New Britain herald., 1919-02-20
CLEMENCEAU SHOWS
 MUCH IMPROVEMENT
Despite Considerable Pain, Brave Premier of France Retains Spirits
JESTS ABOUT HIS WOUNDS
Is Impatient to Get Back to Work at
 Peace Tablc and Says He Will Re
 sumo His Place in Four or Five

sumo His Place in Four or Five
 Days
 Paris, Feb. 20.--Premier Clemen- ceau, who was wounded in the shoul- der yesterday in an attempt by tho young anarchist, Emile Cottin, to aS- sassinatc him, was in a satisfactory condition this informing, according to the latest reports. No fever has de- 1 Veioped.
 Objects to Inactivity.
 His enforced inaction is WelGhlhs heavily upon the premier, however, l and the doctors find him bad pa tient, not willing to obey all their or l ders. He insisted in receiving visitors all day yesterday and in discussing current business with stephen Pichon, the foreign minister, who called upon him late in the evening for the thlf" time after the shooting.
 Anxious About Conference.
 The premier raised the question as to whether the supreme couAcl should sit this afternoon as had bean arranged and expressed the wish that the decision be left to the delegates of the other great powers ConSe- quentIy Paul Dutasta, the genera secretary of the peace conference, was instructed to call upon the Am crican, British, Italian and Japanes0 delegations and get their views. 1t was considered probable early today that the delegates would suggest wait ing for a few days before resumlng their work.
 Impatient to Resume Work.
 Personally NJ. Clemenceau is inn ! patient to resume his place at tho head of the conference. As he refers to the subject of his conversation with those around him he gives the impression of believing that he will be taking his chair at the sittings again in four or five days, for he keeps repeating, Ut is nothing
 None the less, his wound occasional ly gives him much pain. He bears this exceptionally well and tho twinges do not impair his customary good humor. Thus shortly after be was wounded, when one of his col leagues came to see him, the premier, smiling broadly. remarked:
 "The Maharaja of Bikenir invited me to hunt the tiger in his country. Well it is the anarchists who have hunted the tiger but they missed him.
 Sends For Special Nurse.
 The premier yesterday sent for Sis ter Theonessc, the nun who nurSed him when he was operated on a few years ago, and she is attending him. He spent the day yesterday in hi7 armchair. but asked that his favorit0 old grandfather's chair should bo brought up from his country house at Bernouville.
 The premier's mind never was clearer nor his thought more rapid. He discusses his wound and his symptoms technically, just as if they were those of another person.
 Back When Wilson Returns. . If the early reports regarding the premier's condition are borne out by the later examination, it would appear after a period of convalcscence M. Clenenceau will be able to resume his activities about the time that President Wilson and Premiers Lloyd George and Orlando return to Paris. Meanwhile, the French premjer's ab- sence from the supreme council takes away the last premier of the Euro pean powers at the peace conference.
 One of the four Vice-p presidents elected at the time Premier Clemen- ceau was chosen president of the con- ference-Premiers Lloyd George and Orlando, Secretary of State Lansing and Marquis Saionji-Will preside over the full conference if it is found ne cessary to hold a plenary session be- fore the recovery of the French pre- mier.
 In the council of ten, Stephen Pichon, the French foreign minister will, for the time being, represent France, with Jules Cambon or Andre Tardicu to second him.
 Struck Down at Critical Time.
 Premier Clemenceau was stricken at the very moment he was starting for a meeting that might have had q decisive influence in SyStematizing the problems of the conference so as to lead the course of the transa Otion of the body from war conditions and to a state of peace. It appeared, in deed, that British, American Italian and French sentiment was crystaliz- ing on plans to take in hand the con- structon of the actual peace treaty, and this would undoubtedly have been one of the chief subjects dis cussed at the conference set for 10 o'clock yesterday morning with Pre- mier Clemenceau; Arthur J. Balfour, British foreign secretary; Col. House. of the American peace mission, and Baron Sonnino, Italian foreign min ; ister, participants
 Early Settlement Was Imminent.
 Preliminary soundings on this ques- ton had already been taken and the prospect seemed good for the deci- sion upon an efficient procedure that would secure results within a short time from all the conference commit tees, permitting early draft of the es- sentials of the peace treaty-perhaps ' by the time of President Wilson's return from America. In such an LL.A., fin,