Show OAf DAY REMINDER Of H HEROISM OI M President Wilson General Per Pershing hing and Secre Secretary Secretary's ary s 's j Baker Praise Men By Associated Press Prell WASHINGTON Nov No 1 President I.-President Wilson Wilson G General G Pershing and Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Baker today Issued statements to the American people on the occasion of ot the first anniversary of ot the signing of ot the armistice The president said to Americans the reflections of ot armistice day w would uld be filled tilled with sol solemn mn pride In the heroism of ot th those se who died in the country's ier- ier ervice vice and with gratitude for the victory both because of ot the thing from which it has freed its us and because of ot the op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op it has given gien America to show her sympathy with peace and justice Inthe in inthe inthe the councils of ot the nations The exercise by the American people of ot practical patriotism during the war General Pershing said was an avowal of their firm adherence to the principles principles principles ples of ot free government that will continue continue continue con con- to have great Influence upon the progressive thought throughout the world NATION GRATEFUL Secretary Baker said that while mourning Its dead the natio grateful for tor their achievement and for tor that of their living brothers and that in the name of ot both we m may y hope for tor foran foran toran an early accomplishment of ot th the terms of ot peace that shall complete their lr work upon the battlefields of ot France President Wilsons Wilson's message follows To my fellow tellow pou countrymen A year ago today our en enemies laid down their arms in accordance with an armistice which rendered them Impotent to re renew renew renew re- re new hostilities and gave to the world an assured opportunity to reconstruct its shattered order and to work out in peace a new and juster set of ot international I II lIonal relations The Tho soldiers and peo pee peer peor people r pIe of t European allies had fought and andI I endured for tor more than four tour years to toI I uphold the barrier of civilization I against tho the aggressions of ot armed armedI I forces I EFFORTS HUGE I W had been In the conflict conflict con con- I something more than a a. year and anda a half halt With splendid forgetfulness ss of ot mere personal concerns we remodeled t our industries concentrated our fi financial financial financial fi- fi resources Increased our agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural and assembled a great arm army so that at the last our power was wasa a a. decisive factor factor in the victory We Ve were able to bring the vast resources j material and moral of ofa a great and free people to th of ot our associates associates asso asso- elates In Europe who had suffered and without limit in the cause tot for which we fought N NEW W OPPORTUNITIES Out Ou t of ot this victory there arose new I p possibilities of ot political freedom and economic concert The war showed us the strength of great nations acting I together for high purposes purposes and and the victory of ot arms foretells the enduring the enduring which can be made in peace when nations act Justly and in furtherance furtherance furtherance further further- ance of f the common interests of ot men i To us In America the reflection of a armistice day will be filled tilled with solemn solemn solemn sol sol- sol sol- II pride In the heroism of ot those who died In the country's service and with gratitude for tor the victory both because the thing from which It has freed us and because of the opportunity which It has given America to show her sympathy sympathy sym sym- p pathy with peace and Justice in the councils of nations I WOODROW WILSO WILSON WILSO The Th White House 11 November 1919 |