Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-02
Defender Ready to Fire City
Quarter by Quarter Sooner
Than Surrender
Cooperating With Joffre, He
Had Troops at Front to
Meet Foes Advance
By HENRY BAzIN
sr>ctai Representative N FraHcs
ffIn~..,Iohf InIfI

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oevsrnmsnt 70 make public the dossier con-
~inins T. snw.v.-
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- come IN cortact WIN tfhlneu ~. n's
.vr oi tne mo.nen.o.s n'.0'". 80 a. oencer
9ordinE ts second anniversars IN .l,., on
the French army VINO w. VIZ pnaess,
&,, snu unu", ,,.'n' ~. ..s,,,nr,s,r ~ paris M
Sahieni' the military sovernor ca,no,
~ ,ne' n,s "n s..,.- y. !" nro,vi.as. of the
mention But ME intimn,e hnows ,',,,-
<cry throuGn wnicn tn,s e', ...ra,
yiled can vouch tor ,ron NY =. ~,
Hnowlcuee OF the man. = "ss ~ Stssa.,,ai
that this Intimate relating OF an ..1r,nd IN
part performances mas neNe' o'e"
The American press 80.
Ihc month preceoins sep, ,,..a,
30 seen = Ihpiu ,o.sss,,. ana "a var en-
sion OF events declarations ot va ~,
thusiastio French mobinzhtion orsau ..,,a,s, vs
Generals Jonrc ana Casteinau' tne Iu.ni.ss wv ~
1nvAsion OF Belgium by German arinles' s .ns
"a, ot Less hi.er ~ .'a.',.,,,a,,an ~ Rr,,ssels
@ y. Namu' VIZ ,,,',, nsrads bv the gray
f~~sons os tSe Kaiser. followed almost Inn
lssssons ~ .o xr-.,,,S rever.e AZ Char
sag ss .-t,,nhant advance toward
%te. s'e s 80 ,,-.s,' - -. nor ,he Ionx-laid
49, M ,,,,,,,sry starr save for a tenn
49, - ch.ch ~ Culse Then almost stimuli
ssreo,,.iv WITH the appearances Of German
T,a.,rss oy.r the place de In concorde,
Paris knew the enemy was at the very gates
- ~. cl,v
THE FOE AT THE GATE
Rumor new in all directions. This or
mat would be the plan OF defense, Paris
,r,uet moi ca pItulate resistance Mt any cost
and any price must be maintained, the
seat of government would be removed 70
5ordeaus. that il would not. that President
Poincare opposed the idea OF going that
soms Of the ministers agreed and others
disagreed.
Then quickly the public learned the car
ryinx by General Joffre OF his point that
the Government would bow TO military view
and 20 TO Bordeaux upon tne srounu tns'
the presence or civil authoIlty Wou'u e'i'
bnrrass military authority IN any plah vi
defense 10 be pursued. immedla,ey ioi-
lowing. NJ. BRAND assured tne ra ~. 'S.isn .an
public through Us rspressn'n.,,.s s,',. :. 81 ~
Chamber OF Dfputles tnat the mii.aIy p."hs
assured ceiei mined oeiense OF .,,s
defense worthy OF its ancrn. ~ L.
Upon the morning OF Sep'e'noe' . Se"
sral Gaileni, my informant tells me, went
IN his official capacity as Military Governor
Of the capital TO the Ministry OF war 20
receive formally and finally, instructions
as 70 the defense OF the city. The Minister
81 war NJ Miilerand. with two OF his coll
,es suss. NM. BRAND and Thomson. were
waiting for him. An Interview that VIII
~ down In history occurred. At Its close
the four men standing. General Gallienl
said.
ifsyyith the garrison OF Paris and the Afri-
c4u .troops al my command. ! can defend
the sapitai section by section, street by
street house by house. Shall do itf'
yes" replied NJ Millerand.
And" continued the General. III am
forced 70 retreat 20 the other side OF the
esine7"
'-rhon you must destroy the bridges." an
swersd the Minister
s.C'est bien," was the reply; 'lt shall be
done"
Both question and reply were dictated by
indeed. il was common knowledge that the
Germans knew Paris was the heart Of
France, and TO dominate France and force
her to surrender, Won hduck would delib-
erateiy burn section by section. street by
street monument by monument. The an
cient and artists architecture OF the most
Il beautiful city In the world buildings rich
IN tradition. wherein much that is the glory
Of history has seen the light. would be pitt
tsssly destroyed II were better for General
Cailieni, better and nobler. 10 demoish the
capital with the trioolor flying than 10
I partially burned Paris. Better in all
eensss but particularly for the glorious ira
litions OF France
80 II was decided. SO Oailleni grimly
bowed his assent to do II was to be resist
ance. heroic resistance to the very death, a
French rather than the ignominy OF a Ger
man destruction Of Paris II the city Of
beauty was 20 become a mass OF ruins. II
would be Mt the hands OF those who loved
=. With the flag flying.
Che familiar Parisian placard. the populace.
largely women and children crowded the