Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-12-22
France Needs Spanking.


If nation needed spanking is France Before the
of 1914 France the petcd child Europe Other nations spoke
very sympaetcay of her in the unjust suerng she endur
ing because of Prussia in 1871 demanding such huge indemnity in
gold and the taking from her of Asace Lorraine In 1914 Germany
invaded Belgium and struck France again and the world mp
lied with the Gland of the Lily than At the tomb of
Lafayette of great said Lafayette here The
heart of everyone turned sympathy France 1t largely be
the affection France that America mil
lions of the and raised billions of dollars
cute the that France might be saved
Then Followed the Armistce
November H. 1915 the Arpstice signed The supreme
commander whose word law Marshal Foc Fenchman
France had her all things pertaining to the armice Then
treaty of peace France seemed forget her past des
she forgot the golden she like gre whose tongue had
blood only crush amhiate
Germany Wilson other sober heads stood for and
just victory and again had tell France calm down
But if Germany bully in 1871 France has proved herself ten
fold of bully in 1922 when she thinks she has Germany down
Germany has work reconstruct herself but France has
spent time teasing haunting her enemy 1914 Germany
lis trying get her feet while France spending her time
keeping her her knees France has black into the
occupied district for the purpose insult and huma
ton Germany unable pay the ndemnies asked and France
demands the last farhng Germany whipped and France try
ing keep whipping her In demanding the Of the last
France acting the part the modern Shylock Britain wants
up Germany Belgium lukewarm and Uncle Sam will
ling soften with mercy the terms of the bond But not 50
France maudlin sympathy on
the other She will neither unless she the of her
ways she will just what any spoiled and petty child
needs occaS0nally-a good spanking
The Tigers Visit
Georges Clemenceau Good proper
his visit this old doage here and
rake the Goals for what had not done little out OF
place Had been for the German flag would be flying today
the city of Paris and the Kaiser would be stalking the earth
world But France berates for what didn't do
Cmenceau pores the military condition of central Europe but as
Senator Boah pointed quite much responsible for
these conditions that prevail today Cemenceau himself The old
tiger was and much of mlar Hndenberg
udendo the Kaiser himself Then why does this old come
here trying foment trouble America France when the
very life of the nation from which he due what America
d If Cmencau wants sympathy from he must abandon his
mtarstic pose down talk about equality justice and
any only with grace He who seeks equity do equity
lie who into pleading for equity with ncean hands
Twill be denied his plea.
What's On This Week?
America is interested in seeing Europe calm down Great Brit
ain willing help uange the prob
lem America willing lend her aid Just dawnng
tx world that American intervention imminent France
shoots informal that she will have it, She
must have things her way The nations play the games
calls takes her doll ard goes home Sac much
spoiled child She though her policy utterly destroy
Germany up great French empire that would dom
ate both continental Europe north Africa and the East Suffer
yourselves be betrayed by the memory Is
Lafayette swapping German domination for the domination of
France 1t must be neither But If to choose be
wine women of France and the energy
efficiency economy Of Germany would choose the latter with
tout second thought This may sound reasonable but the
big strong buxom German mother with dozen children
better than the S0pd petite French who has
sod body and given away her soul for few swmg nights of
adventure. The nation has God-he other gave us Martin
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