The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-08
GeneraIissimc Of Allied Armies
Declares France Has Not
Gained Due Assurances.
ACCUSES CLEMENcEAU
Elk Premier Refused. After
Conferring with Wilson, to
Answer His Protests.

Paris. Nov. s.-U. NJ. s.)-Mar-
shaI Foeh, aenerallsslmo OF the al
lied armies, In a lonq sensational
interview with the Matin, today
denouhced the Versailles treaty as
weak peace"
Marshal Foch revealed that the
relations between former Premier
Ciemenceau and himself were badly
strained during the dark days Of
tho war. The generaIlsslno said he
was rebuked by Premier Glenn
enceau when he offered suggestions.
"Franee has failed to aaln the
assurances which our victory jus-
tlhed." Marshal Foch was quoted as
saying.
Personally I was In favor of anS
demanded military occupation of tn,
Rhine until the peace treaty was exc.
outed, and | was supported by M
Foincaire (former president of F'rance)
/ made protest when the treaty wal
fina'iv drafted. but received no answer
when demanded that M. Clemen.
eeau reply, he said that he had con.
yersed on the subject with President
Wilson and Premier Lloyd George and
had nosreply to make.
clemenceau Not ApprecIative.
M. Clemenceau showed hardly any
appreciation of my work. At the wal
council in London. when ] protests ted
against the decision Of Field Marsha
Earl Haig (the commander In -cb'ef o.
the British army was vigorously told
by NJ. Clcmenrean to keen quiet. Tht
premier tM.. ClemenceaW declared tha'
he was the spokesman for the French
government,
M Clemenceau even opposed maxine
me generalissimo Of the allied armies
until Field Marshal Earl Haig In
Aeisted,"
Marshal Was Rebuffed.
Marsha, Foch went into details as to
how he had been rehuffcd when he
sought to have more severe terms Inn
posed upon Germany. He told how ne
the treaty until NJ. Clemenceau Inn
piored him to be present. After the
treaty had been signed. the marshal
said, he told friends that France. would
receiye only "worth'ess check
Two months before the. armistice !
warned the allied chiefs TINT the end
of the war was near F." continued the
generalssimo. II demanded that they
acauaint me with the, nature or the
par'ey demanded. Their reply. signed
by NJ Clemenceau. could be summed
up in the words: None Of your bust
ness, After imposing an armistise
suitable for the enforcement OF any
peace I told the French cabinets: One
day there may be q court-martiai WhN
you friied the peonle after Victory, on
that day my conscience WEI DC ci
that my duty he's been done.
Heard Me In silence.
syNhen l made my last attempts 70
convince the pescemakers that their
treaty was a had one, they heard me
In utter silence. Both in the mean
time and afterwards said to Premier
Clemenceau;
sT have put the question, to yoh;
what Is your renly?' II wes then that
NJ Ciemenceau held lively copsulta-
ton with President Wilson and Pre-
mer Lloyd Gecrge. Afterwards ne w
.s'Our reply Is that there is no .weply
10 make TO you Following this ! pos
itiyely declined to attend the signature
OF the treaty of Versailles only con-
sented after long pleading by M. Fem;
enceau. But after the signatures had
been AFFIXED I remarked to the minis
ter Of finance, NJ Klotzko, Under this
treaty all you will ever get from Ger
many is worthless check