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New-York tribune., 1919-01-19
A Biting
Critic

"Perhaps | do not know him." he re.
piled. "But we must have a man"
"What of Kitchener? ?" | queried, naming
the man who then commanded the British
armies and at the moment in Paris.
The question reused Clemenceau. All of
sudden his whole demeanor changed; he
leaned over the emplacement for all the
world like big gun in action.
Kitchener" he said with extreme delib-
Grafton, but in tone of unmistakable ice
Kitchener is a symbol"
"a SYMBOL" ! asked, little puzzled
"Yes symbol. A symbol is q man about
New-York tribune., 1919-01-19


N 7 EARLY three years ago. at the
~ moment Of the German attack
J. y unou Nerdun, London friend Of
mine furnished me with letter
of introduction 10 NJ. Georges Clemonceau,
then holding no other political position
than member of the French Senate, but
since become the President OF the Council.
the leader of the French nation and the
savior alike of France and of the Allied
cause. But even IN the Nerdun period he
was as he has been for at least quarter
Of century. the most interesting of French
rublc men, and. through his newspaper he
was the single outspoken critic Of Allied
mistakes and the champion of vigorous and
concerted sction against the common
enemy
AT the moment when I was in Paris no
man ventured even to hint that Clemen-
ceau might succeed to the post then held
by BRAND His vigor and his energy were
everywhere conceded, but there was a gen
era lack OF confidence growing out OF the
incidents in he statesman's long history
of political battle. He was in that now
forgotten time 8 lonely, if splendid. figure.
France was not yet face to face with de
feat as was the case two years later; the
Verdun episode, which was to remove Jotfre
and bring about the ultimate fall of BRAND
vas only beginning, and the war. although
already seeming long, had not yet come to
appear interminable.
So great has been the transformation
since 1916, 50 complete the triumph of
Clemenceau, that | have thought that the
notes of my interview of that time, reveal
ing as they do the great man, already con-
sciously measuring himself for the task
which was to come, might have contem-
porary interest, and here present my notes
made at the time, but never before pub
lished for obvious reasons To them I add
only the further explanation that I came
70 Paris from London bringing letter of
introduction, which l had been assured in
the British capital would open the way for
me.
Accordingly when l reached Paris few
days later, I sent to Senator Clemenceau a
letter which contained the necessary mes
sage Two hours later I received an in
yitation to call upon the Senator at his
home, No. Rue Franklin, the next morn
ing at II o'clock
New-York tribune., 1919-01-19

France has done that-please remember
that" And his eyes lighted again
But you must go to Verdun,9 he said.
You must see our soldiers as they are. I
go. l 60 everywhere. l see them all And
you must go, and then you can 60 back to
America and tell your countrymen what
France is like-what it is. You must see it
for yourself-certainly YOU must see our
soldiers
New-York tribune., 1919-01-19

having encountered the ract And when
asked them if he would come back" they
one and all said, impossible Clemenceau
Is finished. Do you not know what he said
Of, Of? No, decidedly he is to dam
gerous; he is terrible. 1t is impossible"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-19
Where CIen1enCeau
Lives

Rue Franklin s that relatively obscure
street which starts somewhat grandosely
at the Irocadero, to end in the maze of
streets which come out of Passy, once the
New-York tribune., 1919-01-19

lCoowiqh', 1919. Mcclure Newspaper
Ssmdjcote)
u EARLY three years ago. at the
u moment of the German attack
J. upon Ncrdun, o London friend of
mine furnished me with letter
New-York tribune., 1919-01-19
By Fred B. Pitney

IITvHERE is an old system which
We appears condemned to-day and
TO which | do not fear to say
.h..t ro,.a..n ~. IL - IL =
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COLORED DIVISION
OF FOUR-MINUTE MEN
is DEMOBILIZED

