Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-13
PEACE MISSION
Of CL.EMENCEAU
HERE IS ENDED
Tiger Makes His Last Ap-
pearanCe in New York;
Sails Today on Steamer
Paris for Home

New York, Dec. IL. (by the AS
sociated Press) Surrounded by
friends of France. in a hall festoon-
ed with the inter-twlned flags of
America and his own land, Georges
Clemenceau tonight came to the
end Of his peace mission" and
took leave of the United States.
He appeared in the grand ball
room of the Pennsylvania hotel be-
fore 1900 members of the Ameri-
can committee for devastated
France. Immediately after he had
spoken he motored to the steamer
Paris, on which he sails back home
tomorrow.
The Tiger of France received
ovation after ovation-first when
he entered the hall to the strains
of the Star Spangled Banner; again
when he was referred to In an ad-
dress by Jules J. Jusserand, French
ambassador; again when he was
introduced by owen Wister.
Speaks About Ten Minutes
Clemeneeau spoke about ten
minutes explaining that he was
tired. had sore throat and wants to
go to bed"
II cannot find words" he began,
ITO express my gratitude for so
kind a welcome.
81 had made up my mind about
q week ago to make here tonight
long and elaborate speech to
prove a great many things that
need not be proved. and to tell you
many things which you know as
well as | do. But Miss Anne Nor
gan, chairman of the committee)
was good enough to let me know
that I had better not speak and !
agreed with her opinion.
"Why, should I speak? have
got q sore throat; ] am tired;
am old, and l want very much to
go to bed.
"But all this will not prevent me
from saying once more what l
ought to say. / came TO this coun-
try to accomplish a duty which
nobody asked me to accomplish
and some people even did not seem
to like the idea that was going
to do my duty. I came to appeal
| [ othe American mind and the an
swer came from American hearts.
I could not do otherwise but give
nv heart to those who gave their
hearts to my country.
INV dear friends. I have seen
your soldiers in this bloody, cruel
war. am a witness for them II
they need any. / knew from the
first moment when the enemy saw
them, they did not want to go on
with war very much longer. You
have done splendid work, as great,
I should say greater, than could
be expected from your sons ana
brothers and husbands; but there
remained O. duty during peace ana
! the greatest part of it was beautl-
fully accomplished by the ladies
| that / have beside me, who with
generosity, with kind hearts toward
those who had suffered so much
did more than they could nave
been expected to do.
"For this I am not to thank you
that is not enough. ] do not be-
lieve in reward. think each good
heart is it's best reward to itself.
Raised Great Hopes
"I want simply to tell you that
we acknowledge 1t, that we are
ever thankful for it. When the
Americans came they raised among
us great hopes. We had been prom
ised the end of the war, pity gem
erosity, all the great dreams that
man has been promenading with
himself under the stars. Those
dreams have never been realized.
We are told they were going to be
and we all believe it, and the SOL
diers above all believe it, and 1t
was as nothing for them to give
their lives to obtain such a very
high aim, the aim that every great