New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Vitalized Politics One
OF Wars Compensation
Contact With Efficiency of the Enemy Impressex
France With the Desirability of Putting
Craftsmanship in Touch With Industry

union OF human beings is very NM,
living law. The victory is v;ctas
over Germany. 1t is to be followaa :,
victory over the disruptive forca.
home. as
Americans who worry about on,
labor situation will be heartenea :.
realize that we'll informed stnaa.a 70
mere regard America as we'll in ~
way to solve many social questions
writer in "L'Intransigeant," v.."
popular evening paper of Paris. to,s
MS readers recently that Amer;..s
workers are reasonable and never d,;ss
thelr demands to the point where e.n;
'ai Mes to other countries. He ret.,.
TO the way in which American emn,os
ers look after the comfort of their ~,
pi0yes. Among u.s." he says, "ths,.
Is hostility or indifference. In a~s
lea a mutual confidence and efH.;sa.
co'laooration. On the one hand
sterlle struggle and loss of t;,no.
che other. maximum return WIT 'a
is right?" '"'c0
Frenchmen of all classes have
'he answer to that question ~ T. =.
quite possible that the form of ~
new democracy in industry will, nat 's' ~
axe ours nor like the English hs
cause France has its own trad;t;oa.
ana cllngs to them, even wh;,o n,o,.:'
1un of them. But the workers n.s
nave been loyal in this war .ro
tam to have their reward Ana :.
must not be forgotten that thopssns.
OF French soldiers coming homo aa
leave take up their old accrs.o.,
places in the shop or factory and tas
seven days lead their old life r. >.
Impossible for such men to MT NJ.
sonal ends before the good ~ ~
country, and it is equally imnoss;h,s
iof others to impose selfish purno.a.
on men who have been at and ara ao;ss
back to the front. e''"s
Taking Politics
Out Of Business
The agreement between socia,c,....
Will make 1T easier for politica, ,o.a
ers 10 turn their attention to indust,,
Hereafter industrial enconrocon,.s.
VIII not be party question Tho
whole trend of statesmanship will, ho
toward helping on the industrial, cooa
OF the state, This will reach down ;nto
private life as we'll. A Frencbman wbo
was Hno"n before the war for wit and
a cynical humor said to me the other
oay that he is advising young men to
choose for their professions onlv sucb
rs VIII bring material aid to tho eta+o
tell them to produce something Of
use something the world wants and
VIII pay for, because we viii be noor
and we must become rich. we viii bo
weak and we must be strong"
When individuals feel this wav tbe
statesmen will have to follow. Already
great change has come over Frances
conception OIL Americas diplomacy and
loiltics. Heretofore the Frencbman
mas said that our politics was onIv
doliar-chasing Now he believes that
we are right III making the state servo
industry, because in that way we in
sure prosperity and leave far moro
freedom to the individual
Apropos of this, the Letters Of an
Ola American to Frenchman" are be-.
ing widely read and quoted with an.
proval. One passage chosen for snoc;.,
praise is:
"People reproach US (Amcricans)
"ith being business men. money men
and with considering politics onlv from
the point of view OF our interests
Well, what is there extraordinary in
our desire to make the resources of
our country do the most coed to our
people! We consider that the govern
ment has done its duty when it gives Us
all these things. We expect our gov
ernment to develop and not to hinder
Ouslness-meaning by that the use Of
the SOIL and the subsoil and the most
rapid and most economical distribution
OF the product. If that isn't the duty
OF democratic government, what is?"
lhree years ago the average French
man would have dropped this book and
asked for a copy of ia Vie Paris;-
enne." To-day he reads and approves.
1t is good sign for US; but it is even
a better sign for France.