The negro division of the Alabama
four minute men was demobil1zed last
night with the presentation of certifi-
Gates of honorable discharge to 16I
negro men and women by State Direc-
tor Thomas J. Crittenden. The pres
eutation was made at a dinner at
which nearly 400 persons We're pres
ent. DR. A. NJ Brown acted as toast
master.
Among the white speakers were Mr..
Crittenden, Mrs. Oscar Hundley, Frank
Willis Barnett, II. D. Cullen and e. d.
Smith, who paid tribute to the splen-
did work of the colored division. The
colored speakers were Dr. Brown, w.
b. Driver, Mrs. ]. d. Kennedy, Dr. w.
p. Sanders, Oscar w. Adams
In recognition of his services as
chairman of the colored division of the
fourminute men, oscar Adams was
presented with a loving cup. The pres
entation speech was made by DR.. j. b.
f. Shaw and the recipient made a fit
ting acknowledgment and response.
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DISTRICT BILL FAVORED

The revision of laws committee o..
the house reported favorably the sem
ate bill of Senator Acl<er, which creates
the Eighteenth judicial (court) district
for Cleburne and Calhoun counties This
measure will be on the calendar for the
next Legislative day.
An itemized statement, showing the
expenses incurred on trips by state Of
ficials, is required in house bill which
was favorably reported 5y the commit
tee.
Appropriation of Sic 600 for the use
of the state board of horticultural is
made in bill introduced in the no l sc
Wednesday.
After the house bill of Blunt CT
Washington had been "cussed and dis
cussed by merr bers who believed the
lay of legislators should be Increased
or left as it is now Shaw os Colbert
made motion to have the measure
reccnmitted to the COMMITTEES his
vas done by vote of AZ to Il
Blunt argued that 81 per day is M
enough to pay representatives and SEN
ators. His bill would have submitted
to the voters of the state the question
of amending the constitution so as to
ps:mit the lawmakers to ga increased
pay. The cendment would have been
voted on at the general alc, ion in No
vember, 1920.
Longsho-e Of Shelby Introduced an
amendment to III, bill which would
have increased the rate in Blunt's bill
to IS instead of S. lie said the mem
ters should not "belittIe' the legisla-
ture of Alabama by conscnting to such
small salary. Thu amendment was
tabled by a vote of 50 to- IL. on the
motion CT Tompkins of Houston county.
The status of the measure had be-
,J,1.f tod hA i,,tr I.,r-
ton Of amendments, motions, etc. but
shaw of Colbert provided IL WY out
of the puzzling situation When he asked
that the bill be recommi..ed.
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LABOR COMMISSION REPORT

Paris February IL. - The official
statement regarding the meeting TO-DAY
of the commission on international
labor legislation says
THE seventh meeting of the COM
mission on international labor legisla-
ton took place this morning.
Article w of the British draft was
carried, providing that at the pro-
posed international labor conferences
the representatives of the govern
ments, the employers and work peo-
pie should be entitled to speak and
vote Independently without regard TO
the views expressed by the other rep
resentatives of their nation, with
power to draw up conventions binding
on the states represented.
Hitherto the delegates present ct
such a conference have represented the
governments only. and the voting has
always been by nations. 1t was felt.
however, that in dealing with labor
Legislation the employers and the
workers must be given the fullest op-
portunity of giving free expression to
their views and that they could not
do this If the delegates of each nation
were bound to speak and vote as a
unit.
Article was also carried. provid-
ing that the international labor con-
ference shall meet at the capital of
the league of nations, unless it de-
cides by a two-thirds majority to meet
elsewhere.
THE commission then proceeded to
discuss the article dealing with the es-
adjustment Of the permanent, inter
national labor office and governing
body which will direct it's work. 1t
was agreed that the office should be
established at the capital of the league
of nations as part of the organization
of the league and should be under the
control OF director
The commission at the Presidents
suggestion rose in honor of the birth
Of Abraham Lincoln
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SELMA

