The New York herald., 1921-03-06
JOSEPH CAILLAUX
SEEKS REFUGE TO
AVOID PUBLIC IRE
Former French Premier and
Wife ScOrned as Traitors
at Resorts.
WRITES OF CLEMENOEAU
Likens His Old Enemy to
Scavenger Bird and Calls
Him British Vassal.
WRITES OF CLEMENCEAU

specia, Cable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, bv THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, March ).
Despite the fact that Joseph Gail
laux, who was found guilty Of traitor
Gus dealing with the enemy during the
time OF the war, and his wife. who
killed M. Calmette, but was released
on the plea that she had slain him to
preserve her honor, are subjected to
close police surveillance whenever
they leave their country home at
Manners, near Paris. to mingle with
the throngs at the fashionable resorts.
they are realizing that the trans
gressor's ways are indeed difficult.
Stunned mt Hotels.
Recently they registered at the Hotel
Regina, at Arcachon, and succeeded in
hiding their identity for several days,
but their inevitable disclosure oc-
Cured when a one time political OPP
ponent Of Caillaux arrived at the hotel
and refused to dine In the same room
with Caillaux. The next morning all
but three guests at the Regina packed
their valises and moved to a neighbor-
ing hotel. The following day children
in the streets cried epithets at Call
laux and his wife during their after
noon promenade while Nine. Caillaux
nearly came to blows with the French
wife of British reserve officer who
publicly denounced the former Premier
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when Caillaux demanded protection
from persons who would insult him,
admitting that the French law held no
consolation for those whose guilt as
traitor had been proved and whose
sentence was not yet terminated.
Caillaux and his wife have decided to
seek refuge in a small mountain town,
where the former Premier will pass the
remaining years of his interdiction of
residence in Paris writing political
history OF France since the beginning OF
the twentieth century.
In his retreat at Manners Caillaux has
written a book which is passionate
restatement Of his defence before the
Senate, vitriolic attack on his old
enemy Georges Clemenceau, Frances
v;ar Premier, and an indictment OF what
he calls "imperialistic Britain" In his
bitter portrait of Nj. Clemenceau his
friendship for Great Britain is con-
slant reproach.
aClemenceau yassaI of Britain"
''M. Clemenceau." he writes. believes
that the world Is led by Carlyle's heroes,
and in an outburst of the lirnitless pride
which devours him he has taken front
seat among the demigods. His advent
having been ordained by fate, which has
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take 10 obtain his ends must be laudable.
NJ. Clemenccau seeking to gain his ends
lowered over men and ideas, pourcing
hawklilse to the right or the left upon
any man or idea likely to help him
against his adversaries, throwing away
after attack any man or thought likely
10 hinder him and keeping only what he
thought might be of use to him again.
He was always prepared to swoop down,
now here, now there. to kill or to
scavenge In any corner of the field Of
battle mon or things, and to destroy
them afterward with n ferocity which
earned for him his nickname. Clemen-
ccau's only ideas were those OF hostility
directed against other men,"
This perpetual hostility. in Caillaux's
mind, explained Clemenceau's opposition
to the Mediterranean policy Of Gambetta
and Ferry and his consequent espousal
OF the British occupation OF Egypt.
"The day." adds Caillaux, when Gle
menceau took his stand over Egypt
without wishing it, perhaps, he COM
united himself not only to an alliance
with Britain-he was right--but. wit
tingly or unwittingly, to the subordina-
tion Of France to Britain. Clemenceau
beat Ganbetta and played the game OF
imperlalistic Britain. From that time
on he was the prisoner OF n system of
foreign policy TO which he ciung in the
future"
NJ. Clemenceau's last phase, according
to Caillaux, is one of destruction.
His task was completed" he says.
when he framed treaties which, while
anshrining the minimum OF peace, the
J~tximum OF anarchy consecrated Brit
rsh omnipotence. Thus he crowned his
career by weakening the morale OF the
country. by preparing the way for mon
archy and by seeking 10 make Franco
alone in the middle of Balkanized Eu-
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