New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
CIenenceau Here to Interpret
Europe to America, He Says
ssTiger'' Extols Service of Cen. Pershing,s ArmJ
! and Deplores Cloud of misunderstanding;
Ladies' Here Still Lovely, He Finds
Eonomin j, tha fent cleneeeeaua seech City Hon

Ladies and Gentlemen: rho fact
ss that It is only fifty-aevsn years
ago since saw this old City Hall Of
New York. At that time 1t looked to-
me very high. Why is that? Now it
looks SO low. Of course, ] cannot
help being moved to the utmost by
The kind words which General Wick
ersham and Mr.. Mayor were kind
enough to address to me. The fact Is
that /, myself, did not come to get
greetings. Our information is so bad
over in the benighted country VIC
cali France that, of course, knew !
would have kind greetings. But l
did not think it would go to The bot
tom as Mr.. Mayors speech would
want me to think.
You have not said word. Mr..
Mayor, that is not an expression OF
the truth. You spoke OF the time
when France came to visit the Amer
lean soil with weapons. But We want
to see 1t never again, though it mas
progressed toward lettering nations
and men. We have had terrif1c,
the greatest war that ever was 'n the
world. Men fell by hundreds OF
thousands in that war and we waited
very long sometimes and we looked
around to see if some help would not
come.
Praises American Soldier
Help did come, and it came mag
nifcently, must say, in the snaps
Of the American soldier. can speak
Of it ps having seen it on the fields,
and / have seen it, too, on the farm.
Very often / met at the peasants
l.; o,nt,$h AYnaf1r2n.
with two children on his knees, you
know, telling stories TO them and
irving to understand the questions
that the old men and women should
ask about America, Of course, he
did not speak French more. than
the other spoke English. Some, way
or other they made themselves un--
derstood. Very soon we discovered
they were all friends.
/ have seen them the Americans
i'm the fight and / have seen them
in the field, when the American, un-
der the command of General Perish
ing, something like, think, twenty
two divisions, and four French, took
hold marvelously at st. Mihiel, los
ing o great many people. When l ar
rived the next day what did ! see
All the American motors in the old
city full of French women and chill
dren and flowers. These poor people
who had not been allowed to get out
of their dens for, three years were
rescued by the Americans.
And l saw the crowd cry, and
laughing and crying I think saw
once in a while an American soldier
get kiss. 1t was the next day after
the battle took place when all OF the
city had been emptied by the Ameri-
cans. 1t was joy not to be forgot
ten.
Tells of Decorating Americans
saw sometimes the worst: / have
seen Americans in the mud for days
and days without being relieved and
looking very sorry, but the moment
came and brought them the crosses
of war they had so magnifcently
gained, you know, they were all
smiles. We shook hands and we
b spoke of the old place-America was
the old place there. They did not
cry, but | could see the twinkle in
their eyes, Of course they knew! I
was theirs and they knew they were
mine. One day in the highway'I met
q troop Of soldiers going home and
they made me feel sad when they
spoke of the Old Country. sTs
They said: Won't you come TO
America some day ?'' / said: "No,
am too old; cannot think of go
ing there l said, "You make me
make speeches and it tires my lungs.
have very few of them left. Poor
miserable things" They said, "You