Selma, February 12.-(Special)
Morgan Richards secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce. returned last
night from Washington. where he,
with w. C. Agee and Mayor Louis
Benish went with a delegation from
Montgomery to appear before the rail-
road administration in the interest Of
a barge line for the Alabama river.
AS a result of their conference Mr..
Richards stated today that George
Tomlinson, director of inland water
ways transportation of the United
States railway administration. will
visit Selma next week to investigate
the claims put forth by this city. Mr..
Tomlinson has an engagement In
Chattanooga February 10, and stated
that he will visit this city as soon as
his duties there are over.
The decision Of Mr.. Tomlinson to
come to Selma and look over the SIT
uation is regarded as highly favorable
to the local committee which repre-
scented this city, and Is argued as an
encouraging sign.
The Chamber of Commerce will meet
Tuesday afternoon at 6:15, when
formal report of the committees ac-
tivities in Washington will be pre-
scented by the chairman. Louis Benish.
with with w. C. Agee, the other mem
Der Of the delegation. returned to
Selma last night
The second chapter in a story of
amateur thievery came to light this
morning when numbers of professional
men found their offices in widest con-
fusion, safes ransacked, drawers up
turned and papers strewn about as the
result of the depredations of thieves
who gained entrance to a number OF
offices on Water street sometime dur
ing Sunday night. On Friday night a
number of places were entered at the
extreme foot Of Water street, and on
Saturday night and Sunday night the
gang took up where it had left off and
proceeded methodicafly up the south
side of Water street. gaining entrance
to numbers of offices. So far as is
known the losses have been small
Numbers Of checks. certificates and
other nonnegotiable papers were Sc
cured. amounting to several thousand
dollars.
Among the places entered were w.
r. Rouse, F. L. Milhous. M. Hohen-
berg, Kinney Power Printing company.
Reese & Reese, ]. Heflin Berry and the
johnson Furniture company. No ar
rests have been made so far, but are
expected to follow shortly.
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TO SUBMIT AGREEMENTS

Paris, February 1.-THE Chinese
delegation to the peace conference has
been advised that there have been
many interpretations in the Chinese
Parliament from members represent
ing both the northern and southern
provinces, demanding fuller informal
ton concerning Japanese and Chin
csc relations, as laid before the con-
ference.
The Chinese delegates say they are
ready to submit all secret agreements
with Japan to the council of the five
great powers, which probably Will con-
slider the matter at the end of the pres
ent week.
The delegation is receiving many
messages from societies and individ-
uals in China in support of their ac~
Invites in Paris. A message from
American and European returned Chi
nese students, signed by Henry Chang,
secretary of the organization, says:
1--WE American and European return
ed students of China declare that We
fully support the views and attitude
taken by you and appreciate the SER
vices rendered by the Chinese dele
gates at the Paris peace conference
and further demand that freedom or
action and of speech of the delegates
shall not be impaired"
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whelmingly upheld the chief eXecu-
tive. The bill is now dead.
Mr.. Faulk created the sensation of
the early days of the 1919 legislature
when he introduced bills to abolish the
office of state game and fish commits
sioner and other important branches
of the state government.
DEFENSE COUNCIL APPROVED
The committee on ways, means and
appropriations Wednesday made a ia
vorable report on the house bill of
Lynne of Morgan, which creates the Ala
bama postwar council of defense and
appropriates $4,000 for the carrying out
of the duties provided for in the bill.
This is an ADMINISTRATION measure. 1t
was also reported favorably in the
Senate on Wednesday Senator Acker
of Calhoun is behind the measure for
the administration in the senate. 1t
will be on the calendar for action next
Friday.
The council will take place of the
state council of national defense. which
operated successfully during the recent
war The new organization will 5e
authorized to cooperate with national
and other bodies for the carr<Hg out
of the readjustment programme of the
country and state An effort to put
the measure through and have it on
the desk of the governor when the leg
fslature adjourns next Wednesday for
several months will be made. No oppo =
sition thus far has developed in either
house.
The banking, committee of the house
Wednesday reported adversely the bill
which would permit reduction in the
Discount rate" of banks from to 6
per cent. An effort to take the bill
from the adverse calendar will be made,
t. Of
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THE MEN IN
CLASS AL

A sound, healthy man is never back
number. A man can be as vigorous and
able at seventy as at twenty. Condition,
not years, puts you in the discard. A
system weakened by overwork and care
less living brings old age prematurely.
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Don't wait until you have been reject
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Get trial box of GOLD MEDAL
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Money refunded if they do not help you.
Remember to ask for the imported
GOLD MEDAL Brand. In three sizes,
sealed packages.
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Pershing to Arrive
at COblenZ Saturday

