The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-27
Military Victory Now As
sured, Says Head of
French Mission.
PEOPLES OF WORLD
TO BREATHE IN PEACE
Grateful for Welcome
Presidents Words in
Mouths of All.

ment to the American press today,
Rene Viviani, Frances vice premier
and head of the war mission, said the
cooperation of the United States
would mean not only a military VIC
tory, which already was assured, but
n victory of morality and right. EN-
pressing deep gratitude for the en-
thusiastic reception given his mission
here, NJ. Viviani said he realized it
was mot to us, but to our beloved
and heroic France"
NJ. Vivianrs statement to the Wash
ington correspondent follows:
Il am indeed happy to have been
chosen to present the greetings of the
French republic to the illustrious man
whose name is in every French
mouth today, whose Incompatible
message at this very hour is being
read and commented upon in all our
schools as the most perfect charter
Of human rights and which so fully
expresses the virtues of your race
long suffering patience before appeal
ing to force and forced to avenge that
long suffering patience when there
can be no other means.
Deep Gratitude.
II ask you to repeat a thousand
fold the expression of our deep graft
tude for the enthusiastic reception the
American people has granted us in
10 I,,t tn
our beloved and heroic France, that
reception was accorded And l de-
sire to thank also the press of the
United States represented by you. /
fully realize the ardent and disinter-
ested help you have given by your
tireless propaganda in the cause of
right: know your action has been
incalculable.
I'VE have come to this land to sa-
Lutte the American people and it's gov
ernment, to call to fresh vigor our
lifelong friendship. sweet and COR
dial in the ordinary course of our
lives and which these tragic hours
have raised to all the ardor of broth
erly love--a brotherly love which in
the last years of suffering has multi
piled it's most touching expressions
YOU have given help, not only in
treasure, in every act of kindness and
good will: for us, your children have
shed their blood and the names of
your sacred dead are inscribed for
ever in our hearts. Your inexhaust-
ible generosity was not the charity
Of the fortunate to the distressed; 1t
was an affirmation of your conscience,
reasoned approval of your judg-
ment.
Your fellow countrymen know that
under the savage assault of nation
of prey which has made of war, ia
quote a famous saying, it's national
industry, we We're upholding with our
Incompatible allies. faithful and vail
ant to death, a struggle for the vio-
lated rights Of man, for that demo-
cratic spirit which the forces of au-
tocracy We're attempting to crush
throughout the world. We are ready
to carry that struggle on to the end.
To Breathe in Peace.
And now the United States rise:
and in it's strength as a champion o1
right rallies to the ideals of France
and her allies. Only our descend
ants, when time has removed then
sufficiently far from present events
will be able to measure the full sig
nificance, the grandeur of historic
act which has sent a thrill through
the whole world. From today on al
the forces of freedom are let loose ant
not only victory, of which we We're al
ready assured is certain; the tru
meaning of victory is made manifest
it will be the victory Of morality ant
right and will forever secure the ex
istence of a world in which all ou
children shall draw free breath in ful
peace and undisturbed pursuit Of thei
labors.
ITO accomplish this great work W
are about to exchange views with tn
men in your government best quail
fled to help. The cooperation of tn
United States in this world confliC
is now assured. We work togethe
as free men, who are resolved to sav
the ideals of mankind"