Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-10


Paris, Feb. (by the Associated
Press) while / have SAID that the
war has been won, it would perhaps
be more accurate to say that there
is a lull in the Storm" said Georges
Clemenceau, the French premier, in
the course of an interview with the
Associated Press today, AT least.
he added, "it is as well to face square
ly all the possibilities"
Although Germany had been beaten
militarily and had been largely dis
armed, there still remained, the pre-
mier pointed out. chaotic but
fruitful Russia from which great
help may be drawn by the Teutons.
= There wouid he danger, ne tilougnt,
"of reopening of the military de-
bate if it were not for the assurance
President Wilson had voiced recently
that whenever France or any other
free people was menaced the whole
world would be ready to vindicate its
liberty
In the society of nations said the
premier, each nation must be Willing
TO renounce its traditional aloofness
strength outside its own country both
in war and in peace.
Praises U. S. Troops.
Premier CIemenceau warmly prais-
ed the help the American troops had
given in winning the war for democ-
racy.
"The friendship between our peo-
pies which has substituted for cen
tury and a half is a very beautiful
thing" said the premier in beginning
This cordlality, cemented by our con-
tact during the war, must endure IN
closer measure hereafter.
"rhe entrance of America INTO the
great war was full of dramatic in
terest. The application of nationwide
conscription without the slightest dis
turbance, the universal self-denial to
supply us with food and all our re-
ouirements, the unity of purpose and
the amazing energy of 10, 100000 of
people of SO varying and complex a
character challenged our admiration
and gratitude in such fashion as no
one but ourselves can know.
How Americans Fought.
"And the way the American SOL
diers fought Nothing could have
been finer. Inspired by the holiest
ideals / may say transfigured. they
entered upon their task with all the
determination, all the fervor, all the
spiritual purpose of the old time cru
saders. They fought that France
might not die. She would not have
surrendered. But do not mistake me.
/ do not mean to minimize the i'm
portance of the American military
aid nor of the American Red Cross,
nor of the Salvation Army, nor any of
the helpful agencies. There never
has been in all the worlds history so
perfect a coordination Of the holy
purpose of the righteous minded in
hatitants of the earth.
II am told that some of these gal
liant American soldiers, who lived in
trenches, slept in dugouts and bur
rowed in the mud IN devastated and
war-torn France, when they crossed
the Rhine and in an undevastated
land found clean beds and baths,
rather regret that they fought on the
side of freedom and would rather
have fought on the side of the muir
dering Germans. / do not believe 1t. "
Il believe there is some criticism
that there have been overcharges by
the French for food and other things.
Well, there are things to be said about
that. First, for many years the
4 trericans have been coming tc Eu-
rope and with abundant means and
great generosity have been spelling
our people.
Says Fxtortion Stopped.
at is only fair to say that in every
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