Evening star., 1933-04-28
HerriOt's Text
Frenchman Praises Mr..
Roosevelt in Farewell
to United States.

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happily blended. q man able at the
same time to discuss on the most intri-
cate matters in a genial atmosphere,
deeply versed in technical and human
knowledge, and worthy OF his great pre-
decessors. =
Il fully understand today the proud
confidence Of a people who chose such
leader and who, under his guidance.
will see its authority in the world
affairs rise still higher
Il found the same kind support, the
same enlightening competence in my
intercourse with Secretary of State
Cordell Hull and all the members Of
the Cabinet and Under-Secretary of
State William Phillips, who attended
cur parleys. I extend the thanks I
offer them to all their aides.
Would Live to Return.
II will strictly avoid intruding, ever
SO little, upon the United States poll
tics which concern no one but them
selves
Moreover, I &C. in touch with most
ing to all political parties. shall take
away with me the most pleasant recol-
lections of my interviews with the
members Of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittees of the Senate and House;
shall not forget either the kindness
shown to me by Senator j. T. Robin
son, Democratic floor leader, or my in
teresting talks with Senator Borah and
Senator Reed, as well as the hearty
welcome of the Vice President and Of
the Speaker. Henry T. Rainey.
Were I able to do so. I should be
delighted to come back and work here
in all freedom Of mind, merely to in
crease my knowledge of and informa-
ton about a people to whom as a
Frenchman and a devotee to liberal
institutions. I feel so deeply attached.
Il rejoice at what We have been able
to achieve in such limited time. A week
ago We might very well have wondered
whether the World Economic Confer
ence would meet at all and. in the event
of its meeting, at what date it would
meet. Now We know for certain that
it is to begin its work on the 18th of
June. Within few hours the invita-
| tions will be issued, and on certain
points We have already brought our
views much nearer to each other-an
excellent way Of proceeding which
President Roosevelt has rightly advo-
Gated, while he launched new notions
concerning the world disarmament and
security.
Have Learned Lesson.
Recent events have taught us a
dreadful lesson. namely that the world
cannot without great risks, be divided
into water-tight compartments. Either
spontaneously or under the pressure OF
events. the solidarity of Nations must
come into being, and find guarantees. if
the Universe is to be kept from utter
surrender to the evil spirit of war.
Europe is not alone in danger. And
now I recall Walt Whitman's famous
lines in his Leaves of Grass:
Years of the Modern! Years Of
the unperformed!
Your horizon rises; see it parting
away for more august dramas.
see not America only. not only
Liberty's nation, but other nations
preparing:
see tremendous entrances and ex-
its, new combinations, the solidarity
of races;
see that force advancing with ire
sistible power on the worlds stage;
I see Freedom. completely arm'd
and victorious and very naughty,
with Law on one side and Peace
on the other
"The time has come for all statesmen
to work jointly and bring to life that
great mans dreams, which are also
those of the peoples Of the earth
ITO that end we have worked in
Washington. OF course, we could no.
in one week map out complete scheme
for the world recovery, but we have at
least fixed up the first landmarks.
"As to me, my ambition would be
to bring France and the United States
to better knowledge of each other.
The word propaganda is sometimes
spoken; the word, to me. appears as a
stupid and almost loathsome word. The
only justified propaganda I can con-
ceive is that which consists in the
spreading of truth, through fair and
undisturbed information.
Il came over to this country to
bring you a message from France, from
France as she truly is, from France
who suffered so dreadfully during the
Great War, that France who works in
offices, warehouses, workshops or fields
Citizens of the United States, trust
man who had to fight for his ideas.
France has no hatred against any
people, she longs for peace; she only
wants never to be invaded again. She
is only a mother who wishes to shelter
from death on the battlefieids the chill
dren that are left her. Do not trust
those who show you another picture of
our country.
Not For Selfish Ends.
But, on the other hand, I shall en-
deavor, as I have already done many
times, to interpret the United States
to my countrymen; shall tell them
what they really are and why feel sc
deeply attached to them.
IT shall explain that this land Is
the land Of liberty and that in the
hour when brute force and prosecutions
seem to drive us back to barbary, there
is, on this continent, a great Nation
who means to obey nothing but the
dictates of reason and justice.
II will recall to them that, on the
front of your history, the Declaration
Of Independence that elder sister o1
our declaration of the rights Of man
| Is deeply engraved.
''That your old motto has lost moth
ing of its strength in those times ol
uncertainty and sufferings-'Iife, lib.
erty and the pursuit Of happiness
the City of Washington has witnessed
these last few days, the meeting ol
the representatives from three liberty
loving Nations: the Upitd E..tes, Great
Britain and France. The-c rises to my