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Show COLUMBUS DAY DINNER II! PARIS War Spirit of Americas and Peace Leadership Are Highly Lauded PARIS. Oct. 12 Columbus day furnished the occasion for u pan-1 American demonstration at the Allied club, where Pr Qaatdfl de CunhS; Btazllldii ambassador lo Frame, gnvc a dlnnei n honor ..f the American ambassador. Hugh C. Wallace, and iho diplomatic representatives of the Soulh American republics. lAltiRN H UNITED, in welcoming th' guests Dt De Cunh said: I he moment ha- come for the Amerl. as. the culminating mom. nt thai arrive, for each nation in the evolution of lustorj To, lav the Americas appear to me peoples tried by so many sufferings as the land of promise, the land the futiiie. "We Aliiein ans are grateful to Km - pean civilisation fom hjh we -prang and aic s- king lo strengthen more and more the ties bv which e desire to be attached to Europe, when we signalize our definite participation in the OOUndla of the world." L'NITRD STATES PRAISED Turning to Ambassador Wallace he sa.d "I salute our great sister of the north, creator of our political Institutions- the COUntrj Of federalism wit 1 1 Hamilton, the country of the rights of Ihe people- with ' ilson ; the bailing bail-ing nation, which, bv an action Of moral t;iandeui vvititout . .pi.il in h's- (ory, cam.- forward to offei all the . . ,"un i oi o v u . . . i " i oe OILS.'. the honored and distinguished champion cham-pion of the- highest Ideals of Chris- tianlty, whose toll.lanty in the war' decided the victory and sun can in! peace, we hope and expect, asurj for the benefit of the world the exist ence of the league of nations consolidated consoli-dated by mutual respect and the j frtendl collaboration of all peoples, without distinction between victor and v a DQUlshed " w M l i it I PLIES Replying for ih.- United Btata Ambassador Am-bassador Wallace said: "It should not be mi-gotten that It was the spirit and force of Che new-world new-world Which decided the Issue of the great war In favor of jostle, and right. Thai should admonish us that the western hemisphere should be knit together to-gether in frlendlilp and faith bSCSUISS in that unity may' come the opor-t opor-t unity to decide the fat of the world it saved it from despotism It may ' be - ailed upon to save it from a bar- I barlous proletariat." |