Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-06
PRESIDENT HEARS
CLEMENCEAU TALK
ON AFFAIRS ABROAD
Tiger Describes His White
House Call as ''Dclight-
full Visit"
SERIOUS PROBLEMS OF
STATE ARE UNTOUCHED
Harding ''Rcjoiccs'' Over U. S.
Position on American
Mandates.
WAR PREMIER TO SEE WILSON
spends Fart Of His Day In sight
seeing In Washing
ton.
SERIOUS PROBLEMS OF
STATE ARE UNTOUCHED
'An PREMIER TO SEE WILSON
spends Part Of His Dny In Sight
Seeing In Washing
ton.
LEY Assnclatnd rrosx

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clemcnccau visited the White House
today and talked with President
Harding for forty minutes hut the
subject nearest his hcart-A n,crlca n
participation in European affairs
did not come m
The visit was described at the
White House as merely social call
serious problems OF state were not
discussed
The Tiger said tonight II was "a
delightful visit" during which he
gave the President his views about
European conditions in general. He
emphasized that he did not ask the
iresident for any assurances. point
inr out that he was merely a private
cltizen OF France. and asserting he
had not gone to preach to the Pres
idcnt. but 10 pay my regards"
Bnn on Mandates.
lf Clcmcnccau's picture Of condi-
tions overseas had any effect on tho
administrations foreign policies, IL
was not indicated In comment at the
White House later on other subjects.
With respect to the Lausanne con-
forenc" on the Ncnr East. full par
ticipat,cn ~ in which has hern sug-
sestcd by Clemenceau. the President
was said To feel that every proper
influence Of this govern
this Influence was described ~ great
already was being exrrted In a
manner believed to he In harmony
with tho best Judgment OF the world
statesmen. who were fully in touch
statesmen who were fully In touch
AS tn tn" question OF American
mandates over territory once n part
Of In" ottoman Empirr. the President
was said Ia rejoice" that tho Unit cd
states had not assumed such re-
srorslhility. Tho executive was rep
resented MS feeling that America
could not take upon its shoulders
responsibility for directing the at-
fairs OF tho world
Enjoyed His Talk.
Cl"m"nccau apparently enjoyed hi.
talk with the President. which was
smiling broadly whom he emerged
from tn" executiv" offices. where he
had hcen received. and Chattcd so
voluhly with jules !. Jusserand. the
French ambassador. who had pre-
s"nted him. that he forgot his hat
and had To return for It, It was
his ",uhe"-the formal high hat
which he had had ont Of his luggage
only once before. when he went to
tho opera In Chicago.
Eut his smile vanished when he
saw the usual battery Of motion pic
iure photographers and still camera
men lined un. He posed for mo-
mont with n frown and then. muttcr-
ing something To Amha ssador Jus
scrand. turned away and entered his
limousine. Will" several hundred per
sons who had collected to get n
glimpse OF him cheered.
II had been expected hat the
French war Premier would drive to
Woodrow Wilson's Street home
from the White House. but the visit
was postponed until tomorrow after
noon TO serve the former Presidents
convenience. SO the Tiger went
sightseeing.
Visits the Hear Deus.
Ambassador Jusserand took him
first TO the Lincoln Memorial. where
hc stood for several minutes In
silence before the heroic figure of
Lincoln. ia the vast columnrd temple.
Then he walked over and read the
Gettysburg address on the marble
wall Ignoring wnrkmcn who were
hosting buckets OF paint to the roof.
h" also paused To read Iincoln's last
inaugural address which IL hrwn
into the opposite wall,
Emerging. NJ. Jusscrand pointed
out the rejecting pool under process
OF construction between the memoir
ial and the Washington Monument
and explained that in the morning.
IL would mirror :hr tall Washington
shaft and in tn" afternoon would re-
nect the memorial.
tlemcnccan. then was driven to
the monument. hu; his car circled II
without stopping. and sped through
the fashionable Chevy Chase section
10 the geological gardens. where the
Tiger expressed a desire to see bears
He made the complete round OF tho
bear d"ns. stopping before nearly
every one to read the descriptive
cards and To grunt out an occasional
comment to NJ. Jussprand.
Ignoring the tiger house. which all
the trailing photographers hoped he
would visit. he returned to the crcs-
cent Place home OF Henry White.
his Washington host. and went in
over huge tiger skin rug-ro rest
for an hour.
Secretaries Hughes. Mellon. Weeks.
- DENLY and MajorGenerai Tas
II. Rliss. retired. met hm at
luncheon at the White home. Then
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