| Show LAFAYETTE remembered general porter lays a wreath on the tomb of the he was instructed to do so in the name of our government and in memory of the franco american alliance bartholdi grieved that the war with spain has revealed a change in our spirit toward france new york june 3 A special cable dispatch from paria says the annual american manifestation at the tomb of lafayette took place on decoration day united states ambassador horace porter and all of the leading americans in paris were present general porter delivered a in which he dwelt upon the sympathy of france with the united stacee general porter referred to the abiding ties that united the republics of france and the united states he declared that the treaty of commeria com merca s ened at the of the revolution and later the treaty of friendship and alliance were bonds that could not be broken loud he was instructed he eaid 1 on the tomb 0 the hero of two worlds a magnificent wreath presented by the department part ment of eta teat washington in the name of the government of the united states and in memory 0 the franco american alliance gen porter made the point that the united states was helping cuba as france helped the united states in the latter fl for independence the lesson of french and american history he said leaches us that france ought to be and is loath to find fault with her sister republic because she is ing a neighboring people to achieve erty M bartholde dl said he hiis grieved to see that the war with spain had revealed a change in the spirit toward france A large population had arisen in the united states be added that was no longer animated by the traditions of the original americans addressing Add gen porter M bartholdi said have preserved the tradition intact it is americana such as you who inspire our trust that the united states follow us along the path of the old states of europe and will remain loyal to the great principles of liberty and justice which presided at your nations birth applause the military band that was present played the marseillaise Marseil laise and the american national anthem there were other speakers Rp eakers and a banquet was evening j at the banquet tonight of the A J lean clab speeches were made by er minister and aim donimic and they were evidently lad of n opportunity to declare that friend ly to slator aad to contro vert the of a of ibe french press the national na lional aira of both were bung and aba french and amer icu acu flags intertwined formed the decoration ot abo banqueting hall |
