New-York tribune., 1921-11-22

Gentlemen: You will readily admits
that I, as delegate of France, should
feel moved when rising to speak from
this frll-sounding platform, whence
every word that is said goes to the at
tentive and anxious ear Of the world
and of all civilized peoples.
II wish, first of all, to thank my
colleagues of the conference who, on
the opening of this public meeting, so
kindly allowed me to speak as the rep
resentative of my country.
81 shall endeavor to make it appear
to your eyes and to the eyes of the
world with its true, genuine face, as it
is; that will show you that she is
ready, and I might say perhaps, more
ready than any other country, to di-
rect her attention and her earnest will
to whatever steps may be thought de-
sirable in order to insure peace for the
world. Nothing for my colleagues and
myself would be more pleasant than
to be about to tell you this: We bring
here sacrifices to the fullest extent
possible. We have our own security
insured. We lay down arms. We
should be SO happy to be able to make
that gesture in order to participate in
the final disarmament of the world
Moral Disarmament Needed
"Unfortunately, we cannot speak in
this way. / say also, unfortunately, we
have not the right to do so. | shall
briefly explain later on for what rea-
sons. I shall tell you, for France, that
she wants to make peace. If you want
to make peace, there must be two peo-
pie, yourself and the neighbor op-
posite. To make peace-I am speaking,
of course, Of land armament-it is not
sufficient to reduce electives and de-
crease war material.
"That is the physical side, physical
aspect of things. There is another con-
sideration which we have no right to
vital questions which are of the most
serious character for the country con-
cerned. 1t is necessary that besides
this physical disarmament there should
be in these same circles what | shall
call a general atmosphere of peace.
In other words, a moral disarmament
is as necessary as the material one. I
have the right to say this, and hope
to be able to prove it to you. And
have the right to say to you that in
Europe, as it is at present, there are
serious elements of instability, there
are such cond tions prevailing that
France is obliged to face them and
to contemplate the necessary matters
from the point of view of her own Sc
curity.
France Faces Difficult Tasks
~ am now staying in country many
n IL ,ot~ |. ,Jw
joyed the opportunity of seeing France
came to us in the most critical time Of
the war. They came and shed their
blood-mingled their blood-with ours,
and they shared our life, and they have
seen France, and they now know what
France is. And certainly these men
have contributed to enlighten their own
countrymen, and they have done every
thing to dispel and drive away those
noxious gases which have been spread
about and under which certain people
have been trying to mask and to con-
ceal the true face Of France.
"Here in this country you are living
among states which do not know the
entangled barriers and frontiers of
expanse of space. You do not know
any factions on your own land. You
have nothing to fear. So that it is
rather difficult for some of you--it
must be difficult for some of you--to
realize what the conditions at present
prevailing in Europe are after war and
victory.
II quite admit that every citizen OF
the United States should come and tell
me this: The war is won. Peace is
signed. Germany has reduced her army
to great extent. Most of her wal
materiel has been destroyed. What is
it that prevents peace from now reign
ing in Europe? Why is it that France
keeps such considerable army, abun.
dainty supplied with war materiel?'
Peace Prayer of Frenchmen
"Of course, in saying this only Ger
! tH people have got something at ths