New-York tribune., 1919-04-07
..Americans All'' Open Vic
tory Campaign at Hippo
drome Rally; Representa-
tive of ~ Nationalities
Send Cable to Wilson
Pledge Unswerving Loyalty
10 u. S.; s'Flying Circus
in First Battle Thursday

Il
The first note of the Victory Liberty
loan campaign in New YORK was
sounded yesterday. when s4ooooo'ooo
was pledged by americans OF 1ore'e"
birth and extraction. Twenty-nine ra-
cial groups and forty-two nationail'les
yere represented at the "Amerlcans
auv rally at the Hippodrome held IN
or,icnation of the Liberty Loan drive
which opens April 21 and continues
three weeks.
Cold star banners in commemoratlon
os the Americans of foreign birth who
d;od on the battlefelds of France and
FLANDERS were presented on behalf of
the government to the chalrmen OF the
nations with delegations present. The
aags were borne to the stage by young
r;r,s and as each was received it was
,ossed TO 81 soldier or sailor of each
nationality who had seen service under
the Stars and Stripes.
Liberty Loan workers of German par
ontaee formed one of the largest groups
and their flag was literally applauded
The Mexican banner was received by
Pedro del Villar, the leader in New
York of the Felix Diaz faction now in
revolt against the present Mexican gov
ernment.
Renew Pledge of LOYALTY
The meeting, in behalf of the five
million men and women of foreign ori-
Gin in the Second Federal Reserve Dis
trct. expressed anew their pledge of
LOYALTY. and declared their intention to
support the loan to the utmost, practis-
ing and teaching thrift and economy
tothat end.
This message was cabled to the
President in Paris:
"Woodrow Wilson, President of the
United States, Paris, France.
Give million Americans of foreign
birth and foreign parentage residing
in the Second Federal Reserve Dis
trict, through their representatives
at the Americans All Manifestation in
the Hippodrome, New York City, to-
day send greetings and pledge their
answering loyalty to the United
States of America.
JOSEPH HARTIGAN, Chairman,
american All Manifestation"
The speakers at the meeting were
Hans Reig, Chief of the Foreign Lam
guage Division of the Treasury De-
partment, who represented Secretary
of the Treasury Carter Glass; Colonel
c. L. Withrow of the War Saving Com
mittee, and Joseph Hartigan of the
Government Loan Organization. Each
racial group was represented by the
loan workers who will operate in the
Victory Loan campaign. Following
the adoption of resolutions pledging
all groups to work for the success of
the loan, messages We're sent to
President Wilson and Vice President
Marshall. That to Nr. Marshall was
sent to Washington by carrier
pigeons.
Yvonne De Treville, Of the Royal Bel
gran Opera Company; Mario laurent,
o. the Metropolitan Opera Company,
and Sacha Jacobson contributed to the
musical programme
Inc money pledged was divided by
naaattionaltles as follows: Russian, S15,-
OOOoOo; German, S25O,000,OOO; Hun
saran' ear slo,Oo0,o00; Jugoslavs, $780,
ego; oy; beigian, s7,500,000 Syrian, 81 ,0OO,-
WV; LATIN American, s2,OOO,OOO; Itali-
an S60,oOO,O0O; Polish, S75 900 900;
oDn nan'sn, sl,oOO,000; Portuguese, $780,
yov, Lithuanian. 100000; Cheko-Slo-
'@As' sooo'Oo0; Finnish, 100000.
Will Battle in Clouds
,, american, French and British aces
~'i oatt!e IN the clouds for the loan
@s tasy pattled over France for vic
& eyiy y ior the army. The Flying Cir
80 10 %nich wall tour thirty cities in
-. w interests Of the loan, will stage
~ ~ Afst air battle over New York
thursday at 80 .. m.
several slow flying American 'planes
5ssa . VIII appear above the city. bomb
s Ae streets with Liberty loan lit
ssSSuie'- sne bombing squadron will
k, ''a9sn a, OH by captured German Fox
Is pIehes, bearing on their wings
uefman black cross insignia and
;-sa"@uyring ;sn in true Richthofen fv.
'Ag circus fashion.
.;,se ;neiose the enemy" can escanc thev
snaas n De engaged by squadron Of
~ Spad and Curtiss combat
gsrs g,seS manned by the American
lrsaa ,sacn and British aces, who win
So 60 me Richthofen formation and
hsssxe tne fokker's in individual com
80 - rvery turn and trick of the
MA ls''so ar lighter will be brought into
The Flying Circus viii travel in
Nsf frsI'al tram under command of
vii i0f Henry J. f. Miller. The 'planes
r;gs. De dismantlcd and packed each
sn' and carried 10 the next town
Sf,y.stne Sfs tney viii be rcassmbled by
se,s,1 sy'pur mechanics. rgiany of whom
ssa WIN the Lafayette Escadrille.
Bnohg the pilots win be Captain
Keli,t d. smith, Licutenants Nj. B.
M Ms"vf' v' 1eorgc r. White. Jean dc st.
s1 ~ T Sharon. George c. Melon
N;da,p'uS stewart, Leo S. Post. f.. s.
A Afisslon' Il }. o. Donaldson and CAPTAIN
Yo,s eHcral Reserve Bank of New
sars stalFe yesterday that the Sccrc
n.x ., me Treasury had announced 8
S.at.s 'srrIhR of ~ per cent United
dehssS treasury certificates Of in
Tor minimum of $780,
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