The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-14

/ France and thesUnited States are par
| ticularly close / do not know in what
/ other comradship We could have
! fought with more strength or enthu-
| siasm II VIII daily be a matter OF
! pleasure with me TO be brought into
| consultation with the statesmen or
| France and her allies in concerning the
! measures by which we may secure
! permanently for these happily reiat-
ttons OF friendship and cooperation
/ and secure for the world at large such
safety and freedom as can be secured
! only by the constant association Of
/ friends.
i raise my glass to the health or
the president of the French republic
and to Madame Poincare and the pros
perity Of France"
President Poincare is his address OF
welcome said;
Paris and France awaited you with
Impotence. They were eager to ac-
claim in you the illustrious democrat
whose words and deeds were inspired
by exalted thoughts. the PHILOSOPHERS
delighting in the solution OF univer-
sal laws from particular events, the
emminent Statesman who had found
a way to express the highest political
and moral truth in the formulas which
bear the stamp OF immortality.
They had also a passionate mes
sage to offer thanks IN your person
for the invaluable assistance which
had been given spontaneously dur
ing this war to the defenses OF right
and liberty.
Even before America had resolved
to intervene in the struggle she had
shown TO the wounded and the wild
ows and orphans OF France a solicit
tude and a generosity. the memory OF
which always viii be enshrined In
our hearts. The liberality Of your Red
Cross. the countless gifts OF your fell
low citizens. the inspiring initiative
OF American women. anticipated your
military and naval acton and showed
the world to which side were your
sympathies. And on the day you flung
yourselves into the battle with what
determination your great people and
yourselves prepared for united sue
cess
Some months ago you cabled TO
me that the United States would send
ever-increasing forces until the day
should be reached on which the allied
armies were able TO submerge the en-
envy unaer an overwhelming blow of
new divisions. And in effect for more
than a year a stream OF youth and
energy has been poured out upon tho
shores OF France.
NO sooner had they landed than
your gallant battalionos fred by their
chief. General Pershing. flung them
selves into the combat with such man
~ contempt OF danger. such smiling
disregard OF death. that our exper-
fence in this terrible war often moved
US to counsel prudence They brought
with them the enthusiasm OF crusaders
leading to the Holy Land. It is their
right today to look with pride upon
the work accomplished and tell them
selves they have powerfully aided by
their courage and their faith.
Eager as they were 10 meet the
enemy they did not know when they
arrived the enormity of his crimes.
That they might know how the Cert
man armies make war it has been
necessary that they see towns burned
down and other outrages, all TO de-
stroy the beauty or France and Bel
gfum.
In your turn. Mr.. President. you
will be able to Measure with your
own eyes the extest OF these disas-
tiers. Your noble conscience will pro-
nounce a verdict on these facts"