New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-27
Ambassador Wallace prin.
cipal Speaker at Thanks.
giving Eve Dinner With
Notables as Club Guests
Former Premier Replies
Gay Uniforms of Republi-
can Guard Lend Color to
Scene in Banquet Hall

PARIS, Nov. es.-Three hundred
Americans celebrated Thanksgiving
this evening by dining together at the
hotel Quai d'Orsay. some of their dis
'ingulshed French friends Joining them.
Alexandra Millerand, Governor of AL
saee' mad accepted an invitation to
represent the French government, but
oelng detained in Strasbourg. Louis
barthou, former Premier, spoke in his
stead NJ. Barthou expressed warmly
FRANCES appreciation of Americas in
innate friendship. A detachment of
troopers of the Republican Guard. in
dress uniform and with drawn sabers
was stationed behind the guest tables.
Dr. Ernest H. Lines. president of the
American Club of Paris, before intro
duclns the speakers of the evening.
said in part:
we meet tonight on the eve of
another Thanksgiving Day and in the
midst Of prevailing unrest. We NAV
ask ourselves why we are giving thanks.
Just as, perhaps, those ancestors of
Rock may have asked themselves why
they were thankful after their precari-
Gus and arduous voyage. 1t was not
simply for material comfort and good
but they were thankful that their prin-
clples had survived, and so we here
ieel that the victory which has been
won is for the triumph of great prin-
clples and cause for thanksgiving to-
night and for future years.
French Sacrifice Eulogized
Hugh c. Wallace, the American AM
oassador. after abiding to his thank
fulness for the progress Of President
Wilson toward recovery. sad
To my friends of France I would
recall that after the battle of Salamis.
which saved the civilization of the
West from an Eastern attack. the
commanders of the Greeks voted to
choose from their number him who
had most contributed to the victory.
Each commander apparently voted for
himself. as is the won't of human ma
ture, but all voted for Themistocles.
while perhaps each of the Allied
snd associated powers might feel con-
strained tos say word in behalf Of
itself. they would, after the first and
second Marine battles, acclaim France.
Just as the Greek generals acclaimed
Themistocles. France did not want
war. She withdrew her troops ten
kilometres from the frontier in order
10 prevent border incident, but when
an implacable enemy forced her in
self defense to draw the sword she
drew it without hesitation and offered
herself willing sacrifice. The sac
rdce was tremendous, the victory
overwhelming.
Sword Made Empire Overthrow
The ambitious monarch who de-
clared war is fugitive and an exile
from his country His throne, created
by the sword and supported by the
bayonet, has been overthrow and a
republic has been raised by a de-
jected people upon the ruins of an
empire. The Germans knew what they
had done in France, and in the hour
of defeat took counsel of their greatest
fear-the fear OF vengeance and retri-
button. To keep the Allied army out
of Germany they surrendered at once
their hopes, their honor and their army
'Gott NIT uns was henceforth to be
translated Safety first
Thus it was that. while Northern
France was devastated. the German ter
ritcry and frontiers remain unscathed
Thus it was that the American troops
marching from victorious France into
conquered Germany exchanged a scene
of desolatoa for a land which bore
no marks of war and where nothing
had been destroyed but honor.
Gratitude of L. S. Declared
I'VE were grateful to France, which
sustained the cause of liberty in the
United States. The world is grateful
to France, which has sustained the
cause of liberty in the Old World and
throughout the world. Truer is it to-
day than ever before, and it has beer
recognized ever since Thomas Jefferson
first said it-every man has two coun
tries, his own and France; and in ad
dressing you and congratulating YOU
and thanking you | find it difficult no.
10 address you as my fellow country
men,"
Ambassador Wallace, in conclusion
said that the fruits of victory must b.
gathered by work.
"If we all" he declared, Gin oul