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+ nfff.tfistafh I'M 1T. H+rorney-
General. MAY. 1890. sec the successful
conclusion OF the constructive work Of
rsadtustment from war conditions and
diAicuitiss: may II bring with 1t set
Element Of the unnecessary strife be-
| tween capital and labor. a more Just
aud equal division of the fruits CT
labor. the elimination Of all over
grown federations or corporations
L that threaten to control or sway the
government and the suppression of the
uHra-radicals who seek to transpIat
Tie CHAOS or Europe into tiris country"
hEAh-ADMIRAL VIM. SIMS; 1.-THE
"prla has tuEt Witnessed tho most Inn
rressive manifestation OF sea power
tdat history has ever recorded white
IT Is true that navies alone cannot win
continental war, X IL. uevarthe less
equally TRUE that the allies ana Amcrt.
can navies made victory possible LIN
the world war by insuring the safs
transportation Of troops and the es-
scntial supplies for the allied coun-
| tres and the armies en- all Of the bat
liz fronts. My predominant wish for
the New Year Is therefore, that the
vital lesson be not forgotten by the
American people"
SAM Ell. GOMPERS: May the New
Year inspire all the people of our be-
loved republic to still greater efforts
for Justice and humanity ~--sr
CHARLES NJ. SCHWAB: MY para
mount New Years wish concerning
public affairs il to see every influence
Of the government, every agency In our
public life. and every energy of every
citizen OF the United States directed
teward the greatest possible produc-
ton OF farms, mines, factories aud
every other activity of our national,
| t,ie Through such effort, united and
unstinted. alone can we surmount our
most serious and immediate difficult
ties
MAJOR GENERAL LEONARD
! WOOD: My predominant wish for the
New Year is peace, law and order, in
! creased production and good business; '
NEWSSTAND CARRANZA; Prssi
dent of Mexico--"My best wishes for
the New Year are to establish com
plete tranquility IN the republic OF
Mexico. 10 hand over legally the po-
sition of first magistrate of the same
which I now hold and to tighten the
| bonds of friendship with all nations
with Hom Mexico has relations"
EAMoEN DE VALERA President
Of the Irish Republic. MY New
Years wish is freedom for Ireland aud
fer all nations subject to foreign ruls. :
MARY PICKFORD.
Il had good resolution all written
out for the New Year. INT some one
came along and told me Che world was
coming to an end in December and
tore it up. All / can remember of
i; is this: Let us not tell that little
fellow 1920 all about the troubles of
the last few years: let's bring him up
happy. glad and cheerful; put a lot of
sunshine In his heart and / am sure
he will turn out to be one of the
finest little fellows we ever knew"
RAYMOND HITCHCOCK.
1T is my wish that our political MS
will be public spirited enough to make
our country as free as Ireland"
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS.
THE roar and rumble OF cannon
have left the whole world nervous and
irritable. What Is needed is a s.oth-
inF syrup OF tolerance and q tonic of
understanding. A good &; =. pre-
srription is: Before you make a de-
| rision. sun, up the other fellows vir-
/ same thing with yourself. compare the
results and you will find they are
just about the same
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. .
My wish this New Year Is that the
people put aside foolish increduiity
ana seriously examine tn tremendous
new revelation tsniritualism) sent to
us recently by God. realizing his
methods are not ours
BY ALEXANDRA RIBOT.
Former Premier OF France, Member OF
the French Senate, Written FIX
pressly for tTnj-ersai Service. a
Paris Dec. si.-F-ance enters the
Ncw Year still weak and disfigured
by her wounds, but undaunted at
heart. Filled with gratitude for her
timely aid and convinced that she will
net deny Us pra ctical friendship in the
difficult days ahead. we greet our be-
! loved sisted republic across the sea at
the opening Of another year of the
worlds reconstruction.
General Pershing-"My wish for
America is that she shah enjoy peace
throughout the New Year and for the
people Of America, that thew may
face facts and work In peace with the
same high ana unified purpose that
they displayed in war for the wise
solution Of tho problems of recon-
struction IN this country and in the
world II all realize these are ma
tionai problems. am confident OF
their happy solution"