Show AME AMERICANS ICAN ASKED r rAID TO AID fRANCE it JN AN NE NEW ERA Ravaged a Republic Her lIer I c J 1 Trade Agriculture l an and In- In R J Stricken Appeals l 1 J-E J t Jt for Help Hell of U. U S S. S Troops 1 ItU si It U Ui i YORK No Nov S. S S.-An S. n An appeal l lt t J. J to America to assist France In in ini J i her reconstruction with reconstruction with men money r materials an and ships was ships was made mado here j tonight by Andre general generali i commissioner commissioner I for Ameri Franco t r can enn fir var affairs I 1 Declaring that the var war has lias reduced reduce re- re duce one-fifteenth one the effective by 9 1 population of the republic that I homes have c been een destroyed J that agriculture commerce nu and industry in- in in the invaded regions ions virtually virtual- virtual J- J J re I ly Iy have C been wiped out that French shipping und and foreign trade trado have J 1 J been almost to nonexistence J J Mr Ur Tardieu said that approximately approximate I ly ly francs 10 j E t will will be required to f Ii- Ii iI i- i f I nance the process of restoration i f While Fr France nc-e nc for Cor or many months the ther It J c r main battlefield of or liberty and antI right V- V t draw upon her every even resource and antI JJ those of ot her colonies to mobilize this vast ast sum urn the thc commissioner stated she confidently looks for tor assistance from tram the tho allies Labor hy y Troop Sought From America sIr Mr Ir Tardieu continued contin contin- making malting public as he ho said representations which he had hatI presented to the administration as Washington I France asks for Zor a a. contribution of ot labor by American troops now on her soil for Cor credits to the extent of ot 50 O per cent centI I 1 or of her hel reconstruction purchases in this t 1 country countr for raw materials railroad 1 I rolling stock and agricultural and IndustrIal in industrial industrial In- In tools and antI for diversion dl of or part of at the emergency fleet to the tho uses of or French commerce In explaining these needs to tho American government co tho commissioner said he was given gi a welcome by which I was vas deeply fr moved While France will m exact restitution for German depredations Mr Ir I asserted speed In the reconstruction Is j j imperative and America on ott account of or her immense capacity for tor production production tion Lion ought to give lve us the first help Laurels Laurel for Victory Ictor Placed d Tho The Fr French commissioners commissioner's appeal to Americans was made mado in an address be before before be- be fore foro the Association of or Foreign Press I Correspondents Introduced b by Frank Frankj j of or London president of ot the ort or- or 1 t s Mr Tardieu attributed the allied victory to the work worl of oC our soldiers sol- sol diers and civilian illan populations anti and to toI I tho the loyal Joyal wise and skilful policy b by means meana of or which President Wilson lIson enabled cna- cna J bled the allies and America in answer I to the German request to determine I j In full tulL liberty lIbert our OUI conditions of or armis- armis 4 Ute tice J Franco F J has as 1 lost ost men ho he j continued Some dead are some arc maimed some flome have e returned sick and antI I 4 d incapacitated front from lor man n n. the r they b be bloSl lost losi altogether e Ie or whether their working capacity be bo permanently permanently per per- reduced the they will not participate par- par tiel pate In this reconstruction u. u ff nt Disaster Complete te The Industrial disaster is complete Tho districts occupied h by the tho G Germans I and whose machinery has been moth moth- destroyed or taken a away way b by the enem enemy were IndustrIal industrially speaking tho the very er heart ot of France They were the very ery backbone of or our production Plants machinery mines nothing mines nothing Is left eft Everything Everything- has been carried can awa away or r destroyed h by tho the enemy So complete Is tho time destruction that In the case of or our great coal mines In the north two years years' work will vIII be needed before a single ton of coal l can he be ex extra extracted ex- ex tra tetI and antI ten years yearn before the output output output out out- put is brought back to tho the figures of I 4 1313 1913 To you Americans Americana let me say that we WP want first Immediate ue assistance In the tho matter of ot labor We 0 hope that during the preparation and the carrying carry carr ing out of oC tho the transportation oX or your our troops back to America your our technical technical technical cal as well as other units with their equipment will be bo 11 able ablo 10 to co operate in that Job iou We Roon oon will wOl have 0 to carr carry OU out t a colossal work worl of or transportation In view of ot the thc supplying supplying- of ot t. t the tho c regions evacuated c acu ote by the time enem enemy pf pr the tho recovering the tue railroads In northern and eastern Franco FIanco and In Alsace Lorraine We Yc will wIl have ha to clear the tho fc reacquired r ground of ot the accumulation of ot tho the German hordes horde Your army will help us In this work while our population will restore her cItI cities s and villages Speaking to America Mr Tardieu J said For or more than years rears our liberties liberties liber Uber- ties and yours have havo developed le fraternally fraternally frater frater- nally and antI toda today we united otter offer to the world the he startling lesson of or victory vie vic tvr tory and democracy v 1 Toda Today I 1 have havo told you where we arc nrc I fC standing i 1 have havo told you OU of ot our wilL to live 8 again I havo have told you OU of our needs and of or our wounds I havo o told old you OU of ot what we intend tu to do tIo anti and andt t I 1 need not wait for Cor your YOUl answer I know It It because I know kno you rou Red Cross May Direct i- i Reconstruction Vi Work ork J 1 Chicago Nov 0 S. S Announcement S. that the American Red ned Cross will in all I probability be bo called on to direct re rehabilitation ro- ro habilitation and reconstruction work In tho the war areas arcas toll following owing the declaration declaration declara declara- tion of oC peace was made here hero toda today by George U. U Scott of or Washington acting general manager of at the Red fled Cross at ata ata ata a a conference with central division de department department de- de heads Mr tr Scott said the Red ned Cross will continue Il Its military relief work after the tho armistice was signed until de demobilization demobilization de- de A mobilization of the American forces la is completed Cessation of or hostilities will ill reveal re a picture of or misery miser such as the world has never ne seen before Mr tr Scott added and the American people will expect tho the nc Red fled t Cross Cros to continue to act as their agent In lit repairing broken spirits and broken bodies Wo o 0 cannot for an nn instant abate in our efforts Six weeks before the tho declaration of or orwar war Mr r Scott said tho the Red Cross be becan began began be- be gan can preparation for Cor hostilities Now ho said the moment to prepare preparo pre pro paro pare for peace has come |