New-York tribune., 1922-12-09
~Tiger" Finds
Ray of Hope in
Harding Speech
Quotes Presidents Hint OF
World Farley in Belief
That Some Move Will BE
Made TO Protect France
Guest of Lodge at Lunch
Bids Farewell TO Washing
ion; Departs for Philadel-
phia TO Give Address
By Boyden Sparkes

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Georges
clsmeaceau departed tonight Tor Phil
adolphla. convinced that the last effort
Of his public life Is to be crowned with
success. In President hnrding's mes-
SAGE 10 Congress to-day tho old French
s,stesman found what he Is hopeful o.
an overture for a conference ABOUT
the unexeeuied Treaty Of Versailles q
conference In which the two great pas
,lons OF French diplomacy, reparasions
and security, might be ~ ished.
II was in the coursofot fpcceh ih
Contlncntal Memorial Hall, where mo
disarmamont conference met last WIN
ter. that ". Clcmcneeau undertook thls
afternoon 90 interpret as an answer 70
his pleas q portion Of the President >
message. =
II was greatly comforied when !
-ead this morning" he began, IN tho
message of your President, President
Harding. % Congress, the following z
lincg.H Ho halted while be iished WIN
one Of his short arms into his INSIDE
breast pockcts. When he had broughl
forth q sheet of paper he resumed;
nThcv arc not very long, but tney
are suecfstivo: The four power paet,
which aoolishes every probability oi
war I'm tho Pacific. has brought ne"
confidence In n maintained peace. We
have had expressed the hostility OF
The American people 60 a fupor-govefh-
mont or 90 any commitment whcFc
either a council or an gsscmbl" OF
leagucd powers may chart our course
So Won ecc." continued NJ. Clemenceau
triumphnntly. that even those who
are supposed 20 disagree really agree
AL tho very bottom Of the feeling and
reasoning power. That is what | ask
and I hone this "a something like an
overture. that some light will be com
ING. and viii be very glad II Il come
from America, and ! hope that dipion-
arv viii have something 90 say about
and talks may BE- engaged "a whicn
I am sure can bring nothing but good
foT us all
Returns Paper TO Pocket
The old man paused % return .he
slip OF paper 10 the security OF ma M
aide rocket. Then, beaming % ni' au-
dience, assembled IN a lecturers con
ference on public opinion and Norla
peace, called by The international l.! %
ceum and Chautauqua Association ne
boasted: $50, you see, an not sucn
n wicked man as / am represented
In his enthusiasm N. Clemencead
skippcd the Presidents message, from
which he had derived most OF his hope
fulncss. for after Mr.. Harding IN inc
House OF Repres entatives had saia IN
a maintained peace" he added; And ]
eau we'll believe u might be mSdc a
model FOR like assurance wherever m
The world any common interests are
concerned ,,.,r.
That Is tho uttcranee upon which TIE
ola man g. basing his hope. He prop
ABLY has known that before the WASH
incion conference came 90 close LAST
winter the President found occasion 70
exprcss 8 hope that 70 would De io,,
loved by other conferences equally Wcli
mct N which troublesome internationa..
problems might be solved. some o.
tboge close 20 the Presidon. felt that
/ bo ,avs in an unending sori.s OF aucn
conferences the working OUT oi hi'
schcme for an Association OF Nations.
h NAV b. that the President ard ~
T Cicmencoau he'd O full and complete
discussion of this plan yesterday WneI
I The war Premier of France was Mr
Harding's guest Of honor at @ white
House luncheon. There is some rea'
son for believing that the President
+ did not write that part Of bic speech
until after his talk with N. Glen -n
ccnu. A. any rate. the Old mar ha'
r..sscn 40 reg-ti 70 as q triumph
tho cause Tor which be hls been speak
ING for TIE last three weeks.
Audience Is Praised
The audience there to witness hil
triumph was quiet as he described q
as a select ono Of high culture. T
only member Of the Senate COMMITTEE
on Foreign Relations who heard hi
talk was Senator Wadsworth, Of Ncr