The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-15
Captain Courtivron and
cambridge Colby Ad-
dress Gathering.
TIES BIND NATIONS
Mutual Admiration Of
Free Peoples Illustrat-
ed in Brilliant
Speech.

! Great enthusiasm was aroused yes
terday when the French Bastile day
J was celebrated at n mass meeting IN
the city auditorium. Mayor Ainslte
/ introduced 20 packed house, Cap
tain Nj. de Courtivron, representative
( Of J j Jusserand. French am
hassador. and cambridge Colby, OF
& the Shipping board both Of whom
we're Richmond's honor guests for the
occasion
j A cahiegram was sent by the peo-
/ pie OF Richmond to the president OF
France. signed ny Governor Davis and
Mayor Ainslie. as follows:
! In proud observance OF Bast!le
/ day. Richmond. the city which La
fsyette vigorously defended, greets the
government and armies OF invincihle
France. and pledges her wealth and
the lives Of her sons 10 the attainment
OF allied victory and a lasting peace
Of triumphant democracy
Captain Courtivron made A pleas
ing address in which he showed the
elose ties binding France and America
to be those of sisters, not OF friends
or allies
Not only is America lighting at the
side Of the allies for the great prin-
clples of the fourth and fourteenth
OF July" said Captain courtivron,
but she is also lighting for sentiment,
to help protect France. and she is
/ fighting with ali her heart"
of this love OF America fer France
and of France for America. / wish to
give YOU examples" he continued
"A little while ago I was at camp
assisting at parade, While In tho
n a f4Ez
ing above us began TO give an ex-
hihition of all kinds OF stunts The
Frenchmant' Immediately shouted the
crowd informed those around me
that | did not think ii was Lieutenant
NJ ........ nay comrade. Who was fy-
ing, But l was unable to convince
them. We recognize him. they said.
It is he. No one else fles so grace
fully
Later 1t was discovered that il was
not a French officer who had flown
that day. but a young American pilot,
one of thirty or forty American pilots
at that amp-who in this stunt of
fl ing. had equalled the skin of their
professor.
sin. for the American public as
long as It was pretty and audacious.
the pilot must he French-he could
not be anything else than a French
man.
Now my second example. listen to
the other side Of the story. the love
OF our 'poilus' for your boys
A poilu IN my division wrote me
some time ago in a language savored
with that particular flavor which.
alas cannot he passed into the trans
latton which | am going to give you.
" They are here said he; we've
+ them fIThnS' harn--Tha A
cans You can't get sick of going to
see them, We can't speak to each
other. but we smile ..... stupidity.
We understand each other and we
shake hands over and over again. We
would like to kiss each other tthis Is
French demonstration). They are
SO big and young and almost ALI good
4 looking. But in the trenches they
give us many worries. because / am
one of those who are with the Ameri-
cans 10 show them ali the tricks Of
the trade.
These lads are so full of dash.
We are all the time obliged to tell
| them TO be prudent and have to ex-
plain to them that their own skins
have value and must not be exposed
without profit for the common cause.
They then turn round and smile at us
as II we had cold feet" Now. Cap
tain. you who know us. what do you
think of thatr We having cold feet
But that doesn't matter; we watch
! them as well as possible. though some
times we look rather like hen that
has Matched a duck. We love them
as brothers and wish to spare them
every way
This common celebration Of the
French Bastile day is a pledge of flu
ture hopes; the taking OF the Bastile
or Prusslanism, that Pots, dam
palace. for July. 1919"
CAPTAIN Courtivron predicted that
the date OF President Wilson's mes
sage would become the "Fete of Ma
| tons, Just as the 4th and 14th OF
July had become the national holidays
! OF America and France
cambridge Colby was introduced by
the mayor as man from Missouri
formerly Republican. who had to
be shown" and who. when he had
been Shown" campaigned the coun-
try for President Wilson.
Mr.. Colby said that there was no
inner soldier in the world than the
French "pnilu,". full ef-dash and
valor: intrepid and determined.
he particularly stressed America
lack or realization OF what the war
meant. and the necessity of awaken
ing the entire country to the Job in
hand' awakening them quickly and
awakening them well. He also called
attention to the fact that out of the
100000 men transported to foreign
SOIL only 2sl had been lost.
america must stay in this fight he
SAID. throwing all Of her strength and
resources into the prosecution of the
war untii Germany Ia made to how
ner guilty. bloody head in repenta nca
1t takes the last man. even II II
takes the last heart beat.
FOCH AND POINCARE
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