Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-24

draft act found o5 per cent OF men OF
SraIt age illlterate in spite OF our
pcrcentage OF our people cannot speak
English and 1t is among them that
those preaching red anarchy and Boil
trines. 1t is on this soil that these
dangerous plants grow. We as citi-
aens must pledge ourselves TO rid tho
country OF these radicals either by ed
ton"
hinSiic Welcomes Visitor.
Mayor Ainslic in officially welcoming
General Pershins 10 Richmond. said:
We arc 20 be cong tulated upon the
opportunity OF welcoming to Richmond
the principal CUES. OF the evening, and
the members OF his STAN declared
Mayor AainSlie.
1T is mos, opportunc and fitting that
the people OF this particular part OF
virginia should have the honor OF eS-
tending their hospitality 10 them, for
he and they were principal actors in
a great transaction recently closed,
had owed to a great and friendly poo
pie over the seas. for 1877 years.
III was ~ little Yorktown just be-
low us on the peninsula that the cur
tain WAS run,e down in October. 1881,
upon The final scene of the great drama
OF tue american Revolutions"
when the names Of all the rest of
those who struggled and sacrificed for
liberty in those stirring days shall have
pee forgolten there Will remain two.
and brighter with each century, the
unaEins names OF The great Virginia
republican: Washington. and of the
great heart had beat in unison through
out the struggle to give liberty to
French Freely Gave.
In In" hour of its triumph" the
sneaker continued. they had TO heap
the soil OF Virginia red with the blood
or gallant French troops who had free
side by side the French and Ameri-
cans had marched weary miles had
shared the bitter ,hardships of winter
quarters, had fought. suffered, .bled and
died to-. give America liberty, and
America did not forget
IN the progress of time the gallant
and timely aid TO. us in our distress
brutal and ruthless enemy.
VAS torn and bleeding from n thousand
ghaStly wounds. The flower Of their
YOUNG manhood were either dead or
as If all were lost. and that MT last a
typical autocracy would rule. But il
WAS not 10 be.
Grew To Vast Host.
The little. group OF the reyolu
stronT. vigorous host The great
hfmsef l E"1 ahre rose b, up and Sh99s
,ull force into the struggle and one
nay there appeared before the Statue
Oh ,i,tniaFGtte> in Paris an American |
,oldier. the commanding general of
the american ENpeditionary Force"
Here The speaker paused for a mo-
ment. the diners. waiting only for the (
hour. VI INC
."Spcakin,g to tho spirit of the friend |
mat thrilled the gallant French. Who |
ssstu ctuns 70 hone, and raised them
rom their dependency. Salutinr thn
st , 9te he uttered the mcmorabie ,
we arc here Lafayette" and from
MAJ inomcnt autocrucy was doomcI
q little while after that n subordinaIe,
SAID TO the. mailman who dreamed Of
,nSlaNing the world: Your majesty
incre are million Americans in
How So replied the all highest.
How did they get therec"
me l-usitania brought them" rr-
n!ied me subordinate, in play on
,,Mc OF the blacklist crimes of the war.
,ul at last their eyes We're opened
tershlngs question had stuck
~ the namc OF the general the as
nj yeiHi, /, asaln Interrupted the speaker
pm II ih e, galleries outside OF tho banquet
ma Tore aside the curtains that they
might hear the address
Ninong the distinguished citizens nbo
TeScifSu General 'Iershing were:sg