Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-06

Washington, Dec. o. by Inc AS
sociated Press. Georges Clemenceau
visited the White House Tuesday and
talked with President Harding for 40
minutes. But the subject nearest his
heart-Ame erican participation in Eu-
ropean affairs--did not come up.
The visit was described at the White
House as merely social call of cour-
tesy at which it was said serious prob
lens of state were not discussed.
fhe Tiger said Tuesday night it was
"a delightful visit during which he
gave the president his views about
European conditions in general. He
emphasized that he did not ask the
president for any assurances, pointing
out that he was merely a private citi-
zen of France. and asserting he had
not gone to preach to the president,
but to pay my regards
If Ciemenceau picture Of conditions
overseas had any effect on the admin
istration's foreign policies, it was not
indicated in comment at the White
House later on other subjects. With
respect to the Lausanne conference on
The Near East, full participation in
which has been suggested by Clemen-
ceau, the president was said to feel
that every proper influence of this
government-and this influence was de-
scribed as great-already was being
exerted in manner believed to be in
harmony with the best judgment of
the world statesmen who were fully in
touch with the situation.
Objects to Mandates
As to the question of American man
dates over territory once a part OF
the Ottoman empire. the president was
said to rejoice that the United States
had not assumed such responsibility.
The executive was represented as feel
ing that America could not take upon
its shoulders responsibility for direct
ing the affairs of the world.
Clemenceau apparently enjoyed his
talk with the president, which was the
first event of full day. He was smil-
ing broadly when he emerged from the
executive offices where he had been
received, and chatted so volubly with |
Jules J. Jusserand, the French amhas- |
sador, who had presented him, that be
forgot his hat and had to return for it. |
1t had been expected that the French |
war premier would drive to Woodrow |
Wilson's home from the White House, |
but the visit was postponed until |
Wednesday afternoon, to serve the for |
mer premiers convenience. So the |
Tiger went sightseeing /
Ambassador Jusserand took him first |
=. he Lincoln memorial. where he |
stood for several minutes in silence |
before the heroic figure of Lincoln, !!
in the vast columned temple. Then he |
walked over and read the Gettysburg |
address in the marble wall. Ignoring !
workmen who were hosting buckets |
of paint TO the roof, he also paused TO |
read Lincoln's last inauguration adj |
dress, which is bewn into the opposite |
wall.
Sees Beauties of Capital
Emerging. NJ. Jusserand pointed out |
the reflecting pool under process of |
construction between the memorial and |
the Washington monument, and ex-
planned that in the morning it would |
mirror the tall Washington shaft, and
in the afternoon would reflect the
memorial.
Clemenceau then was driven TO the
monument. but his car circled it with |
out stopping, and sped ont through the
fashionable Chevy Chase section to the
Geological garden, where the Tiger ex-
pressed a desire to see bear. He
made the complete round of the bear
dens, stopping before nearly every one
to read the descriptive words and to
grunt out an occasional comment to
M. .Iusserand.
Then he returned to the Crescent
Place home Of Henry White, his Wash |
ington host. to rest for an hour.
Secretaries Hughes, Mellon, Weeks |
and DENLY and Major General Tasker |
II. Bliss, retired, met him at luncheon |
Then he started on n round of social |
calls dropping in at the French en-
bassy for tea.
Returning he gave an interview to |
the greatest array of newspaper men |
he has ever met in the United States. /
There were present nearly 100, repre- |
senting the Washington corps of corre-