The sun., 1919-02-02
The FONcIERE ms CO. 70 AVENUE de oPtRa

least part OF this great harvest
which is supposed to fall naturally
into their ateliers. Of its own accord.
But he came back only to report:
They don't care a FIG for US ba,h
there in Paris, those who stayed In
the sun, while We have been wadinE
these four years In the mud-thoSe
who begged us to hold firm TO the
bitter end in order that they them
selves might be safely guarded They
are there now hghting for all the best
orders for themselves. X, is negot-
ating for the statue OF ClemenCeau,
Y. for that OF Foch, and the alphabet
has not enough letters to designate
those who are making the rush for
the monument TO the poilus."
1T is "A shame, an outrage
chorused his listeners.
Wait a minute" continued the
speaker. Bids are open for tho
cdmoufldDc of the triumphal route 20
he followed by the glorious troops
through Paris on their return from the
front. | went and consulted the Min
lister.
Which one?"
The one competent He replied
that the financial societies which have
charge OF public amusements have
secured the rights to ali conces-
sions.
"Infamy. A scandal.
We'll. then" goes on the messenger
imperturbably, they are only thinking
OF the old ones. OF the retired before
the war. Of the !ncapab bic" This Is tire
way the young men at the front .o'k
at it, Nevertheless these young ones
have passed through the fiery furnace
whole generation OF artists, an or
deal that has enlarged their horizon.
and from whom may be expected to
arise a style which it is hoped and
which ought to be born Of the grea,
conflict.
Formed to Combat Danger.
To combat this other danger. there
fore. the Federation Francaise deS
Artists Mobilists was created there. on
that other battlefield. They mean
business. too. They propose. Il ne
essary to organize salon o. ''-r
own. and they have already drawn ~
! plans requesting TO be represented by
| at least two-ffths OF the jur.es ~
! awards. those who will have the r'v-
! ing out OF contracts for al artistic
work ahead In connection with t."
great festivities of next summer IS
we'll as In the creation OF all memorials,
&C. Bravo, once again for tire ieu-
nesse. for the artist poilus who have
/ done their full share in saving tArir
: country from the Boche!
| The director Of the BeauX Arts Il"
presidents OF the salons, the {. NserNa.
| tors of the museums, the managers ~
the schools OF applied arts and the ed'-
tors OF the art reviews can hereby Ike
notice; these young poilus Of all -"
arts are again on the warpatA, a'i
this time with their bright, HEALTHY
faces turned toward Paris.
The agitation surrounding the Peace
! Conference is dull and mundane Is
compared to the animation IN ~"
world of art in all its branches IN
Paris. The Peace Conference proposes
10 deal with the psychological and
moral betterment OF a heteroSore0 is
mass OF the peoples OF the word. ~
all architects. painters and mus. ~!a'S
of note. as well as the directors OK all
the BeIuX Arts, are laying the!g Co4-
bined talents together In J".'gi
EFFORT, not only 10 heautify Far. 20
cleanse and renew her from cop 70
toe for the triumphal entry Of 'h'
poilus when they come marHE'r-
proudly home TO victory: but a,-0 20
do honor TO their sublime dead
May Use Mont NalnriPn
Already one idea is taking tar-i y
shape. u is the proposition io .>r.
vert Mont Nalerien. an ancient fort
standing on a high hill near N1r.'.
into magnificent mRusolruw n
memory OF the dead and dlsapH'
heroes, those who cannot ansW-r ."
hugl" call on that great day "''n
the living stream VI the re- '.'-
warriors will pa in triumph ."
the Arc de Triomphe
The plans for this are no; So ~.
tirely worked out, hut 1t viii hr '.."
thing more magnificent than -, .-.
curial outside Madrid it is rr.. .
10 erect another Arc de IT," "
somewhere near Courhevo!e w'!.' "
he about half way between III" A. %
Trlomphe In Paris and Mont Na,r''"'
and to connect the two by "a ~Ne'' ~
OF handsome houleVards llnot N,N
trees, shrubs and flowers Th"> I' &
viii soon IND her horizon eIltrg, t.t
the district through which This = N'''
highway will pass Will be 5,s'.'' ''
become n whole new and eleglr' pos
dcnc" quarter; in fact the poss "..'''
ar" Infinite, As usual, N" I''r "
harkcn back to Napoleon |. 'l' '.-
versal genius whose military 'H'' =
r and exploits az we'll as his Code .'.
hts CLANS for ever"thing 20 .g'.' 8
civilized life. still servr MS models OF
only for the French themselves H.' ~
the whole civilized world, inc'ai.'r no
Boches
Along the walls Of the hall we've y
Ne erected w hls-reliets statues " Pc
Colonies and Generals. and all w,s -
: he hung with the flags and ''h'T
trophies captured by the armies troHl