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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-19
ClemenCeau
A Hitherto Unpublished Interview
With the Man Then
HelpIessIy Gagged
By Frank II. Simonds

nome OF Benjamin Franklin Clemenceau's
mouse, guarded by the inevitable COURTYARD
ana blank wall, extends southwark to the
next street and gives a broad opening fol.
sunlight from the south; and it was in
ms study, illuminated by the March sun.
which III Paris means spring that Clemen-
ceau received me. Before | went to him
nay French friends had warned me. One
IS always warned of Clemenceau "He will
tell you that the Germans are still q,
Noyon' was one admonition, citing the
sentence that almost daily appeared in
Olemenceau's newspaper, "L'Homme En-
chalne,' until at last the Germans left
Noyon and Clemenceau came to power. "Hc
Will criticise America; he will saw some
thing terrible; he always does bewarel"
inns was an even more FREQUENT wartime
In point OF fact he did neither. But this is
anticipating
Leading me down long and dusty hall
way, an old sergeant ushered me into
tIemenceau's study, the room of which
had heard so much, and there, seated st
the wonderful desk which is part of the
stage properties of political Paris. sat
Clemenceau. For the moment the desk
seemed even more remarkable than it's
owner. 1t was a huge circular desk shaped
IKE the emplacement of a heavy gun, with
long SIDES stretching backward as if to pro-
tect the gunner from flank fire And az he
rose from his chair to greet me, Clemeu-
ceau seemed almost like one of the short
howltzers rising to the discharge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-19
The Kings
Arrive

"A certain point of view is necessary for
one who would be a cog in the machine
that preserves the balance of power The
Kings Of Denmark and Wiirtemberg ar
rived in Vienna September 20, the Emperor
Of Russia and the King of Prussia the
25th, the Empress of Russia the 9th and
the King of Bavaria the 2Sth. Affairs were
warming up and Hager wrote to the Prince
Trauttmansdorff, the Grand Master of Cere-
monies at the royal palace: CAS- the police
have not the right to enter the Burg, and
the exits and entrances are so numerous
that it is almost impossible to keep
watch OF any value from the street, can
not do my work unless the servants in the
palace and the royal stables who are at
tached to the sovereigns and their suites
lodged in the palace are Joined to tho Sc
cret police. ! have already tried to make
Of q personal servant Of the Emperor.
but the Wallets de chambre AMI messengers
Of the visiting sovereigns have succeeded in
blocking the endeavors of tho seven mem
bers of the police force put at his DISPOSE
ton TO accompany the aides-dc camp and
members Of the suites of the sovcrcigns
and report on what they do
~ have, then, the honor to ask you to or
der tho servants in the Burg to make n
daily report on the comings and gongs Of
these personages, the places where they go
and the persons, other than the most I'M
mediate members of their suites whom they
receive.
"This measure is The more indispensable
as, for example. the Emperor Alexander
has already refused to avail himself o.
those designated to assume the service Of
honor near him. have not given up hope
in this direction, however. and | expect
valuable assistance from Field Marshal
Lieutenant Count Ifartcgg, who has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-19
accounting for
CaiIIauX

III any one should advocate peace nova
German peace think he would be shot.
But 1t would be done decently- very
decently!" The words were in nv mind
now, when Bolo Pacha, prosecuted by the
Clemenceau government faced firing
squad for seeking German peace.
"And Cailaux?' I asked, naming the
name that then, always, has been the
nightmare in the minds of those who love
France and hope to see her victorious and
herself, the man of whom Clemenceau had
said: "He thinks himself Napoleon"
NO." he said, with calm smile. 81 do not
fear him"
"Will he come back ?" asked
II do not think So" he responded And
again his words had new meaning. when
Caillaux was jailed to await in prison that
trial for treason which Clemcnceau has d.
rected and will force.
The talk drifted to the Bulgarian disaster
of the previous autumn and the mistakes
and failures of Allied diplomacy in the
Balkanss
Bulgaria was a case of money" he said
thoughtfuly, "a case of money, and think,
if I had been in power, I should have
bought
"And Greece"
But he would not tall of Greece. He had
been for years one of the great friends of
the Hellenic Kingdom, and the desertion of
Greece was to him, patiently, in the nature
of personal sorrow.
ooh, the unhappy Serbs!" he continued.
And we've French-have had to reequip
their army. Yes, we have sent to them the
uniforms, the equipment at Corfu Invaded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-19
An UnfOrgOffen
Figure

