Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-25

think. 1t is the very simplest thing
IN the world
"There Is at Lausanne con-
ference where England and France
are supposed to agree with Italy,
which might meet with some diff
ficultIes. Let the Yankee come and
say. Good day, gentlemen; Is there
a seat for me?' They will give him
an arm chair.
"Never were circumstances bet
ter. Go there and you Will meet
the eastern question which has
been troubling the world for the
last 500 years. And you will do
more-you will settle 1t, because
you can do it: because the pres
ence of America In Europe again
will tell the Germans that they
won't go farther than certain
limits and because everybody will
understand that there Is a moral
and material power which Is to
take possession of the world, not
for domination but for freedom.
Let my conclusion be this: Let us
unite. Let US be good Let us be free
Replies to Senate Critics
The aged war premier, looking a.
trlfIe worn, but full of enthusiasm.
spoke for more than an hour.
Earlier in the day he had granted
his first American interview, in which
he answered caustically the criticisms
leyelled at him and his country in
thursdays debate on the senate floor
at Washington. He had paid special
attention to Senators Hitchcock and
Borah, launching barbed sallies MT
both. some of which were so hot that
ne later asked that they be stricken
ont
lie paid his respects to them again
from the platform, without. however.
using their names. And his defense of
himself and of France against charges
ot mllitarism' and imperialism
here We're couched in terms of re-
proaeh rather than in fiery sentences.
To-day" he said. Il hear | am an
mperialist because I have got a war
budget of five billions and that | am
a militarist because the French have
military service of IS months
Well, | hope if we are not too
Early surprised by new war. thar
his time of military service can be
shortened. | hope that the French
budget of war can be lessened. But [
an not going TO make any promises
about 1t. do not concede that Eng
and and America have the right to
obliged me to defend my country in
such manner. / am not going to com
9laln of you because you organize your
and naval defense as you see
'est according to your laws and de-
lsion of congress. Therefore. why
ihould you complain of me? Don't you
hInk it rather humiliatinp?
L would like very much to hear
rom anybody ar what time we turned
mlltarist. 1t was not when we were
1ghtlng, because We never had soldiers
'nough. Was that militarism because
We saved the whole of the world from
he German dominating undertaking?
Vas that militarist because our men
lad to fall and we had to find men to
oliow until you Gomez
ell, can't | say something in that
inc when | am not sure under what
circumstances new war can spring.
or instance in the east, where America
S just as well interested for great
many reasons as we are ourselves
The Tiger renewed his assertions
hat Germany was arming and prepar-
ng with Russia and Turkey for new
var. Adding that he was much sur
'iiScu NllVH ne Ills statement
hat Germany was arming, had been
uestioned. he drew an official looking
heet of paper from his pocket.
"Hers Is a paper that was not
intended for you" he said. "They
say they don't fahricate guns
and of course they don't fabrI-
cate guns, as you fahrieate sugar
and steel. openly. But If they
don't fahricate, tell me why on
the fourteenth of July In ore
manufactury that know of, ths
officers of the allied armies dis
covered $50 groups of cannons,
loss enough to arm two corpse"
When Colonel Bonsal finally got the
Tiger to quit, the audience gave him Il
ing ovation. Then he climbed into
is limousine and drove to the Boston
luseum of fine arts. He spent about
half hour there. dividing his time
etween two of his pet hobbies-re-
'ains of prehistoric creatures and
hinese and japanese art.
NJ. Gemenceau will go to New
iaven Saturday to attend the Vale
harvard football game
THREAT OF BULLETS.
St Louis, Nov. 24.-A letter declar-