Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-20

1 Paris, Jan. 19.-President Poincare has received Edward Marshall, an Aner1can newspaper writer, at the | palace of the Elysee and talked with 1 him in regard to President WiIson's note and the reply of the allies The l cfux of the interview appears in these 1 words of the president:
 We are condemned to continue the | war untll-we. our gallant allies and | ourselves, can obtain the reparations and guarantees rendered indispensable | by the aggressiOnS of which we have been the victims. by the sacrifices to which we have subjected ourselves. and by the losses which we have suf- | fered.
 May I tell America that France is our friend, even though we are not fighting with her the American yIs- | itor asked
 "The United States of America. and France are closely united by Inef- faceabIe common recoIlections, by the same political traditions, by the same attachment to free institutions" said President Poincare.
 France Tried to Avoid War. This war, which Germany unloos- ed upon Europe and which France did everything to avoid. could not alter the good relations between the United them closer and strengthen them.
 The United States" M. Poincare continued thoughtfully, "have remain
 
 dividuals in every section have man ifested themselves in favor of France and her allies. We have been deeply moved by innunerable demonstra- tions of friendship. There never has been a day since soon after the begin ming of the war on which have not personally received from Amer1a a rolunlinous mall containing generous offerings for ollri invaded populations for our war- widows and our war orr phanS. The letters which accompany these tributes emanate from all so- cfaI classes and often are expressed in very moving words. Other letters bring to me warm wishes for the vic tory of France. Your great country surely understands that we the allies, are fighting not only for our own fn- dependence and our own national hon or but for much wider cause, which goes further than the boundaries of our interests. We are fighting for the rights of the individual and for the liberty of peoples.
 War Without Revocation.
 "The violation of Belgium brings out the symbolic significance of this whole war. Germany was not satis- fled with making war upon us without provocation. She had willed to butch CT us without warning and, to attain that end she trampled under her feet This is enough evidence which to judge the responsibilities of our ene- mics; it is enough to define the nature of the struggle in which we are en- gagged. The United States have made no mistake about this"
 Are you willing to make some com ment with regard to President Will sons note the correspondent asked.
 Fighting For Manhood.
 Knowing as we do the feelings of America we have not failed to under stand the thought which inspired the recent initiative of President Wilson," M Poincare reploed. We were at once convinced that in the mind of the l iIlustrious president the suggestion made to the belhereTltS was in accord | with the traditional friendship be- tween our two nations. But being con- scious that we are fighting for man | kind, we find ourselves without the | right to lay down our weapons be-