Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-29 | Page 10 | Tardieu Makes Plea for Unity

TARDIEU MAKES PLEAfOR UNITY Closer Relations Between Allies Sought by French Commissioner. PA KIS, Nov. 2S. An appeal I'm- continued con-tinued close relations anions de nations allied in tin: war was made by Andre Tardieu, French high commissioner I" tiie United States, in an address today at ihe annual Thanksgiving luncheon ol" the American Hub in i ';i i is. Tbe lmi In-on was held this noon in I lu- Hotel Palais d'( irsay. Ambassador Sharp. Admiral Penson, f. S. .V., Consul Ceneral Alexander Alex-ander M. Thii.'U.Ta :i n. I hlually tin cii-tire cii-tire American colony were present. Ambassador Sharp paid l'1'-'1 trii'tilo t France and rf a! the historical friendship friend-ship between France ami t 'it? United States. "We Imve hee:i with li-r in Hie past." he said; "we shall he with her In the future. V Herbert C. Hoover, the American food administrator, was unable to be present at t lie luncheon, as hu left 1 'aris tor iJriiH.se la th is morning. "We an: victorious; Polium is retrieved re-trieved and Alsace-Lorraine is liberated, t hanks to you. my friends of A meriea, who hroiik'ht oh at a most il'-iivr lime in the war both material and moral aid and comfort." said M. Tardieu, in beginning begin-ning hia address. "In a few ila.vs,' he continued, "President "Presi-dent Wilson will be our honored mi est .. "We salute today Hie kins of noble ijreat Tiritaiu. but we will n'wc- later to your president a greeting of a kind wortjiy of him and worthy of America. V wish to ; taank i 'n--Meal Wilson or the part Wiib'h h.- h:i; tak.'ii personaa v in th ra.-k ol wii:n; ih- war." His n.-f.-reart- to I 'i sio.-ri t Wilson i a used a gr-at outburst of ' h'-'-riiiL-'. "We mut practice together in I eaeo the i rt ues which ha e enabled us to win the war." said M. Tardieu, n appealing appeal-ing for the i on ' ! n uaiwe of close, relations! i 'hair man i ;,i rnr r.l called attention to the p !'t-s, -ice in the eon: pan y of Su i.l ieu-i--i:ant Nu nfssi-r. one of the most nof'd of the French aviators, who was cheered en (li 1 1 si a st i all v. When Lieutenant Nun-ue-s.-r v.-.'is aked hy tiie correspondent u !!' lie r t; ie report t iiat he was going to A:m-ii'a was true, he replied: "I am still a soidu r and have to take orders from my superior o Hirers, but you may rely upon U that as soon as possible I shall visit your reat country."