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Show Sill LIKE PEOPLE I GREAT PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION SALT LAKE, March 27. Taking the lead of the commonwealths of the1 Union, the slate of T't;ih through a mass meeting ol her patriotic citizens, held in the Mormon tabernacle last ni'ht under call of Governor Simon Bamberger, pledged anew her loyalty and service to the president of the Fnited States, the flag and the govern-1 ment in any course which it may be necessary to take in the present crisis with Germany. More than 10,000 strong, the citizens of Salt Lake and other parts of the' tut. gathered in the tabernacle in re--pin-e to the call ot the governor and in What whs perhaps the most enthusiastic enthusi-astic patriotic mass meeting ever held In the state .idopt'd a resolution presented pre-sented by President F. C. Richmond of the Commercial club of Salt Lake pledging the loyalty support and service serv-ice of Utah and her people to vindicate vindi-cate old Glor and maintain the prin-Olplee prin-Olplee of liberty, Justice and Immunity, for which it stands. A copy of these; resolutions, which are given herewith, will be turned over to Utah's delega-j tlon in congress for presentation to President Woodrow Wilson and the congress of the United States when It incuts in extraordinary session April 3. Pledge Money and Men. Utah and her people not only pledged their moral support, but went further, and the state pledged Its re-sources re-sources and its people, their services, on the battlefield or on the sea, if need be, to maintain the honor of the nation. Practically every organization in Salt Lake, including the commercial bodies, religious, military and civic, was represented, and the people of the' city turned out en masse. All classes and creeds were represented. Religious political and racial lines were obliterated obliter-ated and the thousands of people as; united Americans raised their voices in unison for the "Stars and Stripes, and the nation of which it is the emblem. em-blem. Patriotism saturated the atmosphere, and like an overcharged battery the audience broke forth at frequent intervals in-tervals in rousing and prolonged cheers, as the speakers touched upon the fealt of the American people and their love of liberty, Justice and humanity. hu-manity. It was with pride that Mayor W. Mont Ferry read to the audience a telegram from Howard H. Cross, pres- i idem of the University Mllltar Training Train-ing league, asking that he join with I ten other mayors In calling patriotic I mass meetings, and announced that it would be his pleasure to wire Mr. Cross that Utah, mm usual, had anticipated anti-cipated the call nnd had already held a monster mass meeting in which her i people had formally and officially bespoken be-spoken their support of the president and the country in the present war crisis. Senator W. H King, Junior senator from Utah, struck a popular chord in the hearts of the great assembly when he declared 1 belief that war would J come wrth Germany, but that in going I into such a war the United States would not go to war against German people, but against Prussian militarism ! in an effort to spread to the world the principles of liberty, right and justice guaranteed to the American people under un-der its great constitution, which, he bo-lieved, bo-lieved, was destined to spread its great humanitarian influence, in time, to the whole world. Senator King's speech was greeted with a storm of applause that continued for several minutes. Governor Bamberger briefly ex-, ex-, plained the purpose of the meeting and j addresses that appealed to the Inner-j Inner-j most patriotism of every American Mere made by Senators King and SmoOt, Mayor W MOnl Perry, the Rev. P. A. Slmpkln. Captain J. C. French of tho United States army and President Presi-dent F ('. Richmond of the Commercial Commer-cial club. The tabernacle was packed to capacity ca-pacity Ever seat on the main floor. In the choir loft nnd in the balcony was taken and many stood in the aisles, unable to find seats. Members of the Commercial and Rotary clubs formed in bodies and marched to the tabernacle and occupied special seats reserved for them Each member born a small American flag and the organizations organi-zations made an imposing appearance as they marched up Main street to the place of meeting. |