New-York tribune., 1918-02-28
France Is Not
Bled White, Says
Delegate Here

"You have heard it charged" said
Ernest Guy, of the French High Com
mission now visiting this country,
chat France is blcd white. But | am
here to tell you that France is not bled
white The statement is the talk OF
German propagandists. France is
ready to fight to the end. AT this mo-
ment she is holding nearly six hun
dred miles of the Western front, near
ly two-thirds of that entire front.
cat this moment France still has the
most powerful army in the world, save
only one exception. That exception Is
Germany, and even there the only
superiority that the German army has
over the French is in numbers. France
to-day is the same nation that hurled
back the Germans at the Marnc, the
same nation which once before saved
civilization on that same Marne battle
field by stcmming the torrent OF the
Huns under Attila; and you may count
on France, scornng all offers OF false
peace, to hold the Western line firm
| while America mobilzcs."
AS NJ. Guy concluded that promise
the audience which had gathered to
hear him yesterday afternoon at the
war exhibition, held at 723 Fifth Ave
nue. by the Junior Committee OF the
American Hospital, rose TO its feet IN
prolonged applause.
Tribute to American Hospital
Earlier in his address the French
Commissioner paid Il stirring tribute
to the work the American Hospital has
done Going back to the early days OF
the war. when the institution was
known simply as the american Ambu
lance, he told of the little thrill that
passed over Paris when the first ear
nest Of American aid made its appear
ance in the streets in the shape of
big gray ambulance trucks. marked
"a. A." and manned by quiet, efficient
young men in khaki.
After speaking of the wonderful eX-
ample the hospital had been TO France
of American ingenuity. adminlstra-
ton and ideals, NJ. Guy touched upon
the American women who have been
going cover there" to help.
"Wherevcr there has been sorrow
CT suffering. tribulation or need of
any sort" he declared, there they
have been In the land of Joan OF
Arc. the American women will for
cvermore be known as true Sisters of
Charity"
Lieutenant Robert Bagues. who for
three months h been i'll this country
as rifle instructor at Camp Dix, also
spoke of the work of American women
in France.
"F,verybody has heard of the re-
IL !, l., A IIn.
pital," he said. "and 7 know that it
is the best in the world. But think
few have mentioned, along with the
marvels of surgery it has accom-
plishcd, the atmosphere of home that
these women have created there-an
atmosphere entirely different from
anything you ever encountered in
hospital
aid of American Women
an a little while your boys viii be
going over there. And they'll do their
part. They'll do all that you expect
Of them. You don't need to worry
I've seen them and worked with them,
and | know. But when they get there
in great numbers, they'll begin to
come back wounded from the front,
as you read of now but by the thou
sands. And though they arc game
clear through they'll be long ways
from home, and they'll need that par
ticular and very beautiful atmosphere
that they'll find waiting for them in
the American Hospital It's things of
that sort that keep the morale OF an
army really intact, and help give it
the strength to fight on to victory"
On the strength of which Licuten-
ant Bagues called on every one to help
the institution.
Don't do your bit, he said "That's
common expression nowadays. but
| don't like it. A bit is not enough.
DO your duty
Lieutenant George Roedcr, of the
Ambulance Field Service. showed
slides of the work and told of ad-
ventures at the front
To-day the Junior Committee will
hold rummagc sale for the hos
plta's benefit at the same place, 1913
Fifth avenue.