New-York tribune., 1918-12-20
y0ffre, M1n,0rtaIiSed, Halls
u. S. as Sauior of France
tsvctor nc Nv.r,,e Made Wn.>ln- nf A""do.,.v in
Presence Of Wilson. Pave Tribute to Sacrifices
of American Men and Women i'm Critical Hour

thousands of miles from their country
and give up their lives for noble
cause, great idea.
u. 8. Women Came Also
"And. as If the sacr' fce was not COM
pleted by sending tie husbands and
sons we have seen the wives the faith
ers and the mothers escorting across
the seas that phaanx of warriors to
alleviate our sutferings and dress our
wounds. We have seen them unspar-
ingly giving their gold and tn treas
ures of their hearts. kneeling on the
graves of our sons and adopting our
orphans
I'm a brotheriy embrace, France and
America have given one another their
faith, pledge for the present and the
future
Owing 20 the decisive events,
France, upheld by her allies, at last
has reaped the victory deserved by her
virtues. Let her 60 without wavering
to the end Of her effort. She owes it
to the little ones who ale growing,
care'es Of danger and who will live
free, although their fathers have died
for liberty
Must Stand for Right
Let France preserve it's victory and
"
liberty and Just co which has been its
malnstay during the war. Let it pre-
serve that beautiful mora equilibrium
which has saved it from reverses at the
, dangerous hour Let t never forget
that the weak and the small cannot live
free in the world if the strong and the
great are not ever ready to place their
strength and power at the disposal of
right.
"France must remain in the future
the guardian of the liberty of peop' es
Tho virtues which she has shown dur
ing this war have secured for her the
lmper shable title to this right, and
experience has shown hat her prosper
ty is pledge to the tranquility of
iaho wor'dn
President w lson and Mrs. Wilson
arrived shortly before O'clock and
were followed q few minutes later
by President and Mmo Poincare.
Mme. Poincare and Mrs N'leon sat to.
eether IN a box in a b coNv high above
The statue Of Sully Mrs Wilson wore
a simple dark blue tailored d~ess.
trimmed witt otter fur President VIII
son was cheercd as he took his seat in
the visitors box.
Sun Smiles for Jotfre
Tie weather had been unsettled all
morning, nth intermittent rain squalls
and short spells of sunshine, but as
Marshal Joffre descended from his au-
tomobile the sun broke through the
clouds
ut is the sun of the Marne." said a
spectator.
Jean Richepin replied to the Grafton
OF Marshal Jotfre. Every mention of
Pres dent Wilson and the United States
was cheered When Nj. Richepin re-
ferred to Marshal Joffre as the victor
of the Marne, the Marshal arose and
said:
at is not /; it is the poilu."
Cheers for Blind Poilu
All eyes turned to blind French SOL
dier who was standing at salute in the
fsont row Of the balcony. The soldier
stood at ricid attention Thile loud
cheers, led by President and Mrs. Will
son. resounded through the hail.
AS the audience filed out an old man
was heard reciting to himself, in q
trembling voice:
"Any unit which can advance no
more must at all costs hold the con-
quired ground or be killed on the spot
rather than retreat"
The words were an extract from Mar
shall Jofres order of the day at the
start of the Battle of tn, Marne, which
opened the doors of the French Acad-
emy for him.