Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-07-08 | Page 4 | Marshal Foch Salutes Old Glory

Foch Salutes Salute Old Glory T THE HE Fourth of July message cabled b by Marshal Foch och from Paris to the American Legion contained some eloquent tributes to his Ins American comrades in in the tile war and showed that the tho grizzled French commanders commander a is not diminishing by the tuo estimate of American prowess s lapse of time It will be the honor of my life he said as as a soldier and a Frenchman to have had among the tho army splendid army bril bril- bril brilliantly our of or democracy and tUll of liberty your commanded always ready for any offensive Heroes of the dark hours of or yesterday comrades in in brothers and faithful friends in n the battle let us be efforts of tomorrow France and America did peace Pae not fight for conquests Wo Ve hate war we simply defend de defend do- do fend the thc soil of the fatherland Marshal Foch Foeh in these few words exhibits an appreciation appreciation of the tho motives inspiring American participation tion in the war which does credit to his discernment and demonstrates tes as a n citizen of a sister republic as well as a u distinguished soldier the true spirit which animated ani animated ani ani- mated the tho American expeditionary forc forces He lIe concludes concludes con cou- eludes his graceful communication as follows Washington and Lafayette b have bo o rc reminded the tho h soldiers heart en enlists en- en exclamation My of Idealism It was vas with the lists INts In tho the service of or liberty that Lafayette Lafayette left Metz Mets It liberated today toda to embark on tho the ship l La t Gen Gon- Goni i General wo we arc are here that was with the words Lafayette eral cral eral le Pershing bOU brought to the French p and to n the allied i armies tile tue assistance OL o yuu ii v. v VI b admirable men and Our orphans orphan's supported by your women will lay flowers at tho the foot toot of or Washington Washington's statue our soldiers will render military honors to your jour our flap flag upon which Is emblazoned forever oro er the namo name of ot Chateau Thierry St. St Mihiel Thiaucourt and of or tho Ar- Ar star spangled 11 flag a gonna In their namo nama I salute your our to tho the glorious deed decd of ot your our three wars asleep in dm divino no peace I express tho the respectful and affectionate homage of tho the sincere friend of or tho the United States It is a n. noteworthy auxiliary to the pledges of friendship between the two great republics it is a n. further further fur fur- ther thor convincing proof if any is needed of the tho French gratitude for American assistance to the tho allies in their hour of need it will ill meet a hearty and affectionate response response re- re from both soldier and citizen of the United States it should be be recorded among the historical utterances ut itt- I of great men in the archives cs of the American I Legion gion for it is the word of the generalissimo in command corn com mand of the allied armies in refutation of any past present or future detraction of the r Amer American an soldiers soldiers' courage and efficiency