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An Absorbing Character Study of
the Great French Statesman
by Charles Edward Russell in
HEARST'S MAGAZINE
for November

tremendous scenes he has played
he has always been hurled with
out his contriving and often with
out his consent, merely because,
being the hardest-hitting champion
Of some cause, the cause took him
by the shoulders and pushed him
into the ring.
He was born September 2s, 1871,
at Mouilleron-sn-Parsds, an ancient
vendeean community not otherwise
distinguished in history. His father.
a stern, incorporating republican,
brought him up to love democracy
and justice, hate oppression, autoc-
racy and the Bonapartes, tell the
truth, defy the devil and study
medicine. To the ways of right.
eousness that he commended the
old man furnished example as well
as precept. The overthrow Of the
Second Republic and the accession
Of Napoleon the Little having filed
him, with patriotic rage he attemrt-
ed to communicate to a mixed
audience at his native town his de-
liberate opinion Of the coup d'etat
Of 1852. with the result that he
found himself laid by the heels Of
the imperial mountebank's gendar-
merle and sentenced to a term in
prison.
When the son was nineteen he
went to Paris to complete his edu-
cation. He must have had lively
sense Of the paternal instruction,
because in 1852, when he was only
twenty-one, he got into trouble on
his own account with the Bona
partist regime. II was February
"a, which was an anniversary date
in the history Of French republican.
ism, and he made q public speech in
which he seems to have gone after
the Bonapartes with considerable
success, for It cost him two months
Imprisonment at MaSas.
He got his medical degree in
1855, choosing for his commence
ment theme to rip into the accepted
theories about something connected
with medical practice or science.
have forgotten what It was, some
thing about anatomy, I think, but
anyway he shook things up and
caused some persons to think he
was a young man Of promise and
some to denounce him as . danger
Gus person, thereby making ! fairly
good start for what has been with
him a chief occupation ever since.
All this time he had no Illusions
as to where he was going to get OF
in the scheme Of life. When he was
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IT. HIS morning we read in the
press dispatches a three-line
- announcement that Premier
Clemenceau visited the Arras front
yesterday and was loudly cheered
by the soldiers.
Three days later we read that
Premier Clemenceau visited the
American sector at the front yes
terday and was loudly cheered by
the soldiers.
Two days later we read that Pre-
mier Clemenceau visited the Cham
payne front yesterday and was
loudly cheered by the soldiers.
- In between we have probably
read, in the curtest of items, that
Premier Clemenceau has been talk
ing to the King Of the Belgians,
consulting with General Diaz OF
Italy, visiting a Partisan quarter
where the abominable Gothss have
been at their work of murder, de-
livering a ringing speech in the
Chamber Of Deputies, heading some
Interallied Council, inspecting some
remote factory, or shooting back
from a corner Of France to hurl 4
the head Of the Boche some new,
lightning+heeled and whitening de-
fiance.
Who is this person that goes
about necessarily, bounding from
point to point like something with
out nerves or the capacity for
WEAKNESS, shouting encouragement
to battling troops, giving heart to
the fainting, strength to the weak,
shifting the enemy, devising new
plans for his undoing, foreseeing
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no knowledge Of politics be saw
with the eyes Of common sense that
Montmartre was unsanitary, ILL.,.
paved. ill-policed and ill-managsd,
and he went head first into the task
OF lettering all these conditions.
He did Il 20 well that IN a few
months the delighted Montmartre
folks chose him oy an oYerwhelm-
ing majority to be their representa-
tive IN the National Assembly.
Paris being invested BY the Prus
SLAMS, the Assembly met at Bor-
deaux. Bonaparte was happily ex.
tinguished; therefore Clemenceau
was all for fight. He let go with all
he had on the side of those that
were trying to continue the struggle,
and discovering in the process that
he could make a first-class speech
he tore into the weaklings and
monarchists in the Assembly with
enfIades Of sarcasm and frontal
attacks Of denunciation, thus lay
ing carefully the foundations of the
furious hatred that has followed
him ever since. When he was not
busy with this congenial industry
he was out raising armies and
equipping them. He did not know
any such word as compromise and
has never since been able to grasp
the meaning of It. His vote to the
last was to go on with the war, and
he never accepted the peace
nor agreed to the degradation Of
France.
