The New York herald., 1921-02-24
French Envoy Opens Art Exhibition
Ambassador Jusserand Makes Address Here on Eve
of Sale for Benefit of World War Victims.

Ambassador Jusserand came on from
Washington yesterday especially to
open the rema. hable exhibition at the
American Art Association of signed
drawings. manuscripts and photographs
contributed by famous men and women
of the great war and to be sold on
February % for the benefit of the
"Fatherless Children of France"
He addressed a large and distin-
guished audience and In moving terms
referred to the profound gratitude of
the French for the work already accom-
plished by the "F'atherless Children of
France" committees, which raised more
than s1o.0o0,000 in money and also pro-
vided 100000 French orphans with sup
porting American godparents. Incl
dentally he put In an eloquent plea for
the reparations that the French have
asked for from Germany He said the
French cor-ted a comparison of their
attitude now with that Of the Germans
in 1870 The Germans In 1870 required
reimbursement of their expenses for
the invasion of France. France now
only desired that the ruined homes and
factories of the devastated regions
should be restored. q much more modest
and just demand. Ambassador Jusse-
rand was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause. which reached a eliminating
point when he referred to his friend the
late Col. Roosevelt
The exhihftion is opa os tho x,o,< L.,
teresting of all those that have been or
ganized in the various benefits for war
victims, and, as Mrs. David johnson,
who was prominent among those who
helped to form 1t, said 1t is almost ex-
clusively composed of features that are
bound to become historic. Practically
all the great figures Of the war con-
tributed.
President Wilson sent a signed photo
graph and a signed page Of manuscript
In which the we'll known declaration oc-
ours: ''The people Of the United States
are ready to devote their lives, their
honor and everything that they possess.
The moral climax Of this, the culminat-
ing and final war for liberty, has come,
&c" Former President Poincare also
contributed a signed photograph and
manuscript. and other leaders repre-
sented are the Presidents of the Chinese,
Czecho-Slovak, Cuban. Haytian and
other young republics; former Presi-
dents Roosevelt and Taft, Prime Minis
ters Lloyd George. Asquith and veni-
zelos; statesmen like Bonar Law, Bal
four. Bryce. Edward H. House, Hoover,
Whitlock, Gerard. Herrick. Mlllerand,
De Cartier and all the diplomatic rep
resentatives Of the allied nations.
Equally important are the contribu-
tions of the warrior Marshal Joffre.
copies In his own hand of the order Of the
day for March II, 1916. when the French
armies at Verdun declared they shall
not pass" Other autographic letters or
orders are by Gen. Gouraud. Gen. Bird
wood. Gen. Haig. Gen. Pershing. Lord
Kitchener. Vice-Admiral Sims and Ad-
miral Sir John Jellicoe. There are pho
tographs or manuscripts OF Guynemer,
Lufbery. Norman Prince. Victor Chap
man. Cardinal Mercier. Cardinal Glib
bons. Cardinal Lucon. Burgomaster Max.
Lord Northcliffe and w. J. Bryan.
Apparently all the writer's Of the world
have sent their quota, too. for among
them are Kipling and Amy Lowell. Paul
Bourget Robert Bridges. John Bur-
roughs. Chesterton. James Stephens.