The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-20
- internal AFFAIRS Of the great
Tt repubiic.
Resl,ains Prepared.

Remains k'rcphfu.
CAarac tcrtstic OF the trend OF th'
IA 1Foottt0n's attacks on the preinie u
&4&9s&harEe hurled against him by ih'
Ssn HEAL Socialist party organ, that ~
Sf1af reason for the governments re
ax0pAt to order the prompt demobui
u&ktUa of the French CRIMES Is that i
gnHtx TO be prepaid against ris-
~ of republics whose sin is that %
1xkfiix on socialist form"
why does Clemenceau refuse the
Explanations demanded by the Social
tetUe" asks the paper. Evidently pe'
UAuFe his designs weaia gait, he't''as
through public scrutiny.
For what subtle purposes Is the
rounfry Kept modified against enc.
nfe9 who are becoming more ano
uaore scattered? 1t is difficult for the
French government 10 confess the
ruth 1t does not dare explain clear
N. but an enormous army is thcushs
necessary for possible actions the ma
tufe OF which il is impossible e&ac'l "
70 foresee. 81.
IN addition to the charge that II
fears socialism, the government Is "c-
ctissd OF miiitaristic designs
We started in sis 10 over 1G =, d
German autocracy. continues WI.
eta,ist PARTY organ, hut now THESE
obseets are attained our rulers. druhH
with power and badly advised, are
tempted 10 risk another Napoieonie
adventure without NAPOLEON, hu'
thew fail TO reckon with the frehch
uAcp}e who are attached to the cause
~ evolutionary idealism and Nho dc
stre to do away with ali milttarisul.
Opposition Grows.
More significant, perhaps. than
this attack by the traditional Toes VI
Clemenceau is an editorial ny 'uSla
Nerve. who has hitherto supported the
premier, though earlier In ,he war '''
was among his ardent opponents
Herye was Brands champion when
f-iemenceau attacked the Saloulki eN-
redit,on for which BRAND was emery
responsible.
stticn has grown from l4o te 90
within few days. He then teiis ths
socialists il is too late to ask why de'
mobilization by German was not Sup
ulated for In the armistice.
After complimenting NJ. ciemen
ceau upon the latter's work IN tht
war. Herve says: Now that the war Il
ardea the country recalls the fac
that the terrible war chief has al
the virtues except administrative
ones which are now needed. II rs
ypefN surrounded by ministers wht
have the qualities he lacks. - wouie
be well, but everybody has an impress
sion that Clemenceau ruts the country
alone, that his fellow ministers trem
BILE before him.
AT the peace conference the tiger
prestige will be needed, and perhap'
his claws. though Germany Is unahi'
ID put up much OF defence Bu
teeth and claws. necessary - they arr
in battle, are not sufficisS in peace
negotiations.
There will be also neslea Sue'lets
diplomacy and frankness- AND aboV'
ali. the signers Of the peace shoui'
master the economic problems.
.fwiil our tiger alone represeh
France, or what amounts to the same
will he be assisted only by few PAL
under-secretaries, or will he decide U
ask the company OF Few or GU
statesmen who, lacking his claws ah'
teeth. have the qualities he lacks
The whole country asks this aues
ton with anxiety. II his friends az
not dare to tell him the truth, thei
letan independent newspaper shouide1
the task of telling it. When he wa
. Journalist himself he told the trutf
to his numerous predecessors