Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-10
Americas STRENGTH
Continued from PAGE G

soldiers 10 atrocious. For all ru,,.
ages the graves Of American 81,
diers will be in the tender and sor.a
keeping Of our grateful people.
Recent disclosures have enoh,.,
US to look deeper into the purnoss
Of the enemy than We could her.,e
fore. 1t was not purely a dream, y.
military domination on the par, y.
Prussia. 1t was a definite. calcll,,s
conspiracy to .extermina,c Fran,
as we'll industrially and Commerce.
Iy as in a military sense.
I'VE can now see why they s..,
the machinery from our factor
why they destroyed the coal mines y,
Lens, why there was all the want,
devastation of French territory, sy..
when they were in retreat.
And in this phase of Their IA.
making effort they have not been -
together unsuccessful. The indus,r,,.
life of France has been so MraclaS
that It's resuscitation is NEST ;irirrn
while by reason of her military sr
render Germany has been able ;,
save her factories, intact, and rsof,
for immediate efficient operation !,
dustrially and commercially, as 10
tween France and Prsuuia. for IN.
present the victory is with Ne H.,
And financially. ~ reason Of r.,
blockade. the value Of which As
military factor no one will Q1,stio,
the German war debt is almost WIN.
~ a debt to her own people. easily 70.
pudiated. while the debt Of Flancs ,s
one which must be paid.
1.-THE French fortune inves'a
abroad before the war was lar.
Some $4,000, 100000 or so.ooonoa
600 (francs) Of French stock. VII,
has become of that fortune" Tn. lrS
that we can hope for is That pa,.
ments on about two-th!r.., If i, ma,
be considered as simply deferred.
France has something like .ooc6
10000 francs invested IN Russ,
two thirds of that sum IN RUSSIA
government securities and the r.
mainder in industrial enterprises. tn,
French people had othc: billions n
Balkan and Turkish .hhsa,lon,
Then, jus. before the war tn JiSo,
ders in Mexico deprived lis If AZ,
revenues from about two ana half
billions of francs invested There and
we are having the same eXpc.!eac,
with several other billions III Souti
America. notably the iamensy French
investments in railways.
I'VE look forward. therefore, 10 an
immediate future in which "" nus
regularly meet great interest ,h,s.,
in America and elSeWher" ;,hrual Ia
provide which we Will have only Ii,
resources at home.
Even as to the military ,rllm,ns
over Germany there is = S.;u.tln
not altogether without dl>GI!e,n.
fea lures for France. II IS Z, lie tue
that the Allies have taken the Gy..
man navy ana in large m"as.i.e hay.
disarmed the enemy. Eut th.?e ga.
mains chaotic yet fruitful Eussl4
from which great help may BE drawn
by the Teutons.
"Of course n society Of natlnNs n
which America and Franc" en-
must be supported prof undly hy liy
conviction Of their peoples and hya
determination of ench nation enter.
ing into the agreement :n iit viii.
ing to renounce their tradition alps.
ness from other peoples and wiling
employ the national strength ou,E!
their own country botA il TIM
peace as we'll as under ti' preSsl'e
of war.
Eve shall have problems, hui
France will face them, a. she ta'
done, with courage and with an aha
ing faith in the triumph Of right M
justice AS was said Of ChevaI@'
Bayard. SO must it, he sand OF Frame
she will continue sans ptur ct SINS
reproche'
IAN Of our plans arc based upM
the splendid platform laid down y
President Wilson, In perfect ha''
mony with the principles witch as
has enuncialed we are STRIVING -
higher and heller ideaiism III Tire Goa.
duct of the affairs of the world l..
vested of all mercenary aspiration,
we joiE heartily and unrcselvt.iy
the effort to make u bette world ~
one Oc Simplo jIISt;Cc I, ali nIEE'rJ