New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-11
VIVIAN Warns America
To Prepare Thoroughly
Pictures to Merchants flag Front with Holes Among It's
Red Stripes the White Stained with Chidrcns
b. Bood-"IIurry Up!' Choatc Insists

OF tho American people You. VINO arc
mon Of business, engaged iu vast on
tcipriscs. creators Of great industry.
who have welded together great or
carnations and developed untold re-
sources YOU can never allow your
brains. your souls and your hearts 20
TAN 90 the level of commcrciaUsm. No,
You have kept your ancient traditions,
your past glory is ever present IN your
hearts: you have shown affection and
admiration for civilization and human
.ty. You have an idcalism which floats
above your flag. and that idoalism you
place above your material interests.
Working for Humanity
1--WE in France never felt a moment
o. anxiety when the croaking pessi-
m -ts told Us that YOU were seeking a
peaceful settlement. We knew chat
YOU were working for humanity. You
who are customcd 10 handling large
masses Of men. TO doing things on a
vast scale, your vision could not fail
TO take in the great issues az stake.
We knew that when your days work
is ended you are all of you ready TO
devote yourselves to those higher and
better things which make life worth
living and mankind an admirable
thing.
And now. as a Frcnchman coming
10 speak here in America. ! must be
allowed TO refer on behalf of my COM
patriots and my friends to something
Of which we are all justly proud. l
refer TO what came TO some perhaps
as a revelation. All, France before
the war seemed TO many 10 be a coun-
try to which people went as to Para
disc, 20 seek happiness and enjoy
ment. And too many of them failed
10 see that great and that real France.
that France Of eleven million work
ing men. seven million Of whom arc
agricultural laborers. This did not
seem 10 them TO be the real France,
and yet 1t was
"in this war France has risen 10 all
occasions. has taken on all the quail
ties Of an industrial organized de-
mocracy. II is not only the valor of
their children. 1t is the training Of her
officers. the efficiency Of her organiza-
ton and the coordination of her in
dustry. In this country OF France we
have seen men rising up 10 deal with
each situation, 70 combat each new
menace. We have found heads of
great industries, we have found en-
gneers. we have found organization.
we have seen the whole genius of
France clearly expressed in its faculty
Of assimilation; in its power of or
ganization.
Genius Was Industry
1--WE have seen that the genius of
France was the industry of France;
IN he fpI Of
aided by the industry of America.
which was able to produce the shells.
millions upon millions of which have
been hurled upon the enemy to clear
the way when our children mounted
TO the assault; it was the industry Of
France. aided by the industry of
America. which produced those things
that are as essential in battle as hu-
man lives. and France has willingly
shared her blood for our common
cause.
Just now Your illustrious states
man. Mr.. Choate, whom you so wildly
cheered and whom joined in cheering.
said-and when we listened to that
splendid speech of his it seemed impos-
sible that he bore upon his shoulders
the weight of more than three-quarters
Of a century-Mr. Choate said that the
American and the French flags would
float together at the front, and that
same idea was again expressed by Mr.
Morgan, your president. who said
that the same breeze would fling free
TO the wind the two colors. the red.
white and blue Of the French flag and
the starry banner of the American Re-
public.
"As if in realization of that predic-
ton, read il the papers this morning
that there was great and moving
popular ceremony in Paris yesterday,
when with all their heart and soul the
people of France cheered and welcomed
the emblem of your American de
mocracy when they saw the American
ambulances driving through the streets
Of Paris, flying the Stars and Stripes.
And when the American flag was &C
claimed in Paris it was acclaimed by
the heart of France. by France itself,
represented by Paris.
81 say TO you that it is not only in