Looking backward now. after three wears.
and trying to recall the faces and the
words Of the men ! have met in the public
life of Britain and France, Lloyd George
Salfour Poincare, Painleve, find that
even now my recollection Of Clemenceau is
the clearest. Alone of all these men, there
was about him sense of force, of power,
a sort of fearlessness alike of phrase and
OF form. What the man felt you would be
sure he would say; he would say it whether
it hurt himself or another whether it de-
stroyed ministry or merely labelled an
opponent.
Again recall the touch of Roosevelt.
much polished Roosevelt, the master Of the
phrase and of the manner, which the
Colonel had not. The man who Yields a
rapier, not broadsword; who strikes but
once, where the Colonel battered and
pounded until at last he destroyed his foe
sometimes by mere bruising. But in en-
ergy, in carelessncss, the men are alike. and
Clemenceau is like 10 other man | have
ever met in the public life of the three
countries
And when | came back to my French
friends and told them of Clemenceau, of the
Clemenceau | had met, they laughed at me
a little lncredulously, at one who had
insisted on preserving his gods, despite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-19
General JOnini's
lest

General Baron Jomini, one Of the shYewd-
est observers at the Congress of Vienna,
was so much interested in watching the
building up Of the machinery of balance
of power and the results achieved by it that
he drew up satirical treaty which he sent
to Baron Anstett, of the Russian delegation.
1t reached the Baron in safety, but fell
into the hands of Hager on its return and
was preserved by him in his secret reports.
Jomni's treaty was as follows:
The Great Powers, who have made war
on France only for her happiness and to
procure for her the benefits of solid and
glorious peace, wishing to prove their dis
nterestedness to His Majesty, Louis XVIII.
and treat with him more favorably than they
have ever done with Bonaparte, have de-
cided on the following treaty:
Il. There shall be an eternal alliance be-
tween France and the Allies, except in case
war becomes necessary for the happiness
or benefit Of one of them.
20. The Empire of France shall keen the
title Of Kingdom.
40. In consequence Of the declaration of
Frankfort providing that great nation
shall not disappear, the Allied Powers.
anxious to give the French armies mark
of their high esteem, will only hold the
territory conquered since 1892.
81. Belgium is returned to Holland TO
recompense the Prince Of Orange for the
part he has taken in the war and the sacri
fees he has made TO recover his territory.
IS In exchange for Belgium and in accord
ance with the declaration of Frankfort.
which provides that France shall be greater
than under any of her former kings His
Majesty, Louis XVIII, shall ACQUIRE the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-19
His Amazingly Candid Comment
ON the laundering Leaders
of That Time

longs to the soldiers they have earned it
and they should enjoy it. And tomorrow
and FOR all other days the fame of Foch
will endure as the conqueror of the German
military machine, the man who broke the
mighty, il evil, tradition of the Prussian
war lords.
But without Clemenceau Foch could not
have triumphed Without Foch, Petain
could not have reorganized the French army
following the military defeat and the moral
weakening of 1917 When France turned
to Clemenceau all other hope was gone. He
came, heralded by evil forecasts Of brief
ministry and a complete and disastrous
failure. He came when treason was abroad
and defeatist propaganda general. After
he came there was period Of military dis
aster and growing sense Of impending de
feat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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 DELHI
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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-19


~ 7 EARLY three years ago. at the
~ moment Of the German attack
J. y unou Nerdun, London friend Of
mine furnished me with letter
Ct 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-19
Where CIen1enCeau
Lives

Rue Franklin 3 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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 =
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-18

The trend of business conditions In
tie United States IL shown by the
fact that In May there were only 5s1
commercial failures. new low record
for any month since monthly records
were first compiled by T. g. Dun
d Co.. In 1894. The figures show that
the number OF Insolvencies has de-
cIIned every month this gear. The
Number Of failures was nearly 40 per
cent lower than for May. 1918, and 50
and O. per cent lower. respectively,
than In 1917 and 1915 Contrasted
with the high record Of May, 1915. q
decline Of about GO per cent Is shown.
During the war many merchants In all
parts of the country discontinued the
credit system. principally because the
government urged II. The credit sys-
TEN undoubtedly has been the cause
ef many commercial failures. Bust
ness men during the war also learned
the value OF conducting their busi.
ness 50 as to yield a safe margin OF
profit. says Indianapolis News. II may
be reasonably presumed. In light Of
the steadily declining number Of COM
mercIal failures. that business gener-
ally Is In better condition now than
for some time.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-18

