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New-York tribune., 1919-01-19
40 Years After columbus Discovered Our Land the
French discovered Our People, i'm the Persons of
Our Solt'lers~ffow the Two Armies Got On

in the furnace in their turn 1t is with YOU
that they will spend their knighthood watch.
"You will see those splendid boys in
khaki, coming from afar, from New York
or Chicago, Illinois or Massachusetts; YOU
Will see them exchange their cowboy hats
for our trench helmets Under your ewes.
those of our poilus who are more Injured to
the hardships of war, more used 20 the
tricks and daring of the horrible modern
battle, are going to teach them how to
throw grenadcs, how 10 steal away. iump.
crawl, under fire. At your own door YOU
viii witness a daily repetition of the great
tragic act. You will see the sons of free
America-thc America who wanted to re-
main peaceful and who accepted lightly the
burden OF conscription, spared them until
noW-you will see them achieve with the
methodical cagorness which they show in
their sports, the preparation for the final
match from which many will never return.
IF your imagination can represent a lit
tie where these far-away allies $50 near
our hearts to-day) come from, whore thew
are going, you viii certainly want to sur
round them with care. How happy you will
be to welcome them to your homes on their
weep in their turn on the other side of the
oceanl
You will also remember that they con-
tribute to defend your homes, and that they
come to help save your province from an
invasion which others have suffered
keep these thoughts in mind Then all
burdens, hindrances and discomforts of
which the presence of an army is the cause,
Will seem easy for you to bear.
. But, you win say, the cost of living is
going to increase! 1t will be harder to find
eggs, butter, chickens, and the prices of all
these things will be impossible 1t may be.
The American government did all it could
indeed to prevent this danger. Food sup
plies followed the contingents of men. 1t
does not want our depleted land to feed its
army. But in spite Of all precautions it is
evident that the American soldiers do not
expect to receive from America everything
they will consume. They will certainly de-
sire to supplement their ratons with
French products. They will give good
prices for them, and the prices will 20 up
All this is probable. But, first of all, be-
you will suffer from it, you will learn
how to defend yourself against the increase
Of the cost of living. And you will try to
help the government through your co0pcra-
ton.
"And finally, the gold which the American
soldiers going to bring will not be lost
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the endurance and sacrifice of which France
has given immortal evidence in her resist
ance to German invasion. He learns whv
the French on the line of battle are quick
moving, competent body and behind the
line maintain an army of functionaries-
time consuming and inexpedient; and with
knowledge of their historical BACKGROUND.
tumultuous and treasure wrecking. he under
stands why the peasant, with eye cooked
always against the "rany day" adds ten
sous to his price Of onons-when he thinks
he can get it.
If | were to search out a single word to
describe the bond which drew them finally
and most potently, without aid of common
speech, to covenant of thought as of heart
and purpose, should say Responsiveness"
Twas the open sesame which lifted the
latch to their quickened perception and re-
vealed the flame that already had welded
their souls in the fight to save their cher
ished and Identical ideal from Germany's
devouring NAV. The same responsiveness
met IN all France, even from the wrinkled
Wench driving her meandering COW, which
at the last plants itself squarey before
your car on the road-whose scanned yellow
old face lights instantly to life and actual
beauty as she promptly returns your hu-
morous sally
Into their venerable traditions, and prac
tice ingrained through generations of habit.
