New-York tribune., 1921-11-08

drive continued as far as Dyckman
Street. AT a little after II o'clock Pre-
micr Briand walked into Pennsylvania
Station and found that he had to run
gauntlet of yelling Americans who
we're kept from shaking his hand and
siapping him on the back only by
double lines of policemen.
Crossed French ana American flags
over the gate that ordinarily leads to
the Congressional Limited were only
ter Bill Egan. Down on the tracks was
special train of six cars. There was a
diner, two baggage cars and three chair
cars. This was the arrangement OF the
French Emhassay and not of the Amer
lean State Department..
NJ BRAND and the chief members of
. his party gathered in the forward chair
car and settled down for wait that
proved to be of nearly forty-fvc min
utes duration for the seven army trucks
that brought their baggage from the
French line pier.
Presently the reporters who stood on
the platform observing that the bach
elor Premier of France has gray blue
eyes; that his hair was awry; that
he wears wing collars and seemingly
pays but small attention to matters Of
dress, observed that the statesman was
! holding a conference with some of his
advisers.
Confers With Advisers
In the chair on his right sat Jus
serand. On the left was DR.. Chatin.
Deyond was Vice Admiral de Bon of
the French navy. his snowy spade beard
partly concealing five rows of rib
bons on his blouse. Viviani was there
ard Sarrout. Each had his say, in
Guiding Colonel Bunau-Varilla, aged
soldier of fortune.
Some one in the car raised VIM
dow to freshen the atmosphere. &. The
observers now heard Premier BRAND
say; !S o,,,on .,o;r ..,. .v.n+
tout!"
With all impressive gesture he
| tapped stiff bit Of paper held be-
"He says" translated some cruditc
rerson among the listeners: THAT
above all else we will have"
1t was agreed then that nothing less
than the fate of the Ruhr Valley could
be at stake. Ambassador Jusserand
lef the conference and was pressed for
information.
"The Premier" he explained. "has
just announced taht we shall all have
for our luncheon some Brussels
sprouts 1t is our midday meal that is
under consideration"
It was then precisely noon. and the
conductors cry of " 'Board!" had scarce
! ly ceased to echo when the train began
to roll. Instantly tho Frenchmen in
side the car, M. BRAND with the others,
Jumped to their feet and saluted the
small group that waved from the plat
| form.
BRAND Explains Mission
In addition to the portions already
quoted, M. Brands statement said:
"On setting foot on the soil of the
great American Republic my first
| thought goes back to those who gen
erously came to mingle their blood
with that of the soldiers of France,
! back to those fighters whom the United
! States sent over to us as the most pre-
cious thing they had, back to those
magnificent highsouled youths. with
heroic hearts who fell for right and
for liberty, with a smile to the land
that has piously entombed them. To
their families France now sends ME as
near relative. I am coming to as
sure them that the recollection Of
those heroes is deeply craven in the
heart of every Frenchman.
CoI centuries FRANCE mas Deen Jn0
ground of the great struggles for civ
ilization. The last war has shown that
she is able to uphold her ideal to the
utmost limit of sacrifice. She does not
forget any Of the nations who helped
her in safeguarding her independence
and saving the liberty Of the world.
She knows in particular what she owes
to the fraternal devotion, to the
mighty help which America brought
her. The two countries are henceforth
united in the same glory. They feel
guaranty for the peace of the world
and that the main interests of man
kind cannot but profit by their close
and intimate cooperation.
THE great American democracy we'll
knows what France is. You have
known US for long time. But during
the last war your sons have lived