New-York tribune., 1919-04-24

apologize for Advertising"
Praises L. S. in War
Americas part in winning the war
was eXtolled bv Captain Paul Perigord
a member of the French Military Com
mission and veteran of Verdun. Cap
tain Perigord, who was priest be-
/ fore he became a soldier, wears three
wound stripes.
AT present there seems to be some
pesslmlsm in America regarding the
outcome of the league of nations pro
lect,' said Captain Perigord. "'lhere
should be no pessimsm in America, for
America and pessimsm are contra
dictory terms. How can you Ameri-
cans be pessimists when you succeeded
in feeding all tho world, in financing
your loans, and when your boys placed
their flag so high above all other flags
and this is not hattery-that it
makes the heart thrill?
"How can you Americans be pes
simists when you put 100000 men
across the sea in time to win the war?
We in France never misunderstood the
spirit Of America. France did not
make the mistake that Germany made.
The Germans said: ooh. the Americans
will never come! They cannot fght'
The French knew better than that. The
French know the indomitable spirit of
your men upon the land and upon the
sea, and France to-day remembers not
so much what you have done-and that
was a great deal-as what you stood
ready to do. She knows that you stood
ready to throw into the balance all
your magnificent resources, and to give
them fully and freely,
Excuses Soldiers Mistakesn
Captain rerigord said he had heard
"some oomments that the American
boys in France got into trouble"
1--WE know" he declared, "that You
did not send 100000 angles over to
France, What YOU sent we're e,O0OuOO
aturdy, luaty American boSa Of the
highest typo France understood your
boys and she lovea those boys whom
you eent TO her, II you want TO know
what France thinks Of your solder
boys nsk General pershlug and Admiral
Sims; nsk General Foch and Field Mar
shn HING. Never have higher com
mcndations been spoken Of any troops
than those great authorities have ut
tered concerning American troops. Only
half trained in many instances and
know that because ! was one of theit
military instructors they sprnng into
tion so that they were able to defeat
the best trained army in the history
Of military warfare. France will never
forget their doggcd tenacity at Cha
teau-Thierry nor their heroic advance
through the Argonnc.
"Your frontiers arc no longer the
Atlantic and Pacific coast. Your from
ti~rs now arc the frontiers of freedom,
and that means tho banks Of tho Rhine.
ave boys in blue will stay there.
We know that If the occasion requires
the boys in khaki will help us"
Necessity for Increase
W. A. McDermd, president of The
Associate nof National Advertisers,
pointed out the necessity for increased
advertising because Of growing com
petition in manufactured products in
other countries.
"America has always felt that she
led the world in production by machin-
cry" said Mr.. McDermid "Now we
are beginning to realize that France
and Great Britain arc becoming awake
to the advantage of quantity produc-
tion. The supremacy of the United
States in this regard must no longer
be taken for granted
Business of the executive session of
the association was devoted chiefly to
criticism Of the Federal Trade Com
missions present fixed price of news
print. L. B. Palmer, manager of the
association, explained that Resolutions
adopted by the Pittsburg Newspaper
Publishers Association, had been ap-
proved by the members.
To Resume Hearings
Mr.. Palmer said that the present
price OF newsprint is based on the
cost of production during the winter
months. The commission agreed to
hear evidence tending to show that the
prices should be lowered, but it has
no funds to bear the cost of further
hearings, he said The resolutions call
for action which will enable the com
mission to resume.
The association will give its annual
banquet tonight at the Waldorf As
toria The business sessions Will end
tomorrow.
The directors Of The Associated
Press yesterday elected these officers:
President, Frank B. Noyes, "Wash-
ington Cd c. Star" (reelected): first
vice president, A. N. Mckay, "Salt Lake
Tribune"; second president, j. L.
Sturtevant, "Wausau (Wis.) Record
Herald; secretary and general man
ager, Melville Z. Stone (reelected); as
sistant secretary and assistant general
manager, Frederick Roy Martin Gre
elected; treasurer j. r. Youatt Gre
elected. Executive ommittee-Frank
B. Noyes, Charles Hopkins Clark,
Charles A. Rock, W. l.. Mclean, John
R. Rathom, Victor +. Lawson and
Adolph S. Ochs,