Evening star., 1923-08-27
DELEGATES Y. M. C. A. PLAGUE.
Poincare Praises u. S. Part in War;
Regrets Peace Aloofness,. T.,

By the Associated frtsSs
GONDRECOURT. France. August
27.-"The best way to be aided. not
only in heaven. but by men. is to
commence helping ones self" said
Premier Poincare today in dedicating
Young Mems Christian Association
plaque on the city hall to commemo-
rate the arrival of the first American
troops on the fighting front in the world
war.
"It is this conviction that led us
into the Ruhr," the premiar contn-
ued. "All that happened beforc.-all
that has happened since-confirms
our belief that we were right.
These words ended the premiers
address, which was devoted chleny TO
the coming TO the battlefront of the
Americans and regret that wartime
alliances had been dissolved. Fhe
premier had come I" Condrecourt
from Chassey- Beaupre to dedicate the
plaque.
Herrick Represented.
The Y. NJ c. A. was represented by
Mr.. Hanson, it's general superinten-
dent in Europe, while Col T. Bentley
was present on behalf of Myron L.
Herrick. the American ambassador. A
band played the American national
anthem and at the end OF the music
the CrOWQ Snouttu i've
ca: long live United States"'
THE Americans think" said the
nremier in his address, that people
that pass the time in consultations,
hesitations and complaints is afflicted
with incapacity and impotence.
people that knows what it wants is
always sure to attain their esteem
and affection"
NJ. Poincare praised the idea of
recording the arrival of American
troops in France with plaques in
scribed in English and French in
remembrance of the heroic days of
the great war when the sons of
France and the sons of America, side
by side, gave their lives for liberty:
He then recalled his visit, when Presi-
dent of France, to Gen. Pershins at
Chaumont.
Praises L. s. Soldiers.
But" he continued, II felt even
more profoundly how great and ad-
mirable was Americas resolution
when / came with him near here on
the plateau of DelouZe to review his
first divisions and when he asked me
to speak to their valiant officers.
NJ. Poincare described the American
troops as IAN army that still was
small, but which grew day by day
and month by month and assumed
formidable proportions; an army
which in mass movement and on the
but whose leaders and soldiers were
magnificent in spirit and energy; an
army that crossed the ocean to de-
fend on foreign soil not only the
rights of the United States. menaced
by the German empire. but the rights
of all civilized peoples. and. in par
ticular, the rights of Belgium. violat-
ed by Germany, and the rights OF
France, who herself formerly crossed
the seas in aid of America in her first
c;n hac ~,
her traditions for honor. justice and
liberty"
Regrets Allied Break.
To assure peace in the future. said
NJ. Poincare. how greatly desirable
it would have been that the union,
so close during the war, should dur
ing peace, have kept the character
and force Of an ALLIANCE" The peace
France in believing that reparations
and her future security were assured,
but Exercising its -prerogative, the
American Senate did not ratify the
work Of it's President, and the United
forgetable example of its nobility Of
soul and precious military collabora-
tion, judged that the hour had come
to withdraw and no longer concern
itself with affairs in which it was not
directly interested"
I1OWcNSE VIC Ic6TcI tHiS Oc-
termination" NJ. Poincare continued.
I'VE understand prefectly that 1t is
not directed against us, and that If
1t deprives US of the official aid of the
United States in enforcing the treaty
1t ought not to alter the sentiments
that unite our countries"
The premier said France was not
mistaken in believing mutual attach
ment, strengthened by traditions and
comradeship under fire. was a better
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sealed parchments. Although the
American troops had been withdrawn
from the Rhine and there was only
an official observer on the refarations