The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-11
PEACE FIR THE NEXT GENERATION
MOST ESSENTIAL To THE FRENCH
(kondnn Times Cable. Copyright 1919

pApiS. Doc. lO--ThoSc in France
who have not followed closely the c"uls.
nf American nnlilicS for tn" laSt ICY
weeks. arc generally lnacQuni,n,cd WIN
TIN opposition President wilson's uc-
parturc aroused They see In h'n
leader az II great people which arTlFeG
To the allied relief just in the mex W
um" Il man who at any rate mas oTG,t
an active instrument of the war. hG
will receive a splendid welcome put ono
inspired OF mixed motives.
II il Il curious and unhappy fact that
the extremists in French politics. Such
as I%s" rr LGnsu% Il" Mr III Wls" %u"F Day
after day. Loneuct. who dcnounces inc
"impcriaiist'' England Of Lloyd George
and Lord Nprthclill'. rrncla1ms ms au,
miratiOn Of IN" England 81 NlIi'hI'l
Mcrris and Ramsay McDonnld and be-
ilrvcs h. and Mr. Wilson see eye TO eye
matters affecting the settlement Of me
world. More people have other reasons
for welcoming Mr.. Wilson.
American elf"rt GE Sc fnIn of g'tG France
seemed to hang in the balance. deeply
touched .hc heart and imagination ol
the French. They are all anxious ~
express their feelings. Some: however,
IN that it gives him an opportunity L"
come more closely in contact Win tHs
hard facts Of peace and war 10 "nLcn
principals must hr adapted u IN" settle
mcnt Is 10 DC durable. Fhcse IaEtS ~
rrn the whole attitude Of France shap-
ing her peace policy. There Is pernrps
not another county III the world 10
whom peace is moro cSStnlIhl LOT ny
generations Ia come than France wnlcn
Cnnnut stand another drain on her blood
Reforo tho war her birth rate had fallen
IA an alarming depth. During the war
she has lost over half million IN dcno.
The men who have gone were ner pes
and would have been inc latheTS VI '"1
next generation. ,
With diminished population. France
has set about the tremendous TASK Oh
national construction. Even. were Ger
many 10 pay the last farthInE OF nor
awful debt, the whole energy OF frn,ici
for years to come must be concentrated
on hat rebuilding. The French have no
need &c, read jean Longuet to know that
permanent peace in the world IS VIAL ~
France is TO continue 10 play Il splenaiu
part in history. Neither do thcF thliik
it necessary to plunge tho whole world
in the chaos Of revolution as Il prcliml-
nary 10 peace. Tho overwhelming ma
jorty Of Frcnchmen. on the contrary;
prefer the peaceful path Of international
Understandings toward permanent peace.
Therein they are in complete agreement
with Mr.. Wilson and see in existing rec.
! ords the first motive force along mat
ro.,d.
Maintenance Of the alliance and
| friendships France has 50 consolidated
on the field of battle is the ono great
| aim French peace negotiations nave ever
before their eyes. In particular they
will have at heart the strength Of the
Franco British intimacy. The fricnd-
iship Of France and Italy is important
! Tor the good of tho world That between
! Franco and Britain is vital 10 tho sccur-
lily Of the European aSainS, inc peace
! breaker. Fortunately in Whatever part
| Of the world with which the interests or
| the two peoples are In contact. or even
Fin apparent opposition. tn" solution lies
Immediately and obviously at hand.
! In Europe ii is clearly our interest to
iappruvc The French making their east
crn bulwarkG 50 strong that IN attack
would hr folly cvcn greater than in
Ilol4. In tn" world, elsewhere, certain
corners ar" not rounded off by the
! Franco-British agreement which formed
| the political Inauguration OF the entente
lcorriiaic. Any lingering remnants Oh
/ international obstruction Ia the great
work rf France IN Morocco and Of Great
! Britain IN Egypt can easily he swept
iout of the way, Syria has ais" 10 DC
considered in the light of old French
interests. also the question OF Ialcs-
tine in its strategic relations to Egypt
! in it's international significance 10 the
whole religious world
! Any hopes Of disscnsion between
f, France and Great Britain tho enemy
puintmrnt. Franco British friendship is
the strongest foundation on which to
build the new Europe. The French
mean to see that no spirit OF bargain
, inE shall prevent the concrete Of that
! foundation from being we'll mixed.
Franco-Eritish unity il already so firm
il cannot but exert Il decisive influence
OF tho whole European settlement.
France has Il desire To maintain Ms the
hasis nf the larger international action
the Who'll" police force Of liberty when
fought by the side Of the Allies ana
will throw the whole weight Of her per
suasinn into the scales Of moderation in
any difference Of opinion which may
exist or arise between the ncw AND the
old states OF Europe.
I l, would he folly 10 pretend that the
iiipiOrnats Of France more than those "i
any other country are. resolved t" run
their foreign policy along the lines nt
The Sermon on the Mount. hui; the
French mean TO assist IN the task t"
make rsacc an. humane and honest IN
lStrument of law and order in liberty
throughout the. world for the next one
hundred ycurS