Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-02
.CLEMENCEAUS
SPEECH /! / ON The
PEACE. PROB|'l||.. IN
Stands for League Of Nations, But
Also for England S Naval
Policy.
FRENCH OPINION FOR WILSON
Frenchman, However, Appears to
Wish 10 Retain Old BAL
ance Of Power. =
FRENCH OPINION FOR WILSON

[ LII AslOIletsly CN1llOIlt VI Liz 1Sttlly
News Premier Clemenceau was quoted
as saying that he would be lying if
he said he agreed with Mr.. Wilson in
| everything, and on Tuesday this paper
carried a cablegram from London re
porting that Mr.. Wilson would reply
later to the French prenier's implied
criticisms. In order that readers of
| of Clemenceau's observations, the gist
of his speech before the Chamber of
Deputies. in Paris is herewith repro.
duced, Editor.
4 Paris,Prenier CIemenceau, in his
speech reported a few days ago follow
| ing the delivery of which the chamber
gave him a vote of confidence, said, in
part:
The question of peace is a tremen-
dous problem. 1t is a question which
1 is one Joe the most difficltlt ever sub
ffnitted 10 tiie nation any time. IN a
| few days conference of delegates will
meet at Paris which win settle the fate
4 of nations in all parts of the world.
/ america Took Time,'' He says
People say Premier Lloyd George
/ has spoken. President Wilson has
\ spoken but you have said nothing.
have given explanations whenever you
have asked me. But it is not because
Mr.. Lloyd George has spoken or be.
cause Mr. Wilson has arrived from
4 America with elevated thoughts that ]
am obliged to explain myself and keer
running to the speakers rostrum.
i France was in an especially difficult
4 situation. 1t was the country nearest
4 Germany. America was far away and
took her time to come into the war
England came at once at the call of Mr.
Asquith. We suffered and fought; our
men were moved down and our towns
and villages We're destroyed.
balance of Power" Defended
There is an old system of alliances
called the balance Of power. 1t seems
Ito be condemed nowadays, but if sncf
a balance had preceded the war if: Eng
land, the United States, France ane
Y, italy had agreed, saying that whoever
i attacked one of them, attacked the
4 whole world, the war would not have oc
n lcurred. This system of alliances, which
Il I do not renounce, will be my guiding
i Thought at the peace conference if youl
4 confidence sends me there
i Denies Deceiving Wilson
n 81 have been reproached with deceiv
N ,7s,,-
q lstand why. i have made it a rule mo-
4 to question him but to let him develop
j his views. That is what he did. Pres
i ident y s:ss.sss1l to whom certain persons
4 lin the interest of their parties, attribute
Intentions which perhaps are not his
Il opened his mind and inspired respec
4 through simple speech and the nobility
Iof it.
president Wilson said to me, i vii
TRY to convince YOU, but perhaps Vol
will convince rne.
Agreed to by Wilson
"You know that reservations hay.
i|been made on the question Of freedom
sof the seas Premier Lloyd George
said to me one day: You will adni
+ Ithat without the British fleet you coult
Il not have continued the war. + an
q lswered in be- affirmative. The Brit
a ish premier then asked me il wa
,iidisposed to do anything IN opposition
4 III British ideas on the freedom Of tht
seas, II answered in the negative, Con
fcerning this question, PRESIDENT Wilson
Isaid to me:
approve Of what you said. Wha
4 lI have to offer the Allied government
s. viii change in no way your answer Il
q Premier Lloyd George.
4 France must never be invade,
d lagaira. Guaranties are necessary II
revent this President w Nilsonls idea
are not the same as those Of q maj
whose country has been devastated 70
four pears and must IA justice, be n
/ etored But he u IA honorable mar
tInf great inteiIte renee and Noble Spirit
me Il tsssin which liss been threater
~, ~ sss