The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-22
CLEMENCEAU SEES
GE RMANS BRE WING.
ANOTHER BIG WAR.
0minous Clouds Threaten
Peace of Europe, French
Statesman Tells Ameri-
can Audience

New York November 2l-The mill
tarists in Germany already are pre-
pairing another war, Georges Clemen-
ceau. war Premier OF France. de-
clared tonight in the first address
of his American tour.
Don't you read the newspapers?'
he demanded Don't you know what
that means
The Tiger of France, speaking fer
vently at the Metropolitan Opera
house, reviewed the situation in Eu-
rope. pointing to u rapprochement of
the Turks and soviet Russia as omi-
nous war clouds
In the meantime, he declared
Ludendorff and other German mill
tarists were planning a coup against
the democratic government there
Describing the present as time
sof greatest crisis. he urged that
the United States should renew con-
versations with France and England
which, without definitely committing
this country 10 any set program
would present TO German eyes a pic
ture OF three unpleasant folks who
faced her in the war. He said that
sooner or later America would have
to interest herself In the post war
affairs of Europe. because she could
not continue to be comfortable and
wealthy IL Europe was covered with
blood.
Mentions Wilson
He expressed hope that the United
States mig ht establish plan as to
what was to be done in carrying out
the terms OF the peace treaty and
join with England and France in i'm
posing 1t on Germany.
He was frank i'm his criticism Of
Americas post war attitude, declar-
ing that America had a large share
in imposing the peace terms and had
a duty to see that they we're enforced.
Challenging the worth OF Ger
many.s signature to a treaty, the
Tiger declared that If France had
known in 1918 that PREPARATIONS would
have been unpaid four years later she
would have gone to Berlin.
The Tiger received a great burst Of
applause for the assertion.
NJ. Clemenceau. who protested that
he came to America on no official
mission but as private citizen to pre-
sent the truth as he saw il, declared
that PREPARATIONS was an American
idea, because President Wilson had
come forward with his famous IA
points and the armistice represented
essentially the American point OF
view At mention OF Woodrow VIII
son there was another great burst Of
applause.
Expressing the hope that Amer
lea could find some way of renewing
conversations with France and Eng
land. looking toward enforcement of
the peace treaty, Clemenceau said:
Favors League
II don't want to speak of the
League of Nations. But l might. l
might"
The Tiger said he did not believe
in the league as means of prevent
ing war. but that he believed in II as
a means OF arranging matters, defer
ring war and giving peoples time TO
think.
"You have seen one of the great
est dramas in the world" he said.
1--WE are now in the greatest crisis.
Nobody knows when it will end and
what effect European misery may
have on American prosperity
He asked what America had made
war for and what she had gained.
lie said America had come at last to
the point where she was granted
time to think No sacrifice was de-
manded u her ex ept the will to as
sert herself, as the people She had
vanquisned we're unable 70 do any
thing just at the present moment.
NJ Ci+mencsau- showing little sign
Of fatigue. spoke for nearly an hour
and half.
There was only one bit OF disturb
anee. That was when a heckler in
the balcony screamed a few words
put him out. came cries from va
rlous parts of the house.
The Tiger never halted. continuing
is If the heelSler had been a mute