Evening star., 1940-06-14
BY the Associated Press.

TOURS, France, June 1l.-The
tert OF Premier Paul Reynaud' s
speech OF last night, in Dhich he
announced he had sent a second
and "fnaP appeal to President
Roosevelt, tollo,Ds:.
In the distress fallen upon the
fatherland one thing above all
should be said. At the moment
when fortune overwhelms them,
I wish to cry out to the world
the heroism of the French
Armies, the heroism of our SOL
diers, the heroism of our chiefs.
I have seen arrive from the
battle men who had not slept in
five days, harassed by airplanes,
fatigued by long marches and
heavy combats.
These men, whose nerves the
enemy had thought broken, had
no doubt about the final issue OF
the war. They had no doubt
about the future of the Father
land.
The heroism of the armies Of
Dunkerque Tin Flanders) has
been exceeded in the fighting
from the sea to the Argonne.
The soul of France is not
broken.
Our race does not allow itself
to be beaten down by invasion,
How many Of these dnvasions)
the soil on which we live has
gone through in the course Of
the centuries; our race has al
ways thrown back or dominated
the invaders.
The world must know of the
sufferings of France. The world
must know of what they owe her.
The hour has come for them to
pay their debt.
French Army Vanguard
OF Democracies' Army.
The French Army has been the
vanguard of the army of the de-
mocracies.
1t has sacrificed itself, but in
losing this battle it has dealt
telling blows to the common
enemy. The hundreds of tanks
destroyed, airplanes shot down,
losses in men, the synthetic gaso-
line factories and planes-all
that explains the present state
OF morale of the German people
despite their victories.
France. wounded, has the right
to turn to other democracies and
to say: I'VE have claims on
you"
None Of these (democracies)
with a sense of justice can deny
this.
But it is one thing to approve
and another thing to act.
We know what a high place
ideals hold In the life OF the
great American people.
Will they hesitate still to de-
clare themselves against Nazi
Germany?
You know that I have demand
ed 1t (help) Of President Roose-
velt. I have sent him tonight a
new and last appeal.
Each time that I have asked
the President of the United States
to increase in all forms the as
sistance permitted by American
law. he has generously complied
and 1t has been approved by his
people.
But today we are at a more
advanced point.
Today, the life OF France is at
stake-at least Frances essence
OF life.
Our fight, each day more pain
ful, has no further sense if In
continuing We do not see even
far away the hope of a common
victory growing.
Quality Of British
Aviation Increases.
The superiority and quality of
British aviation increases.
1t is necessary that clouds of
warplanes from across the At
lantic come to crush the evil
force which dominates Europe.
Despite our reverses the power
OF the democracies remains i'm
mense. We have the right to
hope that the day is coming
when all that power will be
placed in force.
That is why we maintain hope
In our hearts.
That is also why we have
wished France to keep a free
government and have left Paris.
1t was necessary to prevent
Hitler from suppressing the legal
government and declaring to the
world that France had only a
puppet government, in his pay,
like those he has attempted to
constitute here, there and every-
where.
In the great trials of their his
tory our people have known days
when they were troubled by de-
1eatlst counsel. 1t Is because