New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 11, 1919, Page 7

5 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER i1, 1919, SIX LEADERS IN ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN THEQDCRE BOOSEVELX © Roosevelt, son of the former Lindsicy .~ chairman of president, has been the prime mover tional executive committee in the organization of and the American Anerican Legion and has Legion may I, elected its first its temporary organizatiou. president at' the Minneapolis meet. a former mayor of Dallas, L. ZavosLeY i Texas ERICIE: WOQD = sceretary of the Ciark i him work of Wood is American th - national of the directed Tae is Legion id upon has America detanl b former dent of tion of rested much of the organizing American soldiers of the the War, the Great the of the executive committec of Speaker National T eorn) BENNETT CLLRAL ~e viee chairman the gion. He is a son of Clark. He is Guard ates Asso nited LEGION \ FRANALIN DOLIER D'Olier ag mittee on provided tainments American Minneapolis. e GASPAR G- BACON treasurer of the With 1,000,000 veterans of the Great Wi resented in the Minneapolis con- vention, his oflice has heen husy with the finances of the legion Ameri- Ameri- rep Bacon is chairman of convention the arrangem commodations and e for 2,500 delegates to Legion convention can Legion can memory of great z MINUTES’ SI'LENCP] and of those laid IN BRITISH EMPIRE "5, B0 o expression of this — it is my desire and hope that at the hour when the armistice came into force, the eleventh hour of the eley- enth day of the eleventh month, there may bhe for the hrief space of two minutes a complete suspension lof all our normal activities. During that time, except in the rare cases where this might be impracticabl all work, "all sound and all locomo- tion should cease, so that in per- fect stillness the thoughts of every one may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead. “No elaborate organization appears to be necessary. At a given signal which can easily be arranged to suit the circumstances of each locality, [ deliverance, down = their that who for the universal feeling Text of King George's Proclamation I'or Obscrvance of Armis- tice Day. Ottawa, Nov. 11.—The of Canada the governor the King general has received text of proclamation of George for Armistice Day. It is as follow “To all my Nov. 11, is armistice Tuesday anniversary of people: next, the firs stayed the the four the victory of right and freedom. 1 believe that part of the em- wish to perpetuate the the which worldwide carnage of pre- ceding years and marked rupt our Dbusiness and pleasure, whatever it may be, and unite in this simple service of silence and membranc my people in every re. pire fervently FOCH AMONG HIS HOMEFOLKS Paris. great his own folks down Ais birthplace. about the front door c¢f his house to give him greeting and heve he is as in Farbes, France, | ¢ dddressad them from the stops of k oy ' | his “ome, after iistering to their wel- Everybody ;mthcl'c;lJ come, --Marshal Foch was given a homecoming demonstration by believe that we shall all gladly inter- | DAY OF GRATITUDE FOR VICTORY SAYS WILSON IN ARMISTICE MESSAGE messa on the the armistice, Wilson's the Washington, Nov. 11.—-]’resident occasion of the first anniversary of follows:— “To my Fellow-Countrymen: “A year ago today our enemies laid down their arms in ac- cordance with an armistice which rendered them impotent to renew hostilities, and gave to the wo ld an opportunity - to struct its shattered order and to work peace a juster set of international relations. and people of the Turopean allies had fought and more than four years to uphold the barrier of civilization against the aggressions of armed force. We ourselves had been in the conflict something more than a year and a half. With splendid forgetfuln of personal concerns we remodeled our indusirics, concentrated our finuncial resources, increased our agricultural output, and assembled @ great army, so that at the I decisive factor in the vietory. We were able to bring the vast resources, material and moral, of a great and free people (o the assistance of our ciates in Iurope who had suffered and sacrificed without limit in the cause for which we fought “Out of this victory there freedom and economic concert, The wat grea nations : together for high purpose arms foretells the enduring conquests which can be when nations act justly and in furtherance of the common interests of men. To us in America the reflections of Armistice day will be filled with solemn pride in the herois of those who died in the country’s service, ;and with gratitude for victory both because of the thing from which it has (reed us, and hecuu of the opportunity it has given America her and the councils of nations “WOODROW 1919, signing of assured out in The soldie endured for con- new and mere our power was a ass0- arvose new possibilities of political showed us the strength of and the victory of made in peace acti to show sympathy with peace justice in WILSON “The White House, 11 November | FLORENCE, | wvas)——A twenty- | four hour general strike has been pro- | claimed in Florence. Calling of fhe | | strike followed a clash between the police and socialist demonstrators, during which five. persons were wounded. Rome, Nov | NATION ! SIGN | (Lo B e National Trees Planted. | | | { Washington, | annive ary of the signi { armistice and the world wi today throughout in the erally ates Governors of wd proclaimed the doy a ‘day, while many proclame ma public calléd attention to the s the dav President tions CELEBRATES G OF TRUCE Nearly a Dozen States Proclaim It Holiday—>Memorial Nov 11.~ ending of hostilities was observed United | Wg nearly a dozen states of through statements ificance of mayors stateraent U'son's condition permit the chief ecutive would he allowed to view| exerc s from a window in the W House. The program called for nouncement ot an invocation by Lj Belvin W, May: rd, the “flying son” of the air service from a pla ldressed to all Americans, declared The veflections of armistice day will filled with solemn pride in the eroism of those who died in the | country’s service, und with gratitude for the victory both because of the thing from which it has freed us, and | because of the opportunity it has the air through use of oi voice axn ziven America to show her sympathy 'fier { with neace and justice in the coun- | — 1 cils of nations." . . . “Gon. Pershing and secretaries Bak- | Constitutionality of “Beauty Clause” Up cr, Daniels und Lansing also pointed out in statements to the American | Nov. 11 the so-called first the Washington, ality of amendment of ——Constituf “beauty clal 1916 to the New workmen's compensation per for head upheld yvesterda people the solemn meaning of the | gen- day { observed the day with about the planting two memorial trees in Lafayette Square opposite’ the + White House Members of the cabinet and Generals Pershing and March had arranged to take part in the ceremonies while ltear Admiral Grayson had given surances that should President Wil- hington exerc centorin law bl ting awards facial or figurements was the supreme court in deciding ap brought by three concerns f] awards made under the act as- “S’LUTE YOUR DADDY!”