The storm Of the Commune broke.
and at first, being so hot a demo
crat, he was all for the Com
munists. When they began their
gentle practise Of shooting anybody
they didn't happen to agree with he
objected and was ordered to be
shot in his own turn. He had fore
seen something Of the kind and
slipped out of Paris. Among tie
provincial cities he toured for the
next three months, holding meet
ings and preaching the gospel Of
democracy. This made him equally
unpopular with the reactionaries
that had succeeded the Commune
and now hoped to restore the mon
archy, and when he came back to
Paris he had another narrow es-
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inch Of his way. but going on. ell
ways going on-Georges Benjamin
Clemenceau, aged in years seventy
seven and In heart seventeen.
Grim, bulldog-like, fint-faced, with
jaws clenched, lips set, hands
steady, keen, watchful, intellectual,
the very incarnation of the great
soul OF France at bay-Georges
Benjamin Clemenceau, doctor Of
medicine, ex-school teacher, littera-
teur, critic, playwright, the colos-
sus and master mind Of Europel
Why bother about fiction when
here is a figure ready made in real
life so far beyond anything that
ever moved on the stage imaginary?
Former village boy Of La vendee,
former humble student at a pro-
vincial Ecole de Medicin, former
school teacher, former obscure
physician practising for little or
nothing among the people Of
poverty-stricken Montmartre, fight.
ing for fifty years without breathing
space through the most stirring
dramas Of all times, tense and
momentous, breathless scene after
breathless scene. up to this IN
equaled climax. Premier, President
Of the Council, the life Of France
laid in his hands, the eyes Of the
world upon him, the undaunted
gladiator. looking coolly upon the
foe he intends to disembowel,
undergoing these unimaginable
strains and making rom time to
time these terrifying jaunts among
the bursting shells-at seventy
seven!
We have had in this world
Statesmen like Disraeli and Glad
stone, Theirs and Palmerston, John
Russell and Gambetta, whose ma
ture successes were merely the full
fillment Of the dreams and ambi.
lions they had in their youth. This
mans ambition was to be as good
a physician as his father had been
and to practise as his father had
practised, gratuitously among the
poor. His career is enough to make
all this business Of planning and
contriving look pretty poor, since
he never In his life picked out any
post he thought he would like to
occupy, and still has held the
highest. He seems never to have
had even the average idea Of get
ting on for himself. having been too
busy to bother with It; into the
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cape from being put to death by
the other side.
When something like normality
returned he was elected to the MI
nicipal Council.of Paris, became in
turn its secretary, vice-president
and president. and was elevated
thence to a seat In the National
Chamber Of Deputies, where he ar
rived with a bang and q simple
little programme Of reforms at the
mere mention Of which the whole
tribe Of political dodoes and scoun-
drels then operating In France
frothed and ragged. go
This was what he proposed to do:
Get q new and more democratic
Constitution. 1t is evident that this
is out Of date
Abolish the office Of President.
What good does It do!
Abolish the Senate. What good
does it do?
Put all the authority In the hands
OF the Chamber of Deputies, elected
BY the vote Of the people,
Submit the Constitution and all
changes in 1t to the popular vote
Complete separation Of Church
and State.
No more public funds to be de-
voted to any Church.
Election Of judges by the people;
judges to hold office at the public
pleasure.
That was all. In the year Of
1876. No wonder they hated him.
For the rest Of Mr.. RusssIrs In
teresting and Instructive account Of
the French Premier'S career sec
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walking the Paris hospitals - an
intern, when he was looking shout
for. a good, modest place in which
to start in to dose people, and when,
the next year, he was Voyaging to
America, he saw himself ending his
days as a physician with a large
and Improbable practice and
thought the prospect was perfectly
grand.
His idea in going to America was
to see, as a fervent republican, Just
how the greatest Of republics had
come through the test Of the Civil
War, and incidentally to brace his
English before he should settle
down for life. He travelled Amer.
lea from end to end and came to
the conclusion that he had made NJ
mistake about the republican form
Of government. Then q young WON,
ems college at Stamford, Conn,
wanted . profe-sor Of French and
somebody put forward the young
doctor for the Job.
