New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-11

falling there In tho trenches. whore
French and English soldiers arc now
fighting together shoulder 70 shoulder
10 tho extreme limit ~ human cndnr-
aurr. saw 20 sou that the American
Gag which ALREADY fiet alongaido 90
tho French flag on tho flying machines
nf the Lafayette squadron. viii soon
wc hope. be Gy'ng in ihc trenchs8'
whore tho British aud French haEs ny:
And whom your flag Aios there ~ WIZ
not be like tho flag you now sec nrouhd
YOU. that hangs spotlcss iG regular
folds: but warn you that aiongsdc
Of the atars 10 viii hFvo holes andi
among it7 rcd stripes 'h" White va
be- stained with ,ho blood Of your cnl'-
drcn.
"Yce. YOU will come to us. - Mr.
Beck said i'm his magnificent speech ~
tho polished language OF man O.,
letters and p philosopher. YOU "ul
come 10 W. not because OF my 'hc,donO
of tho conflict. but because you nave
hccn pushed forward by tho irrcslS,i-
bile forces OF humanity; ana J want 20
say TO YOU that we never dount'" 10,
ono single minute that America "ouI"
come into this Wat. We were not o.
ccivcd by the croakiug pessinists VINO
/ told f0Gi y
for pcnco ard wanted peace, That was
\ calumnv. and we knew it was cal
umnv 10 YOU want 30 know why we
mover doubted that YOU would take
vour stand on the side Of democracy
erd Of right? 10 you want to know
why we were certain that America
would come into this war? II was
not because Of submarines thnt you
camc into the war II was not nc
causc Of YOUR dead in the Lusitahla,,
though God knows that that would
Lave been justification enough, when
ono thinks of all those poor children
cast into the waters and drowned.
Entered War to Defend Honor
at was not for those things that you
,amc into the war. Il was IN defence
of your honor the honor Of your tradi-
tions. the honor Of your free country.
You came into the war not only Tor
your nationa! vindication but for the
yindication Of human rights, and ~ IS
for human rights that you are tght-
ing. for the most sacred rights OF free
men. You are fighting for liberty; you
are fighting for democracy.
1--WE ali agree in what MIR. Choate
savs We do not speak the same Ian
guage. but our hearts and our thoughts
are the same. He said: Hurry up!
Do not lose timeu We understand his
thought. and we love him for il, but
we do not say that. We who know
what war is. because we have been
mangled by it. know how intense the
prenaration must be, how thorough II
must be. and We know that no prepa-
ration can be neglected. Mr.. Choate
also said that France would never ac-
cent German conditions of peace, ana
he was right. Germany has always
looked upon the world as its serf.
Germany has always thought that by
her heavy might she could imprison
the hearts and stunt the consclenceS
OF humanity and 50 long as that doe
trine of might prevails Germany can
never offer US conditions of peace thai
will be accountable. We will not make
peace. We will never make peace, UNI
Ill we have had given back to US
that which is ours Alsace and Lor-
rsiuo.
eve are not lighting a selfish battle.
We are not fighting to triumph for our
selves. we who did not seek this war.
We are lighting for civilization and for
what is ours. France has never en-
gagged in selfish wars. Let me tell you.
and am proud Of it, that there is not
freer country in the world than
France; there is not a country having
in its heart deeper emotion or loftler
motives, or more righteous impulses
when it comes to dealing with qucs-
tons of humanity than France.
Has Given Children Freely
France has thrown her children
freely into battle wherever humanity
was to be fought for France has
given to the world the ideals ard the
impulses Of the French Revolution.
France has sent her flag on TO every
battlefield without selfish thought,
but France now wills-in agreement
with her Allies-that there shall be
guarantees which forever will prevent
the recurrence of such cataclysm.
"You. who are business men. you be-
liove in contracts. You respect your