Coblenz, February 12-General Per-
shing will arrive at Coblenz Saturday
for a visit of severai days. He will
review the Thirty-second and Forty
second divisions, which, according to
present plans, will be the first two di-
visions to start homeward, possibly by
way of the Rhine.
No date has been set for the depar-
ture of either division, but both are
making preparations so that they may
be ready to start as soon as orders
come.
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COMMISSIONERS At
CAPITAL TO FIGHT
WEST FIREMAN LAW
Two Conferences Held in
Montgomery Yesterday.
Senate Not Likely to
Vote on Bill

montgomery, February 12.-(Spe-
cialD-City commissioners of Bir-
mingham met members of the COM
mittee on local legislation of the
senate at the Exchange hotel to-
night to discuss the bill of Senator
West, which is now pending in the
senate, and which provides for two
shifts for firemen in the Magic
City. The meeting was the second
of the day, one having been held
between the committee and city
commissioners Wednesday morning
mt the capitol.
Senator Craft, member of the senate
suggested that the matter
of working the fremen double shifts
be settled locally. This matter, he
thought, should be placed before the
city voters. The commissioners ex-
planned the poor financial condition OF
the city, saying there was no possible
way to raise more money to pay addi
tional firemen.
1t is considered certain the West
bill will never get to a vote in the
senate. The senators appear to be I'M
willing to mix into affairs of a local
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TELEGRAM READ

a telegram from Hugh Morrow was
read, regretting his inability to be
present, having been called to Florida
because of Mrs. Morrow's illness. owen
Gillespy and Mr.. Kaufman sang a num-
Der of familiar patriotic songs in which
ybody Joined in the choruses.
Altogether, the first annual Faith
ers and Sons" banquet was a huge sue
cess, and will be the beginning of the
get-together spirit of the men and their
boys. The church choir. with Mr.. Levy
al the piano, led the crowd in the
singing. The pleasant affair was
brought to a conclusion when the toast
T aster announced the day was the one
hundred and tenth anniversary of Lin
coins birthday and at his suggestion all
stood, faced the flag -draped picture
of Lincoln and sang America"
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CAPTAIN Bryden Leaves

Admission, February 12.-(Special) Capt.
William Dryden, who has held the tenn
porary rank of brigadier general, and
who has been in command at Camp Nc
Clellan for the past two weeks, has been
relieved of his assignment here and or
dered to proceed to Fort Sill, Okla, for
duty at that station.
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Card of Thanks

We take this means of extending our
heartfelt thanks and appreciation to
our friends for their many kindnesses
extended during our recent bereave-
ment, and for the many beautiful floral
tributes to memory of our beloved
wife and mother.
NJ. p. TRAVERS AND FAMILY.
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AND SON
BANQUET A MOST
ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
Youngsters Have Big Part
of Programme at Banquet
of Independent Presby-
terrain Congregation

An affair of unusual enjoyment was
the Father and Son" banquet of the
Independent Presbyterian church con-
gregation, given last night at the
Southern club A banquet in which the
POSTMASTER and the majority of speak
ers are young boys is a decided novelty,
and last night, while there were over
100 fathers and sons sitting together
at the banquet table, the sons had the
big part of the programme, and did
remarkably we'll.
Some of the fathers whose boys were
all girls" had borrowed a boy for the
occasion and in the comradeship and
good fellowship that pervaded felt
somehow akin in spirit. Groce Harri-
son presided as POSTMASTER and filled
the exacting position with the dignity,
east and poise of a veteran.
The banquet opened with the intro
duction of the fathers by their young
sons and some OF the comments on
dad" provoked much laughter. Some
startling things were brought to light
when the POSTMASTER asked the fathers
severally to stand up and tell the worst
thing they had done when a boy. Lige
Chandler surprised the crowd when he
stated that If he had done anything
dreadful he had forgot about it.
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FIRST SESSION OF
LEGISLATURE WILL
END NEXT MONDAY
Two Houses Will Have 30
Legislative Days Before
Them When New SEES
sion Opens July s

