Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-09
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CIemenCeau Claims That
the United States Quit
Europe Too Soon; Speaks
in Philadelphia Today


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Washington, Dec. (by the AS
sociated Press) .--Georges Clemen-
ceau, closing his visit to Washing
ton this afternoon with q formal
address, expressed the hope that
diplomacy would find the way to
bring America back into European
affairs.
81 was greatly comforted," said
the war time premier of France,
when | read in the message of
your president the following lines.
They are not very long but they
are very suggestive.
1.-The fOur-pOWer pact which
abolishes every probability of war
on the Pacific, had brought a new
confidence in maintained peace
and / can we'll believe it might be
made model for like assurances
wherever in the world any COM
mon interests are concerned"
80, you see" continued the III
ger, that even those who are sup
posed to disagree, really agree at
the very. bottom of their feeling
and reasoning power. That is
what | ask, and ] hope this is
something like an overture-that
some light would be coming and J
will be very glad If it comes from
America and | hope that diplo-
macy will have something to say
about it, and talks may be engaged
in, which, | am sure, can bring
nothing but good for us all
When Clemenceau's reference to
the presidents message was called
to the attention of the White
House. it was said that there was
no comment to be made and that
there was no intention Of elaborat-
ing on the presidents statement to
congress.
Clemenceau's address, delivered
before an audience which included
many diplomats, government off
Cials and members of both houses
of congress, was in its essence, the
peace message he first delivered
in Chicago, but, apparently sensing
that official Washington would
judge of him and his mission by
this speech, he spoke deliberately
and chose his words with great
precision.
He recited the story of the war.
paying tribute to the part America
played i'm it, but declared the
United states had quit too soon
leaving upon Europe all the re-
sponsibility for enforcing the treaty
Of Versailles, which he said was
largely the work Of American
minds at the peace conference.
"My message is peace" he eX-
claimed. peace by any means. You
have got the league of nations. IQu
have got your three-power arma-
ment, YOU may do something new
if you like.
~ do moi !,new. 50t ] suggest
now that the league has done much
for Austria and Siberia, and it has
done it in a rather good way Il
do not know if you have any Amer
lean observer at the league of ma
tions. There must be somewhere
a man who is watching for you. -
81 ask you after I have gone to
think over the matter, to examine
as nearly as you ran if you have
any duty If, having fought for a
certain treaty that was brought to
you by President Wilson, your
chief, you think your responsible
ity is engaged. And, my dear
friends, | know after you have
thought of it, you win have a feel
ing that your responsibility is en-
gagged.
mo people can live in a state
of isolation. You have got the
best frontiers in the world.
"Your chances Of war are dim
inishiug.
But take your guarantees on
the Pacific. There is an ocean for
a battlefield. But our guarantees
on the Rhine. That is a small riy-
er, which has already been invaded
twice in my lifetimc....
II come to America to show you
the danger, and to tell you there
is no safety for democracy when a
LATHE is raging.
Il do not say that war is COM
ing. ! hope it is not But ] do
say it looks as though it might be
coming That is enough to take
precaution,'
The Tiger boarded his special
train shortly after 8 o'clock to go
to Philadelphia, where he is sched-
uled tomorrow morning.