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Show m f och SPEAKS WORDS OF FRIENDSHIP Famous Frenchman Present When La Fayette Statue Is Dedicated METZ. Alsace-Lorraine, Aujr. 21. (By The Associated Press;) Marsh.'! I och, atandlng at the foot .f the s;'-tu s;'-tu of LaFaystfe, just presented to Mctz by th. Knights of Columbus, today voiced his friendship for America and received from the lenighia a jeweled baton aud insignia u. n:a office as a marshal of 1-ranci. , It wiuj decidedly a Foci day. The marshal headed a prooe8SlOH or knights biio ihe old cathedral, aaylus '.o them "1 have come to pra; side uy side with you for American heroes 111 the wai." M s 1 1.1 111: 11 D The marshal look COM ih Union With the knlghta dm ing tnc ablemo hih rc-.juiein rc-.juiein mass celebrated o uainop i'eli. Mela was decorated with American flags, and It was a general holiday. The; statue w"s veiled 111 silk, with an American fian draped neai thjp base. Around the piatfonu were ooo chlt- ilrcn in native euslume. i"ive thoii- asnd troona formed a guard ut honor and tlious-uids Of civilian:, tmvv.led the pal k Supreme lwiiigiu Flaherty, lu pre-seiittng pre-seiittng tho statue, renilndeo those aa- senibled Ol 1'e-silliig'H v.o.ds; Lil'ay-,etle. Lil'ay-,etle. we are here,' and added: "LiaFayette, we aie sum here.' vi 1 1 r DK1I ai i i. The satue was dedicated iv Martin H. Carmod) and waia acci pled by tiic mayor of ideta and representatives o.-tiK o.-tiK various departments, Aflei the ceremony Marshal I'och Went to the mohumenl to which three glrla brought t) a ias. coniolning ib- batou, which Mr. Flaherty presented, describing de-scribing the marshad as the Ideal Christian soldier" and the greatest son of Fiance and the warmest friend oi America." The marshal embraced S.ipv-me Knight Flaherty and aaid: '1 welcome you. twilights cl Colum-1'iis. Colum-1'iis. as the repiescnlatives of America. I know your incuts because ot what you have done- in the war. The sam sentiments that led LaFoyette to go Ho America to light have prompted von to come to Metz to reassure France. America is ever ready to do her I part " "You have come here lo tear down the statue of the red prince. Just as your soldiers came lo tear down the I menace of autocracy which the statue represented, and you have come to put in its place the protagonist of free-'dom, free-'dom, laFuyvttc. PRO! I CI ION FOB FRANCE ' VOII have given me this lii;.-mll- ,cent baton as a tribute of your affection affec-tion for France and for mo. The union of France and America will assure tor-over tor-over that th natural boundaries dm 'tween Franca and her late enemy will be maintained, Alsace-Lorraine will be fcrovor French America ..nd France have long fought for liberty and they twill continue to protect liberty throughout the world. Knights of Columbus! Co-lumbus! You have done France and America a service." Marshal Koch has been mad. u. iM.uorarv member of the Knights of Columbus. There are only two others ! Cardinal Mercler and King Albert or Bi Iglum. After the ceremony M K. iiioplteau, minister of Justice, who pre- aldcd, announced the creation of offi- ledrs ot public Instruction. They Included In-cluded John u. Reddin of Denver. I |