The Washington herald., 1919-01-01
French President Forecasts
Complete Harmony at
Peace Table.
GLAD WILSON CAME
Says His People and Amer.
leans Have Something
in Common.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
Copyright 1918, by the United Press

Paris, Dec. 31.-President Poincare
Is planning to visit the United
States after the peace conference.
He revealed this today during an
interview with the United Press,
in which he forecast that France,
the United States and the allies in
general. will enter the conference
already agreed on the basis for
peace.
No dates and no details have
been fixed for POincare's visit. but
June or uIy has been tentatively
suggested to him.
Naturally" he said. with a smile,
'as President of the country where
the conference will be hold. ] will
be unable to leave before it is
ended"
Reports OF material differences
among the allies. Poincare declared
then reiterated-are German fab
relations.
81 do not foresee the slightest
trouble in arriving at complete aC-
cord. even to the details" he said
We are already in harmony on
general lines. The details will be
S''llltu as SOON dS lllt utltt dlfS GET
down to work. 1t will take some
time, of course. as there is a tr@-
mendous amount Of detail"
Happy Over Visit.
Poncare early directed the conver-
sation to President Wilson'S presence
in France, I'm an evident desire 10
show his appreciation of the Amcri-
can Executives visit.
We are particularly happy over the
visit of President Wilson We wish
him JOY in his new citizenship, quite
as though this were his own home
He is bound to play a capital role in
the conference Much good has been
accomplished by his coming. We sp-
preciate his collaboration, with has
been the greatest help.
MANY problems remain to be
solved. not brly for western EuroTe,
boa or thS near East, Africa and
elsewhere All necessarily will come
up at the conference where we hope
at least to have the assistance OF
your President in the settlement OF
the principles. before his departure
PoinCare smiled. then added:
There is so much to do he may yet
have to remain some time among US d"
Time for Acts.
The President greeted the cores
pondent at the door of his STUDY in
the Elysee Palace and indicated
chairs at the side of his desk, n
beautiful example of the Louis period
Only one other person was present, a
staff captain. who presented the cor
respondent to the President. The lat
ter seated himself at the small desk.
a pile of official documents at his
elbow. The whole tone of the con-
versation was permeated with the
Presidents friendly feeling toward
America.
In response to a suggestion that
the French are modest to the point of
reticence, the President replied:
"Since the war Frenchmen have felt
this is a time for acts. not words
Set upon without warning. France
was forced to bear the brunt of the
fighting. I think the figures of the
under secretary of state for pensions,
NJ. Abrami, tell the story more graph
| ically than mere S--Ss."
France's totaf losses to the end of
October were 1,S3LOOO, or nearly per
cent of its population. making
Frances casualties the heaviest pro
| portionately OF any belligerent)
In addition to our losses in men,
he continued. lit will take years to
| recover from the purely material set
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