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Show FRANCE HEROIC IN DAYS OF SORROW PARIS, Aug. 7. Louis J. Malvy, the French minister of interior, today replied re-plied to the roquest of Uie Associated Press for a statement outlining his views on the end of tho third year of the world war. "For three years," said M. Malvy, "France has endured every affliction, suffering and glory. Without violence or shock, but not at times 'without discussion (for discussion Is the very essence of liberty and democratic regime) re-gime) she haB maintained within her land order and discipline accopted, not forced discipline and she will conquer. con-quer. She Is as united as sho was on August 2, 1914. Better still she is unanimous that forms but our soul for work as for combat. "The country then i3 ready to enter upon the fourth winter of the. war In the best conditions of physical and moral health. It knows that, thanks to American aid next spring, it will apply at onco all its endurance and every sacrifice." The minister then traced the changes chang-es through which civilian France had passed. First came work for the in jured and other war charities, but as the war continued it had to work to llvo, and tho aged and women and children worked the land. Then camo the urgent need of a supply of ammunitions ammuni-tions and heavy artillery but never, M, Malvy said, had Franco of the interior inte-rior failed France of tho front. 1 nn |