Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-08
FRANCE DESIRES
FRIENDSHIP OF
PEOPLE OF U. s.
America Constitutes the Re-
serve Power of Civiliza-
ton, Says Catholic Writ
er in Book lust Issued.


10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w'se'
Paris, March 7.--Abbe Felix
Klein, one of the well-known Cath
Ollie writers of France, in his new
book entitled IN America at the
Close of the War" describes his
visit to Washington and talk with
President Wilson. The visit was
made in company with delegation
of French and English clergy, in
Guiding the bishop of Arras. De-
scribing the meeting the author
says:
I'VE entered the White House
without any Formally. Two negro
domestics opened the door and a
secretary conducted us TO the small
reception room. The furnishings
were very plain; the walls were
hung only with the portraits of
presidents; prominent in the orna-
mentation was a bust which occu-
pied the center of the marble man
tle-piece-the bust of Lafayette.
I'VE waited only a few minutes.
As the clock struck 4:30. the presi-
dent entered, bowling and looking
somewhat stern, despite his smile.
As he welcomed us in a few words,
the severity of his expression grad
ually relaxed. He shook hanus
with each of us as we were pre-
scented.
The presentation ended, the
president addressed us informally
for two or three minutes. He spoke
in a calm tone, without emphasis,
there
note of feeling which stirred each
one Of us. He said nothing re-
markable, but he spoke with that
precision of language which is one
of his gifts.
after expressing his thanks for
the visit of those representing the
religious sentiment in France and
England, the president said:
Moral force is the greatest OF
forces. And what a support 1t
gives when one seeks, following
the ideal of the allies, only the
triumph of right. We are not
making war for conquest, but for
justice"
The president also spoke of the
great service rendered by Cardinal
Gibbons during the war, after
which Mr.. Wilson saluted and re-
tired.
Summing up the relations be-
tween France and America, Abbe
Klein says: There is a natural
affinity between the two peoples
which attracts them to each other
by certain traits in common, ana
by certain contrasts which compli-
ment and complete their own char
acteristics. Both have vivacity OF
conception, frankness of character
and enthusiasm for the ideal. On
one hand there is the keen sense OF
the practical, quick initiative, ana
a habit of prompt decision. on the
other hand there is the refinement
Of taste, the art of making tlne
shades of distinction, the logical
order of ideas. The French and
Americans will always sympathize
in the qualities they have in COM
mon; they will always admire the
qualities in which they differ.
France should continue the
close relation with those countries
which have been associated with
her in victory, and principally with
the people of the United States,
with their greater numbers, greater
wealth and greater strength than
all the others. If our country, to its
great honor and its great peril.
constitutes the advance guard OF
civilization, so America constitutes
the reserve power of civilization.
At the hour of danger, always pos
sible, we must be able to count up
on this succor."