He spent . happy year at SIAM
ford. According 10 tradition he was
a first-class instructor, q perfect
horseman, and, although not hand
some, OF the most extraordinary
charm and brilliAney Of converse
ton. His pupils adorsd him. He
fell in love with one Of them, Miss
Mary L. Plunmef, married her the
next year and took her back with
him to be his partner in the pill
addiction line to which he saw
plainly he was assigned for life.
In some ways 1t panned bttter
than he had expected. He was .
good physician with q native and
unprecedented habit Of attracting
TO him most persons he met. The
Franco-Prussian War came on and
he found himself In q Glove hitch,
so to speak. He loved France-but
he hated the Empire. il one was
being defeated there was q growing
chance that the other was being
evicted. Fateful Sedan came next,
and the charlatan and harry that
had fooled and battened upon
France for twenty years was a pris-
uner and deposed. A new deal was
on throughout France, and m the
tide Of it the people Of Montmartre
astonished young Dr.. Clemenceau
by demanding that he should be
their Mayor.
The tremendous and unexpected
Clemenceau engine now began to
reYolve on its true axis, which was
public service. He found the
reimbursement all to the bad and
started in to put things right. With
no experience in public affairs and
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success, retrieving disaster. and ap-
parently neither sleeping nor rest
ing?
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau,
aged only seventy-seven. if you
please; the youngest man in France
and the most amazing, breath-tak-
ing and inspiring figure the war
has produced.
"Age is unnecessary. Well. it
certainly is If this whirring human
dynamo is any indication. 1t must
be true that there is no sense in
growing old, for he doesn't. He
thinks young, believes young, lives
young, and-look at him attentively
Il you are sceptic--by the burning
soul within him, he is young!
Prime Minister Of France, Presi-
dent Of the Council, Minister of
War, Senator. the busiest man in
the republic, carrying a load of re-
sponsibilities appalling to think Of,
forcing his own ideas on the re-
luctant or the hostile and standing
the consequences, assailed by enc
mics at home as well as abroad,
walking among the intorted pitfalls
Of French politics, always in peril
OF his life from the hired assassins
of Germany, which hates him
beyond any other living creature,
fighting, smuggling, slamming and
countering, hitting and banging,
outbatting and outfinessing every
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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-24

This much must be admitted in favor Of the advsr-
tssr He wants your business be into the open
to bid for it, he puts his prices down in black and white
where YOU can see what they are he gives his name
and number and you viii find him at the door ready to
welcome YOU The generous advertiser is invariably the
generous fellow He bubbles with enthusiasm and
hsn you meet him you feel Ike you had come in contact
with an invigOrating breeze right from the sea.
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The new registration for the draft will total, it is
estimated 1SOOO,OOO men. What mighty army that is!
Greater than we can think greater than the world
dreamed before Of course all Of these will not go
soldiers but they win go if they able and the country
calls them Americans feeling that way about it
and every man coming to understand the needs of the
world and each to know he must do his part whatever
that part may be.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-24

When anyone comes to our town grasp him by the
hand and tell him what bright prospects the town has.
Don't stand around like lot of dressed up dummies be-
fore clothing store and wear long faces with gloomy
looks that only the dark side Of things Above ALL
don't 20 whining around and make shadow on the buest
sky you really have not the heart to speak CHEEKY
word or lend your influence in behalf Of your town. for
mercy sake hide yourself when strangers to visit
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-24

Less than one cent day viii bring to you the Daily
sum- telling you what boys are doing on the battle
'front.' letting you know about friends and acquant
ances az home We give you for less money the very
same war news YOU get in newspapers printed other
towns, and get it for you here while it Is news Now
sop and think the matter seriOusydOn-dont you
think we are entitled your support in efforts to
give you daily newspaper in your. home town.
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days. there will be but few families in Greene county
that win not be affected in way People who have
apparently shown little interest in the taking away Of
their boys and mine are now having the matter brought
directly home to them and know better how to
sympathize with you. If there ever was time when
our people should appreciate having daily paper pub
shed in their own town. to US it should be Just
now We give the Of the boys actually in the fight
ing today tell you who to GO next where they viii
90 to and when they have to leave Aside from this we
give you the late war up to the very last minute Of
the day All this is done for less than 1c day Don't
you feel disposed to help Us keep Daily Sun alivef
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Morgan Urges
Conservation
State Food Administrator Explains
Some Recent Rulings on
War Program.

