Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-28
SENATORS ATTACK
AND DEFEND TIGER
IN WARM DEBATE
Repeats Charge
Black Soldiers Used
in Germany.
SPEAKER INTERRUPTED
BY NEGRO IN GALLERY
Senate OverIooks AHront as
Probably Due to Ig-
nOranCc.
MYERS ANSWERS CRITICISMS
owen. T"n. sn.s Gcod Word for
ticmrnrcau, While DcpI"rinE
Policies OF Government.
SPEAKER INTERRUPTED
BY NEGRO IN GALLERY
MYERS ANSWERS CRITICISMS
Owen. Too. sn.s Coed Word for
ticmrnrcau, While DcnI"rinE
Policies Of GOVcrnmrnt.
iKv .\ssociatch rrcss.l

! tfy Associated I'TcSS.
W.\SlIi Nt;ToN. Nov o1-The Tiger
nf France again came under fire in
the Senate today. when his utteranccS
"n his tour of the United States were
subject OF a conflicting debate which
was eniiNcncd by an interruption
from the galleries by negro soldier.
Senator Iiitch"ork Democrat. Ne
hraska, former chairman OF tho For
'iCn Relations Committee. led of In
the dcbat. with an attack on NJ
ticmcnceau and of French policies.
and WAS Joined in the criticism w
other Senators. while Senator Myers.
Democrat. Montana. came To tn" dc
Tense of the aged French statesman.
senator owen, Democrat. Oklahoma.
also expressed sympathy with II.
'lcmenCeau's mission {" America but
criticised French policies.
Negro Soldier Interrupts
1t was during Mr.. !iitchcock's at
tack upon the wartime Premier in
connection with alleged atrocities OF
biacS French coloniais in Germany
that the negro soldier. who later gave
his name as Lucius Jones. u patient
IT government hospital near mere.
rose in the gallery and sought, to
question tho Senator. Vice president
Coolidge banged the gaVel and SEN
ate attendants rushed forward and
restra ined the man. SO that the uues-
ton wits never asked, but excitement
prevailed in the Senate
The negro soon left the galleries.
but returned for the rest OF the de-
bette. while Senator Iicfiin. Democrat.
Alabama. inccnscd at what he termed
was an Insult" to the Senate, de-
mHndcd the mans expulsion. There
had been discrimination. the Ala
bama Senator shouted. declaring that
in the past white women had been
elected from the galleries of both the
Senate and House for intcrrupting
debate, while this time the disturbcr
was permitted to remain.
Overlook Act.
Senators Curtia. Republican. Kan
sas. and Hitchcock. however. en-
pressed the belief that the negro had
acted through ignorance. and no ac-
ton was taken in the case.
Senator Hitchcock especially criti-
czed the statements of NJ Clemsn-
ceau in reference To the uuartcriug
OF French uIack troops" OH The
RAine. declaring. tiiat i.!o former Pre-
micr's huniais Of the use OF these
troops had been disprovcd. He also
attacked the French Preparations de-
mands on Germany.
Senator Myers. in defending NJ
cocks criticism OF the French states
man and commended French policies
toward Germany. senator Owen. al
though critici@ing French policies, eX-
pressed sympathy with VI. Clemen-
ccau's mission. saying the visitor was
making pathctic appeal TO Amer
lea"
He declared. however. that NJ.
Clemenc-au was largely responsible
thEnnph lN.e
present European difficulties. and
predicted that the American people
would not cooperate with France
Will: she continued her present
policies
Visit 10 lie OF VnIur.
Nevertheless. he added. lie believed
the visit nf NJ. Cfemenccau VIII be
OF great value in the discussion
frankly, honestly. fcarlessly," OF mat
t-rs under public discussion as re-
suit OF the former Prcmicr's utter
anccs. AT the same tnc. he said.
ne ke.hly sEmpath!Ied with The
FRENCH people and thsir suiteruiss
Senator Hitchcock. replying par
,icular!y 10 VI. Clemerccaus state
mcni ;hat no black troops remained
III Germany. presented figures ~ show
that $1,000 black cuion.ais wer. IN
Germany last month. Tie Nebrasl;;,
senator also said the rcparation de-
mauds upon Germany were "impossi-
BILE"
Resents Attack on Visitor.
senator Myers declared he re-
sented having M. Ciemenccau re
buked and assaiied,'' and added tina;
he was in complete agreement with
NJ. Ciemenceau's argument that
America erred i'll not joining the
league Of nations. The Montana,
senator also dcplored what he said
were Expressions OF sympathy for
GERMANY by Senator Hitchcock
Every dollar laid on Germany In
rcparationS should be- collected IN
sympathy with the whining OF Ger
many against France" said Senator
Myers. who pictured the former
Kaiser as 'fcasting and making
merry because the allies have been
too lcnient." with Germany.
There Is no matter OF doubt that
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