we flung our direct. passionate haste which
neither obstacles balk nor traditions over
awe The French were disrupted and volu-
ble the Americans impatient and persist
ent We chafed under the red tape of bu-
reaucracy dixie our own Washington in 1917
1t was-only our boys didn't know it,, the
sWarms Of inconsequent officials that tiddled
the hours away, and the length of time re-
Qulred by roundabout proceedings to reach
decisions; they resented dsocation Of long
respected system and disregard for time
honored custom. We couldn't reconcile the
spirit which halved a potato to balance the
scales with that which gave life and gold
with unrcckoning lavishness; they couldn't
comprehend the impulse of the boys who
left the small change of their purchases on
the village shop counter and likely as not
flched nut from an open box at the door
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hearted practicality to France if the war
has given the people of Britain and France
the opportunity to know the real American
and his ideals, so also America has helped
to bring her allies to better, closer un-
derstanding among themselves. She has
strengthened the bond Of Allied brother
hood, and cemented beyond probability OF
breaking the alliance in thought and pur-
pose embracing Britain, France and Italy
Though deep in their hearts they viii
always feel were slow to realize our
clear duty toward the threatened principles
upon which our democracy is founded. the,
saw US, when did awaken, speed to 'he
firing line, and, God be praised, not too
late
We have opened their eyes to our ideaI-
ism and won their respect for our courage
and their gratitude for our energetic eff
cheney. They have our imperisha6le
admiration for their answering loyalty to
high purpose and the fortitude with which
they withstood unequal, bitter warfare three
frghtful years before we added our weight
to balance, and finally to tip, the scales
And together have made the world safe
for freemen.
Until new generations of them have been
born to new standards of nationalism. and
reared to new education of mans relatisr
to man, it viii be never possible to trus'
the German; it viii be never possible to
trade with German-except on suspicion
Meanwhile, maintenance of the peace we
have just won at cost of millions OF live
and billions of money demands that ve
never forget the German and his damnabe
works Of 19l4-1S
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anccs, prding itself on the absence Of all
the splendors of autocracy this would seem
the highest ideal for the place whore the
business of the league is to be done. And
such capital may well be found in his
toric Geneva
Ccnstantinope has recently been sug-
gested In letter to "The Times" by a
well-known New y Yorkcr who urges that this
choice would settle once for all the veSed
question Of possession, and that its oca-
tion within short range Of all the centres
Of Balkan unrest would be a conspicuous
advantage.
To some, doubt, contiguous territory
Of modest size, under tho control of the
league, is essential and ready to hand in
the case of Constantinople, If the Turk is
TO cxpiatc his sins in the seclusion of Asia
It remains to be seen, however, whether
the league would need or desire anything
comparable to the District Of Columbia, or
cvcn the exclusive possession Of the city in
which it's digntarics are to reside 1t
might actually lose in the respect Of the
world if it took up its seat in Il petty prin-
cpality Of its own just as the papacy Of
TO Gay WOulN IDSc lar more IMAM IL COUI0
possibly gain were the Papa Re again to
rulc over dminutivc kngdom grotrsuueiy
out Of place on the modern map. No states
OF the league could add prestige to the new
international organization, which must be
free from all such patry concerns if its
vision is to be truly worldwide.
Troops it must have at its disposal, to be
sure, but only as an international police
force, widely scattered in different coun-
tries, never concentrated at the chosen
seat Of the league. Hence, room for gar
rlson ana cantonmcnts IS required, nor
space for d naval base Thus the fact that
al Constnntnoplc strip Of territory as
far as the Chatal ia forts can be had is not
Of real moment Again, if military security
is to be considered the international terri
tory would have to cross the Bosporus, and
include Il respectable piece Of the Asatic
shore, another objection TO this site. For
n oridgchcad in the newly expanded sense
OF the term, aa We have come to know 1t
under the nrmisticc, is still more question
able than strip on the European side
H. is quite true that ConslnntnopIc lies
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nearer to Russia and the Far East than
any other site that is likely to be named
for our purpose. Equally true is the fact
that it is very far from the western coun-
tries Of Europe, to some of which it will
only become fairly accessible after the
completion of the proposed through route
by the head Of the Adriatic and across Ser
bia and Bulgaria.
Africa, too, must be considered in the
choice of location as central to all as
possible, since it is probable that nearly
every part of this continent will consider
itself entitled to representation. The de-
vcopmcnt of the Cape to Cairo route will
make Constantinople more accessible from
the whole south and east of that CONT
nent. Yet it is far from the beaten track
so far the west and n good part of
North Africa are concerned, not to mention
the Americas. These are, of course. so dis
tant from any site which can reasonably
be considered that their weight in the scale
viii be almost nil.
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sive roster of the nations entitled to rep
resentation in the council of the united
world nations. Here again, however, there
would be the embarrassment of territory,
minute as it is, and also the danger. re-
mote and yet real, of piratcal attacks from
the sea, should dark days ever return and
the submarine again run amuck
Nice might be chosen, as a city already
almost international in character, and able
to furnish the accommodations necessary
for the representatives and their staffs.
