Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-21
WRITERS VISIT FOCH
WHO TALKS FRANKLY
Marshal of France Aboard Special Car Tells Americans
Ills Attitude on Peace Problems-Spirit Of
Efficiency Pervades Personality.

wears big gray moustache with ends.
IL l.. hides most Of his mouth; excep,
frequently. Ills face is heavily lined
mere are many crows feet around his
Pheasant eyes.
FOCIi GIVES lMRRESSIoN
OF GREAT EEFICIENOi
Du lessen took us To- see Genera!
Mangin not long ago. Mansin is even
II nnress, nan I9ch hYt physiYahy MORE
deliberate Again nu fesse aee ioox his
iss about he size s'na of hen ams
gsrian Division. schnhier IS diiferont
twinklins sort OF man. but beneath
me twinkle you 4. ways catch a CLINT
o. 2! i ii,sresness None OF the three
as Pershng or some other American
generals who might be named, but al!
pre s so" OF ,,,S convey TO you an i'm
FoIh more than any OF them. anu
ne began 10 talk as soon az we were
6rdiHn uS ar0nma him, lie spoke IN an
gTf sss effect, but very. clear.y Du
due sSt to- IA, Ibay5 f., ne has ni slight dialect
france man. Most OF us Gould uniep.
ssaId IN a general way what he was
SSa annnss; Put only couple present who
10 attempt 10 interpret his remarks a.
equally doen atnoush Du lessen
lie promised the full text eaie en GA eafes'
ODD EJACuLATIoN USED
AT END OF SENTENCES
a. A .;. ,te end Of each sentence Foch uses
=. WIN rising infection, but il is merely
d nsoit or speech. lie employs both
em ade IN T, gSes,ieuiation as he talks lie
leii, now it's the right, but ono of the
STtmer IL going up, or down all the time,
zone the less he gesticulates with
He was dressed in a dark blue uni
a form. On ~, each sleeve were seven gold
etaI ri; Ihere was no insignia OF rank
hreastt he wore twelve different rib
oons Indicating military dissertations
VI VA one a h ,n or another. One Of them
MEDAL. Ills leather legYinEs did not
match ms shoes: Ills Shoes were run
down at the heels and generally pretty
q, siirr watch. On the third finger OF
me lett hand he wore wedding ring.
a 1ia,,,smsn ne had no adornments. Many
IMAM the Marshal of France He had
no atIehdants with him when he re-
! GiSnea us. Not even some distinguished
were admitted to the interview.
nECLAHEh MARsHAL'S VOICE
PROVES VERY PLEASANT
The marshal's VOICE is very pleas
( ant. lie talks rapidly. but enunciates
most clearly; He looked first one, then
! another in the face as he talked Ills
eyes seem TO reflect the soul OF the
oid soldier When he speaks OF his
beloved France they light up with sim
gnlar radiance. This is The truth.
There are moments when they seem
most weary: Then the name Of France
crosses his lips and his eyes burn With
An American interview differs from
:. French interview. When an Ameri-
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merely answer questions without going
beyonI the m: \ Frenchman masks a
ent interiected question, which Mar
shal Foch answered presently. but it
Was the only one offered
was fisG n aS 6s g. gra S mus5aehe
i is 10; likely that MarshIli pS Foeh
Trepars sd,ni hi5 remarks a. in adyanee.
He spoke as a soldier. We shall not
mere aitcmpt 10 analyze what he said.
It seemed s.a,1ed to an Of US :? most niemor-
1 i,s S xan,n 1t seemed t9 us that
on the Rhine.
l'OCH Is OUTSPOKEN
IL VIEWS OF TEUTOSS
Generals are no! often as outspoken
OF thought and sentiment as this brave
old soldier.
1t Was very ho. in the steam heated
car--so hot titat fog covered the vim
dows. The figures of French officers
English naval men and American nota-
hles IN civil dress moving around out
side seemed faint and ghostly.
The voice of Marshal Eoch rose and
fell in musical cadence, broken occa-
sionaliy by that ineXpiicable "IIah"'
for quarter of an hour. then sud-
denly halted lie had said wha; he
had TO say Lieutenant du lessen
again was agog. It was time TO so.
one by one the correspondents
passed before MArshal Foch and
shook hands with him again. To each
OF us he said pleasing. Bon jour
monsieur. And inside us as We went
OIL, into the muggy air OF Trier there
was profound feeling OF emotion
akin to reverence that we had lad The
privilege OF seeing hnd hearing this
man whose name Will PASS down
through centuries as one OF the sa-
viors of humanity.
Presis"nt Tender. Symnathy.