The New York herald., 1922-12-02
No Real Danger Is Feared,
but City Decides to Take
No Chance.
CHINESE POOR SOLDIERS
Don't Want to Fight, He Says,
but He Prefers Them to
the Japanese.

Special Dispatch to TIM NEW YORK HERALD.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 1.-The pilgrimage
OF Clemenceau reached its furthest
West to-day. From st. Louis he will
turn eastward tomorrow bound for
Baltimore and Washington.
Policemen carrying riot guns are
guarding the country home Of Joseph
Pulitzer. ten miles from the center OF
the city, where Clemenceau is staying.
These are short barreled shotguns
sometimes called pump guns. designed
for quick emergency use. The guards
hour shifts and will remain there un-
til the guests departure. Deputy
Sheriffs and plain clothes men are
about the grounds. Visitors have to
show Credentials.
This morning about one hundred
policemen were assigned for his arrival
In the city. Six hundred will be ranged
along the route OF a parade tomorrow.
or in and around the Odeon. where the
visitor from France to what was once
New France is to speak at 2 p NJ.
One is informed that these are merely
the precautions ordinarily observed when
a very distinguished visitor comes to ST.
Louis. However. Marshal Foch saw no
riot guns when he was here last year.
Many Threats Made.
The fact is that an unusual number
Of letters threatening Clemenceau has
come into the hands of the ST. Louis
police. No one believes they indicate
the presence OF real danger but no
chances are being taken. 1t is recog-
nized that in city with so large a
German population the message" he
has been delivering In the United States
cannot have pleased everybody. The
fact OF his having been shot at the
time of the peace CONFERENCE.-The body
still carries one of the bullets--also is
held in mind. The least OF the threats
was that rotten eggs would be thrown
Mt the Odeon meeting. A man who said
this would be an infamous libel on ST.
Louis hospitality tipped the police that
friend of his had talked of such in
tentions and he suggested extra protec-
tion on that account
ST. Louis Is indeed a warm hearted
city That could be felt as soon as the
party arrived here. Mayor KieI didn't
wait for Clemenceau to 20 to City Hall.
to Clemenceau-boarde his private car
and personally offered the latchstrings.
I~Another departure from the routine
was avoidance OF the Union Station and
it's crowd. The train stopped in the
| yards Just long enough TO take on the
reception committee. including Joseph
Pulitzer and the Mayor, and then pro-
ceeded to the Union Boulevard entrance
OF Forest Park This move had not
been announced. The desired result was
hat-only handful OF persons saw the
! Tiger alight.
VIII Await Verdict.
| Clemenceau was asked what he
thought was being accomplished by his
American tour. His reply was "I don Z
think. man doesn't think while he is
doing things. Meet me ir France in a
year and I will tell you more. ] am do
| Ing my best
T He looked at digest Of editorial
comment on his New York. Boston and
Chicago speeches and remarked: 81 am
entirely satisfied. II is better than I
| expected--Inuch better"
The Pulitzer newspaper here. the Post
Dispatch. eulogizes him. naturally. In
the star he receives a friendly word as a
tribute TO France and as a personal
greeting. but. the comment adds. 1T
would be idle to pretend that the entire
population OF ST. Louis joins In the
welcome or that the people who greet
him with genuine heagtiness can be
listed as indorsers OF his policies"
II also tells Clemenceau that he will
see that there can be no treaty Of AL
liance between the United States ana
| France.
Loyal sons OF st. Louis of course, re-
sarded the visit to-day with their proud
est statistics. including the fact that the
city has the largest horse and mule
market In the world. and America S
only civic outdoor theater. In turn he
talked of many things. He said ne liked
the Chinese better than the Japanese
that "the japanese OF tho peace confer
ence gave us little help" He said the
I Chinese were fine. conscientious. honest
/ people but poor soldiers. They don't
want TO fight" He again denied, rely
ing on an Official statement" that
! France has negro troops on the Rhine
and suggested that Senator Hitchcock
must be very young. because he Is al
most unrea sonable.
Posing for a photograph Clemenceau
sighed: when q man wants TO kiss a
girl in this country he is stopped and
asked TO pose and by the time that is
done the girl. alas, is gone"
Encouraged by what he had seen In
the Chicago stockyards Clemenceau
changed his breakfast diet this morning
from eggs to sausages.
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