Show dependence DO july 4 1918 ought to be made a memorable occasion in utah not only does this date recall the beginning of our existence as a nation but it emphasis es the commencement of a movement which is bound to have tar far reaching effects it is only recently that we have awakened too to the consciousness that tile the united states today la Is a nation made up from rom many racial stocks gathered from many climes and places the welding together of these elements of our population into an all efficient american race Is the task now directly before us representatives ot of foreign countries now in this country pledged their allegiance ter the president in the following memorial to the president of 0 the united states on the fourth of july 1176 the founder of this republic began tile the movement for human liberty and the rights of nations to govern them silvea one hundred and forty two year latr later we find the world democracy of which this nation was a pioneer formidably assailed by tile the powers ot of reaction and autocracy we represent those peoples whoop sons and daughters came calne to tills this land later than the founders of tho fio republic but drawn by the same ideals tile the nations nations and races and peoples will which we represent are taking their part in one way or another in the struggle gir some happily enjoying a political en ell city are fighting openly and wim arm arms i against the hie enemies or of progress oth ers unhappily submerged can div but a passive opposition others have been forced against their will into the armies of the common enemy finally a few still remain outside liard hard press ed threatened by the mailed fist dreading alike to be drawn drann in arid and to be found apart front from the rest when the hour of settlement arises but all through infinite suffering struggle either blindly or open eyed toward the same end the right of peoples to govern themselves as they see fit and a just and lasting peace tho the higher interests of the races which ne e left behind have become identical in this significant year with the higher interests of the united states we regard ourselves now flow not only as members of an all american com one and indivisible but of a world commonwealth equally indvik ible united for the principles principles of that democratic world state which is fight ing now for its being on the battlefield sot europe we intend on july 4 to manifest by special celebrations our loyalty to the country and to tile the cause fot for which we fight and we respectfully request that you call the attention to your fellow citizens to this fact in order that they may join with us in commemorating this the anniversary not only of national freedom but of universal freedom signed by representatives for the following nations armenians Armen ians assy rians belgians chinese danes dutch fins rrene french h french canadians germans greeks hungar ians falls italians japanese Lithun ians norwegians Norwegia ns poles russians Rc rumanians Roum anians south slavs sedes and swiss president wilson acknowledged this memorial in the following manner to our citizens of foreign extraction I 1 have read w itu ill gibat gi eai sympathy the petition addressed to me uy 0 oi i representative bodies regarding your proposed celebration of independence day and I 1 wish to convey to you in reply my heartfelt heart felt ampre appreciation tor for its expressions of loyalty arid and g good will nothing in this war has been more gratifying than the manner in lilcik our foreign born fellow citizens an and d the sons and daughters of the foreign form have risen to this greatest of all national emergencies you have shown where you stand not only by your frequent professions of loyalty to the cause tor for which we ve light fight but by your eager response to calls for path patriotic otic service including the supreme service of offering life itself in battle for justice freedom and democracy before such devotion as you nave have shown all distinctions of race vanish and we feel ourselves citizens in a republic of tree free spirits I 1 therefore take pleasure in callini calling your petition with my hearty commendation men dation to the attention of all my fellow countrymen and I 1 ask that they unite with you in making the inc elc dence day of this the year whon ill all the principles to which we stand pledged are on trial tile the most in our history hs tory As july 4 was the dawn of democracy for this nation ll 11 us on oil july 4 1918 celebrate the birth jf if a new and greater spirit of damoc democracy dam raeY by whose influence we hope hone and bileve what the signers of the Dir lara cioll of independence aLred of for themselves and their fellow country 1 men be fulfilled for a all mankind WOODROW wl president |