Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-24
as the Tiger said, for "a simple citi-

zen" The management had provided
g big throne chair but the Tiger, visit
ing the auditorium late in the after
noon for final inspection, had order
ed it out, declaring it would make him
look like Queen Victoria"
Above his Head hung a cluster of
amplifying horns to carry his voice to
the big audience.
Flags of the two nations which the
Tiger hopes by his tour to weld more
closely, were intertwined over the
stage. The famous golden horseshoe
also was draped in French and Ameri-
can colors.
The audience was select one. Even
ing clothes prddominated, even in the
upper gallaries. An army of plain
clothes men lined the corridor through
which he entered. Notables on the
stage included General Pershing, Alvin
Owsley, national commander of the
American Legion; Acting Mayor HUI
bert, Maj. Gen. r. L. Billiard, COM
mandant Of the Second army corps
area, and Maj. Gen. John f. Organ.
Clemenceau sat between Pershing
and John W. Davis, chairman, smiling
at the cheering audience. When the
applause that greeted the noted
Fl Ienchman ceased, Nine. Peralta of
the Metropolitan, sang a stanza OF
The Star Spangled Banner" Then
Rothier another Metropolitan artist,
sang the Marseillaise. Clemenceau
stood facing the singer, his eyes spark
ling with emotion,
John w. Davis, former ambassador
to Great Britain, introduced the war
premier, the grizzled veteran of state
craft who had finger in the history
of the world, as lie Pere la Victoire."
Explaining that the council of for
eign relations, under whose auspices
the meeting was held, believed that
nothing was of more consequence to
the we'll being of the American people
than the relations they entertained
with distant countries, the chairman
paid tribute to the service of France
in the World war, and the man VINO,
when the hearts of men grew faint
in 1917, breathed fresh life into TIL
weary hosts of all the allied armies"
Clemenceau began his address with
an allegory in which he contrasted
himself with a Buddhist monk who
called his disciples together in an
Indian village q thousand years ago,
to hear him preach.
I But instead of human voice the
disciples heard only the golden voice
Of a beautiful bird, perched on
branch above the monk. That was
the sermon. -
The Tiger" expressed regret that he
could not thus convey his message
without speaking, saying "in fact you
may have heard 1t, l came here on
purpose for that"
First he said, he wanted to say he
was more accustomed to grinning
faces than the smiling faces of ladies"
and that on this night he was rather,
although it has not happened very
often-rather timid."
"ReaIIy Wonderful Welcome"
Then he expressed his gratitude for
the really wonderful welcome which
have met in this country which is most
marvellous since only 81 years ago l
came fresh from the imperial jails OF
Napoleon III to find there was another
way of living and much better way
AS an immigrant he brought to this
country q fresh outlook but he said he
did not know whether it had been ap-
preciated," that he had never been as
sured as much. He has looked around
in America and learned what Europe
had not taught me-to help myself"
And now, like the pupil who comes
back to his teacher, who had gained
experience, come back and it is very
different" he continued. Il come back
with changed ideas and to express my
thanks for the good practical education
that received"
He came, he said, with the Ameri-
can spirit and ready to find fault in
different ways.
Il must confess that l did not find
as many faults as / expected. And
today, having been taught through in
dependence, l am trying to find ad-
vice. / have no mission; l did not
come with a mission from anybody"
Clcmenccau sat in his pleasant lit
tie house by the sea-" in his native
country and there he said, Il heard
there had been bad words for France
l did not like that at all.
"At the same time there came peo-
pie and hard critics, one very dis
tinguished Englishman, and I said
We'll, now, if England misjudges
France, and the Americans misjudge
France, what are we going to do? l
had better go and see what is the
matter"
Thus, he said, he left France with
out really knowing whether I was 60
ing to plead against you or to defend
you"
In a challenging rumble, the "figcr"
then dared ANY one to tell me that /
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