translate English to French: If the experience of 1914-1918 is of any value it should surely point to the necessity of avoiding anything which not only might divide the country into two camps, but which might gratuitously provide one part or the other with some hurt, real or imaginary, the effect of which would be to impair the strength of the national effort.
Rappelons-nous qu’il faudrait plusieurs mois pour dépêcher toute la force outre-mer.