The sun., 1919-06-28
P0INCARE WARNS OF
SCRAP OF PAPER
President of France Sees Signs
That Germany Is Not Re-
pentant Nation.
TERMS TO BE FULFILLED
State Dinner to President
Wilson and Other Delegates
Attended by $50.

PARIS, June 27.-The Allies duty to
be vigilant in enforcing the peace terms
with Germany and tribute to American
participation In the war were among
subjects discussed by President Poincare
at the dinner which he and Mime. Poin-
care gave to President and Mrs. Wilson
and the delegates to the Peace Confer
enoe at the Presidential palace here last
night
President Poincare's speech preceded
that of President Wilson, who babe q
formal farewell to France and the
French people and gave as his thought
the belief that the work of the Peace
Conference had created a friendship that
would make for an increasingly more
intimate sympathy between the peoples
and greater cooperation, economically.
The dinner was held IN the great Sale
des Fete, which was beautifully decor
ated with flowers and the flags of all the
nations represented by the guests. There
were present diplomats and delegates
from all countries attendins-the Peace
conference. marshals OF France, men,
bers of the Cabinet, former Premiers.
Presidents Of the Chamber of Deputies
and the Senate, former Foreign Minis
tiers and other prominent representatives
OF Parliament and Of the judiciary.
Covers Laid for $50.
The dinner table was in the form of
horseshoe with $50 covers laid. Presi-
dent Wilson and President Poincare
were seated at the head of the table,
with Mrs. Wilson at the hosts left and
Nine. Poincare at President Wilson's
right. During the dinner the Republican
Guard band played the national airs OF
the allied and associated nations.
President Poincare in giving a toast to
President Wilson asked that he be
allowed, at the moment when his guest
was preparing to leave Europe, to render
homage once more to the high spirit of
justice in which President Wilson had
prepared, with other representatives OF
the allied and associated Powers this
great laborious peace in which the Jus
tice saved by our victory is going to
definitely inscribe its will in favor of
reparation."
After paying tribute to American par
ticipation In the war. reviewing the
work Of the Peace Conference and out
lining what still remains to be done,
President Poincare said: The treaties,
once signed, must be wholly applied, and
persistence on our account will be no
less indispensable to their execution. Tho
delegates of the victorious countries have
not met during these long months and
have not convoked to Versailler the dele
gates of conquered Germany in order to
retain in their hands nothing but q SIM
pie piece Of paper.
Wants All Clauses Observed.
I'VE want all Of us, as you do. Mr.
President. that this peace be not vain
words; that II be not a fugitive hope
and that 1t be not a passing flash OF Joy
appearing for one evening in blood
stained Europe. We want, as you do,
that the Society of Nations shall become
a benefcent reality. We want. as you DO.
that all the clauses to which our enemies
are going to subscribe be loyalty OBJ
served.
THE disposition shown by violations
in advance of a treaty that one is going
to undertake to respect makes It our
duty to watch carefully to see that
criminal hands do not rekindle sooner or
later the confiagration which We have
smothered.
German ships sunk by their crews.
French flags burned and demonstrations
before the new Polish frontier are not
signs of repentance. We must remain
together. firmly united. 20 gather the
fruits of tho victory that We obtained to-
gether."
President Poincare concluded by rails
ing his glass and proposing. in honor of
President and Mrs. Wilson. toast to the
Immortality OF Franco-American friend
ships and the indestructible union of the
allied and associated Powers