Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-26
Tho frrnch on the Rhine

When Marshal f'och visited Trcves
one day last week as the guest OF the
American troops OF occupation, he
expressed the firm conviction that
territorial adjustments at the peace
conference should acknowledge the
right OF France to extend her bUund
aries TO tho eastward as far M the
Rhine II u inconceivablo that the
great allied commander should have
stated this opinion unless he had am
pie Justification for H. He must be
voicing sentiment OF the French
people. In pointing out that peace
MUS, be commensurate with the
prico OF victory he Got down To fun
dAmen,als. II IL well enough for the
drcamers and the theorists Ia discuss
higb ideals OF future systemH, but
right now the intensely practical
French soldier wants n tangible and
workable plan for blocking the Der
mans at tho Rhine.
After swing unstinted praise "a
the American troops and paying n
fervent tribute to all that America
and Americans did to help save
France and civilization, Marshal
Foch comes back 10 the thing that
~ uppermost In his mind, lie insis,s
that Uermany was whipped to her
knees aud that the armistice merely
forestnllcd Tcutonic disaster. And
now we must make peace which
will correspond with tho magnitude
~ our victory" he said. we mus,
have peace as absolute M was our
success aud which will guard us
lAgalus, all future agEress.ons
| France has a right 10 effective
measures Of protection after tho for.
midahlc efforts she put forth 10 save
| civilization The natural frontier
which will protect g viliEatlon IL the
| Rhine. II IN on tho Rhine that we
must hold the Germans. II Ia by us-
ing the Rhine that We mus, make II
impossible for them to recommence
the coup OF 1914
There hna been such n bewilder-
| ment OF conversation among the au-
gust perronagss assembled IN Paris
that some OF the vital ana practical
Views OF strong men have been al.
most forgotten Marshal foch has
not been invited SO give public ex-
PRECISION 10 HIS vicws, yet hs In still
! com chief OF tho allied
armies. and those armies arc stu In
| the field guarding the frontiers
against all enemies President VIII
son - In Paris IN n rec-fold capaci-
~. lie is first OF all the head OF the
/ American government lie In actual
~ tho American premier and there
| fore the self elected statesman Of
thA republic More even than this
he carries the credentials of com
mandcr n-chlef OF the American
military forces. And II is In his lat
tor capacity that he insists that he
has tho power to make peace and
dictate terms as war measure. II
that IN true. then one wonders what
becomes OF Marshal foch who Ia
the real military. head 'of the entire
matter. n tho formulation OF peace
terms In "A military service, then
Marshal t'och outranks even the
president himself. Certainly ths
great soldier Who won for France
and for all the allies ~ the most des.
reratc military struggle OF all his
tory has a risht to "A voice IN declar-
ing what In necessary for the future
irfenHe OF France what IN more
sound or logical than these conclud-
ing words of Foch uttered at TreVes ?
| England has the channel to cross,
America ~ far away France must
always be In a position 10 safeguard
the general interests OF mankind
Those interests are ~ stake on the
J Rhine. IL Is there that We mus,
prepare TO guard against the painful
surprises of the future"