The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-20
A Message From the Republic
of France to the Republic
of the United States.
MUST WATCH GERMANY
President Deschanel Declares
That in the Future Justice
Will Rule the World.
BY PAUL DESCHANEI.
President of France,
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This message was addressed by ths
new president of France to the council
Oh right, national society created by
prominent French at S men and
thinkers to plan the moral and mate
rial reconstruction of France, and be-
cause of. its forceful and vivid pre-
sentatlon of some of the most critical
problems of France after the war ii !
has been selected by the representative
OF the French government as the third
message from the republic of France
TO the republic of the United States
Paris, Feb. 19.-The most pressing
question which confronts France at the
present moment, is the diplomatic
question. What is needed for its def
mite settlement? A strong, well forti-
fled frontier. And our soldiers have
deserved it. France cannot put UP
with four or five invasions of her ter
rltory every hundred years or so. And,
altho 1T is a fine thing to check in
vasion, it is better still to prevent it.
AS long as the Germans feel they
can find way into our country by in
vasion, as long as they can increase
the means of aggression on this side of
the Rhine, there will be no safety for
the world.
On the other hand, let us seek to
maintain international safeguards. Let
us never forget that Germany, with
her broken sword, is trying to disrupt
our alliances. But our alliances should
survive the war; they are every bit as
useful and productive of good results
in peace as in war time.
In spite of the discussions that are
inevitable in the unparalleled task OF
"a worldwide readjustment, the thirty
states which have broken with Ger
many will remain as the full-formed
nucleus of a new organization of the
world.
If such an organization had existed
in 1914, Germany could not have
slaughtered Belgium. So league of
peace loving peoples should be the
first task to be accomplished, provided
that this league can be given the
proper guarantees.
Many generous minded persons hope
that such league of nations can be
organized with sufficient power of all
peoples. This does not rest with
France, however. 1t rests with Ger
many.
We know Germany as she was yes
terday and as she is today. What will
she be tomorrow?
We are aSsuredly not to blame If
Germany has always opposed the
propositions of NJ. Leon Bourgeois and
of our plenipotentaries at the confer
ences of The Hague.
One thing is certain: the incredible
upheaval we have just passed through
must be followed by step forward to-
ward a higher civilization. There, too
it will be Frances pride that she was
the first to show the way.
In the future iustice will prayaU
On this point the noble -hearted youth
of our land are agreed. Yes, we are
convinced that the future will be ruled
by justice, and we are working for
such realization with all our
strength.
Truly, a tremendous humanitarian
task, great work of justice We may
say of it what Cicero said of politics:
1T is the first duty of our life the
highest mark of virtue, the most mag
nificent use to which. wisdom can be
put"
Such a definition of politics appeals
to every Frenchman, wherever he may
live from North sea to the Mediterran-
can, from the Pyreness to the Rhine.
Above all. it appeals TO our compat-
riots OF AIsace and Lorraine. Their
sons cheered it with all their might
when it was expounded at one of the
1IfSI lectures given at sotraSDOurS uni
versity now reopened to France for all
time.
In order to accomplish all this, IN
order TO solve our social constitu-
tionaI. educational. economic and dip
lomatic problems, before anything else.
we must live. Hence, France should
fight against her low birth rate.
Youth. happy youth, must lead the
way. And it can find no better exam
pie than that which the sons and
daughters Of .ilsace and Lorraine have
never failed to give.
The youth of all of France is flock
ing to join our great crusade, the Cru
sade of Life, first and most generous
of all crusades.
Paris, Feb. 19.-Paul ID C h a |,
Frances new president in his message
to the senate and chamber of depu-
ties this afternoon laid stress upon
the necessity of making plain the
country's situation 10 the people and
the duty of her own citizens to give in
return their full share of economic
support to the nation.
Our first duty is to establish clear
ly before tho country our diplomatic
military, economic and financial situa-
tion," he said
Later referring 10 the duties of the
citizen. the president declared:
THE F'renchman who shirks the
of his share of taxation COM