New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-18

fTance from the enemy IhG
dents speech was as follows:
Thanks Allies for Honor.
T. Gentlemen: France grcets
thanks you for having chosen as
seat of your labOrS the city whicl
more than four. years the enemy
made his principal military obje
and which the Nalcr Of the A
armies has victoriOusly defe
against INCREASINGLY renewed c
siVeS.
Permit me to sec in your
CisiOn the homage Of all the ma
that you represent towards Il COZ
which more than any other has
dured the sufferings of war, of v
entire provinces have been t
formed into q vast battlefield
have been Systematically laid
by the invader, and which has
paid the human tribute in death.
Allies Bear No Responsibility
France has borne these enorE
sacrifices although she had notI
slightest responsibility for the fla
1 ul 90 IIllN w 4ltNll mas
whelmed the universe. And atE
moment when the cycle of horHA
ending all the powers whose /
gates are assembled here may "A
themselves of any share in the
which has resulted in so unuA
dented a disaster What. gives
the authority to establish a pea
justice is the fact that none oil
peoples of whom you are the
gates has had any part in the IN
tice. Humanity can place confi4
in you because you are not a
those who have outraged the riglM
humanity
There is no need of further III
nation or for special Inquiries
the origin of the drama which
just shaken the world. The III
bathed in blood, has already esd
from the imperial archives. The
meditated character Of the trap N
day clearly proven.
Reviews Cause OF War.
"In the hope of conquering
the hegemony Of Europe and #
the mastery Of the world. the &c 2
Empires, bound together by a
plot, found the most abominabM M
preteXts for tHying to crush S
and force their way to the east
the same time they disoWned @
most solemn Undertakings in W
to crush Belgium and force. M
way into the heart OF France.
There are the two unforge@
outrages which opened the wa u
aggression. The combined effor|
Great Britain, France and
were exerted against that man
arrogance.
losers Have Sell To- Blanc
IF, after long vicissitudes
who wished to reign by the S
have perished by the sword.
have but themselves to blame.
have been destroyed by their #
blindness. What could be more Il
nificant than the shameful bar#
they attempted to offer to Great n
ain and France at the end OF 81
1914, when 10 Great Rrit2ln rhey
eested: ''AlloW us to attack
on land and We will not enter
Channel And when they instrW
their ambassador to sHN to -
We will only accept It d2laratid
neutrality on your part If YOU Sll
der to us Briey, Toul and Nera2n
is in The light Of these things, 60
men. that ali the conclusions you
have to draw from the war viii
shape.
Allies Rally Tor The Right.
your nation entered the war
cessiyely, but came one and all ID
helm. OF threatened right. Like
many. Great britain had Guarar
1hc independence Of Belgium.
many sought 20 crush Belgium. G
Britain and France both sWore TO
hcr. Thus from the very begin
Of hostilities there came into col
the two ideas which for so NO
were to struggle for the donhnioH
the world-the idea Of aoyelN
force. which accepts neithee CO..
nor check, and the idea of juS# 1
which depends on the sword on
prevent or redress the abuse
England Joins strength.
'Faithfgully supported by
dominions and her colonies, GE
Britain decided that she could
remain aloof from a struggle in w L
the fate of every country was 1
voNed. She has made, and
domin;ons and colonies have n
with her. prodigious efforts to pre-
the war from ending in the triua
of the spirit of conquest and
destruction of right.
Japan Enters Fray.
Japan in her turn, only dec
to take up arms out of loyalty