Evening star., 1918-06-15
PRESIDENT SENDS
PLEDGE TO FRANCE
Will Continue Additions to
Army of Liberation Until
1t Is Overwhelming.
HIS REPLY TO GREETINGS

President Wilson reiterated that the
purpose of the United States is to
send men and materials to France
| until "any temporary inequality OF
force is entirely overcome in mes
sage to President Poincare of France.
! The message of President Wilson was
| in reply to one from the President of
France on the anniversary of the
landing of the first American troops
in France.
Presidents Cablegram.
The Presidents cablegram. made
public at the State Department. said:
certainly conceived in the highest and
| most generous spirit of friendship.
| and l am sure that l am expressing
| the feeling of the people of the United
States, as well as my own, when l
| say that it is with increasing pride
and qualification that they have seen
| their forces under Gen. Pershing more
| and more actively cooperating with
| the forces of liberation on French soil.
1t is their fixed and unalterable pur-
pose to send men and materials in
| steady and increasing volume until
! any temporary inequality of force is
| entirely overcome and the forces of
freedom made overwhelming, for they
are convinced that it is only by vic
tory that peace can be achieved and
the worlds affairs settled upon a ba-
| sis of enduring justice and right. 1t
! is a constant satisfaction to them to
know that in this great enterprise
they are in close and intimate CO.
operation with the people of France"
Gen. Pershing's reply to President
Poincare, received in official dispatch
es from France, said:
ALLOW me, sir. to thank you for the
kind message you sent me on the oc-
caslon of the anniversary. The en-
thusiastic reception which Paris gave
us a year ago has been extended since
then to the American Army by all
your people. Today our armies are
| united in affection and resolution, full
| of confidence for the final success
which will crown this long struggle
for liberty and civilization"
American Leader Congratulated.
President Poincare's message to
Gen. Pershing follows:
| 1.-THE anniversary of your arrival in
France furnishes happy occasion to
address my warmest congratulations
to you and the valiant troops which
you command and who have so ad-
| mirably conducted themselves in the
recent battles. l beg you to receive
the assurance of my best wishes for
the continuation of their success"
From Premier Clenaenceau:
ON the anniversary of your arrival
in France to take command of the
American troops 1 wish. my dear
general. to express to you once more
the greatest admiration for the pow
erful aid brought by your Army to
the cause of the allies. With ever-in-
creasing numbers the American troops
cover themselves with glory under
your orders in barring the route of
the invader. The day is coming when,
thanks to the superb effort of your
tthe enemy. losing the initiative of
operations, will be forced to incline
before the triumph of our ideal of
justice and civilization"
Messages From Military Leaders.
From Gen. Foch:
"A year ago you brought to US the
American sword. Today we have seen
it strike. 1t is the certain pledge of
victory. By it our hearts are more
closely united than ever
From Gen. Petain:
MY Dear General: Your coming to
French soil a year ago filled our coun-
try with enthusiasm and hope. Ac-
cept today the greatest homage of our
soldiers for the daily-increasing aid
on the battlefield brought by their
American brothers in arms. The last
battles, where the magnificent quail
ties of courage and military virtue of
your troops were demonstrated in so
brilliant a manner. are sure guaran-
tee of the future. The day is not far
off when the great American Army
will play the decisive role, to which
history calls this Army on the battle
fields of Europe. Permit me, my dear
general. to express to you on this an
niversary day my entire confidence
and assure you of my feeling of af-
fectionate comradeship"