Evening star., 1936-11-08
President Honors Jussera1,d
At Dedication of Bench
Late Ambassador Great American as
Well as Great Frenchn1an He Tells
Distinguished Gathering.

Gen. John j. Pershlng, an old friend
Of Jusserand.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes also
was present, but not as a cabinet rep
resentative Instead he attended as q
representative, in the group of educa-
tors, of the University of Chicago.
Immediately preceding the cere-
monies in the park, the Memorial
Committee gave a luncheon in honor
of Nine. Jusserand at the University
Club. Afterward. Mrs. Roosevelt was
hostess at tea at the White House.
The text of President Roosevelt's
dedicatory speech follows:
This is far more than the formal
dedication of a memorial to states
man Of great accomplishment. It Is
an opportunity for many of M. JUS
serand's old-time friends to gather
here, in a spot he loved, and think
back over the years when he was with
us. This delightful place where We
meet is hallowed by tender memories
for his gentle companion whom we
greet again in Washington. All Of
us are grateful that We may speak to
each other in words Of affectionate
remembrance and appreciation Of one
whose valiant spirit hovers over this
scene.
And there Is opportunity also for
his thousands of friends IN every walk
Of life in France and America to re-
member this afternoon the fine in
fiuence which M. Jusserand exerted
in so many fields.
I'VE know his splendid career as
the representative of our sister re-
public, the deep friendship between
himself and Theodore Roosevelt. his
wide knowledge and understanding OF
the American people.
Dificulty Of Position.
But I would say one word of
the man I knew so well during the
years of the Great War. Few have
been placed in q situation more difi-
cult, more open every day and every
hour to the possibility Of misun-
derstanding Of grave issues by the
American public.
IT talked with him often. His poise,
his determination to avoid all methods
Of propaganda, his insistence that the
American people could best make up
their own minds through the pres
entation of simple facts and prin-
ciples had, in their ultimate effect, a
telling influence on public opinion
when this Nation, through its Pres
ident and its Congress. made the great
decision in April, 1917. Maintenance
Of the highest standard Of diplo-
matte ethics brought its own reward
"All of us who knew him were
amazed by his culture-a culture not
superficial, even though 1t embraced
an interest In such multitude Of
subjects. We can 60 far before we
match the record Of one Of the great
est Of diplomats, who ut the same
time, in the field Of letters, saw hia
work crowned by the French Acad-
emy on one side Of the Atlantic, won
the Pulitzer prize on the other, and
in recognition Of his learning was
elected president Of the American
Historical Association.
Almost, we can say-he was
great American as well as q great
Frenchman. We link M. Jusserandi
name forever with the names Of
Lafayette and Rochambeau and d
Grasse and the other valiant French
men whose services In this country en-
title them for all time to the grateful
remembrance Of all Americans.
"The people Of the two great sister
democracies will always regard him
thus. We, his old personal friends
win often come to this memorial with
the added thought Of the inspiring
hours We spent With him and the deer
Affection w ShaIl aways feel"