The Augmentation ~ the inmi-
grant. and. Indeed. his complete re-
FsdInstmens To- American life. does not
even touch the fringes Of the problems
In hand. The task before Us IL of
quite xnosher sort. What eonfronfs
Ameriea Is the need Of convincing the
newer peoples Of the genuinepess and
siarer.iy of her mission and her pro-
fcrssioas says New Republic. You
may give nm alien evening schools and
continuation schools: you. may teach
his wife In the home and his daugh-
Ger in the factory; you may Good him
with reprints Of the Declaration Of In
dependence and the speeches OF Lin
s,IIn and when you have finished ron
will be no farther along the road or
winning his heart and his co-OpeEa-
tion than when you began. ] say win
ming advisedly. because that, as ] see
q, Is distinctly our problem. To read
Just himself To the American environ
menI Is the task for the immigrant.
aud no one can do II for him. But II
Is the first principle Of hospitality 20
clean house thoroughly when guests
are coming. Only 50 can the impress
sim we make upon him be both effec-
five and lasting.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-18
WHAT THEY WEAR IN PARIS
Detachable Waisseoat 10 a Precious
Possession; Plays . Nest imper.
tant Part ln Dress.

A special correspondent writes: The
detachable waisteoat Ii q precious pos
session. In Paris Il Is made TO play q
most important role In the world OF
dress. We have long directoire waist.
coats made OF satin. brocade or silk
finished linen and smart little plastron
waistcOats embroidered I'm silks and
wools. the latter showing subtle com.
binations of unexpected colors. Now
that materials are 50 expensive 1t H.
impossible to have more than one OF
two outdoor costumes I'm the year, but
Of decorative plasirons we can have
many; and II we think out effective
color schemes. In which waistcoat and
hat are happily welded. the result win
be more than. agreeable. One sees
many fine erlbroldcries cleveriy min
gled with bindings on these straight
plastrons. and sometimes the material
used for the background Ia suede cloth
In some pale neutral tint. with the
brightest silks and woods 20 supply I'm
the embroideries the necessary splash
O. color.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-18
BANKS ENTER FIGHT
AGAINST BOND SRhgl
Plan 10 Devised Whereby Person Who
Must Sell VIII De Given
Square Deal.

Bankers In eli parts OF th.s dis
trict have been asked to take part in
the war which has been declared
against the bond shark. Tho cam
paign Is TO protect sae small holder
OF Liberty and Victory Bonds. Many
OF these people are being preyed upon
by prohteers In government s5cur..
ties and by statesmen OF so-called wild
cat stocks. Government bonds.
which are the best security In the
world. have been traded for WORTHLESS,
stock certificates which never have
and never win pay one cent in divl
dends.
While every holder OF Liberty and
Victory bonds Il urged not To sail
the fact In recognized that some n y.
sons bought beyond their buying power
and they now find that for one reason
or another-good reasons no doubt
they must sell. Bond sharks. have
taken shameful advantage of some of
these people. according 10 reports re
ceaved. and the banks are now lining
mp TO put an end to their activities.
II man finds that he must sell hia
bond he should take Il to the nearest
bank where he will be given its full
market value If for any reason the
bank prefer not to pay the cash the
bond holder will be directed TO a rem
Gtable broker.
The FEDERAL Reserve Bank OF Rich.
mond has sent an official commuri.
cation to every bank and trust com.
pany In this district urging their co
operation The point is made that nc
criticism Is aimed at the reputable
broker who is legiumately buvine
and selling bonds and other standard
securities. but a determined effort will
be made. and indeed is now being
made. to block the activities OF tboes
persons who by Misrepresentation are
preying upon the inexperienced bond
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-18
How LARGE SUNS CAL
BE SAVED ON SERVICE
Meet People Fail 10 censIder What
Help In Home Really Costa In the
lana Rnm.

