The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-18
FAMOUS WAR
PREMIER IN
NEW YORK
Hopes to EnIighten America
on European Affairs
on His Visit
BY HARRY L ROGERS

lsTAFF CORRESPONDENT |. N. sERvIcF1
NEW YORK. Nov. IS. Frances
famous war premier. Georges Glenn
enceau. the Tiger" arrived here to-
day for series of addresses in the
United States by which he hopes 10
eniighten Americans on European
| affairs and bind closer the ties OF
| friendship between France and the
United States.
The gigantic French liner steam
! ship Paris with Clemenceau on
! board passed Sandy Hook into New
York harbor at 2-30 a. m. but the
vessel was delayed at quarantine
At 7 o'clock Jules Jusserand. the
French ambassador. accompanied by
several attaches OF the French en-
bassy at Washington. reached the
Battery and subsequently embarked
upon special tug to go down the
bay to greet tho famous old French
state sman.
Col. E. NJ. House. a member OF
the American peace delegation In
Paris. and Frank L. Polk, former
under secretary OF state at Wash
ington under President Wilson, were
also on the tug
Many of the craft in the bay were
dressed out IN French flags and the
French line pier was crowded with
prominent persons. large numbers
OF whom carried the French tri-
colors or wore 1T upon their cloth
ing.
Plans for the reception OF the
Tiger" were singularly impressive
in view Of the fact that Ciemenceau
holds no official position and has
not been in power at Paris for sew
eral years. He has retired from ac-
tive politics.
Clemenceau is no stranger to the
United States. He formerly taught
French In a. girls school In Connec-
ticut and st one time lived in this
city. wireless eadvices from the
Paris as she neared port said that
the former premier was greatly ex-
cited over he prospect of his tour
and was In good health and high
spirits.
During his stay IN this city Glenn
enceau will be the guest of Charles
Dana Gibson. the artist. 1t was
planned that he should visit the city
hall to get the official greetings OF
Mayor Hylan before going to the
Gibson home.
Clemenceau himself talked freely
and wittily but he carefully re-
Trained from giving any inkling of
the real purpose of his visit.
What is your message to the
United States7'' he was asked on
board the cutter Macon as he came
up the harbor.
day night at the Metropolitan opera
house I will give it TO you pri-
vately." he said.
NJ. Jusserand. the French smbas-
sador, who has just returned from
Europe, admitted that he had been
to the seat OF the League OF Nations
at Geneva.
Despite the unofficial character of
the visit Of the great Frenchman.
the American government was OFF,
cially represented on the reception
committee. Robert Woods Bliss. as
sistant secretary of state. was
among the first to go aboard the
liner Paris and to greet NJ Clemen-
ceau in the name of the American
government.
This in itself was something of
surprise, as 4 had been indicated in
Washington that the United States
would take no official notice OF the
visit.
The Democratic faction of Ameri-
can politics was literally repre-
scented. The official reception COM
mittee consisted OF Frank l. Polk.
trusted adviser of Woodrow Wilson
during the Paris reace conference