The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-11-25
TIGER DROPS
WORLD WOE
FOR GAME
Goes to New Haven for Yale
Harvard Football-His Plea
for Allied Action.
by HARRY l.. ROGERS,
international News Service.


enceau, former French premier, wa
en- route this morning To New Haven.
Conn, to attend the Harvard Yale
football game. THE Tigers" train
left the station at $3.50 a. m. and is
due in New Haven shortly after
noon.
Clemenceau had planned to-, re-
main quietly in Boston over Satur-
day. but so much pressure was
brought to bear upon him and those
i'm charge of his trip that the
schedule was altered yesterday t.
allow him to be present at the an
nual football classic.
The principal argument offered II
favor of Clemcnceau's going to New
Haven was that Foch and Joffre had
done so on their visits and that The
trip of Clemenceau would be incUlG.
plcte il he failed to attend the game.
His First Football Game.
II will be the first timee Clemen-
eau has seen a modern American
football game, though he has always
been IA great admirer of sports aud
Is thoroughly familiar with the
favorite French game of soccier.
The former premier is deeply
touched by the reception he received
In Boston. lie believes that he
could not have chosen a better place
for responding to the attacks that
have been directed against him at
Washington. He will continue TO
answer any further charges II they
seem to be important enough for
noticc.
Meanwhile he has made ii known
the & raj tone of his speeches will
contiI y" the same. He will not at
tempt to persuade Americans that
the United States should ratfy the
treaty OF Versailles or any other
treaty. but his efforts will he di.
rected toward inducing the Govern.
ment 10 send some sort of a commits
sion to Europe to study conditions
there AID advise the Administration
as TO the best method Of eXerting it's
moral influence in European affairs.
Speaking TO an audience that jam
med the flag drapcd interior of Tire.
mont Temple 10 its very doors.
Georges Clemenceau, tiger of France,
ate yesterday described for Boston
and America "A great danger and a
mighty dream.
The danger-a combined attack
on western civilization by Germany,
Russia. and Turkey
And the England. France.
and America Joined together for
the protection Of democracy and
freedom throughout the world
Without making things blaSller
than they are" cried the famous
premier, Il tell you that we may
be facing. il We do not take care.
the greatest crisis in the world.
The fight has been the greatcs,.
Let us declare that the crisis be
not worse
And then the tiger explained the
way in which he would forestan
this threatened crisis.
Wants L. s. At Lausanne.
II simply tell you that there is
nothing that can stop this present
combination but France and Amer
lea together"
A thunderous burst OF applause
greeted this plea. Then Glenn.
enceau, speaking in a pleading. nj
most an affectionate tone, begged
American participa ton in the pres.
ent conference at Lausanne. where
England, France and Italy are
grouped together.
Let the Yankee come and say
good day, gentlemen. Is there a
seat for me?' And they will give
him an arm chair" he said. They
are all wait ng for him. Never were
circumstances better
go there. and you will meet the
'astern question. which has been
'ausing' trouble in the world for the
asst 500 years. and you will do more
you will settle It,"
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emphasis on a desire for union be-
tween France and America, but he
also mentioned England.
when I speak Of the Rhine
there is not only France" he as
serted. 1.-THE Turks have come
back, and England, France and
America must advise, they have
not time to quarrel: they must get
united against a common. foe
Repeatedly he referred to the
menace of the East, harping in.
sistently on the danger which he
asserts Is IN preparation
Would BE Friends.
"As I have said. and az I repeat.
don't think that all we have got
to do with Germany Is to exchange
abuses and big words for years and
years to come" he continued. IT
think that war has gone, and I hope
that we may live without war long
enough. I will not say exactly to
love each other very dearly, but I
will say to be good friends and to
work together for the welfare of
ALL"
Clemenceau then begged his hear
ers to turn their attention to the
condition of France. to review with
him all that France had lost. all
that France has suffered, all that
France has to fear.
Clemenceau drew heated applause
when he referred, again and again
to President Wilson's famous four
teen points. and extolled the treaty
as n product of the American
ideals And IL WAS Tor this fact