Evening star., 1922-11-18

come than was accorded him when
he was taken from the steamship
Paris, in the harbor, and landed on
the historic Battery wall.
Thousands on Pier.
The Tiger found thousands of peo-
Pile waiting for him on the tip of
when he stepped ashore. and then.
headed by the Police Department
Band. NJ. Clemenceau and the COM
mittee which had gone down the bay
to welcome him started up Broadway
for his official reception at city hall.
The aged statesman was carrying a
red rose in one hand when he began
his motor trip up the great canyon.
Girls in office buildings leaned from
windows and blew kisses to him. The
Tiger replied by waving the rose in
a courtly manner.
The welcoming committee on arriv-
Ing at quarantine aboard the munich
pal steamer Macon found the Tiger
peering IL through ss.I e a. window on s1ins the
gray cutaway with gray fedora.
The committee did not board the
Paris as quickly as it expected. be-
cause the Macon forgot to bring
boarding ladders. Soon, however. an
equipped and slipped in between the
Macon and the Paris. The committee
then stepped aboard, while Clemen-
ceau observed their difficulties with
the curiosity Of child.
Welcomed to America.
Escorted to the grand salon by the
was presented to NJ. Clemenceau by
]. J. Jusserand, French ambassador
to the United States.
Robert Woods Bliss. assistant sec
Ietary of state, welcomed the former
premier to America in behalf of PTesi-
dent Harding. and invited him to visit
the President at Washington. Clemen-
ceau accepted, expressing his delight.
Complimented by the committee on
the healthy appearance he presented,
NJ Clemenceau replied. lightly:
Il am growing younger every day.
In fifty years 1 think I'll be baby"
Robert Condor, a member Of the
national executive committee of the
American Legion. then welcomed the
former premier "as man who. more
than any other. exemplifies the spirit
In which we carried on the war"
Shaking hands. the Tiger replied:
You're the man I like to see. It's
the thoughts of your men that count"
Making ready to leave the Paris. NJ
Clemenceau called excitedly to his
valet Albert. who was going up to
the dock with the baggage, to be
sure and see that it was landed
safely.
Poses for Picture.
Led by Col. E. NJ House, a close
personal friend, the distinguished
Frenchman stepped gingerly aboard
the Manhattan to cross to the Macon.
At that moment the Manhattan's siren
1oosed three tremendous blasts The
Tiger clapped his hands hurriedly
over his ears and scrambled aboard
the Macon.
Then came a rush of PHOTOGRAPHERS.
"Oh, isn't there somebody to kill
these photographers? cried the Tiger.
plaintively. "Is it not permissible in
your country"
But he posed.
A band, aboard the Macon then
struck up the Marseillaise and M.
Clemenceau. his hat removed, stood
with bowed head opposite Col. House.
Just as he was about to drop into a
seat the musicians swung into ''The
Star Spangled Banner" and he rose
again. Then he was led to the bow
by the committee and sank into an
easy chair.
The Tiger kept casting piercing
g7ances from under his shaggy gray
brows at the harbor scene. SooR he
interrupted Ambassador Jusserand.
who was chatting politics, to inquire
the whereabouts Of Statue Of
Liberty. NJ. Jusserand pointed It out
through the mist. with the jesting
? observation that the lady was some-
what obscured by prohibition.
To Attend Ouern.
oh" finally exclaimed Clemenceau.
gazing at the statue. 'it is really i'm
pressiver" Before landing the Tiger
announced that he intended this aft
ernoon to attend the performance Of
"Mephistopheles." at the Metropolitan
Opera House, where he will deliver his
first lecture in America, next Tuesday
night. His chief purpose in attending
the opera will be to get a line on the
acoustics Of the house. He explained
that he was anxious for all his audi
once to hear him.. but that he could
not scream.
In his chat with Ambassador Jus
serand on politics, M. Clemenceau con-
versed in French. During an animat-
ed discussion regarding Premier Mus
solini of Italy, the fascist leader. the
Tiger exclaimed:
"Ah, there's a government!
The Tiger seemed bewildered when
he saw the army Of newspaper report
ers, photographers and movie men,
more than seventy-five strong. which
had como down the harbor to greet
him. He met q broadside Of questions
with the statement that he was pre-
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