The New York herald., 1922-11-24
CLEMENCEAU ROUSES
STORM OF ANGER AND
DENIALS IN GERMANY
Allied Control Board As
serts No Guns Are Being
Made as Charged.
CALLS IT IMPOSSIBLE
Official Circles Say Accusa-
tions Are Too Farfetched
to Answer.
ENVOY HERE MAY REPLY
Report Of Secret Treaty With
Russia and Turkey Is
Ridiculed.
ENVOY HERE MAY REPLY
BY LINCOLN EYRE.


Special Cable to THE New York HERALD
Copyri0ht, 1929, by THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin. Nov. 90.
Germany is literally infuriated by
Georges Clemenceau's onslaught upon
her in New York. Official opinion,
however, affects TO regard the Tigers
speech as too far fetched TO be taken,
seriously, and the initial comment in
the press follows the same line.
That the Interallied Control Com
mission had declared the accusations
launched by NJ. ClemenceaI quite un-
justified by the facts in its possession
ernmental circles and caused marked
satisfaction. There was n spirit of
frank indignation among some of the
commission members. who are inclined
to regard the charge that the Germans
are makiHg hundreds Of guns as dis
agreeable reflection upon the activities
OF the control officers.
Chancellor William Cuno declined to
make any comment upon or to permit
his Cabinet associates to discuss Gle
menceau's speech, on the ground that
its ful text had not yet been received
here, and that. moreover il voiced
merely the views OF private French
citizen. THE New YORK HERALD corre-
spondent is authorized by the Foreign
Office, however, to say that the Ger
man Government stamps the former
French Premier's allegations about
secret and Illegal manufacture Of wa
material as absolute invention, and
that it feels that the existence of the
Russo German treaty. to which he re-
ferred. has been denied so often that
further denial is unnecessary.
One of the first tasks Of the new
Foreign Minister. Won Rosenberg, was
TO cable the German Ambassador in
Washington authorization TO issue
formal refutation of NJ. Clemenceaus
Indictment, if such a step should seem
expedient.
Bitter Feeling In ReichstaE.
In the Hobbies OF the Reichstag ex-
tracts OF the speech published in this
mornings papers aroused bitter laugh
ter. There is a strong feeling among
the Deputies, howeer. that Clemenceau
has hurt himself ana France more than
Germany by what are deemed here ut
terly baseless charges. The Tiger IS
biting himself" one OF the party lead.
ers exclaimed.
The only newspaper comment Of note
that has appeared thus far is the FOL-
lowing in this evenings LokdidH -ef0ci'
The whole character Of this man. &c
whom In his lifetime monuments have
been dedicated on French SOIL is al
flicted with all the symptoms OF that
morbid overexcitement which has to.
day become distinctive OF France. There
Is no more use analyzing the well
known Misrepresentation which Gle
menceau Is formulating In America than
there is reason for controverting the
falsifica tions Of the story whose design
Is to paint France as peace loving am
Germany as thirsting for revenge and
lusting for war. The impression he hs
produced thus far on the other sue
OF the ocean with his lying phrases
does not seem to be exactly over
whelmiug His speech OF yesterday was
received very coldly in American Coy.
ernment circles Apparently he Is now
trying to restore hts menaced popularity
by suddenly producing letter threat.
ening him with DEATH"
Allied Board Issues Denial.
In the absence OF Gen. Nollett. chiet
OF the Interallied Control Commissiou
who was not at headquarters In Berlir
to-day. the following statement wa
given THE NEW YORK HERALD cor lee
spondent BY one OF the allied Generals
attached 20 the commission, and may
be regarded as official:
Unless every officer. without exccp-
ton In the French. Belgian and British
Rrouns is deceived Il Is absolutely un-
true that there is a single instance Of
war materials being made IN Germany.
That Is not only unlikely but ridiculous.
We have men in every establishment in
the country where arms--cther cannon
or military rlfles-could be made even
supervision OF The conversion OF ol6
arms plants 20 peace uses II is true
a limited number OF sporting arms
made Nobody can draw line between
sportlng and military arms 50 far a.
being dangerous Is concerned, but Il s
well known that the sporting rifles pro.
duced are not 1T and not numerou
enough for war. Moreover. there Is nos
a pound Of powder being made in Ger
many. except for mine blasting. which
again IS obviously useless In war;
The General made this statement o
the most forcibe language, pounding tho
"a bic as he spoke The French members
while ioath to-believe that Clemenceau
had not qualified his statements m
some manner declared that the facts r.
mained that no war material whatevcr
Na rrIn -
Germany.
commission official also told TIT
Nrw YoRK HERALD correspondent tina
while treaties were not in his provinc
there was no reason to believe a treaty