Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-27
WHOLE WORLD THRILLED
BY ACTION OF AMERICA
Fiviani Declares Co-Operation OF U.
5. is Certain to Insure Victory
Of Morality and Right.
EXPRESSES DEEP GRATITUDE
Niles, in Struggle for Violated
Rights OF Man, and To Save Ideals
OF Mankind, Will Carry Fight OH
to End.
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON, April 26.-In n state
mcnt to the American press to-day.
Rene Niviani. Frances Vice-Premicr
and head of the war mission. said the
cooperation OF the United states
mean not only a military vic
tory. which already was assured. but
a victory of morality and right. EN-
pressing deep gratitude for the en-
thusiastic reception given his mission
here. NJ. Niviani said lie realized it
was mot TO us. but TO our beloved and
heroic France"
NJ. Niriani's statement to the Wash
ington correspondents follows:
II promised to receive you after
having reserved. AS elementary cour-
tesy. my first communication solely for
the President. ] lavo just had the
honor. which I shared with the other
OF the mission. OF being re-
ceived by him. | am indeed happy to
have been chosen TO present the greet
inSs of the French republic 10 the
INDUSTRIOUS man whose name Is in every
French mouth to-day. whose incom-
parable message is at this very hour
being read and commented upon i'm all
our schools as tho most perfect chapter
of human rights, and which so fully eX-
presses the virtues of your racc-lonE-
suffering patience before appealing
force, and force to avenge that long
suffering patience when there can be
no other means.
REALIZEs THAT RECEPTION
Is FOR HEROIC FRANCE
Since you are here to listen to me.
! ask you to repeat Il thousandfold
tho aSncaccinf - .e, door, rt.nfft,lo
for the enthusiastic reception the
American people has granted us in
Washington. 1t is not TO us. but TO
our beloved and heroic France. that
reception was accorded. We we're
proud to be her children in those un-
fors ettable moments when we read in
the radiance OF the faces we saw the
noble sincerity of your hearts. And
! desire TO thank also tho press of the
United States. represented by YOU. ]
fully realize the ardent and disintcr-
ested help YOU have given by your
~tirelcss propaganda in the cause of
l know your action has been
tn~calcuiable. Gentlemen. 7 thank you,
we have come to this land to salute
the American people and It's govern
TO call to fresh vigor our lifo-
long friendship. sweet and cordial in
the ordinary course of our lives. and
which these tragic hours have raised
to all the ardor of brothcrly love--a
love which In these last years
OF suffering has multiplied its most
expressions; YOU have given
help, not only in treasure. but in every
act of kindness and good will. For
us your children have shed their blood.
and the names Of your sacred dead
Inscribed forever in Jul hearts.
And il WAS within a fun knowledge of
meaning Of what YOU did that
YOU acted. Your ineXhaustible gem
crosby was not the charity OF the for
tunatc to the distressed; ii was an
Affirmation of your conscience. a rea-
soncd approval Of your judgment.
"Your fcilow-countrymcn knew that
under the savage assault of a nation
of prey which has made of war, to
quote a famous saying. its national in
dustry, VIC were UNFOLDING with our
incompatible allies. faithful and
to the death. with all those who
fighting SHOULDER To shoulder with
us on tho firing line, tho sons Of in
England, a struggle for the
violated rights OF man, for that demo