Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-06
Why Peace Conference Is Held
In France.
BY Newell Dwight Hills.


Men all over the world arc interested lin the question: why we're Paris and
Franc. r fr the peace conference? Some favored Rome because it was
the inn and Eternal City. Some favored Geneva, because it vas Eu-
ropes N M first free city. Some favored Brussels because it was King
here at the Peac Palace; while others urge London as the largest city Of the
world, its financial centera also with worldly vide relations in trade fnanc
and politics And yet. by UNIVERSAL consent France IA at nce chosen US TIN
country mt Paris the city for the most important conference ever held upo
our earth
I. was at Versailles Palace me Paris that Bismarck proclaimed in 1871 the
German empire. Inundated France. tampled on III thu law Of civilization
and wherea great wrong was don there that wrong should he Iighted
1t vas at ersailest that that miitamsn and autocracy aunte themselves
IN Tho mood of pride, vain glory and world dominion. overd democracy AM the
rsmt OF sen etermlhaio History made it inportant. that in III self sam
sot where autocracy ant mlnauism hMd been enthroned hey shot be over
thrown. and the principles of liberty and self governmen established
1t was at Versailles hat Asace m Lorraine were wrestcd AWAY frm,.
France. INC tho small provinces and races denied the light of self detenrina-
tor. The people of Alsace ad Lorraine naturally, therefore,. desired that
their claim should be established ad vindicateda at the very sDot vlare 40
years before their rights had been denied them.
The best loved nation in the world France-has also been erbap tbe
chiefs sufferer in ths war; with the possible exception of Armenia and Serbia
Not eVenR eLelun mas lost the same proportion of ives Having buried laOO mC
of her boys. nd lost $4,000 1000 600 of wealth, France IA also lost he ,ro5rc.
tive industry of 0o0OOo cripples INC wounded heroes, and anothero 1000 DOG
ovatakcn " uberculos is the result Of exposure. incident to the destruction
Of $4,000 housesi " northern France. Seventy per cent of thu manufacturing
life of France has been ruined because the Germans attacked thu coal ad ir
.eGions Wheret The factories had been established
In the broads sense, France ami Paris also ave been tin mother Of the mod
m arts. What Athens II to the ancient world, what FLORENCE as to Italy
Curing the Renaissance. that Paris and Franc have been to thu modern world.
Hor more than lU0 years france has been ganMi the cauuf into the life
of the comm people. She has painted beautiful pictures for men,s boues
hcr sellrtors like Rodin, have et out into all the word the enthusiasm for
hron2cs n marbles. ia has put the BEAUTIFUL into the clothes III peole
A hall century Paris M France started the movement toward thu CITY
Beautiful Te French people spent hundreds of millions OF ran or nakine
FMist The most beautiful iyi in the world. as a model for other capitals. What
architecture in Paris! What galleries M arches! How noble the avenues
Tow, beautiful the parks! The whole worldo owes a dat to Paris. Other cities
Tak money thes cities g % to Parist o spend it,. Every man loves two coun-
tres-hisn native INT Ind France. Therefore by universal consent. the WORLDS
greatest conference is held in the City Reauuful-Paris-and in France. tn
first INC TO initiate our revolutionary fathers n proclaim a republic!