The Washington times., 1921-11-21

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Are you ready to proceed to the
discussion OF this qusstion?' Hughes
asked the conference. ~
The remarks of Secretary Hughes
were then translated by the official
interpreter.
Secretary Hughes turned to BRAND.
and the show was on. The Secretary
explained that BRAND would pause
at intervals to allow the interpreter
to translate his remarks into Eng
lish. t as
& Great applause greeted the pre-
mier as he arose. He seemed . bit
nervous.
"You may realise" he began. that
I. q delegate OF France, feel great
emotion at addressing this solemn
conferences. ! thank you for the
greeting, and thank the confer
ence for permitting the opportunity
for France to appear In her true
colors before the whole world.
France "Resdy 70 Sacrifice" x
Nothing is more agreeable to
France, he said, than to tell the con-
ference that France stands ready 10
make the most sacrifices and con-
tribute most to the era of peace,
unfortunately" he continued. "wo
cannot. We have not. the right to do
so. ] will explain the position OF
France. In order to make peace one
must be sure OF ones neighbors.
II speak Of land armies. 1t In not
sufficient to cut down the materials
of war. There is another phase most
important. There must also be with
disarmament an atmosphere Of peacs.
There murt be q moral disarmr-
mert. Ard In Europe now there
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France must face them and meas.
ure them In terms Of her own safety.
II come from q country where
many men know this. having learned
II while their blood was flowing.
They saw In that blood the blood OF
France flowing away. I
These men I thank for all they
have done for France-saving her
fair face from disfigurement.
But here In this great country,
where no frontier Is alarming, no
land force could harm. II In difficult
to picture the situation OF France.
Here you see that the war -
over, Germany beaten. peace signed.
Justifics French Position.
What. you ask. keeps peace from
Europe? 1t IL hard to make you
see that when France takes this
position It Is because sbe wants to
assure peace.
ITO reproach France for her posi-
ton Is the most cruel thing that
could be done. and to permit her to
be victimized by her real terrors Is
the saddest thing In the world. To
criticize her by accusing her OF i'm.
perialistic desires Ia most unjust.
If any nation has kept faith and
honor among nations, France has.
France has watched Germany turn
traitor to her obligations. neglect her
There is no hate in France for
any one. She would wish to be
friends with Germany side by side.
But France has not the right 10
weaken herself and no encourage
others to certain war.
There Is q Germany composed Of
noble disinterested workers who want
to be fair and re-establish Germany
among decent nations. This Ger
are others who learned nothing from
the war--they keep all the ambitions
of the Hohenzollerns. This Germany
we live beside.
mo one can have misunderstood
the coup d'etat that has shown the
revival OF old Germany.
Il want to read two or three pas
sages from two philosophers whom
Germany calls great"
Quotes Ludendorff and Moltl<e.
Here the premier read some ex.
tracts Of sayings from Ludendorff
and Moltke. justifying war.
I'VE must learn" he quoted,
that this war was part Of the I
divine order Of things, that It was
natural phenomenon.
without war the whole world
sinks in the slough of material
things. War Is the only way to
settle political difficulties. 1t is ]
the touchstone of all world mat
ters-and especially in Germany.
''The spirit of the old army Is
the spirit that must give Ger 1
many her resurrection"
And this" continued the premier
is what put millions
Of men under the sod And this ma
ton that glorifies 1t sits on the door
sill Of Francer'
BRAND stopped then 30 that what
he had been saying might be trans
lated for the benefit OF those about
the table who did not speak French.
When the Interpreter had finished.
he continued
Americas soldiers who fought side
by side with Frenchmen to save
France have returned to America
with true picture Of his country"
They know. he declared. Frances
dangers.
Uses Balfour's Argument.
The fiery premier took leaf from
the book Of Balfour and asked his
hearers to put themselves in Frances
place. American borders, he pointed
put. are safe, impregnable from
attack from without. America. he
said. has no powerful tricky ne!ghbors
TO constantly menace her peace and
BRAND spoke with impassioned
hammering home his
points with vigorous gestures. There
were frequent bursts of applause
when he voiced Frances determine