The Winslow mail., 1923-11-02
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS: Armistice Day 1929
marks the fifth anniversary of the
ending of the great World War,
which, so far as the people of Amer
lea were concerned, was fought to
maintain high ideals and to end war:
and,
WHEREAS; The people of the
world on Armistice Dy 1918 exper-
fenced an emotional reaction from
the horrors of the previous years
which gave them the keenest joy, and
they looked forward to centuries of
peace and the settlement of the dis
putes between men and nations on
the basis of understanding and JUS
tice and,
WHEREAS: Their expectations
and hopes have been blasted, and the
nations of Europe are still struggling
and hating and fighting, and revenge
is still the guiding principle among
many of the Old World nations; and
WHEREAS: America, in a way, is
out of it, and yet is eternally a part
OF it; our industries are crippled; our
workmen are unemployed; our farm
ers are suffering from lack of mar
l,kets; our people are disillusioned
and disappointed as a result of the
failure of peace; and,
WHEREAS: The people of the
world have right to expect more
of America than policy of isolation.
They have right to expect our aid.
coopertion and assistance in binding
and healing the wounds of the world,
and have a right to expect that
nation which 70 l1o
tian nation, will not follow the exam
pie of the priests and the Levites, and
pass by without offer of assistance
to the beaten and wounded; and.
WHEREAS: The nations with
whom we were associated in the war
overseas, have right to, expect our
cooperation in working out the prob
lens of, reorganization The defeated
nations are entitled. to our support
in the. fulfilment of the terms embo-
died in President Wilson's fourteen
points which served as the basis for
the armistice of 1918, and in seeing
! that they shall be made effective.
They accepted our terms in good
faith, and rhaye a right to expect that
we, as nation, will see that they
are observed; and,
WHEREAS: We have been tempt
ed to evade our responsibility, and,
like Pontlus Pflate, wash our hands,
as 1t We're, of the problems of Eur
ope. This cannot be. done, and one
has but to look on every side to see
the utter failure of this policy
NOW, THEREFORE, l, George w.
P. Hunt, Governor Of the State of
Arizona, do hereby designate and set
aside Monday November II, 1928, as
Arm1stlce Day, and l call upon the
people of Arizona to take the time to
read the fourteen points which serv-
ed as the basis for negotiations which
brought about the armistice; and |
call upon them to consider the duties
and responsibilities which, as a great
christian nation, we owe humanity
and to try to help and maintain the
peace of the world. And | further
call upon the people of Arizona, in
the various communities of the State,
to hold appropriate exercises in COM
remuneration of the signing of the
Armistice; and l urge that they try
to reawaken the feeling and emotions
which stirred their hearts when the
Armlstice was signed on November
IL, 1918, feeling confident that if they
do so, we may help toward finding a
remedy for the terrible bitterness
and hatred which continues to en-
bitter and destroy the lives of count
less human beings.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have
hereunto set my hand and
caused the great seal of the
State OF Arizona to be affixed
Done at Phoenix the Capital,
this goth day of October, A. D.
1928
! (SEAL)
GEO. w. p. HUNT,