Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-23

Vtcls ttgHt. i"ts, VIC lrlbnnp Association
New York Tribune).
New Hurk Special - at is the
most importan. ihin@ for the alice
cause since N.yt.n."
iicSe words OF Joseph Reinach, or
the morning aho:i Paris first knew tina,
the United STATES had severed diplo-
matte relasi'ns with Germany, are a
lair indeX OF :he French view of tho
American action.
Joins in Condemnation.
FOR France the action of the presi-
dent Was accented as tardy, but com-
pete Nindication Of the universal
frcnch View that the war was one be-
t"ech ha.harism and civilization, and
all France felt hat the last OF the great
nations % the world had finally set its
seal OF Gisap.roNal and condemnation
upon German Elilitarism.
The course Of the United States did
not influence French or British opinion
as 10 peace. The decision OF this point
had already been made. 1t had been
reached before Mr.. Wilson made his
s.rst seace gesture. In both nations. as
snal! c~nTeavor TO point out in care
ful taking of stock. weeks before the
president sen: his first note. Both ma
ions mad taken measure Of themselves.
and OF their future and both had de-
cidcd thai there could be no peace
Without victory. and no life either for
themselves or FOR their civilization
which they believed in, before Ger
many had beer defeated.
Caused Injury and Amer.
This decision had preceded the Ger
man peace proposal and that also fell
ON deaf ears. II awakened no resnonsn
In the heir, or in the head OF the mass
cs OF INC French and tho British. Presi-
GEM Wilson'S subsequent proposals
nurt moro Frenchmen than they
aise:cd' n l am not sure that they
w hot aIiEer more British than they
hurI. Eat Tor both they were witho,,t
appeal. W. '"o
~ she Other hand, when the presi-
Heht severed diplomatic relations. the
n,ise'S We're enormous. 1T gave the
r,cnch precisely that moral impetus
W h iear'ened them. appealed to
thc,r, enthusiasm and gave them NOT
new belief ia the justice of their co,rse
oul Il sort IF Endorsement which the
u.Staiation OF faith by a new convert
'"'! give the eldest OF The converted.
Destroys Peace FaIIacy.
I, go not tilinA it would be possible to
.a!cuiate the moral effect Of the presi-
uents action IN France. 1t was a Ger
man defeat. 1t DESTROYED an atmos-
phere of peace, not dangerous at tho
moment, but not without future peril.
mao America continued to remain ne,,-
s.al ana 10 make peace gestures through
nmother year of indecisive battling.
ny eacct OF the action was electrical
Prepare Troops Welcome.
Al Paris knew it before daylight,
and 1t was a Sunday in which Paris
belonged to the few Americans who
were there. Among the French, it was
accepted as the assurance of our i'm
mediate entry into the war. IRE vel
come TO be prepared for the first Amer
aean regiment marching through the
champs I.lyses and entraining for fine
front was discussed.
aet deeper than this emotion was
tne sense nf having found a complete
Nlndlcatlon in the eyes of the one great
neutral nation. All through the war
French that the United States could
continue on terms of relative friend
.iness With a nation whose crimes
AGAINST humanity are written all over
northern France and in the minds and
hearts o. al F~renchmen: That the
United states should finally have rec
ogllized the brand OF Cain on the Ger
mar forehead; this was a thing that
!neant more to the Trenchman thar n
y possible to indicate.
Puzzled BY Peace Talk.
And all this was the more impress
sive because it had SO swiftly ollowed
alt the peace talk of the president. This
dcrstand, for it meant for them 90
ing BACK to the old slavery. to the mill
tary system that Germany had fastened
upon Europe. It meant negotiations
W:th h unpublished murderers Of
tffs:nch civilians, with the men and
the system that had turned northern
France Into a desert and SHARED neithey
3 nor SEX. 1t meant that France must
endure the loss OF 100000 of her sons
without even the reward that their sac.
offices was meant to have-the endinr
OF he long nightmare that had nre.
vailed since Sedan.
outwsiahs All Injuries.
I think SO far az France il concerned
that the first Sunday In February viii
remain q memorable day and that tho
cost to Germany In life, in treasure.
consequent to the final destruction OF
al peace talk. OF all thought OF pence
In advance OF liberation and victory for |
France. will outweigh any injury Ger.
many will be able to inflict upon the |
United Statea in war.
The effect OF the presidents action |
N Great Britain waS far less immedi. |
Ate. and, / think. far less considerable. |
flke the French. the Britleh had given
ever attempting to uuderstand Nj.
Wilson's policy. ] think there Il no
20 frequently aaked Of an
American u Europe ~ that which
seeks ensexpIanation Of the president's
6olicy. nor @ thef~A question which
sosdefloo answer for Americans abroad.
orseE Dritatn. pussjsd.
II 80 the conviction q the mas
y th6 British public that the seveF'ns