The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-13
PARIS PRESS SPLIT
OVER CLEMENCEAU
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PARIS, req. LIME newspapers to-
day comment AT length on the recent in
terview given by Premier Clemenceau To
| the Associated Press.
In the same way as President Wilson
WAS speaking directly 10 the people abou,
| their Governments" saye lie Pays, at IL
| TO the American nation. in full agree.
| ment with his grand ally. that NJ. Glenn
enceau desired TO speak. He wanted that
nation, which is inundated by enemy
propaganda. to know In a direct manner
In what state this war OF destruction and
plumber had left victorious France"
The Petite RepubHque says:
The interview given by VI Ciemen-
ceau to the American journalist places US
face TO face with formidable after war
economic problems. and from the very
outset the question arises, namely, that
OF commercial relations between nations
and of commercial treaties and tariffs.
This question not only concerns relations
between victor and vanuuished, not only
lie II between the adversaries. but also
between France and her Allies. The de-
bates will begin. and II Is essential that
they be complete and public.
"Our politicians should not forget that
France for some time to come will need
to erect barriers around some OF her
renascent industries until their recon
struction has been achieved, and In this
case II is still! n matter Of judgment
and task In which our statesmen will
be burdened with responsibilities for the
future"
La Humunits, in an article written
by Daniel Renault. which is headed THE
DEPRESSION OF Monsieur Clemenceau,'
says:
The people OF France will be astound-
ed TO learn that the chief of their Gov
eminent has used language such as It
reads in this interview. No doubt II
Is we'll known that an alarmlst campaign
has been decided upon and lie being
organized to warm up lingo ardor which
was getting tep.d, as well as VI. C1emen-
ceau's popularity. which is getting
cooler. but Is 1t possible that a Pre-
mier the very day after victorious
war could contribute himself by his
evident Axaggerations to trouble public
opinion
I'm this same interview we hear Glenn
enceau affirm that his entire programme
Is based on the splendid platform of
President Wilson, whose noble candor'
he recently scoffed at in the Chamber
attacked by pin prick warfare by his
Wallets Of the bourseoise press"
IA ction FrdncdtSe says:
M Clemenceau's declarations have
the great merit of warning France and
the Allies of the German peril In his
statement We are no longer In the skies
Of Wilsonian idealism. May II be ma Id
while fully recognizing the great SER
vice President Wilson rendered before
the armistice to civilization and France
we are now on terra hrma. II Is the
language OF our salvation"
In the Democratic NoitreHe Andre
Cheradame quotes in full Senator lodges
speech In the American Senate Decem-
her 81 and seeks to prove that the state
ment few days ago by n well known
Paris newspaper that the whole of Amer
lea was In favor of League OF Nations
was unfounded
During my sojourn OF eight months
In the United States" SAYS NJ. Chera-
dame, II did not see anything of the
kind. The society OF nations occupied
quite secondary rank in the minds Of
Americans Their main object was to
impose upon Germany such conditions
that she could never again begin her ag-
gressions. These sentiments we're mani
tested with particular energy at the
time OF the general elections in Novem-
ber"
Verfte sees In the interview the noble
candor" OF NJ. Clemenceau.
III any one" says the NEWSPAPER.
had said only six months ago that on
the day OF definite reckoning victor and
vanquished would be equally miserable
he would have been considered n de-
festlst and would have reused public
vengeance against himself. NJ. Clemen-
ceau Is going still further, contending
that the victor alone has been ruined"