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Show THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION Washington, Nov. 17. Pres- ident Wilson, in a proclamation today, designated Thursday,-November Thursday,-November 28, as Thanksgiving day, arid said this year.the Amerri icanpeopTeli'ave' special and1 moving cause to be grateful and rejoice,. Complete victory, he said, has brought not only peace,, but the' confident promise of v now day as well, In which "Jub-tlct "Jub-tlct shall replace force and jeal: ous Intrigue among the nations.''; Tho proclamation, follows: ( THANKSGIVING, 1918 By the president of the United Un-ited States of America, a proclamation. proc-lamation. It has been our custom to turn In the autumn of tho year In praise and thanksgiving to Almighty Al-mighty God for His many blessings bless-ings and mercies to us as a nation. na-tion. This year we have a special-and moving cause (to be grateful and to rejoice. God has In his good pleasure given us peace. It has not come os a mere cessation of arms, a mere relief from the strain and tragedy trag-edy of war. it has come as a great triumph of right Complete Com-plete victory has brought us, not peace alone, but tho confident confi-dent promise of a now day as well, in which justice shall replace re-place force and jealous Intrigue among tho nations. Our galant armies have partlclpattd in a triumph which Is not marred or stained by another purpose of 'selflsh aggression. In a righteous right-eous cause they've won Immortal Immor-tal glory and have nobly served their nation In Borvlng mankind. God has Indeed been gracious. Wo havo cause for such rejoicing rejoic-ing as revives and strengthens tin us all the best traditions of four national '.history. A now fd'ay shines about us, In which bur hearts take new courage and newt and greater duties. While we render thanks for these things, let us not forget to seek the Divine guidance in the performance of those dnties and" DIvlnb mercy hud forgiveness for all errors of ct or purpose, and pray that in all that wo 'do wo shall strengthen strength-en tho ties of friendship and mu-atul mu-atul respect upon which we must assist to build tho new structure of peaco and good will among nations. " Wherefore, I Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States ot America, do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty-eighth day on November next, as a-day of Thanksgiving and prayer, and invito the people through the land to cease upon that day from their ordinary occupations and In their several homes and places of worship to render thanks to God, the Ruler of Nations. Na-tions. In witness whereof, I have hertlnto set my hand and caused the seal of tse UUlted States to be affixed. Done in tho District of Columbia Colum-bia this sixteenth day of November, Nov-ember, In tho year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, and of tho Independence Indepen-dence of tho United States of America, the one hundred and forty third. By the President, WOODROW WILSON. Robert Lansing,- Secretary of State |