Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-14
VETERAN STATESMAN
ISSUES NEWSPAPER
Ex.French Premier Pays Mcrited Tri-
butte to American Ideals and Aspira-
tions.
(BY Associated Press.)


BORDEAUX, Nvo. 15.-Georges Gle
menceau, although he holds office no
longer. still remains one of the COM
handing figures in French public life.
1t is now "A years since he came to
Bordeaux as a member of the National
assembly. Even then when all appear
ed lost, he declared that France would
rise again and vindicate herself, and
he has worked ceaselessly throughout
his long and brilliant career to bring
about the realization. 1t was with
that end in view that he effected the
understanding with England; so fruit
full in it's results, not only on French
foreign policy, but on the French ma
tional character.
He is back in Bordeaux once more
under greatly different circumstances.
His only regret is that he may not
live to see the end of the great epoch
through which Europe is beginning to
pass
Installed in a modest apartment, he
works all day and far into the night
directing his newspaper ''IHomme En-
chaine" (The Man in Chains) so call
ed as a protest against the unintelli-
gent application of the censorship.
Strong and vigorous Notwithstanding
his seventy years, his eloquent eyes
flash beneath his bushy brows as he
speaks of Frances magnificent effort.
Millions of Frenchmen daily read
those articles instinct with the spirit
of enlightened patriotism into which
the ex-premier puts the best he has to
give. Sometimes they contain tren-
chant criticism of mismanagement in
some public department, which his
high sense of duty attaching to his
great influence induced him to make,
criticisms which have always been
fruitful in good results.
No one in France understands bet
ter, probably, than Georges Clemen-
ceau American ideals and aspirations.
THE American public" he writes in
one of his latest articles, inspired the
utterance of certain public men in
America which he CONSTITUTES as indicat-
ing a pro-French sympathy, "is by
nature, very independent. 1t watches
closely its own affairs, but at the same
time remains always open to questions
of general interest which make for the
conquest of right among nations, the
highest aspiration Of humanity. If the
noble demands of the declaration of
independence are anchored in it's heart
any idea of international propaganda
is vigorously banished from it's
thnJOht - i
in the ardent daily labor. America has
no time to give to the charms of doc
trines unless strongly supported by
facts. The properly authenticated fact
is for American opinion the natural
foundation of all thinking; which does
not exclude an idealism the best part
of which should be reality.
America considers Europe with the
eye, interested, tender and even pity
ing with which the young man Just
beginning life looks upon the vener-
able grandmother just about to leave
it. Our customs, our quarrels, our
thoughts are fruitful matters of re-
Election, above all when America can
draw some practical conclusions from
them. But our old continent appears
worn out to the American. A violent
history has for long time turn
ed its soil with its ploughshare. II
has made America, that is the main
thing, since it is America that must
renew, not yet, perhaps, it's culture
although American culture cannot be
under-rated-but above all and before
all, by the strong examples of life
the profound conditions of, its activ-
ity. There can be- no question of Eu-