The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-08
ORTOBRITISH
AND TO "YANKS"
Compliments Paid Them For
Their Brave Work.

With their native delicacy of senti-
ment, the French are very anxious to
dissipate any feeling that their eXuber-
ant welcome to the Americans denotes
a forgetfulness of the heavy burdens
borne by their older allies during the
four years of war. Figaro, writing edi-
toriaIly on the subject, most tacttully
treasures both French and British when
it SAYS:
1.-The British people are too reason
able and haYe too much sense to en-
terrain the shadow of a doubt as to
the sentiments which France enter
tains and cherishes toward the empire.
In the four years gone by French and
British, fighting side by side, haye
learned to know each other. They are
fully conscious of what each has done
in the struggle. The parts played by
them are equal, for both nations have
fought with all their force and all their
heart. Is there single Frenchman
who has forgotten the great battles in
which Marshal French's eXpeditionary
force took part? The British were at
Marleroi and at the Marine. They
fought in the glorious battles on the
User. We have seen the British Army
grow from day to day. in number and
power. We saw it triumph in the mag
nificent offensive on the Somme. We
see it day by day defend our territory
with admirable bravery. There is not
a French soldier who does not render it
justice and who does not profess for it
legitimate admiration.
The British premier, Mr.. Lloyd
George, on his recent visit to the front,
addressing the American troops, had
this to say: Germany can have peace
tomorrow with the United States,
France and Great Britain if she will ac-
cept the conditions voiced by the Allies,
and especially by President Wilson re-
peatedly. But the Kaiser ard his advis-
ers have given no indication of their
intentions to accept the conditions.
Because they will not do so, is the very
reason why we all are fighting. The
fact that you are here at all is a source
OF great joy 10 us. At the same time
it is source of great disappointment
TO the Kaiser, who in reality never
quite expected you. He was assured
by his advisers that America was so
pacific that there was no danger of it
entering the war. This was a great
mistake on his part, as events haye
proved. But he has gone from folly to
folly. His next illusion was that, even
if you declared war, you could not get
here. His advisers said that ali the
ships would be sunk and there would be
no means remaining to bring you across
the ocean. Now that the first million
Americans haye arrived, the Kaiser is
beginning to realize that defeat, sure,
certain and inevitable, is staring him
in the face.
ChateauThierry opened the Kaiser
eyes to still another mistake. When in
Paris on my way here l saw your COM
rades who had fought at Chateau
Thlerry carrying their flag. And they
carried it high, let me tell you; proud of
the fact that they had not lowered it on
the battlefield. The French generals
have talked to have expressed delight
with the fighting qualities of the Ameri-
cans. So the Kaiser's advisers and the
Kaiser himself realize that they have
made another mistake.
We are grateful that you are here to
fight, not only for France, which has
suffered more than perhaps any other
nation in the whole world has suffered.
You are fighting for the liberties of the
world.
In you we haye source of new hope,
For we see your determination to win
and hence we are confident. What are
we here for? Not because we covet a
single yard of German SOIL Not be-
cause we desire to dispossess the Ger
man people of their legitimate rights.
We are fighting for the great principle
laid down by your President. | am de-
lighted to have seen these men here
near the field of the greatest battle the
world has ever known. "We stand, -
as great American (meaning Roose.
L., Ig~A