New-York tribune., 1922-11-22

feel very much like the old monk.
TT seems to me as it some of us are
sitting under very beautiful tree,
with beautiful foliage, and certainly
there arc a great many birds. | know
it not by the singing, but by the
tapping of the wings. That was a
very wise man. But | am not wise.
Therefore, when our eminent presi-
dent asked me to speak, l will speak.
In fact, you may ave heard of it,
came here on purpose for that.
And first I will tell you that I am
more accustomed to grinning faces
than the smiling faces of ladies, and
that am rather although it has not
happened very often--rather timid,
slightly. First, Of course, | must
thank you for the really wonderful
welcome which I have met in this
country, which is most marvellous,
since only no more than fifty-seven
years ago l came fresh from the
imperial jails of Napoleon III to
find there was another way of living,
and much better way.
| was in that happy time young
man of some imagination, who thinks
everything is possible to him. There
is no task. What men for hundreds
Of years and thousands of years
have been tryins to accomplish and
failed--he can do. He has the heart,
the mind, the knowledge, and he can
do it.
So brought this fresh outlook
here. l don't know whsther lit has
been appreciated | have never been
assured of that. But looked around
and learned what Europe handnt
taught me--to help myself.
Returns to Give Thanks
For Training Of His Youth
And now like the pupil who comes
back to his teacher who has gained
different / come back with changed
ideas and to express my thanks for
the good practical education that I
received | say practical because, of
course. do not come here to learn
new things. And so l came with the
American spirit and ready to find
fault in different ways. But must
confess that l did not find as many
faults as l expected. And to-day,
having been taught independence,
have been trying to find advice.
| have no mission. | did not come
with mission from anybody. There
fore, | made up my mind that after
all democracy was liberty, and
think it is the best government to be
responsible for your own faults in
stead of others. And there I WAS in
my little pleasant house on the sea
and the beach little too far so that
you could not see it, and l heard
that there have been bad words for
France. did not like that at all, and
as for myself ! say What words ?"
At the same time, there came peo-
pie and hard critics, one very dis
tinguished Englishman, and / said
well, now, if England misiudges
France and the Americans misjudge
France, what are we going to do?
| had better go and see what is the
matter" And / left without really
knowing whether 1 was going TO
plead against you or to defend you.
have not been here avery long
time, but have been here long
enough to think that l am not going
to have much trouble in establishing
a basis of common thought on a
very important matter. also heard
that ! was not des red. But | dare
any one to tell me that / have Il
personal end in this trip from France
TO America and that I pursue any
design, political, personal, or of
any kind. l s,mply came. to speak
to you, and that is what / am going
to do tonight. ! do not know
wether you will like it, but am
very glad of it.