New-York tribune., 1922-12-05
Tiger to Call
OnHarding and
Wilson To-day
Will Make Brief Formal Visit
nj White House During
Morning, Real Mission
AwaitsLuncheonThursday
Faces Crowded Program
Will Pay Homage at Tomb OF
Washington Tomorrow,
Seeing Arlington Later
Bv Boyden Sparkes

WASHINGTON. Dee. 4.-Ths White
Heuss date book contains on the page
-,served for tomorrow the entry N.
ciemsueeau. 10 a. m" The Tiger
srrived IN tho Capital late this after
noon. Escorted BY the French Amoas-
.ador. Jules JusserAnd. and wearing
uneomfortably the silk hat that he
calls his -tube," the old man Will drive
up 70 the north pOrtieo tomorrow
morning make q purely formal call On
President Harding and then 50 as sx-
psdltiously a. possible 70 esll on WOOD
fow Wilson in S Street
Colonel Edward II. House arranged
these visits. but 9 mere important en-
raremert is on Thursday, when the
French statesman Is 20 have luncheon
With President Harding. Luncheon en-
gaeenents a. the white House are not
arranged. The President extends an
invitation or he does not. He has In
vitsd II. Clemenceau. II is fair TO
assume that he wants 70 talk with him.
What will they talk about
They may dismiss the billions France
owes the United States with q polite
gesture. n. Clemepeeau has said they
would be paid. French militarism !
Another gesture less hOrid well,
then. N. fe President, what about com
inr back 70 finish the FOB 90 nobly IN
dertaken By your brave soldiersT
Secret Session Expected
Il at precisely this point that Mr..
Harding may be expected TO instruct
bls seeretary % close the door tightly
10 he roes out. Colonel House is only
one of A multitude who may regret ex-
eeoAinoly that radio has not been de-
veioped sufficiently 20 permit certain
amount Of weli-brcd eavesdropping.
N. Ciemenceau. Who took the League
of Nations with its Article x 40 the
half loaf offered instead Of the trApar-
tite agreement that he wanted with
America, England and France against
future German aggression, Is private
citizen now. lie has been repeating
that conseientiously during the iast
two weeks as though he feared he
reninded Of Il By some Senator.
But II President Harding In a burst
of confidence should display 70 Citizen
Clenenceau on Thursday a plan for
American participation IN the ahairs
~ Europe then this old man might re-
turn home and with a single adroit
movement cause the collapse OF the
government Of Premier Raymond Poin-
care. Who has BEEN the Tigers" po-
iitical enemy for twenty years. and
might himself become Premier for the
third time.
A plan for an association Of nations
crists, II nowhere else, IN President
Harding's mind. He outlined It sketch
ily during the campaign. lt was TO be
an organization less rigid than the
I<aTae Of Nations. No nation would
sacrifice sovereignty, all would gain
throBgh frequent conferences IKE
that which met here last winter and
eunk more battleships than any war IN
history. He might even be willing, he
has said. 70 use the framework Of the
existing league which NJ. Clemeneeau
SAYS, not too proudly, Is doing some
GOOD work, some good talking
Harding Plan Still Alive
II there are any persons who believe
President Harding was merely talking
when he discussed such plan during
his campaign they are politely referred
20 the other things that he said he was
going 70 do when he became President,
10 his announcement that he wanted
above all 20 put the American flag back
on the seas. and the stubborn insist
snce with which ne Is now fighting
FOR ship subsidy.
For convenience sake he called Il an
association Of nations. Whatever theS
call IL when they exchange viewpoints
on Thursday they will be discussing
President Harding's plan for an nsso-
citation OF nations, and President Hard
ing, Il Is 20 be expected. will do most
OF the talking. NJ. Clemenceau has
been having his say for two weeks and
all OF his words. some Of which he in
sists have been gsrbled. have been
included IN the pile OF newspaper
clippings that President Harding reads
each night after he gets into bed.