The Washington herald., 1922-11-28
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PROOF: OFFERED
BY HITCHCOCK
Senator Reads Some Letters.
Describing BilIeting of Negro
Troops on. German Homes.
FRENCH REPORT. is QUOTED
colored HeckIer in Gallery
Interrupts Speaker, Which
Rouses Stir in Chamber
By Universal Service.

The storms created by Clemen-
eeau's attacks upon Americas atti-
tude toward France since the ar
mistice broke out afresh in the
Senate yesterday.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
charged the former Premier with
making reckless statements in
reply to speeches delivered by him
and by Senator Borah in the Senate
last week.
SAYS TIGER LIED. -
= Tie Senator was wrought up over
Clemenceau's denial OF Hitchcock s
charge that black troops are still
quartered in Germany as part of
the French army OF occupation.
This denial. the Senator said. was
deliberately untrue" ,..
Senator Hitchcock produced an Of
fetal document issued only last
month which showed that black
troops formed part of the French
detachment in Germany at that
time. He said the Senegalese troops
had been withdrawn. but that more
than 10000 soldiers of an inferior
race. and Semi-barbaric. have been
quartered upon the white people of
Germany by the French govern
ment.
QUOTES LETTERS.
The Senator quoted letters and
telc-rams from persons who lately
visited Germany, all of which GER
tilted TO the truth of his original
charge and disputed Clemenceau' 5
denial ln>One letter il was stated:
| was an officer in the American
army Of OCcup1tion for three years.
ard whom Clemenceau says there
were no negro troops ON German
soil he mak"S statement that is
absolutely untrue. have seen
negro troops on German soil for
the uast three years.
Senator Hitchcock spoke at length
about the BLACK horror on the
Rhine. quoting numerous authori.
ties TO show that outrag ges upon
the German population had been
committed by the black detach-
lncnts. RE charged that France
placed these troops there for the
sol" rurpos,' or incitipg T." C;.r.
mans to nets of VIOLENCE, thereby
giving France warrant fer the seiz.
ure of German territory.
SPFAKER INTERRUPTED.
During Senator Hitchcock's speech
strange incident occurred. i ne.
Sro soldier seated in the gallery
arose and said: Mr.. President,
can ask the Senator a ques.
tiOn2" Vice President Coolidge
raped the Gavel for order. and
the man in uniform seated himself
without further disturbance. Sen.
stor Hitchcock overlooked the in
cident- hut when he finished his
speech, Senator Heflin, of Alabama,
arose and delivered a fiery speech
dema nding that the soldier be i'm.
mediatrly elected. The soldier left
while llcflin was speaking Heflin
declared the action of the soldier
In addressing the Senate from the
gallery was an insult 10 Senator
Hitc chcock.
HitchCOck took complaisant
view of the matter and denied that
ne WIS insIIitcd. He was Joined by
Curtis. majority whip, and Reed. OF
Pennsylvania. both Ut whom de
clarcd the soldier meant no offcnse
The soldier gave his name as
LucIus Jones. of the 415th Quar-
feTmaster Detachment. and ex
planned that he was unaware of thu
Senate rules.
ClcmcnCCau was defended by
Senator Myers, Of Montana, wht
Asserted that atrocities cOmmitte eG
by troops in Germany were not &c
bC compared with these committed
by German troops during the war
Senator Owen, of Oklahoma. also
took Clernenceau's part, declaring
thar the treaty, WIS a treaty al
force, which Europe was conn 20
10 accept because Wilson's fom n
points We're yielded at Versatile:
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