New-York tribune., 1921-11-22

back of their minds. They suggest that
France also has some hidden thought,
some hidden design. 1t has been said
that France wanted to install in Eu-
rope sort of military supremacy, and
that, after all, she wanted to be so
SIMPLY to take the place Germany occu-
pied before the war. Gentlemen, per-
haps this is the most painful. heart
rending and cruel thing that French
man can hear. And for them to say,
after the direful war from which we
have just emerged-unprovoked war
which we had to undergo--to be again
IN the cruel necessity to give to the
world only the appearance that we have
perfidious intentions and military de-
slgn-this, gentlemen, constitutes, +
may say, the most disheartening thing
for US. If we had not the full conf
dence Of those that know my country,
those who have seen it-they can tes-
thy that not one word of it is true.
If there is country that has delib-
erately turned her steps toward peace,
tnat wants peace with all her heart, be-
ileves with her entire faith-if there
IS country that does this, gentlemen,
it is France.
No Hatred in Our Hearts
Since the armistice we have manv
olsappolntments France has had to
VAIN for certain realizations which
she has not been able to get She has
seer seen Germany ,digress-haggle over
Germany has refused to stand by her
pledged word. She has refused to
pay compensation due for the devas-
tated regions. She has declined to
make the gesture of chastisement that
a1rer all every man Of sense would
expect after the horrors that we have
witnessed Germany has refused to
dlsarm. At that time France was
seroing and Germany could not resist.
rally impatient, while under this PROV
ocation France remained perfectly
cool. There was not one gesture on
her part to aggravate the situation. /
may say here emphatically in the face
of the world we have no hatred in our
hearts, and France will do everything
she can. She will use every means to
prevent between Germany and her
self a recurrence of these bloody con-
but that the two peoples should be
able to live side by side in the normal
conditions of peace. But, after all, we
have no right to forget We have no
right to abandon ourselves. We have
no right to weaken our position. And
were it only because we must avoid
giving rise in the bosom that would
only. be ready to take advantage of it,
to give rise to certain hopes that would
be encouraged by our weakness.
Gentlemen, spoke a few moments
ago of the moral aspect Of disarma-
ment, and l referred in my remarks to
Germany. l do not want to be unjust;
nothing is further from my mind.
But we know there is in Germany
there is one part of Germany that is
for peace. There are many people,
especially among the working classes,
who want to work, who have had
enough of this war. who have had
enough of war altogether and are most
anxious to settle down in peace, and
also to set to work. We shall do
everything to help that Germany, and
ii she wants to restore her balance in
| the bosom of pacific republic and
democratic institutions, then we can
help her, and we shall all be able to
contemplate the future with feelings
of security.
Same Designs Are Nurtured
"But, gentlemen, there is another
Germany, a Germany which has not
changed her mind and to which the
last war has taught no lesson. That
! Germany keeps thoughts in the back
of her mind; she has the same de-
signs which she entertained before
the war; she has kept the same preoc-
cupations and she cherishes the same
ambitions as the Hohenzollerns did.
! And how can we close our eyes to
| this? How can we ignore this state of
| things? This, gentlemen, is happen
| ing at our very doors: we have only
got to look. This is happening but q
/ few miles from US and we follow the
thoughts of the Germans, or certain
| taking place. And, more than that, we
have witnessed certain attempts to re-
| turn to the state of things. Nobody
tcontisv,d en- nsxt paasl