New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Doctors Order
WI. Clenaenceau
Into Seclusi0n
All Visitors Barred for 48
Hours After the Premier
Passes X e stIe Night

PARIS, Feb. 22-The condition of
Premier Clemenceau was reported to
be satisfactory this afternoon. The
members of his family were permitted
to see him but not to talk with i'm,
as the doctors desire he shall have
absolute rest for the next forty-eight
hours.
The official bulletin issued tonight
on the condition of Premier Clemen-
ceau says:
General and local conditions re-
main satisfactory. Pulse II, tempera-
ture 376 (centgrade; about 99.7
fahrenheit)
"(signed) Tuffier, Gosset, Laubry,
Combe."
Foreign Minister Pichon was re-
ceived by the Premier at 1850 O'Clock
and A. j. Balfour the British Foreign
Secretary, at noon. They were with
him a half hour. NJ. Pichon said the
Premier did not cough once during the
visit
During the day Premier Clemen-
ceau received Colonel Edward NJ.
House and Henry White of the Ameri
can peace mission.
In the evening Foreign Minister
Pichon called again with Finance
Minister Klotz. NJ. Pichon said the
doctors report was very favorable
while NJ. Klotz remarked that the
Premier now admits he must avoid
fatigue.
An official note issued from Premier
Clemenceau's residence to-day says:
"The President of the Council, who
is as we'll as the gravity of his
wound permits, Will not, by order of
the doctors, receive any visitors to-
day. He has seen only NJ Mandel
(the Premier's chief clerk and Gen
erai Mordacq, with whom he dis
cussed current affairs He will re-
ceive Foreign Minister Pichon and
Mr.. Balfour, the British Foreign
Secretary, at midday"
The bulletin was preceded by The
following note:
"Drs. Tufer, Gosset and Laubry
this morning examined the Premier,
who passed somewhat disturbed
night, owing to the forty visits he re-
ceived yesterday afternoon"
The physicians bulletin on the Pre-
miers condition issued this morning
reads:
"The Premier is little more
fatigued and will receive nobody to-
day. He is absolutely forbidden t,
speak. Temperature 9S.7 (Fahren-
heit); pulse normal, 70"
Alexandra Millerand, former Minis
ter of War, was one of Premier Gle
menceaus earliest visitors to- day.
THE Premer,' said NJ. Millerand
rs rather moro tired to-day. You know
he was naughty boy yesterday an,
ovcrexerted himself. However, hi
condition is generally satisfactory"
All the physicians agreed that tn
action OF the Premiers lungs shoul,
be reduced as much as possible, a
movement causes the edges of th
wound to rub against each other. TIL
only way of effecting this was an in
lection of morphine, which no on
cared to propose to the Premier, fore
seeing how he would receive the sup
geston At last Dr. Laubry volun
teered, says the petit Journal" H
appealed to the Premier as a "brothe
DOCTOR" but Clemerceau sprang ur
seized the physician by the shoulder
and shouted: "What? What? Nor
phine? Morphine? You want to finis
me. Are you in the pay OF the Bol
sheviki?
DR.. Laubry threw up his hands an
said: "There you are. We want t
give your chest rest, and you nearl
burst it,
President Poincard called on Pre-
mier Clemenceau yesterday Afternoon
and, finding him in excellent spirit.
was able to remain quite long time
The Premier is uneasy over being con
fined to his home, and is impatient t
resume ms WOrk AT lhc peace confer
ence. He talks of presiding at Mon
days meeting If his Improvement con
tinues.
In the mean time he is following tn
work OF the conference with closes
attention. During the day he twic
asked that Stephen pichon, Foreig
Minister, and Paul Dutasta, Frcnc
Minister to Switzerland, be summones
He also conferred with Louis Klot;
Continued on mart ,annn