The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-11
PERSH|NG
AND SECRETARIES
EXTOL ARM|ST|CE
President, Baker, Yank Gen.
eraI, Daniels and Lansing
Address Messages to Nation
at Large on Anniversary.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1l.--Presldent
Wilson, Gen. Pershing. Secretary OF
War Baker, Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels and Secretary OF State Lansing have
addressed separate messages to the
American nation at large In commence
ration OF today as .Armistice day..
President Wilson'S message follows;
ITO My Fellow ountrymen: A year
ago today our enemies laid down their
arms in accordance with an armistice
which rendered them inpotent to re:
new hostilfties and gave to the world
an assured opportunity to reconstruct
It's shattered order and to work out in
peace a new and juster set of inter,
national relations, The soldiers and
fought and endured for more than
four years to uphold the barrier OF
civilization against the aggressions OF
armed force. We ourselves had been
in the conflict something more than a
year and a half. With splendid for
we remodeled our industries, concen-
trated our financial resources, In
| creased our agricultural output and
assembled a great army, so that at
the last our power was n decisive fac
tor In the victory, We were able to
bring the vast resources, material and
moral OF a great and free people to
Europe who had suffered and sacrl-
feed without limit in the cause for
which we fought.
"Out OF this victory there arose new
possibilities Of political freedom and
economic concert. The wal. showed
ing together for high purposes, and
the victory Of arms foretells the en-"
during coHquests which "a be made
In peace when nations act Justly and
In furtherance OF the common inter-
estA OF men. To us In America the
reflections OF Armistiee day viii be
filled with solemn pride In the hero
ism OF those who died In the oountry's
service. and with gratitude for the
victory, both because OF the thlng
from which II has freed us and be-
cause Of the opportunity It has giver
America 10 show her sympathy will
peace and justice IN the councils Of
"The White House. Nov. ii, 1919"
Pershing Message.
Gen. Pershing made this statement
ION the first anniversary Of the mr.
mistice that brought fighting to al
end on the western front We recall
, with qualification the services Of thu
army and the country In the war TIL,
great army of young manhood KNOW
J as the American expeditionary force
was hurriedly raised, equipped an,
trained to meet n grave world crisis
Composed OF youth, selected for thei
physical and their mental fitness, |
/ was developed into as fine a body Q
men as the world has ever seen. Thi
force played a decisive part In tn
war and demonstrated that while W
are not a military nation. the AmerI
can boy has In him those qualitie
that go TO make up a perfect soldier
: The achievements OF our troops on tn
hattleftelds of France have become
part of our history, and need not h
again %recounted here. Their patriot
Ism prompted q spirit Of self-sacrific
Y u~neuualed; their services have pre-
served our ideals and our institutions.
4 "Our armies have been demobiliEe
and our citizen soldiers have returne
again to civil pursuits with assuranc
n OF their ability to achieve therein III
success they attained az soldiers, thu
: bringing q now asset to the natiol
with broadened visions they return M
5 only with pride in the high STANDARD
q OF American manhood, hut with a ne
c ties ~ citizenship.
"As we pay tribute TO u fightir
l. mon. we remember that solidly behir
them stood the American people vii
y all our resources and our deternlnl
7 ton, This common service has weld'
together our people. These eSper
s ences safeguard the future Of Ameri,
, and enable us TO look forward cont
II IDENTIFY to the development OF a strong
nationality and n deeper sense OF u
y. obligations that rest upon us, The g
ir eroise by the American people OF pra
teal patriotism during the war was
avowal Of our firm adherence 10 I
principles Of free government that "
&c continue to have great influence up
|. tina progressive thought throughout Z
IL world. These are things which ma
rs this day significant.
n General Y. s. A.