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Editorial
August 3, 1918
The Weekly Iberian
New Iberia, Iberia County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
The editorial reproduces President Wilson's Bastille Day message to France, highlighting the close alliance between America and France, the war's dual purpose to protect against intolerable threats and save mankind, and a commitment to peace and justice among free peoples.
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WHAT WE FIGHT FOR.
The high aims of America and her allies are well expressed in President Wilson's greetings to France on Bastile day:
"As France celebrated our Fourth of July, so do we celebrate her Fourteenth, keenly conscious of a comradeship of arms and of purpose of which we are deeply proud. The sea seems very narrow now today. France is so close neighbor to our hearts. The war is being fought to save ourselves from intolerable things. but it is also being fought to save mankind. We extend our hands to each other, to the great peoples with whom we are associated; and to the peoples everywhere who love right and prize justice as a thing beyond price, and consecrate ourselves once more to the noble enterprise of peace and justice, realizing the great conceptions that have lifted France and America high among the free peoples of the world. The French flag flies today from the staff of the White House, and America is happy to do honor to that flag."
The high aims of America and her allies are well expressed in President Wilson's greetings to France on Bastile day:
"As France celebrated our Fourth of July, so do we celebrate her Fourteenth, keenly conscious of a comradeship of arms and of purpose of which we are deeply proud. The sea seems very narrow now today. France is so close neighbor to our hearts. The war is being fought to save ourselves from intolerable things. but it is also being fought to save mankind. We extend our hands to each other, to the great peoples with whom we are associated; and to the peoples everywhere who love right and prize justice as a thing beyond price, and consecrate ourselves once more to the noble enterprise of peace and justice, realizing the great conceptions that have lifted France and America high among the free peoples of the world. The French flag flies today from the staff of the White House, and America is happy to do honor to that flag."
What sub-type of article is it?
War Or Peace
Foreign Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Bastille Day
President Wilson
France America
World War Aims
Comradeship
Peace Justice
What entities or persons were involved?
President Wilson
America
France
Allies
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
President Wilson's Bastille Day Message On War Aims And Comradeship With France
Stance / Tone
Proud And Supportive Of Allied War Efforts For Justice And Peace
Key Figures
President Wilson
America
France
Allies
Key Arguments
Comradeship Of Arms And Purpose Between America And France
War Fought To Save Ourselves From Intolerable Things And To Save Mankind
Extension Of Hands To Allies And Peoples Who Love Right And Justice
Consecration To Peace And Justice, Realizing Great Conceptions That Lifted France And America