The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-11-22
GEORGES CLEMENCEAU
LANDS IN AMERICA
Distinguished French Statesman Comes
to Win the Sympathy of America for
Ills COuntrymen. Received with
HonorS Upon His Arrival Here.

new York City, Nov. 1S.-GeorgeS
Clemcnceau today again set foot on
American soil.
The war premier Of France. who
left this country more than half q cen
tury ago as a young medical student,
returned in ripe old age with many
years of stormy craftsmanship behind
him, to win for his countrymen the
sympathy of America.
Ihe Tiger came as private citi-
zen, but to no potentate could have
been extended more stately well
come than was accorded when he was
taken from the steamship in the har-
Dor and landed on the historic Battery
wall.
The Tiger found thousands of peo-
pie waiting for him on the tip Of Man
haitian island. There were cheers
when he stepped ashore and then,
headed by the police department band,
IM. Clemenccau and the committee
which had gone down the bay to well
come him started w Broadway for his
official reception at City Hall
Robert Woods Bliss, assistant sec
retary Of state welcomed the former
premier to America in behalf of Presi-
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,
M. Clemenceau replied lightly:
lam growing younger every day.
In fifty years, think I'll be baby"
Robert Condor, a member Of the
national executive committee OF the
American Legion, then welcomed the
former premier "as a man who more
than any other eXemplifes the spirit
in which we carried on the war"
Shaking hands, the Tiger replied:
you're the man like to see. It's
the thoughts of you men that count"
Before landing the Tiger announced
he intended this afternoon 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 pur-
pose in attending the opera will be to
get line on the acoustics Of the
house. He explained he was anxious
for all his audience to hear him, but
that he could not scream.
The Tiger seemed bewildered when
he saw the army of newspaper report
ers photographers and movie men,
more than Is strong, which had come
down the harbor to greet him. He met
a broadside of questions with the
statement that he was prepared to re-
spond with a certain number of "ycses"
and an equal number of noes" which
the reporters could distribute in their
copy as they saw fit.
Confetti and ticker tape rained on
the Tiger as he moved up Broadway.
At City Hall which he said he well re-
membered, he was received by acting
mayor Murray Hubert who hailed
him as the most distinguished citi-
zen Of the great sister republic.
France"
THE people of the two nations be-
lieved then, as they believe now, that
self government is the natural govern
ment of mankind" said Mr.. Hubert.
ITO the maintenance and defense Of
that principle. you have devoted long
life time service characterized by the
display of unusual courage, keen fore
sight, mastery ability and dynamic
force"
George w Wickersham introduced
the Tiger as one of the greatest citi-
zens in the world.
|. NJ. clemenceau, responding to the
welcome, said:
For fifty years I have been mixed
up with the most important political
crises in France have seen my coun-
try invaded twice during my life time.
I do not want to see third invasion
before my death.
''We Will disperse our army when
it can be shown that wc are safe from
this invasion"
He explained that he came in no
mission and that his visit was per-
sonal At first, he said, he vowed he
would not come to America because he
was too old. But when he heard his
country criticized he decided to come,
he said.
'fWe were called militaristic and
imDorfalistic" he said "Jf thero,e q