New-York tribune., 1922-11-24

great deal more than l wanted, but II
| succeed in making you feel like my.
self, / will he very glad to have had
this occasion to speak to you with my
heart and TO show you in what posi-
tion | arm.
"If we are united and you helm us
get along with Great Britain, which has
splendid qualities, the moment you
appear, the moment you say America
is going to interfere, all the threats
coming from Germany will stop, be-
cause she will find before her the
three powers she cannot overcome.
Through your doing that we will pay
you what we owe you and shake hands
with the best wishes for your country"
elf you will put some questions to
me I will be glad to answer with the
greatest pleasure and wishes of my
| heart
Question-"what definite things can
the United States dor
"My dear friends, | will answer the
question very plainly. My strength,
my power, the reason that you have
been SO kind in listening, is that !
represent nobody; / bring nobody with
me; have no desire Of anything, But
there is something | must take care OF
your own public powers that are in
1 T.
Ing to take the slightest share in tna
action which I wish you to take. l
will not say word about it | speak
plainly because ! do not try to make
out a definite plan.
II come to awaken certain feelings
| in your hearts, and if that is done j
am willing to leave the rest to yotsf
conscience. am sure in the end it
will be right one way or the other,
because if the wish is in your heart
the trouble will be in not doing what
! ask. | understand why you were
afraid to get entanGled. When we
were told the American nation was not
alive, don't think that ] did not under
stand what you meant | know all the
reservations that we have to submit
to, but for the present l want to put
this idea in your heads.
Il come to ask what will you
do TO help France to protect democ-
racy? If it is not done, why are you
quiet when we are so much disturbed
The government cannot say it; it is
only a private man who serves France
with high mind that can come to
you as I have just done, but with a
danger to me if / 60 too far, because
I know nothing about the American
parties, They differ SO much be-
tween themselves, except with the
tariff question. Well, l am going to
can mind is all right. know if they
make a mistake they repent in the
| most glorious manner.
Asks No Risk
"But in the mean time you were
not prepared when Germany was going
to rush upon US. We waited for Great
| Britain to prepare and for America to
get ready. We waited long time. Now
here we are. Do | ask you to do any
thing dangerous? Will it cost you
money? Not at all. No. just the other
| way. 1t will give us a way to repay
you run any risk to-day it is because
you will run a greater risk tomorrow.
There is something harder than
war. 1t is peace. The danger is to go
too far, to enter into your own con-
science. 1t is no value unless 1t comes
from yourself. 1t is for you to do.
You know if the circumstances are
favorable or not. That is your bust
ness, not mine.
"If l brought here a plan you know
that two-thirds would rise and say
that is not right. You must do it that
way. You are q free people. If you
were left to yourselves and the way was
shown to you, you would not need any
body to show you. You will find. in the
end, it was too late, as when you wanted
to come to war, because our soloiers
had fallen, and for one year after you
declared war the American soldier did
not appear on the battlefield.
Savage When Others Are
"Therefore hope made my reasons
clear to you. / am not savage man.
| may be savage when others are saw
age-oh, then can give way to my
nature. But l take very good care
not to go further than what I say