The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-18
Thousands Awaited Coming of
the Former Premier,
Returns to America After an
Absence of Fifty Years.
COMES AS PRIVATE CITIZEN
Wants to Make the Position of
His Country Clear.
France Will Disarm When
Danger of Invasion Ends.
(By the Associated Press.) }

/ (By the Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 1S.-Georges Gle
menceau. today. again set foot on
American soil
| The war premier of France, who
left this country more than half a CEN
tury ago, as a young medical student,
returned in ripe old age with many
years of stormy craftsmanship behind
him, to win for his countrymen the
sympathy of America. The Tiger came
as a private citizen but to no poten-
tate could have been extended a more
stately welcome than was accorded
him. when he was taken from the
steamship Paris in the harbor and
landed at the Battery.
The Tiger found thousands of peo-
pie waiting for him. There were
cheers when he stepped ashore. The
aged statesman, was carrying a red
rose in one hand. when he began his
motor trip up Broadway. Girls in Of
flee buildings leaned from windows
and blew kisses to him. The Tiger
replied by waving the rose in a courtly
manner.
The welcoming committee on arriv-
ing at quarantine aboard the munich
pal steamer Macon, found the Tiger
peering thru a window on the promen-
ade deck The committee did not
board the Paris as quickly as it ex-
pected because the Macon forgot to
Dr1nS boarding lduQSTS- oOOh dA-
other municipal craft arrived and
slipped in between the Macon and the
Paris. The committee then stepped
aboard while Clemenceau observed
their difficulties with the curiosity OF
a child.
viii Visit Washington.
Robert Woods Bliss, assistant sec
retary of state, welcomed the former
premier to America In behalf of Presi-
dent Harding and invited him to visit
the president at Washington. Clemen-
eeau accepted, expressing his delight.
Led by Col. E. NJ. House, a close
personal friend, the distinguished
Frenchman stepped g1ngerly aooaro
the Manhattan to cross the Macon.
At that moment the Manhattan's
sirens Ioosed their three tremendous
blasts The Tiger clapped his hands
hurriedly over his ears and scrambled
aboard the Macon.
Then came a rush of photographers.
"Oh isn't there somebody to kill
these photographers" cried the Tiger
plaintively.
us it not permissible in your coun-
try?'
The Tiger kept casting piercing
gIances from under his shaggy gray
brows at the harbor scene soon ne
interrupted Ambassador Jusserand'
who was chatting politics, to inquire
for the whereabouts of the Statue OF
Liberty. NJ. Jusserand pointed it out
thru the mist.
"It IS really impressive" exclaimed
Clemenceau, gazing at the statue.
First Address Tuesday Night.
Before landing the Tiger announced
that he intended this afternoon TO
attend the performance of Meph1s-
topheies at the Metropolitan opera
house, where he will deliver his first
lecture in America next Tuesday night
His chief purpose in attending the
opera is to get a line on halls IN
America.
He explained he was anxious for all
his audience to. hear him but he couId
During an animated discussion re-
garding Premier Mussolini, of Italy,
the Fascist leader. the Tiger ex-
claimed:
'Ah, there's a government"
The Tiger met a broadside of ques-
tions from newspaper men with the
statement that he was prepared TO
respond with = certain number OF
yeses and an equal number of noes,
which they could distribute in their
copy as they saw fit
Confetti and ticker tape rained on
the Tiger as he moved up Broadway
At City hall, which. he said, he we'll
rememb bered, he was received by Act
ing Mayor Murray Hubert, who hailed
him as THE most distinguished citi-
zen of the great sister republic.
Franco
CIemenceau, responding to the well
come, said:
For fifty years have been mixed
up with the most important political
crisises in France. 1 have seen my
country invaded twice during my life
time. do not want to see a third in
vasion before my death
1--WE will disperse our army when it
can be shown that we are safe from
this invasion"
Visit Is Personal.
He explained that he came on no
mission and that his visit was per-
sonal. At first, he said he vowed he
would not come to America because
he was too old. But when he heard
his country criticized he decided to
come. he said
I'VE were called militaristic and i'm
perialistic," he said. IF there's a man
who is not militaristic. it is l."
NJ. Clemenceau said that he read
while in France an article by a great
English critic criticising France and
American and declared that this made
him resolve to defend America against
anybody He said France did not
know what was going on in America
and America did not know what was
going on in France and he wished to
make the position of France clear, |
as freeman speaking to freeman"
Fire at SubIette, Kan, Today.
Sublette. Kan, Nov. 1S.-The gen.