Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-18

Treves, Wednesday, Jan. 15.-(By
the A. Pit is the conviction of
Marshal Foch that the Rhine must
be made the barrier between Ger
many and France. He expressed this
clearly today to American newspap-
err correspondents. The marchal is
here in connection with the meeting
concerning the extension of the Ger
man srmistice.
Marshal FoCh said peace must be
commensurate with the price of victory.
Germany now was beaten, he added,
hut with her resources, especially in
men, reCuperation in a comparative
IE short time was quite possible.
1t now was the duty of the Allies to
prevent further aggressions.
Marshal Foch praised the work of
the American troops and said Cen
eraI Pershing had asked that the
American troops be encountered for
an attack on one sector. The AL
he'd Eeneralissimo admitted that the
A~goIne-M -Meuse front, where the
An cricJr troops began their often
siv" on September 26, was a "secJ1.
hard to tackle" The marshal sad
he had told General Pershing:
Your men have the devils own
punch. They will get away with all
that. Go to it."
The American attack succeeded,
the marshal continued, "and here we
are on the Rhine.
The armistice was not concluded
TOO soon and the Allies got all they
.0utinuing the fighting. The Allies,
tho marshal said, were prepared for
another offensive stroke which would
have forced the Germans to give up.
This was TO have been made in Lor-
rtino on November IA with six
American and twenty French divi-
-.urs
This is for me a happy opportun-
". Marshal Foch began, TO tell
..I all the good things ] think of
ri, American army and of the part
b. played on our side. Your soldiers
u.re superb. There is no other word.
when they appeared our armies were
a- you know, fatigued by three years
OF relentless struggle ard the mantle
of war laid heavily upon them. The
youth OF the United States brought
a renewal OF hope that hastened vic
tory. Not only was this moral fact
of the highest importance, but you
Also brought enormous material aid
and the wealth which YOU placed al
our disposal contributed to the fna
success. Nobody among US will evel
forget what America did"
Marshal Toch was asked by the
correspondence:
But was not the armistice conclud-
.I TOO sooI?"
"It was not possible to do other
7l-e,' answered the marshal. be
.ause the Germans gave US every.
Thing we asked for at once. They
sristed all of our conditions. II
wIs difficult to ask more.
Doubtless any general would have
preferred TO have continued the
struggle and to have battle when the
.r.e which offered itself was sc
promising, but a father OF family
could not help think o. the blood thai
easy. costs the lives of men. We held
victory i'm our grasps without any fur
LIer sacrifice. We took it as it came
And now we must make a peace
which viii correspond with the mag
u.tIde Of our victory. We must have
a peace as absolute as was our sue
cess and which viii guard us agains
sI future dCercssiOns.
France has right to effective
measures Of protection after the for
I4 put forth to saw,
civilization. Tho n frontier
which Will protect civilization is tn,
Rhine
To is on the Rhine that we mus
hold the Germans. 1t is by using tn,
Rhine that we must make it impos
s.hle for them to recommence tn
coup of 1914. Tho Rhine is the com
mon barrier of all the Allies, precise
ly of an those who united to save civ
iIization. The Rhine is the guarante
Of peace fo~ all the nations who hav
shed their blood in the cause of lib
erty. Then lot us watch on TIL
Rhine
"We have no idea of attacking
Germany or Of recommending tn
war. DoWocraoic~ such as our neve
a-tsck. They ASH but to live in peac
and grow in peace. but who can sa
that Grrmany-whorc democrati
ideas arc so recent and per
haps ycry -Hprrliciai-will nc
quichly from its defeat.
England has the channel to eros:
America is far away. France must al
ways be i'm ~ position to safeguard tn
general interests of mankind. Thos
interests are at stake on the Rhine.
is there tnat we must prepare I
guard aginst the painful surprises @
the future.
THE armisticc is signed, bu
peace is not Yet concluded. So Ion
as the status Of Europe has not bee
settled lot us watch, let US watch to
Eether, so that we lose not the fruit
Of our common victory. Let us re
main united as w. were in battle"
PROGRAM FOR oPEN!NG
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