South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-19
ssociated Press Service

Associated Press Service:
PARIS, Jan. 18.-Premier
Clemenceau responded as fol-
lows:
"YOu would not expect me to
keep silence after what the two
eminent statesmen who have Just
spoken, have said. | cannot help
expressing my great, my pro-
found gratitude to the illuStriouS
president of the United States, to
the prime minister of Great Brit
ain, and to Baron Sonnino, for
the words have Just heard from
their lips.
Long ago when | was young,
as Mr.. Lloyd George has recalled
to you, when | was travelling in
America and in England, | always
heard the French reproached for
an excess of courtesy, which
sometimes went beyond the
truth. AS listened to the Amer
lean statesman and to the Eng
liSh statesman, wondered
whether they had not caught in
Paris our national disease of
courtesy. Nevertheless, gentle
men, | must say that my election
is necessarily due to the old inter
national tradition of courtesy to
the country which has the honor
to receive the peace conference
in its capital.
81 wish also to say that this
testimony of friendship, if they
will allow to me the word. on the
part of PreS't Wilson and Mr..
Lloyd George in particular, has
touched me deeply because | see
in it a new strength for all three
Of as to accomplish. with the CO.
operation of the entire conference.
the arduous work which is entrusted
to us. I gather from it a new conf
dence in the success Of our efforts.
"Pres't Wilson has special author
ity 10 say that this is the first time
in fact that the world has ever seen
assem- bled together a delegation of
all the civilized nations of the earth.
1.-THE greater the bloody catas-
nd
ruined one Of the richest parts Of
France. the greater and more splen-
did must be the reparatiOn-not only
the material reparatiOn, the vulgar
reparation. if I dare speak so, which
is due all of us. but the higher and
nObler PREPARATION of the new institu-
ton which we will try 10 establish.
in order that nations may at length
escape from the EN- brace Of ruinOUs
wars which destroy everything, heap
up ruins, terrorize the pOpulace and
prevent them from going freely
about their work for fear of enc
mics which may rise up from one
day 10 the other.
Splendid Ambition.
1T is a great, splendid and noble
ambition which has come TO all of
us. II is desirable that success
should crown our efforts. This can
not take place unless we all have
firmly fixed and clearly determined
ideas on what we wish 10 do.
Il said in the chamber a few DAYS
ago. and I wish 70 repeat here, that
success is not possible unless we re-
main firmly united. We have come
together as friends; we must leave
this hall as friends.
THAT. gentlemen. is the first
thought that comes to me. All else
must be subordipated 10 the neces-
sity OF a closer and closer union
among the nations who have taken
part In this great war and TO the
necessity OF remaining friends For
the league OF nations. is here. it is
YOU yourself TO make IL live and TO
make il live we must have IL really
in our hearts
VIII Make ANY Sacrifice.
"As l told Pres't Wilson a few
DAYS ago. there IS no sacrifice that
am not willing 20 make in order TO
accomplish this and I do not doubt
,-Z.--rN 49, 49, r-nr-n