"Frenchmen expect nothing but what they are worth. They wish to ce-operate for the greatest good of humanity. They never have had the pretension of presenting themselves as a predestined race superior to all others and capable of enslaving them, "Such is France. She is only animated by a desire for co-opera tion. From the humblest of her peasants to those who direct lier affairs, the same spirit presides in all enterprises. France is not playing a double game on the world. When she proposes peace, it is to peace that she consecrates her efforts. Her Government can only express the will of the people.
"France is a free nation in which Democracy is fully responsible for her own destiny. But like all free nations, France carlot accept, or allow what appears to be more precious than life itself to be endangered. This is a country not only of human dignity, but also a country of heroism. That is why any attempt at hegemany or domination will find her determined to fight for her own liberties and the liberties of the world.
"France will always be true to hersel... France hopes that all her efforts will help prevent the world from being precipitated into a catastrophe."—United Press.
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