The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-30
Premier Clemenceau of France
Says He Has Not Accept
ed ALI Of Wilson'S
Program.
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Ideas Of Country Whloh Has Been
Devastated Four Years are
Different from United
States.

IBy John DeGandt, United Press starr
Correspondent
PARIS. Dec. 3O.-'I would be lying
If | said agreed with President Will
son on all points," Premier Clemen-
iceau declared In addressing the cham
/ Der of deputies today.
president Wilson'S ideas are not
| the same as those of a man wnose
country has been devastated for four
years and which, in justice, must Do
restored"
| "The tiger" declared that President
Wilson congratulated him on his state
fment to Premier Lloyd George that ne
would have no objection to the Brit
Iish fleet rendering the same service IN
| the future that it did in this war.
Clemenceau expressed confidence
that the allies would enter the peace
I conference in the same united spirit
they displayed in the war.
| He said the present conversations
between allied leaders are vitally I'M
portant as they will have to begin ov-
/ er again IL no agreement is reached.
| At the conclusion of his speech, the
! chamber passed a vote of confidence
| in his government 398 to 93.
i 81 remain faithful to the countries
(which have defended France with
their armies and navies,' Clemenceau
said.
/ France has a right to vindications
| for the wrongs she has suffered l will
/ not divulge my ideas as to these vim
| dications at this time, however, as II
i Is possible some of them may have to
/ be sacrificed. The peace preliminaries
will Nbe submitted to the chamber FOR
! confirmation.
! President Wilson came to Europe
ito defend several principles. | would
| be lying if said / agreed with Presi-
{ dent Wilson on all points. He said to
me. will try to convince you ana
/ perhaps you will convince me-
premier LloydlGeorge said to me
one day: DO you admit that without
| the British fleet you could not have
| continued the WARP / replied: Yes
I,lovd-G Gorge continued: Then, under
these conditions. would you be dispos-
Led to do anything to prevent us from
rendering the same service" / replied
no.
II recounted to President Wilson
this conversation. He congratulated
me on my loyalty to Great Britain,
saving that each of the allied nations
might retain its own viewpoint on this
question.
This was the beginning Of the con-
! versations which must be regarded as
vital. because If no agreement is
reached. everything must be begun all
over.
81 am sure that great nations like
iGreat Britain. the U. s., Italy and
France should fly to help one another
when one is attacked. The war was
fought under this spirit and in this
spirit we will go to the peace confer
ence. Nothing must separate after the
war the four great nations which the
war united am ready to make the
greatest sacrifices to preserve this un'
ion.
eve owe to our soldiers and thefr
chiefs the great victory which was
:, won. We aim to have all mankind en-
Joy the great fruits of this victory.
France must never be invaded
again. Guarantees are necessary tc
prevent this. President Wilson's ideas
are not the same as those Of a mar
whose country has been devastated
for four years and must, in justice, DC
restored. But he is an honorable man
iof great intelligence and noble spirit.
"Tt is the desire of all, especially the
socialists to introduce new elements
into the building of nations. also
have this desire, but to impose new
spirit on other nations we must begil
by having it at home"
} What Statement Means.
rBy J. w. T. Mason, Written for thu
United Press.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Premie
Cemenceau's intimation IN the cham
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