Show I PRESIDENT ISSUES ISSUE CALL TO NATION FOR flAG DAY Asks Expression of Our I Thoughtful L Love ve of I America REMEMBER OLD IDEALS People Should Renew Thoughts of Country's Principles WASHINGTON May 3 30 President O. President t Wilson today issued a proclamation tion calling upon the people of the United States to celebrate Flag day June 14 with patriotic patriotic patriotic patri patri- otic exercises giving expression to our thoughtful love of ot America The proclamation follows My l fellow countrymen Many l circumstances have recently conspired to turn our thoughts to a critical examination of tho the conditions of or our national life of ot the influences which have seemed to threaten to di divide divide divide di- di vide us In interest and sympathy of forces within and forces without that seemed likely to draw us away from the happy traditions of united purpose and action of which we have been so proud Day of Significance It has therefore seemed to me fitting fitting fit fitting fit fit- ting that I should call your attention to the approach of the anniversary of the day upon which the flag of the United States was adopted by the con congress con con- gress gres as the emblem of the union and to suggest to you that it should this year and in the years to come be given special significance as a day of re renewal renewal renewal re- re newal and reminder a day upon which we should direct our minds with a to special special ape ape- cial desire of renewal to thoughts of ot the ideals and principles of which we have sought to make our great government government government gov gov- the emb embodiment diment I therefore suggest and request that throughout the nation and if possible possible possible pos pos- sible in every community the fourteenth fourteenth fourteenth four four- day of June be observed as Flag day with special patriotic exercises at which means shall be taken to give significant expression to our thoughtful thought thought- ful love of ot America our comprehension sion aion of the great mission of liberty and justice to which we have devoted ourselves as a people our pride In the tho history and our enthusiasm for the political program of the nation our determination to to- tomake make it greater and purer with each generation and our resolution to demonstrate to all the world Its vital union in sentiment and purpose p accepting only those as true compatriots who feel as r I we do the compulsion of this supreme supreme allegiance Banish Unworthy Thought Let us on that day rededicate ourselves ourselves our our ourselves selves to the nation one and inseparable Inseparable inseparable able from which every thought that thatis is not worthy of our fathers' fathers first vows of independence liberty and right shall be bc excluded and In which we shall stand with united hearts for foran foran foran an America which no man can corrupt corrupt corrupt cor cor- rupt no influence draw away from its ideals no Orce Torce divide against itself it itself itself it- it self a nation natio 1 signally distinguished among all the nations of mankind for forr Its clear individual conception alike of its duties and its privileges its ob obligations obligations ob- ob Ilg and Its rights rig I |