Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-07
Safeguard France,
BRAND Demands

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her in safeguarding her independence
and saving the liberty of the world.
Praises Mighty Help, Of. United States
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 that this
very union provides the best guarantee
for the peace of the world. and that
the main interests of mankind cannot
but profit by their close and intimate
corporation.
1.-The great American democracy well
knows what France is. You have
known us for a long time. But during
the last war your sons have lived
amongst us. sharing the same dangers
and the same hopes. Such unforgetta-
BILE hours create an everlasting inti-
macy. These two countries of ours are
lands of liberty.
The statue that at the entrance of
New York raises right above the harbor
her light-spreading arm, has its replica
in Paris on the banks of the Seine.
Identical, born of the same. almost of
the same mould. these two statues,
though standing thousands of miles from
each other. point out the close relation
ship which exists between the two peo.
pies, the aspirations they have in COM
mon, the likeness of their role. their
equal love of Justice. their similar will
on the path OF progress.
Peace Foremost Thought
"If. rs Prime Minister of the French
Republic, did not hesitate. in spite
of present difficulties. to leave my coun-
try, it was. first, because I wanted to
bring over here the tribute of her graft
tude and at the same time to show that
the foremost thought of every French
man is peace.
1--WE know too we'll. alas. what war
means, and the toll it takes not to
yearn for peace with heart and soul.
SO ms soon as President Harding sent
out his noble call my country answered
present, and here ] am to demonstrate
the earnest good of France by every
means in my power.
II earnestly trust that the Wash
ington meeting will give US an oppor-
tunity in this respect France and
America, yesterday united on the bat
tlefie,ds, will thus continue to play their
bcneficent part in deriving from their
common victory such reSults as will
conform with the idealism that has ever
animated them"
Premier BRAND. who said he would
reserve formal comment on the confer
encc until he had seen President Hard
ing, comes with the purpose of assist
ing during the first twelve days Of the
in determining the principles
upon which subsequent details and re-
suits will rest. He comes without In
The French Ministry gave
him none. The French Senate and the
Chtmbcr of Deputies gave HIN free
hand. He will enter the conference with
general policies clear in his own mind
and in the minds of other members OF
the delegation.
These include:
First. the French Governments OBJ
legations to the League of Nations DO
not preclude France from joining other
mowers inside or outside the League in
limiting urmaments or settling other
questions that the League considers as
within it's jurisdiction.
Second. French policy is identical with +.
that of the United States toward equal
commercial opportunities in China.
Third, the restriction of sea nrma'
mentS offers no dihcultleS pecuIhr 70
France. Her navy Is already below any |.
formula likely to be adopted.
Fourth, French interests concentrate
uDon land armuments. Their strength |
is conditioned by Germany and the pay
mcnt or non payment of reparations'
German rcparations and military ques-
tionS are considered to be closely re-
lated to when and how France can be-
gin to meet her American debt. There
fore, II Washington desires to raise the +
of the debts in the conference,
the French delegation would be prepared
to discuss them.
I&osc may be- considered as the
broadly drawn boundaries within which
the French delegations thoughts are
moving, but NJ. BRAND goes into the
conference with his customary philo-
sophie attitude of not holding too closely
to prepossessions, keeping Q receptive
mind and disposed at any time to eI-