The Washington herald., 1918-07-05
UNITY TOSAVE
SERBIA, I" MOTTO
OF new NATION
Flag Raised BY Aspiring
Peoples in July 4
Affair.


officially came into existence yester-
day afternoon at the celebration Of
the Jugo-Slavs on the Agriculture
Grounds in the Mall.
A flag symbolic of the union Of the
peoples OF the southern Slavic coun-
tries. the Croatians. Serbians and Slo-
venians. was adopted by the repre-
sentatives Of these peoples in Wash
ington.
"we have raissd this flag Of liberty
and union" declared NJ. Lioubomir
Michailovitch, Serbian Minister to the
United States, in his address to the
people Of the new nation, Let US
swear to be always ready TO die fer
IL.
I'VE have as a people become united
under the yoke Of the enemy. The
proof OF this national union Is this
flag. The enemy can no longer sue
coed in dividing US, for in this struggle
we will all die or become free and
united. The fact that this flag mas
first seen the light in this great coun-
try. which has taken us under its pro-
lection. is the token that we viii carry
1t into our liberated country"
Americas Principles.
america has adopted q system of
principles which is today the ideal of
the entire civilized world" he stated
America has become the refuge of
ALL the oppressed, the home OF lib
erty. We. an oppressed people, have
found protectors here. But II is not
only protection that hase been given
US, but they have taken up our de-
fense. Faithful to the principles for
which they stand, they have come TO
our aid. We have defended ourselves
against Pan-Germanism. Ameri-
canism will vanquish it"
The nag, covered, was carried in
procession from Thirteenth street and
New York avenue to the Agricultural
grounds. II was carried by four
little girls, representing the union OF
the three nations and America-Little
Betty Baker. daughter Of the Secre-
tary of War. represented America:
Alice Grguavich, Serbia; Margaret
Grskovic. Croatia, and Carmen Tor
man, Slovenia.
At the head of the procession
walked gigantic figure, representing
the national hero of Serbia, KraIjevic
Marko. The Serbians have a legend
that the hero will return to lead his
countrymen TO victory when the day
Of a completely independent Serbia
is at hand. The character was taken
by Micun Paviceyic, q Montenegro.
Raised the Flag.
Hundreds OF Jugo-Slavs followed the
flag in their national costumes to the
Agricultural Grounds and watched it
raised.
The Serbian Minister led the audi
ence In an oath Of allegiance TO the
new flag and the new nation for which |
II stood.
I'VE swear to be ready to die for
the flag Of liberty and union We have
raised, and never to rest until il has
found an abiding place in its own
land" was the oath the assembled
people took.
Addresses were made by various
representatives OF the Jugo-Slavs in
this country and abroad. DR.. Vosnijak,
of the Yugoslav committee; II. Ivano-
vich, chief of the Montenegrin Mis-
sion, and Don Niko Grskovic, presi-
dent Of the Croatian Alliance.
During the celebration the audience
sang the ancient battle song of the
means, Forward to Battle,'' and the
rades; Forward to Battle" and the
new battle song written for the Jugo-
Slavic nation.
After the ceremony of raising the
flag, the crowd proceeded to act out
their part Of the pageant-the Harvest
Festival-which for 500 years has typi-
fled the hope of the peasant struggling
for freedom.
The Festival.
The festival consisted in the songs
and dances of the three peoples COM
posing the new Jugo-Slavic nation.
The parts were taken by natives of the
countries and girls from the Young
Women's Christian Association. Lit
tie Betty Baber danced a folk dance
Of the Croatian people.
A symbolic interpretative dance of
the struggle Of the Slavic people for
freedom was given by Miss Enid Sims
Of the Young Women's Christian As
sociation. In the dance the people,
enchanted, struggle to gain their ma
tional freedom, and finally succeed In
breaking their chains and gaining
their desire.
Little Jassamine Borland and Jack
Baker danced one of the national ,
dances Of Serbia
The "Kola", the national dance of
the Southern Slavs. was danced by
the children of the Patriotic League,
twenty-four young men and women
from local Slavic organizations and
the Y. W. c. A.
The music was furnished by the
Jugo-Slav Tamburitza band, conduc-
ted by E. Blazovitch.
The Jugo-Slav celebra ton was given
under the direction of Mrs. william
P. Borland, assisted by Mr.. Toutsic,
and the Young Women's Christian
secretaries, Miss Sales,