Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-04
CLEME|NCEAU
BACK TO THE
MIDDLE West
--
Seeks to Clarity Position
i III On the League Of
Nations.

ISOLATED Press)-Gecrges Clemenceau
sought yesterday to clarity his posi-
ton on the League Of Nation as he
sped east Sunday to Baltimore from
St. Louis where Saturday he delivered
the fifth Of his addresses in an effort
to arouse sentiment for the return OF
the United States to participation In
European affairs. ",
Concerned because some neWspa-
pers he saw INTERPRETED his. St. Louis
address as a plea to America. to enter
the League Of Nations, he declared he
had not intended to advocate such a
step.
1t was well known, at least in
France. he told correspondents, that
he was not an advocate of the league
and he said he would not urge the
United States to enter it. However. he
declared the league had done some
good as he said in his st. Louis ad-
dress he would prefer to see the Unit
ed States enter it than not to come
into European affairs at all. He indt-
Gated what. he really wpuld prefer
above all else, however, was an agree
ment between the United States and
Great Britain to guarantee France
against aggression.
3d. Greeted at Dayton.
At Dayton the tiger was greeted by
Mayor Frank b. Hale, Orville Wright,
airplane pioneer, Colonel K. A. Deeds
and Frederick B.. Patterson, cash reg
lister manufacturer.
, Wright declared C'emenceau was
correct when he said in his st. Louis
yesterday that submarines and
airplanes had rendered capital war
ships mo longer capital"
"Airplanes will be a tremendous
force in the next war;" Wright said.
Clemenceau delivered a five minute
peace message" to the Dayton crowd
Trance is a peaceful nation, he
said. She will fight If she is attacked
but she will never attack. Charges OF
m~ilitarism against her are pure non-
sence.
Let Germany and all Europe know
that America stands with France" he
pleaded. THAT is what l have come
for. L don't know whether 1 will get
if. but l hope"
One of the welcoming committee
tied a big floral piece to the rear OF
his a as the train started and hun.
dreds of the crowd ran after, the cal
waving RATS and handlkerchiefs.
Met by Quakcrs.
The committee Of FQuakers that
6lSCLCu. NlS1llGllSNou az
Ind, 1.-THE Quaker city of the west
included Timothy Nelson. "a, said tc
be the oldest Quaker in the United
Estates. Others in the committee were
ID. NJ. Edwards, president Of Earlhan
college,; Mayor Handley and Rudolf
g. Leeds, son Of the late VIM. b
}fLeeds, tin plate king, and %step-son Of
lPrincess Anastasia gof, Greece.
''TheNQuaker work is a good work.
the tiger told his Quaker audience
mot only in religion, but in civiliza
ton. In q certain sense we all ought
| to. be- Quakers. We ought to look fol
peace. But we must, remember as
General Grant knew, that peace cal
be gained only by war...It'is a pity bu'
it is true.
but we can all be a sort of fighting
Quakers." he coNinued. Fighting il
peace and fighting in a 70
Il wish you would make up YOU
| mind hat life is not very different
from q fight anyhow"
s n Given Bouquet. T..
When he had finished. Sarah Cope
land handed him up q bouquet. Il an
\ sorry I can't kiss you" he exclaimed
The crowd quickly lifted Sarah to tn
car platform. ~ '1 4. ~
Did you ever kiss so old a fellow?'
the tiger bantered. ,. 81.
NO said. Sarah.
"Then I'll give you two" he said
kissing her on each cheek.
The silver loving cup p~resente'
a Clemencesu was inscribed ITO tn
I Tiger of France"
at is the wish Of the negroes o
Indianapolis" said an attached caro-
that you may live to see the ,da
when no danger shall threaten tn
land of the lilies" -.