There would be no embarrassment of ou,-
lying territory, not to mention municipal
administration, from which the officials of
the league Will wisely wish to keep at
safe distance One may assume in general
that archives and Offices will not require
any very large buildings, and that wherever
the league establishes its permanent head
quarters, its representatives with their sec
retarles and other assistants will for years
to come be lodged much after the fashion
of the ecumenical councils except that
some may settle themselves for as long
stay even the Council of Trent.
Marscilles also could receive and perma-
tionaries. Yet the atmosp phere of a great
commercial centre and seaport, even one
with an immemorial past, will hardly be
preferred, other things being equal If.
however, it shall be thought necessary for
the league to have the nucleus of a navy.
with base at or near the capital, much
may be said in favor of Marseilles, al
though, like Nice, it is open to the objec-
tion that it is on the soil of a leading
power.
If the choice of site for our super
capital is to incline not only toward the
Mediterranean, but also to some point
near the middle of that vast basin, then
it is evident that the Riviera is mere
periphery, and that Constantnople is as
far from central as would be Madrid or
Algiers. The one central Mediterranean
position has always been Rome.
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;, right nor 10 left-nor ahead except so
isr as concerns the propagating of his crops
and the saving Of his money.
IN fidelity to tradition and habit the con-
ssrvative Englishman is, indeed a wanton
Ronoclast as compared with the stolid
french countryman who lives in the house
where he was raised, and where his father
and most likely his fathers father before
hm were born; who ploughs the soil turned
Ger by generations OF his ancestors, and
lings to their same intensive and pro-
iectiye methods of cultivation. To realize
his relationship is to realize how peculiar
II distressing to the peasant was the de-
..ructon Of his home and fondly titled
telds, the unheaval of community integrity,
the uprooting of family ties adding mental
saguish to physical ruin. Behind his devo-
len to home we glimpse the meaning of
"parie,7 the spirit of sacrifice. Reluctance
10 leave their homes was in fact handicap
with which the Allied armies had frequently
TO contend in quickly clearing an area the
German guns had newly begun to reach.
Time and again I saw old men and women
vorking their fields within few kilometres
& the firing line, and found them living in
.-a cellar. clinging to their hearth amidst
nightly rain of shells.
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race they had not seen at close range, of
whom they knew little else than through
the reports from Paris which told of them
as Tree, picturesque spenders, and the idea
OF their coming to live in his village. in Ills
family, was in a measure alarming to the
simple peasant mind, normally shy of new
experiences. There was mystery in the
promised arrival of these sons of the "El
Dorado; curiosity as to their personality
speculation and little dread as to how it
would affect the even tenor of his long
vigorously regulated life.
SO certain wide visioned French leaders,
Intelligent beyond all other peoples on
earth organized a committee and addressed
the inhabitants of the sections where the
Americans were to train, for the purpose of
presenting the situation practically to their
practical minded country folk, of acouaint-
ing them with Americas intent and cana
bilities and OF assuring a welcome to our
bows.
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Where Monaco
Scores

Cons iderations of relative distance, due
account being taken Of extra European ma
lions, decidedly favor the Mediterranean
region, which may be destined to recover
in the future something of its old central
position in the orbis te1va17tm
OF available locations on or near the
Mediterranean coasts, some are more con-
spicuous for their physical charms and
salubrity than for their historic conse-
qucncc or potential destiny.
There is the little principally Of Monaco,
most inviting site from many points of
view. The enlightened prince would no
doubt be willing to exchange his rights
for some reasonable equivalent. and the
suppression of one international plague
spot Monte Carlo, would be the first OF
the incidental benefits connected with the
choice Of this situation. There, beneath
high -perchcd La Turbie and its ruined
tower, erected by Augustus to commemorate
his triumph over that long list of con
qucrcd Alpine tribes, the lcngue might com
fortably install it's executives by the sea-
and inscrbc in style less grnndiosc, but
with vastly more of meaning. the Impres
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presence OF an army, maybe you will con-
sole yourself by thinking of what this in
crease means to you.
