Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-03
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tween French public men must censc.r
BY Associated prcssl
HAWKE. Dec. 2.-Landing here to-
day on his return from Washington
conference. Premier BRAND. replying
- speech OF welcome. declared that
ne h"d mad an easy task at Washing
''h' owing u the excellent arguments
u" had been ahl" TO put forward. 1t
was necessary. he added. ~ prcscn,
th'se arguments To the world.
Franc" could not have been alb
s'nt from "A gathering such az that
called by President Harding for tho
d purpose cf relieving the military bur
d"ns which weigh so heavily on the
people. and which after such "A cruel
%ar called FOR relief
France Ia Never Drnf.
FTesidcn; IIarding's initiative was
generous France Is never deaf to
such appeals and she answered 'pres.
'ht at Washington, as She had an
h""r"d az Tho Hague. where only the
hl-"ill Of country that fostercd evil
purposes prevented unanimous ac-
'ep'hnce OF the proposals submitted
on behalf OF tho maintenance OF
peace We are satisfied We have done
everything N the past tina, was pos
h!hl" 70 avoid war. We ar. above All
suspicion In this respect"
NJ BRAND referred to his sncacbc.
In tho United states. in which h.
showed that when liberty was In
danger France. at All times in her
history. had tough, .or II. giving her
t,,, l..
ing in her task. Ia the last war.
"hich was the cause o. so much
hioodshcd throughout the world.
France had been provoked and at
lacked. and IL MAS only sufnci.u, for
him TO recall this fact to America 10
have the Justice OF Frances cause
recognized.
deceived AssurnnrrS
i did not doubt tho Premier con-
unucd. the noble and generous
American people. knew well tina,
every attempt 10 disgrace France. TO
turn America away from US, to paint
France as perpetual kul-joy' and
the cause OF the uncasincss the world
!ecls-l knew well that this all would
DC hlssipated by plain statement of
lacts' But yet, ! must say tina, at
The solemn meeting, where all our
allies. my friends. the members of tho
American Congress and representa-
tycs OF all the world were prcsen,
1t was not without emotion that
spoke for II was the tribune from
which words reached the .ars o. all
peoples.
Ny emotions grew and added to
~ ffcss
only stated the situation Of nv
country and pointed out the neccs-
SKY to protect our security, which
Is security OF the world, heard trc-
mendous cheering; when heard the
noble representative OF our al!v.
England, saying that France was in
I'm exceptional position. that she was
righ, TO protect herself and thar
France never would be in moral
ISOLATION"
%ymPnthrticaIIy Received.
". BRAND said the representatives
OF the other countries also had given
him the assurance. and that after
this Secretary OF State Hughes. the
chairman Of the conference, himself
declared that France could not lie
Isolated because she Was the de-
fender of right. liberty and Justice.
The Premier told his auditors that
lie had not rejected any proposals
made at the conference for an cu.it-
able Limitation OF naval armament
Concerning land ornaments. he
added. the situation was different
He declared that he did not suspect
the intentions OF the leaders in Ger.
many and did not desire to believe
they were leading tlair people to-
ward the temple of war" lie de-
scribcd the forces Germany still had
1T her command, and her big fac
tories which he said could make
machine guns. rifles and cannon.
These facts, he declared, denoted n
situation which made vital the oucs
ton OF Frances land armaments.
NJ. BRAND said the words Of France
had been sympa the tically received in
Washington and that when he lcft
there some Of the prcjudiccs, some
of the errors which maliGnment pro-
paganda had increased on certain
minds had cleared away"
The Premier declared he was firm
~ convinced the Washington con-
ference would lead to good results
that nothing could result from IL
which would he intended TO initiate
against Frances liberty and securi-
". He said the French people. first
OF all, must have confidence in them
selves and whatever the opinion they
should never forget that whenever
the battle is over. however fierce IL
may have been. there is between lis
a common field sufficiently vast to
claim the attention of all French
citizens"
France, he added. was passing
through trying moment and even
peoples who were fortunate enough
to escape the war were affected by
its consequences, owing to what
might be called intcrdependency Of