Paris on Parade (1938)

James A. FitzPatrick: Self - Narrator

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  James A. FitzPatrick : The millions of people who gathered here in an international spirit of peace, and witnessed what their respective nations could do if the ugly spirit of war were submerged for all time, and each country, regardless of size or power, could safely devote its resources to the cause of peace on earth and goodwill toward men.

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  James A. FitzPatrick : [as a panoramic view of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower unfolds]  The Paris Exposition was undoubtedly one of the most important events that happened in the year of nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, if for no other reason than the fact that it brought together, for the first time in the history of world expositions, the official flags of 44 nations, which wave side by side in a spirit of international goodwill. With unbiased minds, therefore, let us review this modern spectacle, which glorified the arts and crafts of peace, and helped to develop a better understanding between the peoples of a world that still has faith in the ideal of man's humanity to man.

• James A. FitzPatrick : Just outside the Spanish pavilion, in the center of the Avenue of Nations, was the so-called Fountain of Peace, considered to be the most beautiful aquatic display ever executed by the hand of man.

• James A. FitzPatrick : The United States Pavilion was constructed according to American methods, featuring the typical setback design and the American Indian motif.

• James A. FitzPatrick : France's colonies were well represented at the exposition, and nothing was more impressive than the pavilion of French Indochina. Perhaps the most impressive of the colonial pavilions was that of French West Africa, representing Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Dahomey, French Sudan, Mauritania, and other colonies with alluring and unfamiliar names.