You have already seen MANY mon Of tho
older classes come back to your villages to
reap, put the wheat in the barns, gather
the grapes, etc. A boundless jov. and y
source of wealth for the country which
comes back to life through work.
But do you think that we could cniov
these unhoped-for returns of our men if tho
reinforcement Of American regiments had
not been counted upon? If, therefore. the
presence of these new soldiers makes Won
pay little more for butter. eggs. broad
and VINE, do not complain too loudly: this
increase is the price you pay for the rc-
lease from the army Of our old soldiers.
And finally, it is even more than that
These American regiments will come cverv
day IN greater numbers to add their
strength to the valid and trained part of
our army, and to give us the assurance that
Whatever happens our reserves will be in
cNhaustlblc while those of our enemy are
getting low.
IF you take everything into considera-
tlon, by paying more for butter and eggs,
bread and wine, you pay for the certainty
of victory.
"Who would dare say that the price is
too big?"
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By Caspar Whitney

,492 Columbus discovered America;
and l25 years later France discovered
t,e Americans To that time America
Il on the French map stood appraised
.;.ay as vast storehousc of natural
.,hes and Americans as material and
..lsSb and therefore uninspiring.
She knew our student artists, our hurry
-. tourists. our idle pleasure seekers
"a some fine representatives of our
~.ofsssionsl and official class, but she
"a NOT know the American people. And
.snnrb the travelled men of France, as of
land. knew their America and more
.,s,lv sensed our potcntialities, to the peo-
=. Of the little towns and of the country
iars was the Land Of I'll Dorado, and we its
sTssd men OF easy manners, easier money,
md eve single to business.
Then in lgl5 the American soldier hoy
ms 70 interpret his country and his coun-
gynen to her
"a put ourselves in sympathy with this
-..,isl attitude it is necessary to keep in
.;nd thst the Frenchman travels less and
m;crates in fewer numbers than any other
nember OF the great nations. lie does not
..es the outside world of industry though
+, .,mes past he has been a hardy and far
,..n,jng adventurer; he stays at home, un-
.srous. untouched by swirling ambition.
his enhancing land supplies his necessities,
sbicb thrift reduces to minimum, and he
allows the path leveled by provdent fore
hears. patiently diligently, looking neither
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How the Turk
Might Expiafe

Geneva on the other hand, has much to
commend it az a permanent scat of the
central organization, whatever form it
May take Memories Of the Red Cross and
the Court Of Alabama Claims, central loca-
ton, history, charming surroundings all
these make strong case for the city of
Calvin. Few centres combine more Of the
features which obviously essential for
world capital, if only the real needs OF the
care arc consldcrcd and there is to be no
surrounding territory exclusively controlled
b. the League for military purposes or mere
clbo~ room Spartan cuput ycruu, free
fro,a all djsplay and pomp, and truly Qrcat
IN ,nyersc proportion to outward appear
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Welcome From
Everywhere

The whole countryside voiced welcome.
Along the roads, in the house windows over
the gates and doors hung the entwined flags
of France and America; delegations offered
flowers to newly arriving units of soldier
boys, the men saluted the youngsters
shouted greeting in their one English word
'goodby," the women resting on their busy
hoes waved from the fields. or from their
washing heavily laden whcelbarrovs
looked up to smile. while crudely lettercd
signs bearing the legends american Gro
ceries,' Wash Done Here" English Spoke
Here" expressed the peasant thought Of
reciprocity.
And later. when our wounded were cor
valescng at the hospitals distributed among
their towns, the kind hearted folk organized
concerts for their entertainment and helped
in many ways to brighten the long DRAG
ging days of the boys that had come to fight
shoulder to shoulder with their own be
loved sons.
Such was the troth plight of the province
which became the public sentiment o.
France.
If her soldier sons have interpreted
Americas spirit and energy and warm
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introducing the
American

And because | believe nothing | can saw
could so enlighten our people as that
address Of September, 1917 I offer here a
literal translation in full, which in the
beauty of its thought and expression re-
veals far better than could words of mine
the French estimate of our country and our
support and the impression the French
country folk attained of Americas physical
might and rches--which first impression.
also it seems to me, at least partly explains
the subsequent price raising by shopkeepers
and country traders that gave our BOYS
some vexarious moments.
