The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-06
HONOR LA FAYETTE
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hundred million free men, women and
children disclaiming any disadvant-
ages to themselves sent armies of
their young and gave of their wealth
that liberty and freedom that Lafay-
cite cherished and espoused should be
to believe, and we know, that these
armies took no mean part in securing
that ultimate victory by which the
integrity of France and human rights
were preserved. By their proves.
their dauntless courage, and their
resolute valor, they checked the Ger
man advance at Chateau Thierry and
Belleau Wood in the second battle of
the Marine and started that memoir
able retreat of the German hordes
which a few months later ended in
final defeat.
THE friendly and cordial relations
which exist between the United States
and France do not, therefore, rest
upon mere sentimentalitY or selfish
interests but rather are they built on
the firm foundation Of historic mu-
tual service which cannot be shaken
Hughes Sends Message.
Secretary Hughes said: II deem it
most fitting that there should be as
ISOLATED with this celebration the OBJ
servance of the anniversary of the
Battle of the Marine, for thru that
battle, turning seemingly irretrievable
retreat into a magnificent victory. the
preservation of those great principles
of human liberty and rights which
Lafayette cherished was ultimately as
sured.
at is further gratifying that in this
celebration the friendship and good
will which we entertain for France
will be appropriately emphasized.
tries are built on a solid foundation
of service and of mutual helpfulneSs
in the couse of free institutions"
Ambassador Herrick cabled: La
fayette and the Marine are names in
scribed forever on our banner, on the
banner of France and on the hearts Of
our citizens and hers. We rejoice
that we stood beside France for lib
erty at the second Marine and CRATE
fully acknowledge our Indebtedness to
Lafayette and to France, our ally in
the war for our independence and the
| defender of liberty in the dark days
of 1914.
LAS one to whom It was given to
be within sound of the firing at the
| first Marine and to witness Americans
battling for the common cause of
| liberty on the same common grounds
that these two sisters in freedom
whose hands stretch out to each other
across the Atlantic will continue in
| the future as in the past to find ways
10 BudTu the AOerCieS common to
! them both; and in contemplating the
| splendid strides which France is MAX
\ ing in rising from the ruins of In
vasion find the certainty that her
viri1e and courageous people will con-
tinue to be worthy of that great
! cause"
From President Millerand OF
/ France came the following messag e:
| I'm commemoration of the double
anniversary of the birth of Lafayette
and of the battle of the Marine, the
American people shows its attach
ment to the principles which have
made its independence"
| Premier BRAND sent the following:
IN the schools of France the pages
\ in which our history merges with
yours are read to the children. They
learn therein the gratitude which
| every Frenchman owes to the Ameri-
can heroes who died at st. Mihiels
at Belleau Wood, at Chateau Thierry.'