New Britain herald., 1922-11-24

Straight Talk Today.
 When he was told that some of the senators at Washington had said they were not able to understand clearly from his speeches just what he wanted of America, the Tiger said, with a gleam in his eyes, that he thought they would know after his address this afternoon in Fremont temple--the second formal speechsof his American tour.
 Clemenceau received his interview CTS in his big bedroom at the home of r. l.. Higginson, Jr., where he Is staying while in thls city. Seating himself in huge easy chair. he said:
 Win Answer All.
 "Now-put any questions you like and I will answer them"
 The interviewers went at once to the subject Of the Washington criti- cisms. Clemenceau smiled and shrugged.
 T had made 1t point not to dis cuss with official people in Amer ica,' he said. But I have said I will answer all, so must answer"
 Dares Hitchcock. < T am glad to tell MT. Hitchcock he is in the senate only for a few days owing to the vote" he began, referring to the Nebraskan's recent defeat for reelection. Therefore, | think I'll be excused if I dare him to go to Europe and if he finds any, one in my country or elsewhere who says I have been militaristic. then I'll own 1t.
 T have suffered from 1887 to 1917 for not being militaristic. II turned militaristic when the war broke out. Before, I had been militarist to the extent of extending fhe length of military service ip France.
 No Black Troops.
 Asked to answer Hitchcock's ques- ton about black troops the Tiger" said:
 Tn the first place there are no black troops of occupation in the area of occupation of the enemy. 1n the second place, I have seen black American troops at the front and they stood the fire with bravery too.
 of course this has nothing to do with the question of whether we are militarists or not. It is an attempt of German propaganda to oppose France and America and obscure what is really the great question.
 The Germans and all of our foes had been killing enough of our white men, and 100000 black men fell gall lanty fighting on the frontiers of liberty as Woodrow Wilson called them. We are not going to deny them place in history.
 Stories Are lies.
 Now those black soldiers were al- ways more or less occupying towns in France and always got along perfectly with the white French people, Even, l should say their discipline Is strict CT than any white troops.
 ''So--I have seen papers of Ger man propaganda which I suppose in- spired MT. Hitohcock's sayings, and can plainly say they are so many lies.
 "The day before left Paris heard these stories would be employed to prove that we were militaristic people So asked official people to give me plain information.
 "The answer was that there had been only one established case of a Senegalese having mistreated a Ger man woman. He was cashiered and sentenced by military tribunal"
 Relieved White Troops.
 The reason blacl, troops were sent into the occupation zone at first. Clemenceau said. was to provide a few months of home leave for the white troops that had stood the fire for years until America could come and were rather exhausted"
 we couldn't foresee." he said. that it would be more objectionable to the Germans than to the French. In whose towns they had been garrison ed. When we learned 1t was, they were withdrawn.
 "The German objection was more of a surprise because they employed black troops. and if they did not bring them to the front 1t was because no means of bringing them could be found."
 Replies to Borah
 Then the Tiger came to Senator Horah's statement that he. Clemen- ceau was responsible for most of