In any plan fer national economy
British specialists think that the
household rather than the family
should DO taken az O unit. Under
household consumption they include
Cd services rendered maintaining the
house and It's inmates, CD the goods
consumed or acquired by the inmates.
CD the general charges Of cleaning.
decorating. offsetting deterioration.
etc.
AS start In . saving program the
British Commission has pointed out
that services should be valued even
more highly thaa goods. as each per
, con doing unnecessary and unprodnc-
tive work not oaly consumes without
producing. bat. L. also depriying the
country Of passible productive power.
Translated Into terms Of American
saving. this service idea would mean.
do not hire any one to do what you
can do for yourself IN spare time IN
less You find IL directly profitable"
Few Americans are really honest
with themselves ~. to the cost OF SER
vices. Not one family In q hundred
really knows what a servant actually
costs. Most OF them place the. cost
of her wages and fail 70 count In her
food, light and other things she con-
sumes. Most Of them. moreover, have
no way OF figuring correctly the extra
waste Of food or extra breakage or
AmA A..A a. g.
the servant does not have the interest
Of ownership for making things go as
Car as possible. Few families know
nc the end Of the yesr the important
total that the "odd jahs" an or hedge
cutter or grass trimmer has cost them
been rendered a. recreation or need
Cd outdoor exercise by the man or
boys Of the family.
THIS, % course. does not mean that
no service should be purchased
Where q housewives time 10 worth
more In money or other contribution
20 family wsli-being than the cost OF
servant she makes O profit by employ
ing some one who frees her 20 do bet
ter paid work than household tasks.
In many cases physical or personal
reasons make II essential - the vel
fare OF the family 10 have help. but In
many cases the time saved to the
members OF the household by ser
wants 10 not utilized probably In a
monetary way or even In q way 20
make for real happiness or advance
msnt.
Savings on service win give many
people important sums 20 lend 70 their
government and save for themselves
through War Savings Stamps. In the
case Of children work In not only q
practical means d earning and saw
iag. but In itseif In . valuable discip-
pine for life.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-18
FOR THE VERY SMALL CHILD
creepers Of Tan cetfea; Special
China; Pretty Little Felt Slip
pers for ths Tots.

For every little girl or boy there are
creepers made Of tan cotton, and on
them are fastened little eut-outs Of
Mother Goose eharacters-the Queen
and Snave OF Hearts. on one, the
sheep and Little BO-Peep on another.
China for little children just out of
the baby class Is specialized In now
adays. II comes I'm many patterns.
and with all SORTS Of decorations. from
animals 10 alphabets. There really II
some that IL especially attractive made
with the letters Of the alphabet. In the
course of a meal the child could have
each letter before him.
Pretty little felt slippers may be
made like kittens heads Of soft wool
OF some s0rt-perhaps felt would be
best. After the slipper n made eyes
are painted on Just over the toe line
A nose and mouth complete this part
Of the picture. Then there are porky
little felt ears perched I'm Just the right
position. Other animals could be
made.
Mother Goose scrim is a delight In
the nursery for warm weather cur
tains. II In simply an ordinary cream
scrim, with Mother Goose characters
cut from ehintE and applied ON the
scrim. The Mother Goose chintz might
be used as side curtains. with the
scrim over the glass. 70 produce an
unusually harmonious effect.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-09-18
LACE ON FRocKs AND EATS
soft coIored Decorations One Of che
season's FavorItes; chiffen DFap.
cries Not hemFned.

A really lovely summer hat Of law
ender 0rgandie which could be sue.
eessfully worn with any sort Of dress
has row after row OF narrow valen-
ciennes lace placed around crown and
along the brim and tinted Of the exact
shade IS the organdie which makes the
hat. The lace Is put on with sufficient
fullness to make II frilly and therefore
to produce a very soft. pufsed effect.
We shall see many OF these tinted.
lace-trimmed frocks and hats as sum
mer advances; therefore. IL one likes
to be a bit ahead OF the process
sion, by all means procure the soft
cOlored laces now. UndenIabiy this is
q lace season anyway. The beautiful
Margot laces are combined with georg-
cites delightfully."-. This lace IL very
fne and rich. and comes On various
widths from narrow landings TO
fOuncings wide enough for skirts.
A lavender chiffon frock which has
been greatly admired has panels Of
this creamy lace placed at both sides
OF the back, and the sleeves reveal II
falling from the elbow to the hem of
the skirt In deep loop. The front of
the waist is Jacket effect made by
placing the lace over the chiffon and
letting the bottom edge appear below
the soft satin sash In the front. The
back Of the waist repeats the lace also,
and the two side panels OF the lace
Join the waist line under the sash at
the back. One does not hem the chit.
fon draperies this summer. as the
seivage Is esteemed IN a trimming.