Show I Almighty's s Blessing Ours We Are at Peace With W World orId I Let Us Be Thankful Wilson Thankful Wilson W WASHINGTON Oct 21 President President Wilson today in a proclamation designating Thursday Nove November ber 25 as Thanksgiving day called attention to the fact that the United States States' has been at peace while white most of Europe has been at n war var We have been able t to assert our rights and the rights of mankind without breach of friendship with the great nations with whom we have had to dea deal da Eaid raid the president It h has s long been the honored custom of our our people to turn in the he fruitful autumn c cf the year in iii praise and thanksgiving to Almighty G God d for his many bless blessings and mercies to us as a nation The yar year that is isnow isnow no now drawing to a close since we we last last observed our day of national thanksgiving thanksgiving thanks thanks- 1 giving has been while a year of disc discipline pline because of the mighty forces of war and of changes which have disturbed the world orld also aIso a year of special blessing for us us another us-r-another another in Another year Car or of peace has been vouchsafed year I which not only to take thought of our duty to ourselves and to mankind mankind mankind man man- kind but also to adjust ourselves to the many ninny responsibilities thrust upon us by bP a war which has involved almost the whole of Europe We have ha been able to tn assert our rights and the rights of mankind without br breach ach of friendship with the great nations with whom we wo have had to todeal todeal deal and while we e have asserted rights we have been able also to perform duties and exercise privileges of succor and helpfulness which should serve serve to demonstrate our desire to make the offices of friendship the means means of truly disinterested and unselfish service Our avail themselves of our services ability ability- to serve all who could m in the midst of It crises has been increased by a gracious providence by more and more abundant nt crops Our ample financial resources have enabled enabled enabled en en- us to steady the markets of the world and facilitate necessary movement of commerce which the war var might otherwise have rendered impossible And oUr pe people have come more and more to a sober realization realization tion of the part they have been called upon to play in a time when all the world is shaken hv bc- distresses and disasters I The extraordinary circumstances 1 s o of such a time have done much to quick our national consciousness and deepen and confirm our confidence confidence confidence con con- in the principles of at peace and freedom by which we have always sought to be guided Out of darkness and perplexities have come firmer counsels of policy and clearer perceptions of the essential welfare of the thee nation We e have prospered while other people were at war war- but our prosperity has been vouchsafed us we believe only that we might the better perform the functions which war rendered it impossible for them to perform Now therefore I Woodrow Wilson Vilson president of the United States of America do hereby designate Thursday the of November r next as asa asa asa a day of thanksgiving and prayer and invite the people throughout the theland theland theland land to cease from their wonted occupations and in their several homes and places of of worship render thanks to Almighty GodIn GodIn God In Jn witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to tobe be affixed Done at at the city of Washington this day of O October tober in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen and of the inde inde- independence independence of the United States of America one hundred and forty Signed WOODROW WILSON By the president Robert Lansing Secretary of State |