Arizona republican., 1919-11-11
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Presi- dent Wilson, General Pershing and Secretary Baker today issued state ments to the American people on the occasion of the first anniversary of the signing of the armistice.
 The president said to Americans the reflections of Armistice Day would be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory both because of "the thing from which it has freed us, and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations
 Will Have Great Influence.
 The exercise by the American people of practical patriotism during the war, General Pershing said, was an avoWal of their firm adherence to the principles of free government that will contin~ to have great influence upon the world.
 | Secretary Baker said that while mG1rning it's dead, the nation was grateful for their achievement and for that of their living brothers and that 'in the name of both we may hope fer an early accomplishment of the terms of peace that shall complete their ! their work upon the battle fields of France"
 The Presidents Message.
 President Wilson's message follows:
 TO MY FELLOW COUNTRY MEN:
 "A year ago today our enemies laid down their arms in accordance with an armistice which rendered them inn potent to renew hostilities, and gave | to the world an assured opportunity to reconstruct it's shattered order and | to work out in peace newer and | juster set of international relations. The soldiers and the people of the l European allies had fought and en- 1 dured for more than four years to up- | hold the barrier of civilization against | the aggressions of armed forces. We ourselTes had been in the conflict something more than a year and a half. With splendid forgetfulness of mere personal concerns we remO6eled our industries, concentrated our if nancial resources increased our agri- cultural output and assembled a great army, so that at the last our power was a decisive factor in the victory. We were able to bring the vast re- sources, material and moral, of l great ana Tree peOpie, 10 the aSSlSlsaIce of our associates in Europe who had suffered and sacrificed without limit | in the cause for which we fought.
 Out of this victory there arose new | possibilities of political freedom and | econosnic concert. The war showed us the strength of great nations act ing together for high purposes and tlSe victory of arms foretells the en- during conquests which can be made in peace when nations act justly and in furtherance of the common inter- ests of men. To us in America, the reflection of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the hero ism of those who died in the coun try's service and with gratitude for the victory both because the thing frcm which it has freed us, and be- cause of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of nations.
 (Signed) WOODROW WILSON
 '"The White House, Il November 1s1s."
 WASHINGTON. Nov. 1O--As dark ness fell over the national capital to- night three huge illuminated crosses shone out from the high walls of the War Risk Insurance Bureau build ing, across Lafayette square from the White House, and the celebration of Armistice day, the first anniversary