New-York tribune., 1922-12-09


York. but the entire House Committee
on Foreign Afairs was seated on the
platform. other Senators Who heard
him were David Reed, Of Pcnhsylvanie,
and Sciden II. Spencer. OF Missouri.
Speaker Gillctt Of tho House OF Rep
feseniatives and Mrs. Ciliett cceupie
one of the boxes. An entire section
was reserved BY the wives % members
o. Congress. j. Mayhew WainwfiEhI
Assistant Secretary Of War. and Under
serrctsry on state Phillips were pros
tht Major General John J., O'Ryan,
Of New York. finished an eddrcss on
tho "Maintenhnco Of World Peace lust
Before NJ. Clcmenceau arrived. The
Frenchman was introduced By Major
General Taaker N. Bliss, ono Of the
American signers Of the Treaty OF Yer
saillos. Henry White, another of the
i've American Peace Commissioners,
sat near him.
"We arc all in q very bad iiK-france,
America and All Europe" said NJ. Clc-
menceau. "Dont believe that ] come
% plead FOR France. do not ask for
money. do not ask for help. ] do not
ask for protection. ] ask for nothing
but frlendship and good heart and good
will. am helping ny country, u ~
true. but. believe me- | am helping you
al the same time.
America took part IN the fAbri-
cation not only of tho armistlce
but OF the treaty 81 peace. The
peace treaty had 10 consider two
aims: Rcnnraiions and safety. Presi-
dent Wilson had said. Safety
for democracy You brough. your
American principles. They wero in.
seribed IN fourteen points and Pres
ldent Wilson went 90 Congress and IN
an address he said. ~ these conditions
OF peace are not Insured % "a VIC VIII
Does Not Reproaeh America
"And I come to-day 10 say; Have
those conditions been insurodT and
YOU are obliged 10 say no You are
Obliged 10 answer that And you did
not 20 on. 10 % n fact. ] do not r..
not contest your right. ] simply com
plain that sou left without saying q
word.
a great many friends have told mrae,
You know very well that Congress did
not agree with tho views ~ President
Wilson, and you ought not 10 nave de-
pended upon U.s.
Il do not depend upon you. lou are
perfectly free. ] mover said word 20
any American that Congress should
vote ono way or another. That was no
business of mine. Bot what would you
have Thought of IA % We had sald 70
th, Chief Of the American Republic st
certain moment: But you DO nov
ro1rescnL American opinion.
4 ask. what would you yourselves
have Thought Of W.? You have Q lefai
rcprcscntatiye there. n man ct hign
mental powers, man of strong means
So DO not tell me that ! should know
American politics better. Ny American
politics were 20 60 with America 20
The front and hght ,ho Germans. Ihat
rs the only American politics ! knew ~
The time.
FINDS Report Not Sound
80 ! DO not think iris Is a sound
report. that we DO not deserve IT, and
even now / can hardly think that YOU
would act that way, and II you had'
that IL would have been received with
universal reprobation against US.
"I am asked for what precise object
I came 90 America. ! came 70 ask you
ghv you won't 90 war. Because u is
possibility that under a democracy as
we'll as under a monarchy the eontin-
uity OF 4 few decisions can be oo-
tained. Did you 20 20 yar TO he!p
France reject the enemy' II Is not
done.
"Did you 20 90 make democracy
safer Look afar and you zee the par
barism % Turks and the anarchy OF
Russia and tho need Of revenge OF Ger
many. grouped and met together un-
der the Treaty Of Rapal'o' that acts
them together, those three powers.
Il l0 not say that var Is coming
I hope it Is not But do cay u looks
as though IL might be coming That y
enough 90 take prceaution, and II !
were 20 tell you the precaution 20 take
III were % nivisc you 90 send sol
diers. that might be going very far,
and I do not. simply tell you you
ar strong with your arms, you are a.
strong us your gold and the. great
moral situation ~ America M the
world h Itroug. But it Is not SO much
that 7 depend on that ! simply say
that II tho moral assurance Is given
that America does not disinterest her
ar from the execution of tho trelty
hat is enough. Then tho Germans
will keep quiet And the Turks
cannot suffer tho Turks. | do no,
think any ono can. But they, too would
keep quiet. And Russia will under
stand. u
"But you have your guarantees, ~
vour President said to-day, and ! do
no. blame you for it-your chances Of
war are diminishing. But take you'
guarantee on the Pacific There b.
| ar ocean as n field for hattlo. But
your guarantees on the Rhine. That
/ is a small river which mas already