Evening star., 1920-07-06
AMERICAN FLAG
HIGHLY HONORED
ALL OVER FRANCE
Premier Cables President OF
Plans to Make Fourth
National Fete.
By the Asso-ia ted Press.

PARIS, July cordial 1ndepend-
ence day greetings to the American
people were cabled President Wilson
by Premier Milierand yesterday. The
premiers cablegram follows:
July 4, the anniversary of the lib
GRAFTON of a democracy dear TO US.
will be celebrated by our country like
a national fete. In our, universities
and our schools. teachers will recall
TO the youth of France the signifi-
canoe of your independence and the
spontaneous cooperation of France
in this great event Your flag will
float over our public monuments and
will be respectfully saluted by our
people
I'VE evoke the memory of yo
heroes and your statesmen. associat-
ing them with more recent remem-
brance of their descendants raised by
your call for the salvation of the
world The government and people
of France have already promised to
venerate AS their own the Americans
who died in France in 1917 and 1913
1t is with the same thought that
bow before those who died for in
dependence and send this friendly
which the French democracy is at
tached by the indissoluble bonds of
fraternal gratitude"
Orphans Honor L. $. Ambassador
Twenty thousand orphans of France
whose fathers gave up their lives in
the great war. filed past Hugh c.
wallace. the American ambassador
in the Tuileries gardens this morning
dipping miniature American flags as
tribute TO the United States on In
dependence day.
The future of France lies in such
children. the sons and daughters of
the glorious soldiers who fought and
died under the immortal leadership
of Marshal Joffre and his successors"
Ambassador Wallace declared in
short address.
tomb in Picpus cemetery was held and
wreaths placed on tn etomb of the
marquis.
Paris was decorated with French
and American flags. They w,re en-
twined on the Bank of France. the
ministry of finance and all the public
buildings.
Poland Grateful for U. 8. Aid.
WARSAW. July 3.-Poland expresses
gratitude for the aid given the Polish
army by the Kosciusko squadron of
American aviators in a message sent
by the foreign minister to the Polish
legation at Washington.
"On the occasion of American Inde-
pendence day" says the message, the
minister of war sends to Secretary of
War Baker Poland's deepest appre-
citation for the heroic work of the
kosciusko squadron, composed of
Americans who are fighting for Po-
lish independence in order to repay
the debt of honor incurred by the
efforts of Kosciusko and Pulaski dur
ing the American nations struggle
for independence"
Mexico Sends Happy Message.
MEXICO CITY, July 3-Provision-
al President Adolfo de la Huerta to-
day sent the following Independence
day greeting to President Wilson:
"On the anniversary of the inde-
pendence of the great people whose
destinies you guide, l have the honor
to send the sincere fluctuations of the
Mexican people and government, and
most fervent wishes for prosperity
and a cordial union between the peo-
pies of Mexico and the United States"
Chile Sure Of U. s. Help.
SANTIAGO, Chile, July 4.-The
Fourth of July was celebrated today
by a reception at the American en-
bassy which was attended by Presi-
San Fuentes, members of the cabinet.
the diplomatic corps and representa-
tives of the American colony.
The newspaper Ell NJ rcurio.- after
remarking that the Fourth of July is
mot only memorable for Americans
but has become one of the greatest
days of humanity" refers to the fu-
ture foreign policy of the United
States. saying: There is open on one
side the traditional road which George
Washington showed when he recon-
mended the maintenance of a strong
isolation. free from influences Of Eu-
ropean complications
But world evolution, on the other
hand. opens new and wide roads of
solidarity among all nations.
"Whatever course the United States
adopted the people of Chile know that
in one case or the other we shall con-
tinue to receive from the great re-
public demonstrations of cordial
friendship similar to those given us
of late years and which permit us
today to salute this anniversary with
fervent good wishes"