In answer to many queries that
have been directed TO the Office of the
state food administrator, Prof. H. IA.
Morgan has issued new letter that
explains in detail the tentative wheat
program of Tennessee,
Herbert Hoover, Federal food adj
ministrator, is at present in Europe
comforting with officials over there on
the food situation, and upon his re-
turn the plans of the administration
for the remainder Of this year at
least win be announced. There is no
let-up now in the conservation of
wheat, and patriotic housewives are
requested to be as saving as possible.
The full text of the letter follows:
Several letters have come to this
office since the new wheat crop began
to reach the market, indicating con-
fusion in the minds Of some of our
workers as to the food administrators
policy regarding wheat conservation.
Upon Mr., BToover's return the
program for wheat conservation will
be announced. 1t will be of great
interest since Mr.. Hoover is working
upon the wheat program for all the
Allies, in the belief that we shall
thus secure an effective international
conservation.
Housewives who, last spring, pat
riotically pledged themselves to use
no wheat or wheat products till next
have now been released from
this pledge.
mo changes have yet been made
in the $3.50 rule, and housewives
will continue to purchase an equal
weight of wheat substitutes with their
wheat -four. Announcement will
be made soon Of a change
in the proportion and list Of substi-
tutes to be purchased with wheat.
Bakers are still required to make
only Victory bread, which must con-
tain at least rs per cent wheat SUBJ
"Mr. Hoover's cable, announcing
the joint resolution Of the Allied
food controllers, has been sent you
1t is clear from this cable
that Mr.. Hoover is extremely DESTROYS
that conservation should not be re-
axed. The problem of carrying for
ward a vigorous conservation plan
n the midst of good harvest, in
order that our great army program
nay proceed, and reserves built up
against a possible lean year TO come,
will require a persistent, loyal effort
IN the part of every worker in the
ield. The natural temptation Of the
to relax conservation must
,e Offset by continuous campaign
# education, which viii show the
why's as well as the hows Of our con-
ervation program.
'eYours truly,
"H. A. MORGAN"
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it, we are sure it will be contagious
if we persevere. For when neigh
bors speak naught of i'll and only
laud the good that is in us we will
not be far from that glorious period
denominated the millennium.
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What effect is this going to have upon the rea-
ton Of the sexes? Everywhere women taking the
places of men in the work of the world In many of the
occupations formerly pursued by exclusively women
now Outnumber the men. Women in places wearing
uniforms with trousers in some Of their work. What
are we coming to?
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Get the latest war maps with the
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While our local officers are doing such good work in
rounding up evdoes during the week. is to be hoped
that special attention will be directed to the Sunday
speed fends. They are here and need to be given a
lesson or two.
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good example is the best teacher Preceps are use
less If contradicted by daily living. If slaves
to our evil passions, how teach children self
control If we sometimes speak act an untruth we
cannot expect them to be truthful Do not scOd do not
harsh Words for they will surely be reflected in your
children.
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STRAY MARE-A bay mare with
white spot in forehead, came te
my premises Sunday. Owner can
get mare by paying feed bin and
this advertisement. Chas. Cam
eron, Greeneville, Tenn, RI. 3,
Buckingham pike.
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BARRELS FOR SALE-We have a
number of barrels for sale-good
for kraut, sorghum or vinegar.
Oakland Milk Feeding Co. See
John R. Rankin, Supt.
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Two million women have been placed in industry since
the declaration Of war; the Y. w. c. A. war work council
announced They working in munitions factories,
stores Offices machine shops elevators street cars and
in many other industries.
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During the week ended August 18th, SSS sick and
wounded soldiers from the American expedonary forces
were brought home, the department announced yes
tsfday. They sent to the various army hospitals
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1t truthfuy said that rain shine cold or hot hard
times or good times, money money measles or no
measles the printer the preacher and the doctor are
always expected to make their visits on time.