The New York herald., 1921-02-24
French Ambassador Out
lines Rigid Policy on War
Indemnities.
AT ORPHANS BENEFIT
Recites Damage to His
Country as Exhibits Are
Shown at Art Gallery.
EXPLAINS OUTCRIES HERE
Asserts That Propagandists
Are Seeking Sympathy by
Making False Statements.

! Germany must pay absolutely the
war indemnity fixed by the Allied
/ Council When she shall have done
SO and, in addition. shall have en-
pressed contrition for the irrcparable
damage she has inflicted upon France,
even though that be only a lip re-
pentance, then and not until then may
Germany perhaps be deemed worthy
to be admitted to the society Of civil
! iZed nations"
! That was the keynote of an ad-
dress delivered yesterday afternoon by
Jules J. Jusserand. French Ambas-
sador, who was the guest at recep-
| ton rendered to him in connection
with the formal opening in the Amerl-
can Art Galleries, East Twenty
third street. Of the exhibition OF contri-
buttons to 1.-The Book" of the Father
less Children Of France.
About three hundred members and
friends Of the society, which has done
much to alleviate the condition OF
French war orphans. had assembled
for the opening view Of the unique
photographic artistic and autosraphic
exhibits and to greet the Ambassador.
He was presented by Mrs. Leland Egg
gleston Cofer. who. as Miss Lucita
Leland. helped to organize and develop
this international war time charity.
Point. to German Propa IN ndH.
"I am happy" said Ambassador Jus-
serand. Ito be able in person to thank
the members Of your splendid organiza-
! ton for the magnificent work you have
been doing for the France of the pres
ent and the France OF the future with
one-seventh OF France ravaged, with
6O0.00O in need. you Americans have
| adopted as your own the incrediole
number Of 10000 of our destitute war
orphans. When these little ones shall
have become stalwart and useful cit!-
zens Of France II will be due 10 your
generosity and energy.
France is working and she still is
suffering. She is gradually rehabilitat-
ing her desert places. nation that ls
suffering is likely to be much less in
terestng than one engaged in fighting
and winning a great war. There comes
a recession OF the popular applause.
But you have continued to be our friend
and helper as in the days OF battle. Our
common enemy. too. Is the same enemr
we fought together. The Germans still
are using adroitly their lying and In
sidious propaganda. misrepresentins
France and the French spirit
illustrating what he called this false
propaganda. NJ Jusserand referred 20
the reiterated assertion from Germany
that the French are using negro troops
in the occupied sections OF the Rhin1
Valley. They know IL is untrue" he
said "they know there has not been n
negro soldier OF France in the Rhine
Valley for eight months. And they in
sist that in her demands for reparation
France is too exacting. Let those who
think US exacting picture to themselves
the France that has been ravased by
Gcrmany.s invos
Woman Adopts 55O Children.
The Ambassador narrated how during
the war 5000 homeless and fatherlass
children were assembled and taken as
refugees to Lyons to be there cared for.
Since then, he said. prodigious efforts
have been exerted to restore to parents
or friends as many OF them as are
blessed with such natural protectors.
After every possible expedent had been
resorted to there still remained 750 who
appeared to be wholly friendless or ur-
identified. Thank God" said VI. jug
serand. there is one noble French
woman who now has simply adopted
these 750 homeless. fatherless and
motherless children as her own and they
are being we'll cared for But tho incl
dent illustrates some OF the irreparable
damage Germany has inflicted upon our
children OF France"
Defending the amount OF war repara-
tion demanded by the Allies. the Ambas-
eador contrasted Il with the demands
made upon France by Germany after the
Franco Prussian War In 1870. Then. as
now France was the invaded country.
France was the sufferer. yet France
without whimper paid the indemnity
exacted, and Germany made IL large
enough to defray the. entire expenses OF
her campaign and had enough left in her
war chests to help finance her attack
forty-fIve years later.
"Our demand Is not that Germany
shall pay US what they owe, but what
they can. The 12 per cent. tax upon her
exports. about which she complains o!t-
terly. is not an actual tax to be levied
upon her exports at all 1t Is simply
an index TO determine to what extent Iae
enjoys returning prosperity and there
fore, in what measure she may be able
to pay"
Distfngufshed Foreigners Present
| Amba ssador Jusserand praised the re-
markable collection Of memorabl ia
now to be sold, beginning next Monday
afternoon, for the benefit OF the French
! orphans. He spoke fee'inEly OF the
contribution made to Il BY the late
/ Theodore Roosevelt. Ills memory an
adni,ring world honors.' he said. 'ani
for this gift Of his France IL once more
I his debtor
The S+5 pieces which are 10 be placed
on sale in the American Art Galleries,
as was explained last Sunday in
THE NEW YORK HERALD, include signed
photographs, sketches. drawings. orig
inal battle orders written by many OF
the wars greatest figures. sentiments
from famous aviators. statesmen and
military commanders written and signed
In their own penmsnship. and drawings
BY John s. Sargent and other ceieSra ted
artists.
Aornng the foreign Ministers and con-
su,a- chiefs who attended the recep-
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