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President Wilson's Thanksgiv inj Proclamation. Washington, Nov. 5.-The people of the United States are called upon "to bulwark with loyalty and patriot ism those principles for which the the free peoples of the earth fought and died," in President Wilson's an nual Thanksgiving message issued today. . The proclamation sets aside No vember 27 as Thanksgiving Day. It follows : "The season of the year has again arrived when the people of the Uni ted' States are accustimed to unite in giving thanks to Almighty God for the blessings which He has conferred upon our country during the twelve months that have passed. A year ago our people poured out their hearts in praise and thanksgiving that through divine aid the right was victorious and peace had come to the nations which had so courageously struggled in defense of human liberty and jus tice. Now that the stern task is ended and the fruit of achievement is ours, we look forward with confidence to the dawn of an era where the sacri fices of the nation will find recom pense in a world at peace. "But to attain the consummation of the great work to which the Ameri can people devoted their manhood "Shd the vast resources of their coun try they should, as they give thanks to God, reconsecrate themselves to those principles of right which tri umphed through His merciful good ness. Our gratitude can find no more perfect expression than to bulwark with loyalty and patriotism those principles for which the free peoples of the earth fought and died. "During "he past year we have had much to make us grateful. In spite of the confusion in our economic life resulting from the war, we have pros pered. Our harvest has been plenti ful and out of our abundance we have been able to render succor to less favored nations. Our democracy remains unshaken in a world torn with political and social unrest. Our traditional ideals are still our guides in the path of progress and civiliza tion. "These great blessings thus vouch safed to us, for which we devoutly \ give thanks, should arouse us to a J fuller sense of our duty to ourselves i and to mankind to see to it that nothing we may do shall mar the completeness of the victory which we I helped to win. No selfish purpose ani mated us in becoming participants in the World War, and with a like spirit of unselfishness we should strive to aid by our example and by our co operation in realizing the enduring welfare of all peoples and in bring ing into being, a world ruled by friendship and good will. Wherefore, I Woodrow Wilson, J President of the United States of America, hereby designate Thursday, the 27th day of November next, for observance as a day of thanksgiving and prayer by my fellow countrymen, inviting them to cease on that day from their ordinary tasks and to unite in their homes and in their sev eral places of worship in ascribing praise and thanksgiving to God, the Author of all blessings and the Mas- ' ter of our destinies. "In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done in the District of Columbia, this fifth day of November in the year of our Lord, 1919, and of the independence of the United States the 144th. "WOODROW WILSON." Many Rounded up in Radical Raid. Washington, Nov. 8.-Inaugurat ing "a general warfare on radical aliens advocating forcible overthrow of the government, agents of the de partment of justice assisted the im migration bureau, rounded up nearly 500 men and women in raids last night and today in more than a score of cities, including the national cap ital itself. More than 200 of those arrested will be held for deportation and it was announced at the department of justice that it was the intention to request the department of labor to to deport all aliens found to be en gaged in radical activities. Primarily the raids which occurred in practically every industrial centre in the East and Middle West were aimed at the union of Russian work ers, an organization which Attorney General Palmer disclosed was form ed in New York 12 years ago by a group of men, at the head of which was William Szatow, now chief of the Bolshevik police at Petrograd. In their raids in Newark and Tren ton, N. J., the federal agents seized materials for making bombs and a complete counterfeiting outfit to gether with considerable counterfeit money. In practically every raid the officers found great quantities of radical literature. The Union of Russian Workers first came into public notice during ?the senate investigation of the street 'strike, Jacob Margolis, counsel for the strike committee, testifying that he sought the aid of the Russians in the strike. Attorney General Palmer describ ed the Russian union as "even more radical than the Bolsheviki," and de ' dared its purpose was to amalgamate all of the Russian groups in the United States into one organization. Mass action, including armed action in time of "great national strife" is the principal of the union, he said. While discussing the activities of the union at length, from its first con vention at Detroit in 1914, at which members from Canada were present, down to the present time, depart ment officials would not go into de tails of the raid. They refused to ans wer any questions as to that in Wash ington further than to admit that nine men had been arrested and that of the five released upon proving their American citizenship, one would be rearrested. To what extent the Russians were organized in Washington could not be learned. The men arrested were held by federal agents and were sub jected to lengthy cross examination. I It was understood that those held would be sent to Ellis .Island, New York, where deportation proceedings 'for all those arrested will be con ducted. With the announcement cf the na tionwide raids, Chairman Johnson of the house immigration committee would begin an investigation during the next few weeks of the alleged de lays in the deportation of aliens now in custody. The committee also will 'seek to determine whether any addi tional legislation to deal with radical aliens is necessary. ' White Man Gives His Life Try ing to Rescue a Negro. In these days, when the negro seems more alienated from his white neighbor than ever before and when the white man considers his black neighbor a greater problem than ever ?before, it is reassuring to know that ?there are thousands of blacks who, J after all realize that the white man j has been and is still their friend and that there are thousands of whites who will go their limit not to disap point this trust and confidence. Far and wide the reports of lynchings and race riots are being published. Not much is being said of the multi tudinous instances where the whites and blacks are getting along mutual ly helpful to one another. In Ala bama there have been a few cases of depraved negroes calling down upon themselves the vengeance of lawless whites; but when the average negro is in trouble he will call upon his white friend, and he will not call in vain. These remarks are brought forth by the touching story that comes from near Opelika, Ala. On October 15, a negro was cleaning a well on the farm of a prominent planter, James Dudley by name. There was poisonous gas at the bot tom of the well and the negro, breath ing its fumes, cried for help. Mr. Dudley did not hesitate, but went down at once ,hoping to save the la borer. He himself was overcome and lost his own life in the attempt to res cue the negro. 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