The Washington times., 1930-09-24

age Of our population may par
ticipate and share In the tribute
to this foremost American"
Memorable Event
Commissioner Louis Nettlehorst
said:
I'VE ought 70 make this one
Of the most memorable events
In Chicag0's history. I believe
We cannot do enough 70 show
appreciation Of the people for
the great services Mr.. Hearst
has rendered the nation.
Il want this reception to be
not only . magnificent tribute
to Mr.. Hearst for his sturdy
AInericanism. but also to serve
as . protest against any foreign
government according 10 an
American citizen such treat
Inent rs was accorded by France
to 50 distinguished . citizen aa
william Randolph Hearst
Thompson Wires
Mayor Thompson followed the
councils invitation Monday with
a telegram to Mr.. Hearst. II
read:
4 have just returned to
Chicago from my vacation
spent at Nantucket, Mass. I
thought I might have the pleas
ure Of meeting yOu while yOu
were In Boston - official guest
Of honor Of that city, but yOu
returned to New York earlier
than I had expected. I take
this, my first opportunity after
my return to Chicago, to con.
graduate You on the cORnrIi-
ment the French government
paid your Americanism. / con.
gratulate yOu. too. on the
statement y1u issued when BY
diplomatic request ven retired
from France.
Laugh on French''
@You gave the world ! laugh.
and the laugh ID On French
officials. They pushed you
higher up on the ladder Of
fame.
I'm line with George wash
ingtOn's policy, We desire friend.
" relations with All nations.
but entangling alliances with
none. France, however. as
United States Senator Robert
=. Wagner said, In Welcoming
you back to New York, puts 4
severe handicap on imterna.
ti0naI friendship when Il resortS
to such unchivalrOus conduct
as . means Of attempting tO IN.
fluenCe free expression 81 pnfalic
opinion from an American
standpoint. 1t was astonishinr
to me that the present French
government would penalize an
American for expressions made
In America.
Defender" Of u. S.
Il regret that since the days
OF Lafayette. the policy of The
French government has 81
changed that &c decorates some
Americans whose AmerlCanisgn
is questionable and attempts d
punish some whose American.
ism Is sound, being based On the
principles Of the founders Of
our republic. The French off.
cials have indeed honOred you
In singing You out Of MI our
people for their denunciatiorI.
Appropriately the people of
Boston presented you with one
Of the three canes from the
famous elm that stood for zoo
years on the battlefield az
Lexington. I agree with what
Mayor James M. CurIey said IN
making this presentation, that
you are indeed 8 real, worth.
while defender Of American
principles yes, foremost 81
such In our country through
y0ur power to speak 10 10000.
geo persons. readers Of your
publications daily.
ADertX Tor world
In accepting the sconstitu.
tiOnaI big stick you are quoted
as saying what cannot be reite-
rated too often; The liberty
born in Lexington was not only
for America, but for the world
Fundamentals Of this liberty
are . free press and free speech,
with the right Of peaceable as
sembly and repetition for redress
Of grievances. The French gov.
ernment of today seemingly
does not understand this; the
people Of other nations have IN.
dicated that they do.
Sincerely,
WILLIAM II. THOMPSON,
Mayor"