Show Governor Eloquent In Welcome Address Americas America's appreciation of ot Belgium's sacrifice to the tho cause of ot humanity In Inthe inthe the tho address of ot welcome delivered to the Belgian war commission by Governor Simon Bamberger of ot Utah The governor governor governor gov gov- openly admitted that even before war was declared Americans had es espoused espo es- es es- es po sed either actively or or at least passively passively pas pas- lIvely the cause of ot the allies aIlles because of ot the treatment accorded Belgium bythe by bythe bythe the Prussians The governor said Honorable commission It has haJ been but a short time since you ai arrived rived in this country but I have I no doubt that you gentlemen of ot tho the commission so well able abbe to scrutinize I and observe must have by now come como cometo I Ito to realize those exceptional quaIl qualities ties I that make maie up the American people I It lt Is a a. great reat nation nation hospitable hospitable charitable and andin In all 11 respects respects fair and nd impartial At the tho beginning of ot this world war the people of ot America were honestly neutral but when Germany invaded and despoiled Belgium your jour our country the American people with few I directed all their sympathies sympathies I thies to the cause of ot the allies ames and especially to Belgium Now tho the time has arrived when ever citizen citizen cit cit- cit cit- izen izon must do his part to help and use every effort and every means In his possession to terminate war nun t secure to Belgium tho the restoration of or her rights Those people who are not ready and willing to respond liberally to their country's need never have been and never will be true Americans Gentlemen you have been ben welcomed to this country from the Atlantic to the Pacific It I is 13 now mir my honor and pleasure to welcome you to this thi 1 glorious mountain state of or ours which I Is inhabited by many foreign born cit cit- I like bike myself but I assure asure you there lere are no more loyal and self sac sac- I American citizens clUzen an this globe than the people o of T- T t. t Side by side Bel Belgium and and andare are fighting to preserve the li IlL m the world Side by side Bide th th march to victory over the tt n Prussian militarism They wi Wit in the great victory t to attain Belgium has already much blood and treasure n q nWe We are pleased to be bono hono your visit to our city an and ana sta when this war is happily term tera we hope to repay your visit an at an restored Belgium celebrate th the i victory ever over won Ii Gentlemen you are md Indeed c S |