Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-10
NJ. CLEMENCEAU
ENDS SPEAKING
MISSION To U.S.
At QUAKER CITY
ACADEMY OF MUSIC IS
PACKED TO HEAR HIM


! Philadelphia. Dec. 9.-George5
/ Clemenceau. the grlzzled French
war premier, today ended his for
NAL" speaking mission to America
! before the Philadelphia Forum in
| the Academy of, Music with tho
| broad intimation that he believes
| he had accomplished all Of tho
| three purposes for which he for
sock his cottage by the sea in
| France.
or two of them he eyinced no
doubt. lie was confident be had
convinced America that France
was not a miIitaristic nor an i'm
perialistic nation. He was equally
sure he had spread conviction that
France Intended to pay her debt to
America-not Immediately. per.
haDs but ultimately,
He quoted again q paragraph
from President Harding's annual
message to congress yesterday as
an indication that the third point
bringing America back to tho
side of France and England-also
was being accomplished.
-Four power Pact
The paragraph was the presi-
pact which the executive said had
brought "a new confidence in the
maintained peace and which he
suggested might be made model
for like assurances wherever in the
world any common interests arc
concerned -
Il told your chief" Clemenccau
continued that when he pondered
ON what / had said to him / bc-
lieyed his feeling would find its
way toward lis and / believe il has,
But ] don't know what tho diplo
matists viii make of it,
1t was again his peace mes-
sage" that Clemenceau delivered to
the representative audience that
faced him iii the gayiy deckeJ
Academy Of Music
Plea for Peace
But il was plea for peace haselt
on Frances Ideals ana these ideals
he declared, Franco would defend
70 the last drop of her blood, even
II she had to defend them alone
All thc five formal addresses
he had made before were blended
I'm this last of the series. Now ha
was the fiery "TigeE" now flash
ing defiance against Frances enc
mics, now the advocate, carefully
stating his case; now an old man
pleading for his native land, that
she be not misunderstood"
Several times he was interrupts
cd by applause. At the end he
was given a long ovation.
Clemeuceau spoke at II 81. m.
after he had been taken through
crowded down town streets to Iu-
dependence halI-the cradle Of tho
nati0u--where he saw the historic
liberty bell and sat in the chair
that John Hancock used when ho
signed the Declaration of Inde-
pcndence.
Crowds had massed about Inde-
pendence hall and he was cheered
as he entered aud as he left the IA
nous old structure.
Military Escort
His escort was Philadelphia
proudest military body--the B'irsC
City troop, attircd in resplendenE
dress uniforms of o pattern anita
dating the American revolution. IC
was the troop which has had tho
honor Of escorting every president
who has visited Philadelphia since
the days Of George Washington.
Another crowd swirled about his
car as he emerged fror the aCad-
emy after he had finished his
speech, and it was with difficulty
that the police were able to re.
strain enthusiasts who wanted 10
get a close up Of the distinguished
visitor.
The Tiger drove immediately TO
his private car. which left at 1888
this afternoon for Chicago, where
on Sunday he will deliver special
message to the nations farmers
at a farmers convention.