New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-05
League Is Still
Alive i'm u. g..
w llace Saws
Covenant Born to Live and
America Will Keep Faith,
He Declares in Fare
we'll Speech in Paris
Must Aid Little Nations
Buildings Are Flag-Decked
and Statues Decorated
i'm Celebration Of Fourth,
Special Cable to The Tribune

SoPyriSht, i32l, New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS, July 4.-Hugh C. Wallace.
the American Ambassador, in his fare
we'll speech tonight at the annual
Fourth of July dinner of the American
Chamber of Commerce, gave the French
PEOPLE the basis for fleeting hope
that America after all might become
reconciied to the League of Nations,
despite Ambassador Harvey's recent
categorical assertion to the contrary
in London. Whether the retiring am
bassador was expressing strictly per-
sonal sentiments or was uttering
things which had some basis in din
lomatic leads from Washington is not
known, but scores of distinguished
Frenchmen in the great dining room
showed pleased surprise when he said
II shall never give up faith that
the League of Nations was born to
live and | never shall abandon the
hope that America will join it in due
seaSon-suppoSing it is active and eff
cient in exerting it's power for good.
There will still be much need for
the individual support which France,
America and Great Britain are best
able to give it. That support must
rest upon purpose in which national
ambition shall be willing to forego
something in the interest of the com
mon veal
1T is not enough that the great
states of the world shall set an ex-
ample to the small ones, pointing out
the way leading to good government
and prosperity for all. For time
at least they must be willing to take
their feebler brothers by the hand and
help them to the proper enjoyment Of
that new birth of freedom which came
at the end of the great war"
World Peace Policy
Although Ambassador Wallace did
not mention the much discussed cues
ton of common policy toward world
peace on the part of the leading Euro
pean allies and America, his reference
to the necessity of France, the United
interpreted as being based on his
knowledge through close touch with the
situation here that such understand
ings must precede Americas entry into
the league, and that if such a common
agreement were contaminated the way
would be paved for Americas entry
through the elimination Of the objec-
tionable features of the covenant.
ambassador Wallace will not resign
his diplomatic commission until he re-
ports to Secretary of State Hughes in
Washington, and it was remarked that
to-night's speech was his first attempt
to expound his ideas of the trouble
some question Of Americas position in
relation to the league. Ambassador
Wallace announced that the purpose
nearest his heart was to devote the re-
mainder of his life to strengthening
the friendly accord OF the two great re-
publics, now united in purpose.
There never can be break in the
alliance Of two peoples whose hearts
and minds keep time and tune to
harmony and understanding which have
endured for five generations" he de-
clared.
The Peace Resolution
Turning to the American resolution
of peace with Germany, Mr.. Wallace
said he was not speaking for the gov
eminent nor the embassy, "but if
know the American people I am voic-
ing their sentiments when l say that
until Germany repairs the evil done to
France, Belgium, Italy and the world,
and until she pays the debt she owes
civilization to the last silver, America
cannot truly feel at peace with her.
France, and friends we remain"
PARIS, July 4.--The banquet Of the
American Chamber of Commerce here
tonight was one of the most brilliant
in the history of the Chamber. Marshals
Foch and Joffre were present and spoke,
as did the Minister of Commerce, NJ.
Diorf and several other members of the
Cabinet. High officials, merchants,
bankers and prominent Americans filed
the long tables.
Marshal Foch was cheered loudly as
he toasted the American army as old
comrades and told Of their share IN the
great victory.
form recalling the first days of the
war, was induced to speak few words
Of atfectionate regard for the American
soldiers.
"A letter from Myron T. Herrick, the
new American Ambassador to France,
regretted his inability to attend owing
to the fact that his departure from the
United States had been delayed. Nj.
Eerrick paid high tribute to Ambassa-
do Wallace and Mrs. Wallace, as we'll
as to the Chamber Of Commerce as a
patriotic organization. He concluded:
"TheN clouds which for so long have
udIheHeu lHe Woflu are passing, ana
there is light ahead. If not in this
generation, then surely in the genera
tions soon to come. civilization will be
at length firmly restored and the tribu-
lations which we now endure will find
their compensation in the glory and
satisfaction of having solved the ire
mendous prob lens we have now to face,
that humanity everywhere may have
that peace, security, prosperity and
| happiness which God intended it should
enjoy.
"T'he spirit of America and France
working together in a great trust and
! faith, bound together by the solemn
inspiration of those who sleep il.
Flanders fields, will not fail in the ac-
complishment of these things, and will
bring them to a triumphant ending"
Paris CeiebrT ties Fourth
Newspapers of this city united this
morning in hailing July 4, one of them
declaring: The national fete Of She
United States is a French anniversary. .
The Fourth was celebrated with a
! program after the usual order, al
though the military side of the cele-
| bration, which was q feature of the
day in the two years following the
armistice, was lacking to-day. In the
| forenoon group of American visitors
| placed wreath on the monument to
the memory Of Lafayette, erected in
the Gardens of the Tuileries by the
| school children of the United States.
President Millerand sent President
| Harding q cable message OF Fourth OF