New-York tribune., 1922-11-22
Text Of Tigers Speech

Now 1t Is che same game. II is writ
ten. obody can deny It.
And now ] must tell you what
want ! don't want you to do some
thing that would put the ciyiiiza-
uon in danger in circumstances that
might, be worse than before, We
nave been guaranteed good from
tier. England promised 1t. We
haven't received 1t. Lloyd George
said that America had made the same
promise and had also not kept 1t.
go he wasn't to blame exclusively.
! respectfully ask leave to tell him he
rs grossly mistaken. The facts are
those; Directly, one day I told Mr..
Lloyd George ! want the Rhine, and
| gave him n paper In which uii my
reasons Were described, and after I
read 1t, the next day, or two days
inter, he told me X you leave thu
Rhine ! will bring you other guar
antics, and ! promise you to do my
best with Mr.. Wilson to obtain the
same thing from him. Mr.. Wilson
very wisely said that he was willing
to. agree, but Of course it was all
sub3eet to the acceptance by Gem
gress, SO 1t was with Great Britain.
But the fact that the United States
didn't follow doesn't mean that tho
promise should not have been kept.
And do you suppose thai really be-
cause our allies didn't keen that
promise, that we are going to stop
and let our frontiers open? No! No,
Believes America Cannot
Keep Aloof From Europe
That we never did Things must
N al -.
tion. The main question for the
present is conversation. 1t Is almost
y question of trust and banking, but
1T does not depend upon the bankers
10 create the situation which we all
low for to make our friendships. II
America could take upon it in some
way to renew conversation with Eng
land and France, not to give prom
Use of anything that would engage
the future that she had not intended
doing during the war. We know
that America interests itself in what
happens III other countries. But it
Is not in your power to live happy,
contented and wealthy in America
II you know that much Of tho rest of
the world is suffering. that some of
1T is covered with blood, with want
and with pestilence. II you could
have faith and simply say let us
establish plan Of what is to be
done and when we have established
it, it should take into consideration
guarantees. Tho moment it is done
1t will do much to restore things to
a more normal state. And ! know
that you will not be content to re-
main aloof and let many of the peo-
pie in Europe suffer when you have
so much.
| do not want you to run any risk.
You don't run any. Nowe that will
do for the present Now there re-
mains the question of safety. / do
not want safety. do not ask for it.
But don't you think if the frontier
is protected on our side you know
the result would be protection for
Germany? If we are sure that Ger
many cannot attack us she is sure
that we won't attack her without
letting all our friends go, which we
are not going to do. When, at the
end of the war, | was asked in the
House of Representatives in Paris,
when | was asked what will be your
policy after peace is made, | an
swered, the Same as in war; remain
with England and America, just rs
united az in war. And SO IL you find
some way--I do not want to speak Of
the League of Nations, but | might;
oh, ! might. Don't you think 1t Is
kind of beginning Of corpora
ton? Let us talk practically. AS TO
the League Of Nations / always said,
particularly in the House of Repre-
sentatives in Paris, always said
/ do not believe in it as "A means Of
preventing war. do not see how
war will ever be prevented among
men.
But / believe In 1c as a means of
arranging matters; avoiding wars
when it is possible, giving people
time to think, to ponder, before they
determine TO action, Therefore, you
have the means Of doing great deal.
| saw banker In New York who
told me, Arrange your matters with
England and we will interfere" but
l do not want him to interfere.
Are you very sure that your time
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