Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-11-18 | Page 6 | President Unable to Attend Celebration

PRESIDENT UNABLE TO CELEBRATION Washington Nov 0 1 17 President Wilson Wil Wil- 11 son will ili not attend the celebration of ot Britain's lla day at New ow York Sunda Sunday December De De- cember r 8 8 In a letter to Judge Alton B B. Parker chairman n of ot the committee I which extended the Invitation the President President Pres Pres- Ill ident said laid saidI pres-I pres I 1 am nm Yer very ery much Interested In the Plan pait for or celebrating the notable courage courage cour cour- age aSe and ln achievements achieve of or the army and andna na nay naVy of ot Great Britain nn and Ireland and the lie overseas o dominions J on Sunday afternoon aft aCt croon December 3 S. S and It I Is with unaffected un un- affected I find myself obliged to say la I cannot be present It Is la my plain dut duty to be hero here for tor I can act J more inert pro promptly lit I Oil on matters which seem to mature turl almost t er c every hour an and I am sure I can bo lo o more moie truo true to the common I cause b by staying here than b by b being present much as I should like to Join In iii praising the tho part which Great lInt lInt- alna ams soldiers and sailors have played In this tills great war ar for the th lie freedom of ot tho the world