| Show TARDIEU OL SEES WS EVIDENCE U S Se LOVES FRANCE I Arrival of Goodwill Wo Wo- Women Women Women men Stirs Statesmen I To Comment e I I I By Dr nI IRI HI U I lormer 1 High C to 0 th the 1 State Special Cable to iho I lie ta nl ll I l Cool right 1123 PARIS April 28 The The can be dismissed to- to toda toda to today day da da while I tell you about the or of those American women by their compatriots l to como come and I see u us work They arrived bere ere yesterday and It seems to mo me 1923 goodwill delegation offers offer rich food for thought about tho the deep deAp roots of o the ho Franco Franco and those people who hn hn al always ways ays are arc talking about propaganda da abroad could learn a valuable h U OP h OP lesson froin from f tom h o women o f h e a r t and brain who organized this trip Tho The delegation last oar ear succeed succeed- succeeded succeeded ed wonderfully It saw the ruined of the tho battle front and the thC happy lappy France of or the tho Interior As honorat pre president of or the n Amerle committee for tor devastated Franco France I had bad the privilege ot or meeting the times and gettIng their Impressions But at that time there was as as no obstacle to mutual good feeling and good will a I iv 1 WAY WAT This time It Is different TheM are aro many difficulties In the way OUr ridiculous Turkish policy has lost much American sympathy our Ruhr fluhr methods rendered sary sary bv by the tho British attitude hav been ill III understood In America So much that there thOre was as as a suggestion or of postponing this latest visit until autumn You know what happened Th The spontaneous sentiment for France has hEls been responsible for the pres pres- pres presence ence once here hero of or many times tho the num aura number ber her of or delegates who originally were expected to come And these del delegates are responsible for the rais rais- raisIng rais- rais raising ing lug of which will be lX- lX tx x- x In restoring the devastated regions of or our countr Certain details of this campaIgn have made a great Impression her hers lor l'or example the fact tact that in New NewYork NewYork York firms participated spoke for tor self itself The way In which the Durant Motor company raised by ar Lb wide country-wide aT peal tv t Its factories was an example of American peed speed The campaign of the American B Note ote company which deluged the people Ith ItS ingenuous picturesque advertising showing what It a all alt brought home to the people I f their traditional friendship for France Then the fact tact that many branch hou houses boues cs everywhere gd ga ge e C their time Ume ore oft to lIt listen n nto to speakers in favor faTor of or the tho restora restora- restoration restoration restoration tion of devastated France I In d demonstrations of th t t have not no been manifested since I the war TREMENDOUS DOUS LESSON What a 0 tremendous lesson this Is to the dull sterile official f p ga ganda bureaus It demonstrates demonstrate how silly It is to believe that Amor Amer ica can be bo with sm- sm anti antipathy path pathy toward France through In- In Insipid insipid In Insipid publications All that Is 18 need need- needed ed ed is 19 to give that sympathy which Is In all of o your hearts a a chane chanc to tl show Itself The Th greatest thing about the goodwill Idea Is Jt its sm sm what a simple Idea To appeal directly to the American people to recruit delegates in the principal cities to proclaim one dollar buys ten votes to enlist th support of great commercial and Industrial enterprises and finally to I Insist that the delegates must munt nil all allbe allbe be working women earning own livelihood Not officials but private Individuals I ala u-ala originated this simple Ides Idea ide and nd they were women who already had raised a million dollars since 1917 to rebuild French ruins 10 b con con- conceive conceive con conceive and realize tho the plan they re- re refused re refused fused to bead head either conferences conference or experts without which offIcialdom get got along The hearts heart's Pu III pulse backed with Ith common sens senst t I all they two required required two qualities which governments usually lack and which lack presents pre their accomplishing accomplishing pushing what they undertake |
