The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-11-25
Clemenceau Declared That
IS Purpose Of His Visit
to United States
SAYS AMERICANS
CAN SETTLE ROW
In Boston Address He
Again Accused Germany
Of Preparing for War


stract to the specific yesterday, an
swered his critics at Washington vita
barbed phrases, and declared that what
he really came to America for was to
seek to draw the United States into
the conference at Lausanne for the set
Element Of the eastern crisis.
Speaking in fremont temple before
4 fashionable audience that had unbent
even to the extent Of giving him sthree
rahs and tiger" led by Governor
Cox, Clemenceau said he had not in.
tended to tell Americans how to run
their own business
ssBut they have asked me to go fur
ther.s he said, referring to the asser-
tions Of senators at Washington that
his addresses were too vague. ''They
almost dared me. | am ready to-day
in Boston, to go little further. I'll
give you not am advice but what !
think. 1t is the very simplest thing in
the world.
'There is at lausanne a conference
where England and France are sup
posed to agree with Italy, which might
meet with some difficulties. Let the
Yankee come and say, Good day, gem
tlemen, is there seat for meg They
viii give him an arm chair.
sNeyer were circumstances better.
Go there and you will meet the east.
ern question which is troubling the
world for the last 500 years. And you
will do more--you will settle it be-
cause you can do it, because the pres
ence of America in Europe again win
tell the Germans that they won't go
farther than certain limits, and be-
cause everybody will understand that
there is moral and material power
which is to take possession of the
world not for donation, but for free
dom.
s'Let my conclusion be this: Let us
unite. Let us be good. Let us be
free"
The aged premier, looking trific
worn, but full Of enthusiasm, spoke for
more than an hour. Several times he
warded off Colonel Stephen Bonsal,
conductor of his tour, when the col
onel rose and whispered he had talked
long enough.
"Let me say Just a little more" he
would insist, as the audience applaud
ed, and say more he did, until he had
his say.
Earlier in the day the Tiger had
granted his frat American interview,
in which he answered caustically the |
criticisms levelled at him and his coun-
try in yesterdays debate on the SEN
ate floor at Washington. He had paid
special attention to Senators Hitch
cock and Borah, launching barbed sal
lies at both, some of which were so
hot that he later asked that they be
stricken out.
He paid his respects TO them again
from the platform, without, however,
using their names. And his defense of
himself and of France against charges
Of "militarism" and imperialism" here
were couched in terms of reproach
rather than in fiery sentences.
"To-day," he said, II hear am nm
imperialist because I have got war
budget of five billions, and that | am
a militarist because the French have
service of is months.
"Well hope if we are not too early
by q new war that this time
Df military service can be shortened
hope that the French budget of war
,an be lessened But I am not going to
make any promises about II. do not
,oncede that England and America
nave the right to complain, because
hey left me and obliged me to defend
my country in such manner. l am
not going to complain of you because
you organize your military and naval
lefenses as you see best according to
four laws and decisions of Congress.
Therefore, why should you complain of
NET Don't you think it is humiliat
ngg Il
Il wvuld like very much to hear Q
rom anybody at what time we turned
IL was not when we were |
lighting, because we never had sol
Iiers enough. Was that militarist be-
ause we saved the whole Of the world I
rom the German dominating under
akings Was that militarist because
ur men had to fall and we had to find !
pen TO follow until you could come
We'll, can't | say something in that
inc when am not sure under what
a new war can spring.
or instance in the east. where Amer.
"a is just as well interested for
reat many reasons as we are our
elvesf"
The Tiger renewed his assertions
hat Germany was arming and prepar-
ag, with Russia and Turkey, for
ew war.
Here is a paper that was not in =
ended for you" he said. "They say Y
hey don't fabricate guns and of course
hey don't fabrieate guns as you fabri-
,te sugar and steel, openly But IL
hey don't fabricate, tell me why on
he 18th of July in one mandatory
bat l know Of. the officers Of the al
ed armies discovered $50 groups Of
innons, loss enough TO arm two
rps. Here Is the list since 1921.
uns, four hundred thousand and 50
any. ] could spend all my time doing
lis, but that Is quite enough to judge
ON
When Colonel Bonsal finally got the
igeF to quit. the audience gave him
long ovation. Then he climbed into
: limousine and drove TO the Boston
useum Of fine arts He spent about 1
half hour there. dividing his time
tween two Of his pet hobbies-re-
aims Of prehistoric creatures and
.inese and japanese art.
The visit to the museum vas his
ily Sightseeing trip in Boston.
RECOGNIZED OLD PUPIL.