El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-05
french PEOPLE
ARE UNITED As
RESULT Of HAR
Patriotism Wipes Out All
Differences When Crisis
Confronts Nation.
PRESIDENTS APPEAL
is WILDLY CHEERED

- ARIS. France, Sept 5.-''There are
no parties now save Frenchmenr
III ny a plus que des francais)
was the cry in the chamber Of deputies
on August 4. when premier Viviani read
president Poincare's historic message
announcing state Of war with Ger
many
fractional lines disappeared. Social
ism and Conservatism. Republicanism
and Monarchism were merged in the
wild applause which met premier Vivi-
anTs words. He read:
France has just been the object Of
a brutal and premeditated aggression
which IS an insolent defiance Of the
right Of nations. Before a declaration
of war had been addressed to US, even
before the German ambassador had de-
manded his passports, our national ter
ritory had been invaded
France Desired Pence.
For more than 40 years France in a
sincere desire for peace, has buried IN
the depths Of her heart the desire for
legitimate reparation.
Since the Austrian ultimatum
brought about a crisis menacing ali
Europe. France has limited herself to
n
wisdom and moderation
Not one act not one movement not
one word which was not pacific and
conciliating can be attributed to
On the hour Of the first battles
France can do herself the juctice Of
SAYING solemnly that she has, to the
last moment, made supreme efforts 70
evert the war which has Just started
and the responsibility for which Ger
many viii have to bear-the crushing
responsibility before history
Germans Suddenly Attack.
"On the very morrow of the day when
our allies and ourselves gave public
expression to the hope Of peaceIul
continuation of the negotiations en-
tered into under the auspices of the
cabinet OF London. Germany suddenly
declared war on Russia, invaded the
territory of Luxembourg, outrageously
iusuIted the noble Belgian nation, our
neighbor and friend, and tried to sur
prise US treacherously IN the MIDST OF
diplomatic conversations
But France was not asleep At
tentive a well as pacific, she mad pre-
pared herself and our enemies will find
the road barred by our valiant cover
ing troops
'Our fine and courageous army,
which has with IL today the maternal
thought Of France, IS there. full Of ar
dor, TO defend the-hOnor OF the nag
and the soil Of the fatherland-
The president Of the republic, inter
prefer of the entire country, expresses
10 our troops on land and sea the ad-
miration and confidence Of all France
French Differences Buried.
This statement which was accepted
as a recognition by the president thal
the expectation OF internal division IN
France on which the Germans are
known to have based great nope, IN
view Of the recent Socialist triumph
was vain. provoked a torrent OF ap-
plause in the chamber NJ. Ntvianl was
forced TO suspend the reading Of the
document for several minutes He con-
tinued: -.
French nation will persevere in the
sanEfroid which il has displayed since
the beginning OF the crisis and OF which
II has given daily PROOF
IN the war which is opening, France
will have on her side the right and
peoples. not less than individuals, can
not with impunity disdain the eternal
moral strength Of right
''She Is ably seconded by Russia, her
ally"
Cheer Russian Diplomat.
At these words the eyes OF all the
deputfes were turned on N IsWOlsHzIs
the Russian ambassador, who sat in
the diplomatic gallery. and cries OF
srVive Ia Russie' resounded through the
chamber A similar outburst with
shouts Of 'Vive FAngleterre" greeted
the words of the presidents message
And already" were the closing
words Of the message, from all points
Of the civilized world vows OF sympathy
are coming for France. She presents
TODAY once again, before the universe
liberty, justice. right
Hearts high and vive Ia France"