Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-05
TIGER IS CHEERED
WHEN He PRAISES
WOODROW WILSON
Declares Sooner or Later
This Country viii Be
Forced Into World Affairs,
Says Mission Is Success

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. 4.-By the
Associated Pressl - Re-entry of
America into European affairs, eitl-
er as member of the League Of
Nations or on some other basis, was
urged by Georges CIemenceau,
war premier of France, in his fourth
address in this country delivered
here Saturday, before a responsive
audience
The Tiger, summarizing what he
thought he had accomplished on his
tour of America, declared he believed
he had convinced the country that
France was not militaristic nor i'm
Derialstic, and that she had every
! intention of paying her debt to the
United States.
Just to make sure, however, he re-
peated arguments briefly on these
points before he launched into the
| subject Of American participation in
| old world affairs-the point he said
that he has most frequent advised
he will not be able to get across.
In the midst of his discussion of
militarism he reiterated the state
ment that America showed signs of
militarism and launched into a crit
isism of her naval policy.
II do not intend to interfere in
your policy" he said, "however, you
interfered in mine (referring to the
militarism charges) and I think [
| have the right to say that some
times you were very much inclined
! toward the development of your mill
tary establishments
you have the best frontiers in
the world. They cannot be better
But the other day you said you
could not leave one unprotected I'M
less you had 100000 tons. of war
ships. That may be. I will give
you a million tons if you want it.
1t is way of spending and vast
ing money which ig, at your dispo-
sition. I do not believe very much
in capital warships now because
there are submarines and airpEancs
which make warships no longer cap
ital.
Applause For Wilson
England has increased her military
power nineteen per cent" he contin
ued, " and Japan, II per cent. Well,
we will see. 1 doubt whether 1 will
see the effect of this, but it may be
the privilege of some of you. We
will see what may come out of it."
Plunging then into his appeal for
America to resume an active role in
Europe, Clemenceau recited the his
tory Of America entrance into the
war and her part in making peace.
He was interrupted Ivy a long wave
of applause when he mentioned
Woodrow Wilson and his fourteen
points," on which he declared the
peace was based.
what We're these fourteen points
for" he continued. "Plead:ngs set
forth before all human kind. Your
| Declaration of Independence said
equal rights, pursuit of happiness
for every man-Liberty'-t was
beautiful for them to fight for in
1915. 1t came from America to Eu.
rope again, and you may be proud
that this armistice and treaty had
at its front the fourteen points,
which were nothing but the transla-
ton Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence."
He reiterated that the Monroe
doctrine had been outgrown by
America, adding you have grown
faster, allow me to say, than your
ideals. You are a very complacent
people"
America, he continued, owed it to
Europe to help enforce the terms of
the Versailles treaty, because she
had so large a hand in the making
Of its terms, and because its terms
particularly those referring to repair
aments and disarmaments were be-
ing tlouted by Germany,
Discusses the League
Coming finally to the League OF
Nations, he said:
II do not believe in q society OF
nations as a way to suppress war,
at least now. When man mas
progressed more and more, [ hope
it will be. But L do not object TO
the best being attempted to get even
the least, which is sometimes worth
counting.
THAT society of nations exists
there somewhere in Genoa. 1t has
already done good. 1t has done
something in the case OF Austria.
7 say if you think fit to come, you
come. You will be well received AMI
we will work, French, British and
Americans, together. That is my
prOgram-you know small begin
nings may have great endings. If
you choose to get into the family of
the society of nations, that is your
business; but under the Circum-
stances, I dare say that you will be
obliged to come some way or other
and you had better take care that
it won't be too late."