Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-21
FRANCE PLEDGED
TO NEW MINISTER
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suffices for us. Let everything to-
day be blended-the claims of the
front and the duty in the rear. Let
every zone be the zone of war. II
there must be men who find In their
souls impulses of the old times, let us
put them aside. All civilized nations
are engaged in the same battle against
the modern developments OF ancient
barbarity. Against this, with all our
good allies, we are an immovable
rock, n barrier that shall not be
passed.
Let only fraternal soiidity. the
surest foundation OF the world TO
come, be shown at the forefront OF
the alliance, at every instant and
everywhere. In the field OF IDEAS
France has suffered for everything
that makes man firm. In her hope,
drawn from the sources OF the purest
humanity, she consents to suffer still
for the defense OF the soil of her great
ancestors, with the hope of opening
ever wider. TO men as to peoples all
the doors of life. The force OF the
French soul is in that. That is what
animates our people as they work as
well as they fight.
Chance for Everybody.
Those silent soldiers OF the work
shops. deaf to evil suggestions, those
old peasants bent over their lands;
those robust women at their toll.
those children who bring them aid
there are our 'poilus,' there are our
poilus who, thinking later on OF the
great work, may say like those of the
trenches, L was in It,.
with those also we must remain
steadfast: we must see TO IL that
stripping ourselves for the fatherland,
we one day may be loved. To love
each otheri
at is not sufficient 20 say so; we
must prove It, We would like to try
TO give that proof and we ask you to
aid us Can there be finer program
OF government?
There have been mistakes. Let
us think only Of repairing them.
Alas, there Nave been crimes also;
crimes against France. Let them re-
ceNe prompt chastisement. We take
before you, before the country that
demands justice, an engagement that
justice shall be done according to the
rigors of the law.
Neither personal considcra- n
tien nor political ardor will turn
us from our duty or lead ms to go
beyond tt. Too many criminal
attempts have already resulted on
our battle front In the shedding II
supcrabundancc OF French
blood. Weakness would he COM
plicity. We shall he without
weakness, rs without violence. All
the accused before court-martials
that Is our policy. The soldier
In the prctorium I'm solidity with
tho soldier I'm combat! No more
pacifist campaigns; no more Ger
man intrigucs; neither treason
nor semi-trcason. War! Nothing
but war!
"Our armies shall not be taken be-
tween two fires. Justice Is on the
way The country will know that IL
is defended and is France forever
free.
I'VE have paid too great n price for
our liberties to cede any part of them
beyond the need OF preventing di-
and excitations from which
the enemy might profit. A censorship
shall be maintained for diplomatic
and military Information, rs we'll rs
for those susceptible of disturbing
peace at home, up to the limits OF
respect for opinions. A press bureau
will give advice, nothing but advice,
TO all who solicit IL.
I'm war time as In time of peace,