Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
FRENCH EDITOR
BRINGS MESSAGE
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ane Lauzanne, French fighter, jour-
nalist and publicist, now touring the
United States in the interests of his
government, addressed the members
of the Chamber of Commerce at
their luncheon to-day. Lieutenant
Lauzanne wasted no words, but in a
fiery speech showed why France is
determined to battle to the end.
His opening message to the peo-
pie of Harrisburg was that the sister
republics have so much in common,
that the people of the two countries
have the same heart, beating in
common for the same objects, and
giving their blood for those objects.
I'VE have seen our villages burn
ed to the ground, we have seen our
cathedrals destroyed, we have seen
all the horror that is to be seen, and
we know there are no good Ger
mans, except those who are dead.
Those can do no harm. The Germans
kill women, they kill children, they
even kill the trees, their lust for de-
struction is so great.
1T is because we have seen these
things that we say this is a holy
war. We are fighting against evil
and greed, and the power of hate.
We are waging this war with our
men, our women, our children and
we are ready to give to our last man.
When every man in France is dead
the women will rise in arms"
The speaker declared that among
the allies there are no small nation
and no great; all nations are great
who fight for liberty and justice. He
added that above all the allies are
fighting for the ideal of a respect
for international law, and the war
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realize that they are not the strong
est but the weakest people, and can
not dictate terms of peace, but must
accept them.
Speaking of the spirit of the
French, he told of a woman with
four sons in the French army. Three
have been killed and one is now a
prisoner in Germany. When she was
told that her third son was killed,
the messenger said:
'Ah, madame, the women of
France wifi pity you"
But, you are mistaken" she re-
piled. THE women of France would
be wrong to pity me. They should
envy me-"
Confident in West
Lieutenant LauZanne declared his
perfect confidence in the situation on
the west front.
II know the men on that front
have not lost their heart, their cour-
age, or steadfastness. 1t is now as it
was in 1914 at the battle of the
Marine; their bodies may be falling
back, but not their hearts. 1t will
Shall Not Pass" Never has their
morale been better, and never has
the fighting spirit of the SOL
diers tiamed forth so pure"
AS a refutation of the repeated
German statement that France is
bled white, the Frenchman declared
that there are now 2,740,000 men in
the French armies, as against 1,500,-
600 in September, 1914. In 1914 the
French were turning out 1900 shells
a day. he said. Now they are maxi
ing 100000 per day. During the
four years eighteen billions have
been subscribed by the people for
the war. There are 475,0OO French
women working in munitions plants
now, whereas there were but $4,000
at the beginning of the war.
Alsace-LOrraine
The speaker refuted the charge Oft
en- made that Alsace-Lorraine is Ger
man and rightfully demanded by
Germany in 1871. He said that the
southern part of Alsace was annexed
by France through a vote of the AL
satan people, and prior to that it
had belonged to Switzerland. The
remainder of Alsace was ceded to
France by the Emperor of Austria
by a treaty of 164S. which stated
that Alsace was to be French for
ever" and in such a way that no
other emperor will ever be able to
claim a part of it," Lorraine was
a
signed by the French king and the
German princes.
1t is for the protection OF small
nations. the Lieutenant said, that all
the Allies are now lighting. France,
the speaker declared, has lost one
million men in Killed and wounded
but is prepared to fight to the end.
YES concluded the speaker, his
voice ringing, I'VE have made our
choice, we have. chosen our way. 1t
may be filed with death and priva-
ton. but will never lead to present
disgrace and future servitude. A
Hun victory would be a degradation
TO humanity, and France is prepared
to fight against such a fate with all
it's men, women and children until
their last heartbeat"
Lieutenant Lausanne was presented
by A. S. Patterson, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. who presid-
ed. Following his address he was
rendered a vote of thanks. AS the
speaker finished. the entire audience
rose and applauded for many min
utes. 1t was obvious that the
Frenchman had brought a message
which made a profound effect on his
hearers.