Show Geor George e W Washington on onT I IWas Was Vas Not Notie Mentioned M ie i T sas r d a rV to Youthful Fren French h Orator Seemed to Think Lafayette Was Really the Father of This Country By DR ES ESTHER ERTH LOVEJOY What La U the attitude of f the French people toward the Americans Americana T The French Trench are a very Terl polite people and no DO matter what their Inmost th thoughts may be they the are not likely lIkel to express an In opinion to an n American other than complimentary But the children of all aU the world are guileless The They can ran be depended upon to express In public the private opinions 11 of their parents tS The children of France are crazy about Americans Americana In la uniform so 10 w we w. guess what their parents parent feel teel t for r us UI On one occasion slon I was Wal passing a public pub lie lic school with an another at bel Red Rell Crows Cross woman woman wo wo- man man physician In unit uniform run and a French visiting nurse Dune Th The The o school chool had Just been dismissed and anda a group roup of young loun boys boll came trooping out Instantly Instantly In In- we were surrounded and after atter a second seconds parley parle a young of at about twelve years pars the spokesman of ot the th group stepped forward bowed formally and delivered an on Lafayette and America which was Wal punctuated by bl the applause of his admiring ad ad- miring compatriots The American Eaglet could not Dot pOl possibly have huo screamed scream ed louder In 10 the United Staten State on the Fourth of at Jul July than It did on that back street treet of a town In France Washington Not Mentioned There Ie seems to be some lome difference of opinion on the relative Importance of certain historic characters conn connect t. t ed with the American Revolution Lafayete Is II associated In Inthe Inthe the mind of young oune France with the United States and all It U stands for George Washington wasn't mentioned According to the Juvenile French version Lafayette saved laved America This was the most glorious achievement achievement achieve achieve- ment In the history of at the world Single Sin tie gle handed and alone Lafayette sowed the tho seeds of at liberty In the United States that has spread from the Atlantic At At- I untie lantic to the J Pacific acl c and anti fired the tho souls of ot a hundred million people When the American colonies were in a death struggle with the Hanoverian monster on the tho throne of England the zollern and Hessians and era and aU all he the H's Hs JI Is I's representing Hell Dell Hellon Dellon Hellon on Earth In that hat da day and generation r Lafayette ayette crossel crossed th tb the ocean Olean oI on a Ilow selling ailing ship llo eo Do slow Ilow so 10 slow ilow for so w swift a soul soul and end saved America And now after years earl the hosts boats bosta of America a million strong are returnIng returnIng return return- Ing Ine that historic visit for tor the purpose of or repaying the Ule debt of gratitude To Tola la say that the audience followed the speaker would be understating the tile case rase They all s seemed familiar with t the e speech and their applause frequently frequently fre tr anticipated Its climaxes Good feeling was rampant We shook hands with all ell the youngsters within reach and md as al we turned the corner we looked back jack and nd they gave as Wi a fins final Vive I I |