Show LAFA LAFAYETTE'S YETTE'S BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY OF MARNE SA BAtTLE OBSERVED Ambassador of France Principal Orator at Exercises Held in New v Yorks York's Historic City Hall EW YORK TORK Sept 6 Amba Ambassador of France was the principal N NEW speaker at Fra Franco American exercises held here today In New Yorks York's historic city hall ball In commemoration of ot the one hundred sixty-second sixty anniversary of ot the birth of ot Lafayette Lafaette and the fifth anniversary of ot the first battle of ot the Marne Amid the impressive services messages of ot felicitation felicitation felicita felicita- tion and congratulation upon the victory of ot allied arms which had been brought to pass since the last celebration of ot the Lafayette day national committee were read from President Poincare of France General Pershing Major General Wood and Secretary ot of f State Lansing Rep Representatives e of ot a number u e of of foreign governments were present at the ceremonies were in I aldermanic chamber Other speakers were My Myton ton T. T Herrick former governor governor governor gov- gov govI I j I of ot Ohio and United ex-United States j i ambassador to France and Dr DI John j I II Finley state commissioner of at education The governments represented represented represented included besides France and and I the United States Great Britain Canada Canada Can Can- can I ada Italy Japan Belgium Russia I Poland and Greece In the afternoon I I services were held at the Lafayette monument In Union square which were participated In by the Society I I of ot the Cincinnati Sons of ot the Revolution Revolution tion G. G A. A R. R Society of ot the Colonial Wars and the Society of ot Founders and Patriots of ot America OTHER CELEBRATIONS I Similar exercises were held at the I I same time in San Francisco I I itee Philadelphia Fayetteville N. N C. C and Louisville Ky the same messages sacs mes I sages being read to the assemblages mes-I mes in those cities I In Philadelphia In addition a cable message also was read from the I president of ot the Paris municipal I council I am proud to be asked to associate associate asso asso- I elate myself with your our celebration wired the Prince of ot Wales Vales The British empire can never forget its debt to France for the immortal victory victory victory vic vic- I tory of ot the Marne the first great action of ot the war in m which the French FrenchI I and ad British armies side by side Imposed imposed imposed im Im- im- im posed their will upon the enemy Field Marshal Halg Admiral Beatty Clemenceau of ot France Andrew Andrew Andrew An An- drew Tardieu and A. A J. J Balfour also sent characteristic greetings Other messages were as follows POINCARE'S MESSAGE From the tho president of ot the French republic In the hours of at trial and of the needed common efforts the American people and the French people united their thoughts In order to commemorate commemorate rate at once the birth of at Lafayette and the battle of ot the Marne How could our two nations seize InI in inthis inthis this year of Internal peace the occasion occasion occasion oc oc- oc- oc casion to celebrate together the same I anniversaries The brotherhood of ot America and France was born in the War Var of ot In InI In- In dependence It has never been obscured obscured obscured ob ob- ob- ob I since It has found its final consecration In the great fight lg t we weI j I have just fought shoulder to shoulder i for the liberty of ot the world It will keep au all ail Its strength in m the future and contribute to consolidate in the Interest of ot humanity the peace which has been established at the cost of ot otso so many sacrifices by the defenders of at right To the people of the United States I send the greetings of ot the French republic to the American soldiers the cordial remembrance of at their brothers in arms arms to the American mothers who have lost their sons on onI the battlefields of ot Europe ope the homage I of ot my profound sympathy I RA RAYMOND POINCARE PERSHING'S MESSAGE I From General Pershing Paris I sincerely regret that I shall not notI be present In New York for tor the exercises exercises exercises exer exer- in the city hall celebrating the I Lafayette Lafayette- Marne Lafayette Marne anniversary The first celebration of ot this joint Anniversary Anni anniversary anni- anni since the signing of peace I should be fraught with new significance cance to all Americans Lafayette's services directly influenced our course I of ot action in the tho war The first battle of at the Marne l saved the world from froman an overwhelming disaster The memory memory memory mem mem- ory of ot Lafayette and of ot the Marne must be kept fresh in the minds of ot every generation of ot our people PERSHING GENERAL WOODS WOOD'S MESSAGE From Major General Wood Chicago Chicago Chi Cht- cago Had It been possible to be present I should have been glad to be with you to pay my tribute of at respect and affection to France and express my hope for the continuance of ot tho the warmest warmest warm warm- est friendship and relations between the two countries each of which has hasI responded to the call of the other at ata ata ata a moment of great national peril I LEONARD WOOD woon LANSING WRITES From Secretary Lansing Washington Washing Washing- ton I deeply regret that m my engagements engagements engagements engage engage- ments prevent my presence at the celebration of two anniversaries which are so worthy of ot commemoration tion as ab as those of ot Lafayette and the tho first battle of the Marne Mamne Both stir our minds with the thought of ot the struggle and triumph of liberty and sacrifice and glorious achievement High among the heroes of ot Americas America's war for tor independence Is Inscribed the name of Lafayette and no name will find a higher place In the annals of the great riat war for democracy than that of ot Joffre the victor of ot the Marne Both fought that men might be free from tram autocracy Both saw the cause of ot humanity triumphant To two these great sons of France the new and the old world owe a debt of ot gratitude gratitude gratl- gratl tude which can never be forgotten while patriotism burns In th the the- hearts of at men ROBERT LANSING G. PEACE OF SAFETY Ambassador JU In his address address address ad ad- dress said that the war has now ended as it should and that the peace which has been signed was not nota a peace of ot vengeance but a peace of ot reparation and safet safety lIe He P paid ld a touching touching- tribute to the memory of ot Theodore Roosevelt saying both na nations nations na- na mourned the absence of one man and hearing no more a voice olce which I on momentous occasions reached from one oe end of the world to the other teaching men how to attain better days through courage sense of duty and good citizenship a voice olce now hushed forever Referring to the horrors horrors' of of German German German Ger Ger- man warfare and anti the devastation wrought throughout northern France I Mr painted a picture of French courage and Indomitable will willI willin I in the following words In spite of ot mistakes and Imperfections Imperfections imperfections Imper Imper- II future France is being built Do not think that those sturdy men who In company with you stopped the onrush of ot t the e Germans now Stand aghast and disheartened at the sight of ot their ruins and the undeserved hardships in store for them peace or orno orno orno no peace They are busy clearing the I wreckage filling the shell holes and andI the trenches an and removing the barbed wire and the unexploded shells several several several sev sev- I eral millions at Lens alone preparing preparing ing for future crops Touching upon Lafayette's devotion I to tho the American cause and Americas America's later response he said When Lafayette heard of American Ameri Amen can Independence his heart enlisted When you heard of ot the danger to France your our hearts enlisted with the severest claims on you the widening of the limits of ot the military ry age for your populatIon and t th Increase of f war taxes passed passU by a unanimous vote vote in the two houses Your descendants I to the end of time will be proud of I these ancestors of theirs who acted thus and fought so well 11 In the great I crisis e |