Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
FRANCE PREPARES
{ |, LEGION WELCOME
Il III III HIM vMI n II fE3HE -
Solemn Cementing OF Friend
chin of Two Nations Ex-
nected to Result.
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i,AE;S. july lG.-Paris IL preparing
Suitf:ole wal-~.n. for the Am:rtcai
Le,:on, whose convention VII he he'd
here sscntember Is to - Ii Is 'ortu
natA ,hat this ASST mbly. which orig
inally was To have ben held i'm 1agS'
h.. been advanced u year. The nee.
inS thui v-'l coiiciG with the tenth
anniversary o. the United States en-
t.'v in~o tha W.. which viii give IL a
ra.t-c ..Jlcmn ha-lcter.
1t is expected that the first L@Sion
nj .ntbers win begin to arrive i'm An
gust. ADGrlments and meeting places
for the 10000 LeSionnaircs have been
creating a difficult problem for -rls,
which has no sky&crapers like Amer
lean cities, Offices have been ar
ranged in !, vast building on Avenue
Victor Emmanuel. near the Seine.
alonSsi6, of which special structures
will be set up.
Special Phones Placed.
The staff office will be at the head
quarters of the Franco American
committee. More than 100 special
telephone lines will unite the differ
ent Legion Offices with the hotels at
which members will reside. The
T:ocadero will be the principal as
eembly h II. 1; holds 5000 to 5000,
and has the largest pipe organ in
Paris.
1t is anticipated that the Legion
procession will be II kilometers about
seven miles, long. which is. approx
imately the diameter OF Paris, Thus
the head Of the procession could ar
rive at the exit. gate while the end
was A'st entering the city. However,
sfvht turn around semi-circular
boulevards will allow the procession
To pass through the most beautiful
parts OF the old city and permit the
population to witness the parade all
along the line of march.
Paris. indeed, is preparing for tri.
unphal entry. Every Partisan re-
members the entry made by President
Wilson at the end of the war. He
represented the happy termination OF
the war and the idea OF association
for peace. He was the forerunner
of the men coming in September.
How could the men fail to be wei.
coined with equal enthusiasm?
This Legionnaires will revive Frances
feeling Of everlasting gratitude for
AmeriCa's generous help in a vital
wal. They also will pass through
the Triumphal Arch, which they de-
.
government like the marvellous Amer
lcau ayiators. who have just thrown
winged bridge across the Atlantic,
and the French eX.soldiers will be
beside them in their glory, as they
were with them i'm sorrow.
All sorts OF festivities are to take
place in the theaters. There will De
baneuets for 1000 guests at the
QUAY dOrsay. Those wishing TO traV.
Fl in France will be allowed reduced
fares.
Fool, Forecast Doubted.
Above ali. the warmest feelings Of
the French population will accom-
many the members of the Legion dur
ing their stay. But remembrance OF
the terrible times spent together will
not give rise TO demonstrations OF
cI1auyinism. The minds OF both
peoples today are turned in quite
another direction, thanks to the prof.
ect OF perpetual peace between
France and America, which Ambas-
sador Herrick now is talking over
with the state Department, ana
which the American Government Is
disnosed 10 consider. :.
The French people refuse to be-
lieye' Marshal Foch's recent sinister
predictions of war. 1t suftlces. indeed
for this. three great French and Anglo
Saxon denaocracies to be absolutely
decided to prevent war, for this TO
be attained.
Even il 1t does not adopt textu-
ally the Butler-Shotwen plan, the
United States can at least renew In
more precise form William j.
Bryan's old treaty. which has fallen
into disuse, adding the decision to
repudiate war forever between the
tive peoples.
Such a treaty at a time when
the American Legion was holding its
congress in Paris would have
tremendous effect on the whole
world. 1t would mean that the men
who came across the sea to defend
French soil, without material ad-
vantage and with no other purpose
than to throw the sword into the
balance for the cause of justice, have
Mt the same time fought against the
hideous scourGe of sterile war. and
that mans will, like Gods will, OPP
poses fratricide.
Copyright. 19a7.'