The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-30
.TARDIEU CAUTIONS
SOLDIER STUDENTS
French Statesmen Speaks to
10000 at Beaune Uni
versity.
PROPAGANDIST WARNING
Scores American Partisans
Who Have Piled Their
Trade in Paris.

ing exercises Of the Beaune University,
where 10000 members Of the American
Expeditionary Force have been study
ing, were held to-day. Capt. Andre Tar
dieu. member of the French peace del
egation; Louis Lafferre, Minister Of In
struction; Albert Claveille, Minister Of
Public Works, and a number OF French
professors and army officers particl-
pated.
To you who with your blood gained
this peace and sealed this friendship"
said Capt Tardeu, IT say. with a full
| realization Of my responsibilities. beware,
take care and do not permit malicious
distortions Of facts and idle gossip to
| disturb the Franco-Amerlcan friend
ship"
The speaker warned against German
| Vaccinations and agatDs- internal par
tisan attacks, both in France and Amer
lea, tending TO disturb the good rela-
tons between the countries.
Concerning the treaty OF peace, Capt.
Tardteu admitted II was noI perfect be-
cause II was human haHdlwcrk, but
added:
An Efficacfous Peace.
at stands for what France went to
war for and for our conception OF inter-
national life. 1t is. moreover. efticacious
because 1t places Germany In n position
where she can do no further harm and
compels her to pay what she can and
ought to pay.
Il am not a believer In the silent
methods OF traditions. diplomacy be-
lieve that the truth should be stated
plainly to the people.
There are those In America who
blame the President for interfering too
much in European affairs ard who still
, believe that the policy OF splendid iso-
lation Is best for America. Others
think that Germany was treated too
harshly and complain that We are max
ing an imperialistic peace. Others again
are fearful of what tomorrow holds in
store for the forces OF conservatism and
reaction.
Some are misled to the brink of
Bolshevism, which our nation and yours
firmly repudiate. Others are mere cap
tious critics or intriguers. Finally.
there Is all sorts of talk ranging from
absurd tattle to shameful calumies such
as, for instance. that the Americans were
disil.usioned. treated coldly and even
cheated by our people.
Even nearer to us, In Paris, some Of
your countrymen. forgetting that in a
foreign land a man, whatever his party
may be. Is the representative of his
country. allow themselves to be carried
away by their political passions SO far
as to utter. against their own Govern
ment, at the very time when this Gov
eminent Is the guest of France. things
which might be harmless IL said In a
New York club but which are danger
Gus and blameworthy when uttered in
Paris.
National Misconceptions.
There are also some who, misconstru-
ing the laws of history. measure. after
long sufrerings. the success and future Of
people according to the number OF
square miles that II occupies. and who
are unable to understand that there can
be no greater discredit and no greater
degree for the nations that have Just
broken up the work of Bismarck than
to attempt the resuscitation in a demo-
cratic country of the Bismarcklan spirit
and OF political materialism.
IAN these dangers taken together. my
dear friends, have created at various
times during the Peace Conference a
troubled atmosphere. This would have
been easily dissipated II the light had
been turned full upon It. For the first
time I am attempting to do II to-day.
In the conviction that am thus doing
a service to my own country we'll as
TO yours. I am doing II before you. and
am specially delighted to do 1t before
you. because you are the flower OF Amer
lean youth and because you are about
to return to your mother country. where
every one will believe you when you
state what Is true"
Capt Tardieu declared that Presi-
dent Wilson had seen clearly the Justice
of the French claims before the Peace
Conference. Franco-American amity. he
concluded, would triumph over under
handed dealings and would live In the
hearts of both peoples.