The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-06
FRANCE JOINS
With AMERICA
TO PAY HONOR
To LAFAYETTE
Jusserand Speaker at Exer-
cises Held to Celebrate
Birthday Of Lafayette and
First Marne Victory.
PRAISE PEACE SPIRIT
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Ambassador
Jusserand of France, was the principal
speaker at Franco-American exercises
held here today in New York's historic
city hall in commemoration of the
163d anniversary of the birth Of La
fayette and the fifth anniversary of
the first battle of the Marne. Amid
the impressive services, messages OF
felicitation and congratulation upon
the victory of allied arms, which had
been brought to pass since the last
celebration by the Lafayette day ma
tional committee were read from Pres
ident Poincare of France, General
Pershing, Major General Wood, and
Secretary of State Lansing.
REPRESENTATIVES of a number of for
eign governments were present at the
cerem onies which were held in the AL
dermanic chamber. Other speakers
were Myron T. Herrick, former gov
ernor of Ohio, and ex-United States
ambassador to France, and John H.
Finley, state commissioner Of educa-
ton. The governments represented
included, besides France and the Unit
ed States, Great Britain, Canada It.
ally, Japan, Belgium, Russia, Poland
and Greece. In the afternoon services
were held at the Lafayette monument
in Union Square, which were partici-
pated in by the Society of Cincinnati.
Sons of the Revolution, G. A. R., So
| ciety of the Colonial wars and the So
ciety of Founders and Patriots Of
America.
Poincare Sends Message.
From the president Of the French
republic-"In the hours of trial and
of the needed common efforts, the
American people and the French peo-
pie united their thoughts in order to
! commerorate~at once the birth OF
Lafayette and the battle of the Marne.
! How could our two nations not seize
In this year Of internal peace the oc-
| casion to celebrate together the same
anniversaries?
THE brotherhood of America and
| France was born in the war of Inde-
pendence. 1t has never been obscured
| since. 1t has found its final consecra-
| ton in the great fight we have just
! fought shoulder to shoulder for the
| liberty of the world. 1t will keep all
its strength in the future and contrib
ute to consolidate, in the interest of
humanity. the peace which has been
established at the cost Of SO many
|
ITO the people of the United States
send the greetings Of the French re.
public, to the American soldiers the
cordial remembrance of their brothers
in arms, to the American mothers
who have lost their sons on the battle.
fields of Europe, the homage of my
profound sympathy.
(Signed) Raymond Poincare."
Regrets From Pershinq.
From General Pershing (Paris): 81
sincerely regret that l shall not be
present in New York for the exercises
in the city hall celebrating the Lafay'
ette-Marne anniversary. The first
celebration Of this joint anniversary
since the signing of peace should be
brought with new significance to all
Americans. Lafayette's services d.
rectly Influenced our course of action
in the war. The first battle of the
Marne saved the world from an over
whelming disaster. The memory oil
Lafayette and of the Marne must be
kept fresh in the minds Of every
generation of our people.
(Signed) "Pershing"
From Major General Wood, Chi
! cago-"Had it been possible to be
present I should have been glad to be
with you to pay my tribute of respect
! and affection to France and express
my hope for the continuance of the
warmest friendship and relationship
| between the two countries, each Of
which has responded to the call Of the
other, at a moment Of great nationa
peril.
| (Signed) Leonard Wood"
| From Secretary Lansing, (Washing
toni deeply regret that my en-
gagements prevent by presence at the
celebration of two anniversaries which
are so worthy of commemoration as
those of Lafayette and the first battle
Of the Marne. Both stir our minds
with the thought of the struggle ant
triumph of liberty of sacrifice ant
glorious achievements. High among
the heroes of Americas war for inde
pendence is inscribed the name O
Lafayette; and no name will find
higher place in the annals of the grea
war for democracy than that Of Joffre
the victor of the Marne. Both tough
that men might be free from auto
cracy. Both saw the cause Of human
ity triumphant. To these two grea
sons OF France, the new world and tn,
old world owe debt of gratitud,
which can never be forgotten Will,
patrlOClSm DuruS III tne hearts o
men.
(Signed) Robert Lansing"
Tribute to Roosevelt.
Ambassador Jusserand, in his ad
dress, said that the war has nov
ended as it should" and that tn
peace which had been signed was no
a peace of vengeance" but a peac
Of reparation and safety. He paid
touching tribute to the memory O
Theodore Roosevelt, saying both na
tions mourned the absence of one mar
"and hearing no more voice which
, on momentous occasions reached fror
one end of the world to the othel
. teaching men how to attain bette
, days through courage, sense of dut
and good citizenship, a voice nov
hushed forever"
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