The New York herald., 1922-12-03
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shouting at Clemenceau. Anyway. that
was the only critical peep anywhere.
The procession stopped few minutes
in front of Washington University.
where all the students and faculty were
hassed on the terrace.
Chancellor Hall said few words and
Miss Delphina Davenport. student.
handed Clemenceau a lot OF red roses.
More than that. he leaned forward and
so did she. and they kissed. The mob
yelled Tiger" and Clemenceau did 1t
again. And It was only yesterday he
said that whenever In America a man
started to kiss a girl a movie operator
ordered pose and the girl disappeared.
Miss Delphine Davenport did not dis
appear.
Later he passed the Art Museum and
equestrian statue of ST. Louis. He
stopped again at St Louis University.
This is Jesuit institution. Clemen-
ceau. a lifetime anti-clerical, had much
to do with expelling the Jesuits from
France. However, the students gave
him snappy cheer and there were
speeches of welcome by Dean Loeb of
the Medical School and Charles Vical.
professor OF French. In war time a men,
Der OF Marshal Foch's staff.
The Sixth Infantry. Z. s. A. was the
escort Of honor through the business
district. Near the end of the march
Clemenceau reviewed It. The street
crowds were not as large as last year
when Foch was here. but there were con-
tinues lines along the curbs There was
no uproarious mob shouting of any kind.
but now and then an Individual cheer
was heard. A carload or secret service
men followed Clemenceaus car through
the commercial streets. a parade feat
ure not observed elsewhere was the ring
ing OF the chimes OF Christ Church
Cathedral in Clemenceau's honor.
Welcome AZ "F1owers I'm May"
Clemenceau angited at the Odeon,
which Is the city's largest theater. In
the sunshine of a cloudless day. On the
stage Mayor Kiel told him he was as
welcome as the flowers in May"
There were to be several Introductory
speeches, but after r. w. a. Vespcr.
president Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
had his say, Clemenceau, unaware Of
the arrangement. got UP and started
right in. He faced an audience every
member Of which arose and waved
small flags of the American and French
republics as band played the Mar
seillaise.'
AmpSifyng horns carried his voice
well. In Chicago Clemenceau refused to
stand near the nicrophone transn1itter
on a stage table, but to-day he obeyed
instructions perfectly.
II have been reading the papers," he
said. II found--I do not know whether
I am mistaken or not-but found that
on the whole have not met real con-
tradictors.'
Explaining how he had been disturbed
IN France by hearing It charged that
America had acted badly and France
was milltaristic. he said: II took my
hat and cane and here 1 am"
He went on: NOW my desire Is to
make It clear for everybody. We made
war together. but did not make peace
together. That is the whole thing.
"There was another thing that was
unpleasant to me. I do not know
whether you are aware of it, but we
owe you money. 1t is q very unpleasant
situation, even though 1t is French. and
we are very glad to owe 1t to you rather
than anybody else on condition that we
mean to pay 1t. OF course.
Would Not Press Friend.
THAT debt-of course II will be paid,
but. my friends. have you had n friend
who lent you any sum you chose to go
and ask him for his money at the very
time you knew he cannot pay It? I
think not. Well, that was our case"
To illustrate what the wreck of war
meant to France. Clemenceau said:
Suppose that tornado passed through
st. Louis and there was nothing but
everything down-not church or school
or a house. not even log cabins. not
even nothing at all. You could not
know where the city had been. We have
six thousand cities and villages de-
stroyed. You know what that meant.
That was our situation. 1t Is very, plain
that the Germans, owing TO the Treaty
Of Peace. had to pay for these dam
ages. and with that money we would
pay our debts. Well. II WAS agreed to
be done but It was not DONE"
As the speaker talked about repara-
tions and budgets. coughing, sign OF
wandering interest was heard. But that
was the only lapse OF attention. He
continued:
L do not intend TO interfere In your
policy, however You tnterfered in
mine, and without interfering with
yours, I am inclined to say that some
times you were very much inclined to-
ward the development OF your military
establishment. The other day. you said
you could not leave one frontier unpro-
tected, would have to have five hun
dred thousand tons of warships. That
may be, will give you million II you
want It, II Is n way of spending and
wasting your money which Is. OF course.
at your disposition. ! do not believe
very much In warships now. because
there are submarines and airships
which mako warships a capital folly.
Not Contradicted, He Says.
After this time spent going through
America I feel quite comforted to see
that nobody has fatty, completely con-
tradicted my sayings. I do no. see that
any paper insists that we are militaris-
tic. I am quite rightful to say that they
do us the honor to say that we are not
the people who are not going to pay
our debts. Therefore II I am not pre-
suming on my part-it was very pre-
sumptuous 10 come-I feel as though
have gained these two points.
what we're the fourteen points for,
PIeadlngs, put forth before all human
kind You may be proud that this
armistice and treaty had at its from
the fourteen points. which were nothing
but the translation of tho Declaration
Of independence. tApplause.)
I'm one of these fourteen points there
was n line, damages repaired and writ