fighting for the free
dom of the world the just reward of
their Sacrifices.
ben surpassed In history
President Menocal sent this mes
Usage: t f St.
Never in universal history have the
nations been bound together by such
noble and magma ntmous ties as is the
case in the titanic struggle of almost
all of the countries of the world. great
and small, against the central empires
of Europe. No selfish ends and mo-
crusade for liberty; and justice, be-
cause there are no such ends and
motives that can be held in common
by so many and such different ma
tionalities, in so many and in such
distant parts of the globe. A superhu-
man and irresistible force, q divine
impulse unites them and harmonizes
the force and impulse Of the great
principles of justice; and Of humanity
to bring peace to modern civilization"
President Valdez esid:
"The, REPUBLIC of Panama views
with calm satisfaction. the future OF
the world i >this hour. " history when
the d~estintes of the Xrrsatt modern
I conlnunity. are at stakSs This satiGa
faction rests upon the sentiments Of
\ loyaltt and aeeisiopj. ssltie|l.impelled
it at the first mom9ntskos embface tho
! cause of American democracy. which
1 is the cause of the allies: and the hope
Of the small nations which believe;
despite everything. .inthe rule OF
-. 80: tkc H"-r Yea ling final
triumph to those principles and
81. Ia, ,$.fe sssaf victory the
ehrays warriors who are shedding theiy
hood on the affairs OF a true peace
;aich shall abide
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