Evening star., 1922-09-20
Extremely Cordial Will Be Clem'
enceau's Welcome.

Editors of every degree OF OPINION
on the existing European situation
agree that NJ. Georges Glemenceau.
war premier of France anu the
tiger of French politics" Will have
an extremely warm welcome Wheh
he comes here shortly to set lor'h
the French viewpoint on present-daE
International affairs. He Ill he ac-
, corded A most sympathetir and cor
dial hearing. although 'hefe
general suggestion that ne ha'u's
can initiate any new areu''eh'
;,, oouse Americans to look WIN
reyivad favor on the cNis'inE ;s :,
military machine. Ihe'e tho
nioad belief that the Visit oi
| ~, s,stesman must fail if 1t Is at-
;,aa r. have the United states ap
! tho suegestion of an ANA ~ ~
! pr fo,,b in 1919. But so far as ,he
| ,,,,;nr of the Tiger himSen a
/ rern,d every one agrees ;.,,,;c ',ia' as
c.rtion will he as ehll" "a , for
eyer has marked the \is'' "
/ .iorer to our shores; -, ,o- only
! NJ American people Will 'to' .
,,.,,pIn the Tiger Warmly ''e AZ,
; ION News feels certain anu s,rned
| visit to America can prancaau's
as an opening gun TO va may
a,nrn ,o public life in France .,.s
| tttu Lir ,u say some lntefest''S
| Hiis hr-o but his obseF'atloI'S
/ ,ii,i ha in keeping with his custom, -
.ry good se0ae. Not raal, for
,n,.ricans "r'ence he VIII SEeah
Eranca." the Pittsburgh he"us hs,+nI r.
',.",s adding that lit is dono,' III
! ~ n,an is alive who can De a..
,,,snoken rro-American ana equa,,E
nutsnnken Frenchman at prese'.. l. ar, IL,
! ,a.ye a feeling OF Sa'isi 49,, ,ra
! ~. wake of his travels. nt' L;sst
some jobs TOO big TOR tne ,e+s ~
! ,,,ar and that seems to ne one ~
,,, ,t",,, None the less Americans WIZ
". Glad they are to be given q cia'i
| M rnnew personal contact Will
| ~. Tiper of France.'' He can con
! e,leutlv expect. the I.ynchnurs MtMs N.Y.
! feels. :the tribute of natio" ro
! an,ally sympathetic audience, ear, ,,
! ~ VAR and to consider the Frehcn
i iomunint from statesman anu
! ,,ntriot admirably situated to kno"
! ,be truth and abundantlE aoie Z"
! cta+e it with clearness ana pre- -. s.o,
! Clemenceau may feel sure VI -, -,
: walrcme In no country save ms o""
! ,,,1a his presence be more cor
,s;,IIv greeted than in thus repuolle.
TN very fact that when peace was
/ being made Clemenceau became SUN;
; bling BLOCK in the pain OF an iuea t;,,,al
4 no %
! +, when existing conditions are con-
! sidered in the opinion of the Brook-
1,.n Eagle as the visit should nave
international significance ne WIZ
| sneak for France although ne IS no .
! in Office And he Will IeHihu IN 70
Eurone. a, relationship sealed IN blooe
! at the time when Clemenceau repre-
/: sented Americas cause as ruls
he embodied the will and courage o1
! france His welcome also snouie ui u
/ be universally cordial because u ths
record as premier of France, 'ns
Utica Press says, inasmuch an aa
| throughout his long, active even
! stormy, political life he was ihor-
| ouehgoing democrat. ana WI
| welcomed to America for those qua y
| tiles as well as for the inestlmaD!e
! services he gave to France and to
the preservation of liberty, ana ana
civiliza ton in the great war. ms ~ ,
! age will also assist his cause, .he
indianapolis Star points OUT. mas
| much as he is a wise OLD man snu l
may smooth out misunderstanding
where his younger. more tempera1
| mental, more sensitive poiltlca?
brethren. who do not know Ameri-
cans and their real friendliness.
might blunder." The fact that ms 5
proposed visit is viewed with mlXsu s,,a u
emotions r,ass At home On noint Gausut out that hat
|
| "such is not the case In TINS coun-
try. loyal patriot and rear
less fighter to whom the welfare OF
| France was always his first consluer,
! ation-that was Clemenceau: he VIII
| he warmly welcomed by the Amerl-
! can people. and they Will listen at, ;,
tentively to what he has to say.
| While this is so. however, the LOUIS, s,
; willie Courier Journal holds there VIII
| be a tempering of the welcome; Pc
cause the American people will re
| call .that it was the tiger more than
| any one else-if Lloyd George may
possibly be excepted-who baked al
and blocked Woodrow Wilson's plan
! for world restoration in the negotl-
| ations of the treaty of Versailles.
| He makes the trip, the boston
| Transcript points out. because tine
voice Of duty has again called, and
he comes to defend in the forum
| Of America the course which france
/; is taking in international AFFAIRS,
more particularly in her policy to-
ward Germany. He comes also to
plead the cause of solidarity between
! the allied and associated powers. a
solidarity whose continuance hangs
| in the balance. What he has to say
| cannot fail to be of more than passing
interest" But with all respect for