The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-22
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man In tho gallery, who interrupted
and yelled Yes. yes" when Glenn
enoeau asked whether anyone feared
tho French army was being kept UP
for aggressive purposes. evoked .
chorus of ''Thow him out" but tho
Tiger talked on right thru the dis.
turhanoe. an II scron.ly unconscious
of II.
clemenceau undoubtedly scored a
great personal triumph
You left after the contract
was finished. and you said 'Ex.
ceute u m you may" tho old
French patriot eInphaticaily de
ciarod Of the United States.
And you were wrong In that
YOU left without any proposal
whatever.
''When people have boon mix.
Ing their blood ann not speak
Ing Of the goods Of tho world
but their own blood ON the field
of hattie. they have no right 60
leave II there IL difference.
without trying to adjust thai
difference
You broke all the organs OF eco
nomio solidarity. Now. W.
hear that We had better pay what
we owe Certainly | do not want
you to believe that we are such
people that DO not like 10 pay our
debts Tho question is really non.
existent
''If America could take upon n In
some way TO renew conversations
with England and France. not 20
give a promise OF anything that
would engage the future, that shs
had no, intended doing during tho
war. n you could have faith and
simply say. LET us establish a plan
OF what Il 80 be done. and whsn We
hsv. established u. n should taxi.
into consideration guarantees Tho
moment II IL done. " will do much
90 restore things TO normal state"
Standing before the audience in
tho great horseshoe Of the opera
house ss a human embodiment Of ths
fears OF France. csenenccau scath.
ingiy denounced Germany AZ n coun.
try whose word IL worth nothing.
and raised the specsor OF Germany
preparing for another war.
DO you know that they arr
manufacturing cannon by the
hundreds. that they arr mailing
machinery ever,wberef For
what are they preparingy tell
you plainly. as told Lloyd
George before the war. they are
preparing for another war"
The Tiger" dealt urgently with
Gr~at Britain and her leader. Lloyd
George. Ito told how years before
tho war ha warned Lloyd George
upon hia first meeting tho latter at
Carlsbad. that the world cnnflagra,
ton was Imminent.
nut what was probably Of even
greater Interest 90 the distinguished
audience than IN. speakers words
was the great human drama Of
Ciemenceau. the man.
lie said what ho was expect
ri 10 say. except that he said II
far more strongly than vns Inn
Agined he would uc supported
tho work Of the Paris peace con-
Scr~ucs and ~vcn the league Of
nasicna told Of the German
menace 10 France. urged . ~
vivnl Of the war entente be-
tween the United States. Frnnre
and Great Britain. and said that
world peace drpended upon
America reent~ring European
affairs.
In his address Of more than one
hour he was making his -oonfsa-
sion Of his hope. for the world.
much a. aid Woodrow Wilson In
his last message to congress before
leaving tho Whit. House.
The short and huikins figure. who
half siumped. half draxKod hlH steps
back and forth behind a circle OF
plans and flowers. was IN. same
man who. a little more theoretically
then. perhaps. exercised his crush
Ing will on the Paris peace confer.
ence. who s;umpcd back and forth
before the peace table. pounding
with his gray. gioved fists. domlnccr.
ing over the deliberations
So II seemed last night. but with
this diffcrence--that his manner was
milder, at times he pleaded wlst.
fully. He had come back To
America. where he learned import.
ant lessons OF hia youth. 10 refutc
tho bad cords" spoken here Of his
beloved France.
He spoke Of the romance he
tween America and France. His
hard face. IN which some have
seen resemblance 10 the
'blood and iron" counfenancs Of
Bismarck, softened. Tic wanted
that romance 10 eoniinue. that
h why he Is here. lie did not
want money: he wanted some.
thing more valuable than money
the heart and soul Of America. =
The old man looked uncomfortable
In the stiff evening clothes. bu,
never once did he faiter. His short,
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