The Archive · 1927

Armistice Day

All nationalities joined in fitly celebrating Armistice Day here. Impressive services were held in Christian churches and in Buddhist temples, the topic for the sermon. Invariably being the great tragedy that ended nine years ago and the necessity for moulding publi opinion to the point where every one will aay that this must not happen again. Nearly every speak-for, both foreign and Japanes pointed jour that the things which theonten pence in the world are misunderstandings, the clash of differing civilizations, differences Janguage, differences in emotion, and. differences in. religion; and that, though the entire world today is yearning for peace, this de-fired end will not. come unless individuals and communities harmonies the points of view of one another.

Flanders poppies were sold in all the principal cities of Japan, those Duyting the emblem of the noble dead belonging to diverse nationalities he proceeds will be forwarded Earl Haig's fund for the nid of dimubled veterans. Conductors and motormen on the streetcars wore tu the back of all transfer tickets ial badges during the day, while

was a picture and a motto appropriate for the anniversary of the Gay when the bugles called truce to the most cruel and devastating. war in the recorded annals of mankind,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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