The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-14
THE FUTURE OF FRANCE.

But time is filling breaches in the wallis and nature is
covering blasted places with vegetation. Mems memo
res are short for good and long for evil and they
slowly and ineectively to the full shifts of peaceful
labor. While they hesitate they the chance of star
vaton for no law will make loaves of bread
Time viii wear out mems memories. They will quit
dwelling upon their injuries and the hideous Outrages
recital of old wrongs. The generation will be on
the side of time and nature in Fastening full recovery
Already this process evident in of the devastated
places where spirit is evident in the younger ee
ment, spirit resembling the eager energy of American
plainsmen and goldseekers. Nature too, is doing Won
derfu work, somewhat harshy here and there but on
the whole mercifully The unfit and the wasted ones,
to death, taken away while the strong and fit
nourished to maturity The fields gashed by
melowing chemical treatment which will
make them fruitful again. than the desparng|
natives had imagined to be possible.
If the treaty is enforced, roughly its main
terms provide France viii become the towering nation
of all Europe There is no limitation upon the military
strength that France may amass, while Germanys mill
ary strength is limited and placed under the regulation
of the allies Assuming that the treaty will remain in
effect and be enforced France will always be able to
administer killing check to German military plans.
Whether France will be vgiant enough in gathering in
formation of hetrcacherous Huns real plans and stern
enough repress them remains be seen but the power
to do this placed in Frances hands by the treaty The
League of Nations interfere, for the commission
be in control of Germany will be under the jurs
diction of the League of Nations I
Craftsmanship of the highest order, more far-seeng
and energetic than France has ever seen, is now
required for the guidance of that nation if its possible
destiny is to be fully experienced The French people
have before them splendid vista of national glory They
have full opportunity for the development of their unique
genius in science and art Under the French flag there
is territory than under the Stars and Stripes This
colonial empire is capable of producing immense wealth.
with corresponding benefit to the whole world if nte
gently developed.
Although frghtfu loss of young manhood has been
inflicted the nation recuperate quickly if it's people
can fully grasp the meaning of the situation in which
France finds itself The nation is virle with unconquer
able vitality and possessed of robust and homey quail
ties that make for sanity prosperity and long life There
at satisfactory rate counting the increment of
foreigners who will nvgorae the nation, the better eco
nomc conditions following national predomnanoe and the
inspiration that victory and glory ought ns in every
French heart
The victory opens up tempting roads toward militarism
which France would do we'll tn avoid tharo ;s
evident rapid growth of the imperalist spirit in the
groups that have been concerned with the protection and
extension of French interests abroad In Africa Asia
Minor eastern Europe and in the Adriac region the
French military elements are quite active and ambt.
BUS the best interests of France could require The
earnest differences between France and Great Britain over
he disposition of Syria do reveal any infrmity of
purpose on the part of France Readusments in Africa
given the French army officers new fields of activity
md without doubt that continent will be the training
,round of other generals like Leyautey Gouraud and
dangin.
Commercially France enjoys advantages over Germany
which should bring great prosperity to French importers
nd exporters The basic iron and steel industry of
Europe has been virtually transferred bodily from Ger.
many to France. 1t has not gained its prewar momentum
ut there is to believe that it will become greater
han ever The reganng of the steel industry ought to
make France strong shipbuildng nation with CORE
ponding profit in extensions of foreign commerce BY
federation in adjusting pending questions by avoidance
chauvnstc spirit and by dlgent use of the natural
dvantages which the victory has left in her hands, France
MI make rapid progress toward richness and greatness
ar exceeding her past-Washington Post,
Britishers are calling upon their poet laureat to get
usy, He has not peeped note since the war Perhaps