Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-15
FRANCE UNITED
AGAINST ENEMY
COMMISSIONER TARDIEU SAYS
THAT MINISTERIAL CHANGES
REFLECT ONLY THE PEOPLES
GREAT DETERMINATION.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 15.-An-
Drew Tardieu, the high commissioner
Of France to the United States, was
asked recently for his comment on
the change in the French ministry
when the Ribot cabinet, gave place to
that formed by Paul Painleve, the new
premier.
You are asking me- said M. Tar
dieu, TO state my opinion regarding
the political situation in France. My
opinion is summed up in two words
resolution and patience.
Il know that our not unfrequent
changes of ministries sound surpris-
ing to some. But, to any one we'll ac-
quainted whit actual conditions. such
changes are evidencing the soundness
of my statement. There have been
in the past, ministerial crises arising
from political contention. Since the
i beginning of the war our ministerial
crises have originated only in the
will to intensity national defense.
For more than three years war
has been going on. During those three
years, if splendid heroism and actiy-
| ity have been spent, mistakes and err
rors took place. l say so, as this is
the truth, and it is always advisable
to tell the truth, even and mainly
when told by people in official capac-
vy an dhaving responsibilities. Many
of these mistakes have been amended
IN the past few months. But i'm
provement ought still to be achiev-
ed That is why men are shifted.
"By stating this asst a matter of
fact, am not hurting the men whose
places have been filed by others. They
did their best Some of them did
very we'll. But it is the will of the
whole parliament that we should do
still better. The governments task
furthermore, is heavy one. and we
have no right to be surprised if, in
II, oOlIS DNOPAN nav bNSCA'AN
tired enough to need rest.
'This being told, be strongly per
isuaded that, among our two legisla-
tive houses, only one will is prevail
ing, the will to win victory.
The man who is now intrusted
as premier with public power is, in
ltellectually and morally speaking, the
most perfectly upright and conscience
lby which honor and credit may be
given to French politics. We are
lalready much indebted to him; to
him we shall be even morei indebted.
!. i AT this time of the struggle our
first duty is to utilize our common re-
sources to the utmost. But such ut
most utilization cannot be possible
unless rigorous method and perfect
coordination be resorted to. This
NJ Painleve understood when he de-
cided that the special Office of the
members of the cabinet to be pro-
vided for inter-allied unity and in
trusted that office to my friend, Frank
lin Bouillop, to whose generous and
warm elequence you gave applause
recently at the Waldorf and at Car
| negie Hall.
Trance is strong and confident. She
imposed upon herself as you know,
severe restrictions. She does accept
them with perfect calm, as those who
are not fighting realize that their sac
ifices, whatever they may be, will
never stand equal to the sacrifices of
the cambatant.
by the coming of your splendid
troops, the nations firmness has been
further stimulated Now we are in,
all of US, all the free peoples who
have resolved not to live under Ger
man rule, who have pledged them
selves to enforce upon German might
the respect of every thing which is ig-
pored by fright, Justice, liberty and
J N@SlubN1kASs-
I'VE had to suffer war. But reitera-
Ition we shall forbid. The will of the
dead is that their death should not be
fruitless; they fell in order to save
their children. BY the fathers the
sons shall be redeemed.
Such IS the situation in France. I
do know 1t well-the situation at the
front where ! was for two years in
the war, and the situation in the rear,
of which the parliament's members
are best informed. German propa-
ganda, under the disguise Of paclfism,
tries to make another presentation OF
it; to your soldiers, henceforward
brothers in arms of our own soldiers,
I say: See and make your judg-
ment'"
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