The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-15
ARTICLE XVII
Ry Rheta Childe Dorr.


1t must be plain TO everybody outside
the German rmpir" and her FasSai
states that the allies will certainly win
the war. The only thing that could
possibly alter that fact would be for
one Of the great powers, England
France OF the United States. TO make
very serious political blundcr. We need
not be afraid now that such thinE
will happen. We know that lrcSiucht
Wilson will stand firmly by the pom
cics which have brought him fame ana
gratitude throughout the clVlilzco
world
|, Great Britain has had her worst po-
litical crisis. and she has survived IL
We trust David Lloyd George TO Work
Fundamentally with Woodrow wilson
for IL fight 10 the finish with Gednlan
miliIarism. Eut what of France? what
manner of man is at the helm In me
French capital" What is Clcmenceau:
All knew about Clrmcnccau. when l
went to Franco last january, was that
he was tho editor Of 81 newspaper winch
seemed to attack everybody IN lhe
French government, and which was ire
uucntly suppressed by the censor.
know that t,lcmcnccau had had long
political career. had been a member OIL
the French Senate. and also OIL Inv
Chamber of Deputies, winch corresponds
TO our House of Representatives.. ror
n brief period also he was prime n'li'i'-
ter.
Always at work.
alvoys Clcmcnceau appeared to De
onnoSjnr something. l Thought OIL MN
rs IL fircbrand with Il talent Tor "rlt'h6
ironic newspaper articles. iherclo orr
whom l reached puriS. when l Ssah 10
read the French papers ana lliiu 'neii,
filled with praises OF a man tncS IHlu
nrcviouslv denounced as Il JudhS; "hti'
hoard the most conservative PeoP'e
spcak of him as tho savior OF fFa"Ie'
T was filled with curiosity. began 10
ask everybody TO tell me all "pou'
Clclncnccau. .,o.
Wow him All impossibliitE. Hc ~ a
bnlf his time at the front. ana ths
n,hnr milf working. rarely did he Tina
,i,nr IN visit the Chamber OF Drpul'rs'
lis snccchcs came AT rare intcrFa's'
,oa u.cre never announced bcrorchalu'
Sn IN, foreign office informed me. =.
! 1,h,. hos, could could do was 10 SIT
dawn with pcnptr who knew inc pFl'''
minister and get from them inc ~ a.
ORDINARY history OF the man. Nuue' ~
hat ! fnl1Ow,1l day by day IN thH hcM
,,ncrs The amazing progress oil MS po,-
+ i.ics announced last November "''E''
he took office.
pefes Traitors. T.,
You ask my war AIMS III -, ,rin "
en-, chamber. Il have only ohc.-t" WI
part of the programme Of wlnniHE ny ~
,,.nr v.as tho suppression NJ lhr tr'n' w
tr-litors and d"IcatistS that u.SSI,,i;r,-
Tho name uf France. Th"Sc. lhci uu' ..s
th, unsrciLkahlr Folio ana the i"'
,,,irictcr J'aillauX C-Cnnncclu hau
al i'm hiS news M ItE-
Whrn he told til" chamber that ne n
, tcndrd to push the prosecution OIL l.''
accused mcl. 10 the finish SONIC "i,
called out unhclicrinEly., Nv nay; -,
laux"'' naming the man VINO W'"!u'" ~"
,n,,s. nowcr. the man who while t4em-
,.,'r1,.,r u.nc making his speech OF ac-
c,n;anrr was seated in the chani''r y
few feet fruin the tribune Hh'V@N
smil" On his lips. ,,,,,s,d
! Thus CHALLENGED Clcmcncran nauEIiiu y,
! inst long cunrg h 10 turn and IIN MY
,,,' nricn accused lie did not say
w,;rd H.. lust looked. Turning furious
IL red. ('aiiIaux half rose from ms sea-;
Cl"mcncrau'S fierce eyes u"rr ,!aiI,n n,','
through, and. try as h" might, lA!II:'uN
could not return the i-n"r. Iic SANK III
his seat with avcrtcu hcAd.
Shows No Mercy.
Turning once NOR" 10 tli'' HcPu'ltH'
. t'l.,ncncrilu "aid simply that rs 4 hr"S-
,.no,.r ,,un h. mentioned names. hut aS
mr., ,njcr he would merely deal WIN IN
IIirt"d criminals. 49,, .
PAPER man 10 mentioned hi'''S' 'u' "
brcu executed. .Nm"rryda one o. inc
worst Of tn, lot died Il violent d"ath III
mr;snn Duv;tl has Just been S"ntrnccd
IN death and CnliauX and llumh"rt noun
dr,uiirs ar> in prison with tn" strong
, Isl uuSsihl, prnSn'Ci Of beng Sh"I hS'
/ ,raitnrs y whole raft az smaller lT'as-
| on inong"rS HAY" received prison '.'rhS'
!
| GOVERNMENTS seemed to find lmrnSSlpir.
! He has adjourned politics. ANA Whch |
! found that out | understood why lhiS
| man, the Tiger. as hc IS styled: %
! also called III" savior "i. FRANCE I",
| I>ruur, has ben cursed with politics ana
! roliticia ana il no a-Tr"nt I" Inc m"SI
universally lowed and admired "r all
| nations /" make that admission.
have 10 intention Of trying l." cN-
| p)aiu the political! parti"S "f Franc" or
! ~" ,ninui.. shades Of opinion thai s"ra-
! RI. :. ihnm. Tn. chamber If Deputies
has Il right ar conservative. IA l"lt or
| rnIiraI and Il center. ltut every on" ~
! III" thrr" has Il right LETT ana center an"
| haze. This explains why France. or nj
! least Paris; has NOR" newspapers IMAM
any city il tn" world.
| Attacked All Parties.
! Scores uf newspapers ar" d'Sll"E'u "'l
The. NEWEST lnhg and there are some that
are, not Displayed al all. hut clrculat'd
none, the loss Must of Uli"S" papers have
only four pages and SOM" have only two.
They ar. supported not nv SuhScrlpt!mhS
n. sales mliri. less by advertising. Thr
political group which each represents
does the supporting.
with all ihrSr warning political par
tir> represented in ih" t'hamhcT NJ Dep
Mics il is awUndrr tina, anything in tho
WAY or legislation IS effected. But the
French people managed very we'll until
III. war Then il WAS time tn call Il
truce. IiTt nu prime minister before
t'l..ncnrrau WAS ahl" 10 bring about Il
truce. .
t'lrin"nccau. WHO Ind been out of
nfIir" for some years. thundrrrd away
in his paper "L'IT"mru" ll'r"." tho
Ere" Man" rNroriatIng. abusing. call
ing down inV"Stiv"% on aU party lead
crs alike. The mihl"Si term h" applied
t. President I'uinCarr was Nero. Tho
censor suppressed nnc Issue Of the Free