Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07

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lot of our compatriots that have grown
enthusiastic over a little ugly bro
ken-down sport from France, whose
only lifeprinciple for at least forty
years has been an insane cat-like fury
against the brave but unfortunate
people of Germany. We know these
acclamations are not sincere; but fol
Heavens sake why do these lick-spit:
ties feel bound to bend the knee be.
fore such a false God as the so-callec
"Tiger?"
In the first place Georges Clemen-
ceau is but another specimen OF for.
eign lecturers, who come to this coun-
try ostensibly for sentimental reasons
but really from much less praise.
worthy motives as for example the
desire of coming 1abby encomiums Oh
Americas goodness, greatness and
generosity, into solid dollars of gold,
or the hateful habit of propaganda,
for the cancellation by us of all the
billions France honestly owes us. This
motive of propaganda is inspired, to q
large extent, by the gentlemen OF
Wall Street, who have garnered bill
lions of the peoples money through
the liberty loans, and now would gar
ner new billions from the impecun-
ious allies, headeal5y France, who
cannot borrow American money until
they have been freed from former
Obligations.
1.-THE tour is favorably viewed by
financial circles" writes the "Cable-
ramme," a French financial newspa-
per. Business men who realize the
value Of wealthy Americas aid to inn
p~overished Europe cannot femain I'M
different that Cfemenceau-whose
name is still a symbol-should DO to
tell Americans that France is neither
nanitaristic nof imperialistic; that the
French people deserve the enthusiast
tic confidence Of Americas free peo-
pie"
There is an infamous propaganda
Of broken faith that is. being carried
ON ever since the armistice, by the
esnissaries Of France, and her inn
mediate following: England being the
only one of our creditors that wishes
To be honest. Now Georges Clemen-
n1enceau is one of these emissarles
treading in The footsteps OF Vivian,
.Joffre. BRAND, Foch and tn rest OF
that ma1odorous crowd, with the
sticky palms and magnificent ges-
lures. He has come to prove to the
American people that France needs
every man of those more than 8OO,-
coo French soldiers for her security
against the hated German, and there
fore, cannot pay interest on the debt
she owes us, much less the capital it
self.
Clemenceau lis very hopeful he can
easily befuddle the American people,
and he will try his best. Wall Street
and it's friends are confident TOO.
Hence. that broad smile on the face
of every big fnancier as he greets
the Tiger. It is natural: for are they
not allies in a mighty profitable
cause? But why should the average
citizen, who is destined to pay once
more in taxes, what he already paid
IN liberty loans; why should he crlnge
and fawn before the Tiger, who has
been asked to come to bamboozle him
out of billions due to us?
Second. Georges Gemenceau IS, no
doubt, a man Of international reputa-
ton; but a really great man, never.
A man of Hger-inclinations n de-
sires must not be classed with the
areat men Of history, like Charlie
naapne. Frederick Barbarossa on even
william THE Great; his place, at best,
rs with the Neros, Domitians and II
mours, whose delight it was to de-
stroy. He never had any ideal, but to
nunsiliate level and rend asunder a
neighboring people whose only crime
was that it had o~verthrown the proud
aggressive France of Napoleon LII.
wilson came to Paris with ideals OF
8 new order of things in the affairs Of
nations. More than that the nations
themselves were filled with . vague
desire for universal and lasting peace,
10 be brought about by the Peace
Congress Of Paris. But, as one OF our
contemporaries we'll said some time
SINCE: "Was not his (C~lemenceau>s)
the first official voice to fout the
idealism with which the United
States entered the war? The founda-
bon Of a new order had, supposedly,
been laid in the unreasonable sacrl-
fee Of four agonizing years.. but
while the world was waiting for the
ratification Of its hopes. Clemenceau