Montgomery, February 12.-(Spe-
ciaL)-The first session of the legis-
Iature of Alabama VIII end next
Monday afternoon, the second ses-
sion beginning at o'clock the aft
ernoon of July $. This agreement
was made by the rules committee
of the senate Wednesday afternoon.
and after 1t had been adopted in the
upper house it was adopted also in
the house.
The legislature will meet again
Thursday morning, and on Friday the
nineteenth legislative day will be held.
Monday the twentieth and last 1egisla-
tive day will be held. and the session
will then be a thing of the past.
The two houses have 80 Legislative
days to work when they meet on July
s. The biggest administration bills have
already been disposed of, but at the ses-
sion which begins in July there will be
another fight on a workmen's compensa-
ton bill
FAULK AGAIN LOSES
At the most critical moment in the
career of Faulk of Geneva county mem
bers of the house or representatives
turned against him when an effort was
made to enact a local bill over the veto
of Gov Thomas e. Kilby. The vote
was II against and 10 for enactment of
the farm demonstration" bill of the
Geneva representative.
Soon after the house had enacted the
Faux bill, which would have abolished
the work of the farm demonstration in
Geneva county, prohibiting the board
of revenue from paying out money for
this purpose, Governor Kilby sent a
veto message to the house, in which
he said he considered the farm work
in that county as very essential.
Mr.. Falk Wednesday made another
speech for this bill He wanted the
house to tell Governor Kilby the bill
was meritorious one. But thh house
members changed their vote and over
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behind the morning paper at the break
fast table. Morris Ballard was enter
tanning when he told how he sym
pathized with Pa when he has Mas
constant advise while driving an auto
mobile" Pearson Samson recited "Only
a Dad" with good effect.
The adult speakers were Col. Karl
L.andgrebe, whose humorous talk on
the Confessions of q Father" made
a decided hit and was told in his
inimitable manner Arthur Crowder
spoke to the boys about War Savings
Stamps and the habit of saving and
thrift DIR. Edmonds made a heart
felt talk to both father and son. tell
ing the boy not to get away from dad,
and dad not to lose sight of the boy.
especially urging the men to he pals
with the boys AT his suggestion the
boys gave nine 'rah. rah, rahs!' for
dad, which was followed by nine for
the bows from the men.
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REPORT OF PLAN
OF INTERN ATIONAL
ARMY UNFOUNDED
CONTINUED from Page One

doubt if the creation of an international
police would be sufficient to guaran-
tee us the security to which we are en-
titled"
NJ. Meyers contention is that France
should have a defensive frontier as we'll
as membership in the league Of ma
lions.
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New Orleans. February Through
rice. no sales. Receipts, 1882 sacks;
millers 1882. Clean rice. sales. 1172
pockets Honduras 6k @9hc: 29S blue
rose. TIC. Receipts. 1905.
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BOY SPEAKER

Among the boy speakers were
Charles Allison, who made witty talk
on "Fessin' Up" winding up with a
tribute to father Little Jim Davidson
Jr., the start performer of the even
Ing, stood up on his chair and told
some wonderful things, which he said
Were absolutely true, "'cause my Paw
said So w. w. Steele gave a clever
reading of the familiar form of father
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THE WEAT THEIR
Weather Forecast

Washington. February 1.-THE forecast
follows:
Alabama: Rain Thursday; Friday, fair
and colder.
Georgia: Rain Thursday in north and
west and by Thursday night southeast
portion; Friday clearing and colder.
Mississippi: Rain Thursday; Friday,
fair and colder.
Tennessee: Rain Thursday, warmer in
central and east portions; Friday, fair
and colder.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-27
RECALL Won ETHEL
General PershinE md Colonel Eoryi,
sHrt Remember Former Obscrycr
ns Hun Hctrcnts.

NEW YORK MAY os-1, tho srr,
neT OF 1917 General Persn;ng wen.
10 ine Nerdun front 20 witness tho
smart French attack that swept tho
bertnahs PACK from Dead Mans Hili
and ARMY rc-estah!;shed E-renc, nos
tons northwest Of the fortress civ
Arriving there hs found that by
good fortune the French officer com
hand'ns tne operation. and his hos.
was Colonel Ccrviszart Corvisza-.
was Frcnca military observer with
Genera kurokTS army in the Russo
japanese war; Pe-sh!ng was Arncri-
friends.
They went 10 tho IRON; and from
an observation posl watched the prog
ross or the attack and finally saw tho