South Bend news-times., 1922-12-06


hat which he had had out OF his
luggage only once before.
But hts smile vanished when he
saw the usua4 battery OF motion
picture photographers and still cam
era men lined NJ. lie posed Tor a
moment with a frown and then NUT
tering mething 10 Ambassador
Jusserand. turned away and entered
his limousine.
il had been expected the French
war premier would drive 10 Wood
row Wilson's 5 81. home from the
White House, but the visit was post
pOued until tomorrow 10 serve the
former presidents convenience. So
Lhe Tiger WenJ sightseeing.
Ambassador Jusserand took him
first 10 the Lincoln Memorial. where
he stood for several minutes in sill
ence before the heroic figure of
Lincoln IN the vast columned temple.
Then ne walked over and read the
Gettysburg address on the marble
wall. Ignoring workmen hoisting
buckets OF paint 10 the roof. he also
paused to read Lincolns last in
augural address. which is hewed into
the opposite wall.
Wanted TO See Bears.
Emergin. NJ. Jusserand pointed
out the rejecting pool under process
Of construction between the memor-
iaI and the Washington monument.
and explained that in the morning
IL would mirror the tall Washing
ton shaft and in the afternoon would
reflect the memorial.
Clemenceau then was driven to
the monument but his car circler 1t
without stopping and sped out
through the fashionable Chevy Chase
section TO the geological gardens,
where the tiger expressed u desire
10 soc the bears. lie made complete
round Of the bear dens. stopping be-
fore nearly every one TO read the
descriptive cards and to grunt out an
occasional comment 10 NJ. Jausser-
and.
Ignoring the tiger house, which all
the trailing photographers hoped he
would visit, he returned to the Cres-
cent place home of Henry White,
his Washington host, and went into
rest for an hour.
Secretaries Hughes, Mellon, Weeks
and DENLY and Maj. Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss, retired, met him at luncheon
at the White home. Then he started
on a round of social calls. visiting
Mrs. Robert W. Bliss, wife Of the
third assistant secretary of state,
dropping in at the French embassy
for tea.
Returning TO the White residence.
he gave an intedview TO the greatest
array Of newspaperlnen ne had faced
in America. There were present
nearly one hundred representing the
Washington corps of correspondents
many Of whom had confronted the
tiger frequently at Paris during the
peace conference.
Discussing with them his self i'm
posed mission 10 the United States
that OF stirring up public opinion
on certain matters declared it
was almost accomplished.
One Guarantee Enough
If my opinions are asked as to
what you should do" he added, Il
would ask for a kindly Intervention.
But of course. behind words there
must be some sort Of acts. A few
lines on a piece OF paper would be
enough.
IT the people OF America think
the League OF ltions VIII do. that's
your business. ID rather have one
good guarantee from England or tbe
United States than a league Of na-
tionS"
Asked il Americas entry into a
league would be a sufficient guar
antee, he declared he would not an
swer yes or no, for fear of being
misunderstood.
There was before one League of
Nations" he said. which brought
the greatest war as that killed
Greece. Ny own private opinion is
that a guarantee of England would
be delightfully."- received by France
and American guarantee would be