"To the Inhabitants of the Regions where
the Americans Will Stay.
"The announcement is made that our new
allies, the soldiers sent by the United States,
going to establish themselves in your
region. 1t is a great honor for your prov
ince, which is going to be the hostess for
France. We are convinced you will be
worthy of the delicate mission which the
country is intrusting to you You will know
undoubtedly how to make new guests
appreciate the hospitality which is one of
the most amiable traditions of our race.
"You know what boundless material
power the United States represents; huge
granary, colossal workshop, an inexhausti-
BILE bank. Their fields bear 20 per cent of
the wheat produced throughout the world
32 per cent of the oats, rs per cent of the
corn. Their subsoil yields Sc per cent of
the world production of coal, 4t per cent of
the iron, 81 per cent of the oil. Their fac
tories use material with methodcal speed
battling to old and rather slow Europeans
like Some Of their automobile factories
turn out 1000 machines day. They have
besides all the capital necessary to launch
and support all enterprises. Their wealth
was estimated in 1870 at s3O,00GO00, 600
and would be more than $3.50, ,o0O, 900, 900 to-
day. In any case the United States is the
richest nation in the world.
"They are making ready even now to help
with all this accumulated wealth. In
order to make the scale drop on our side,
they throwing in it shovelfuls of
wheat, iron, gold. In a war like the big
modern war, which is a material and fnan-
cial war, this constitutes already wonder
full premium. Even if the United States
had given us nothing else we should be
eternally grateful to them.
"But the Americans were not satisfied
with this role of PROVIDERS Of lenders
however useful it may be. This is why
their first regiments, crossing hastily the
perfdious sea, have landed in our ports
This is why they going to settle around
your villages. They considered it an honor
to expose themselves, and to show us, on
our soil SCARED with shell holes, the color
of their blood.
"This is why their first regiments, cross
ing hastily the perfdlous sea- have landed
in your ports. This is why they are going
to settle around your villages to complete
their training before throwing themselves
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And the Post
Was Moved

And again, another incident. as indcat-
ing the red tape, despotic and everywhere
entanglng behind the line in France except
with what concerns the actual fighting.
where speed and unhampered procedure
rule. In the railway station yard at Cha
teau Thierry stood two posts of the long
disused gateway through dishevelled wire
fence barring the road to the freight plat
form from which the Americans wished to
load our wounded direct into the hospital
trains. The opening of the gateless gate
way being found to be about one foot too
narrow to admit passage of an ambulance,
the captain of the company sought permis-
sion of the station chief to set one post out
the required distance
He was told the desired permission must
be obtained from the local French com
mandant The local commandant said the
request would be taken under advisement.
Four days passed with fate Of the INDECENT
post-and OF the comfort and quicker han
ding Of the wounded still in allegiance.
On the morning of the fifth day the officer
in charge of the American evacuation hos
pita detailed two men with shovcls and
IN fifteen minutes that post Of international
palaver was reset and sthe ambulances driv-
ing up to the platform. Four days later
official word arrived granting the Ameri-
cans permission to make the asked for
change.
In the early days of American "occupa-
ton the French people had been mysttied.
even terrified to see rising upon their land
the seemingly permanent handwork of a
foreigner warehouses; machine shops, piers
earnest of army that had yet to come.
They could scarcely believe we built con-
crete piers not because we intended them
as permanent American instrumentalities
in France but because concrete construc-
tion is fastest. To the untutored country
mind it seemed an American invasion (and
the German propaganda in France in 1917
made much of that very fear). They could
not comprehend the men that used concrete
instead of wood; who drank water prefer
ably to wine.
And i'll this third phase Of the march
toward mutual understanding the French
people yielded themselves graciously, as
Frenchman invariably does, to marvelling
at our enterprise and swift effective en-
ergy. convinced OF our generous fairness
through ample payment for crops disturbed
and land and timber cleared, and of our