The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-22
Tiger Declares Luden-
dorff Planning Coup
Against Democra-
tic Government.
az Assoclated Preesl

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-The militarists
in Germany already are preparing an
other war. Georges Clemenceau, war
premier Of France, declared tonight in
the first address of his American tour.
Don't you read the newspapers?" he
demanded. Don't you know what that
means?"
The Tiger Of France. speaking fer
vently before a packed house at the
metropolitan opera house, reviewed the
situation in Europe. pointing to re-
approachment OF the Turks and soviet
Russia as ominous war clouds.
In the meantime. he declared, Luden-
dorn and other German militarists were
planning a coup against the democratic
government there.
Describing the present as time OF
greatest Crisis" he urged that the
United States should renew converse
lions with France and England which,
without definitely committing this coun-
try to any set program, would present
to German eyes a picture of the three
unpleasant folks who faced her In the
war.
He said sooner or later America would
have to interest herself in the postwar
affairs Of Europe. because she could
not continue to be comfortable and
wealthy II Europe was covered with
blood
He expressed hope that the United
States might establish plan as to what
was to be done in carrying out the terms
Of the peace treaty and join with Eng
land and France in imposing 1t on Ger
many.
critIcises U. s. Attitude.
lie was frank in his criticism Of Amer
ica's postwar attitude, declaring Amer
lea had had large share In imposing
the peace terms and had a duty to see
that they were enforced.
Challenging the worth Of Germany's
signature to n treaty, the Tiger de-
clared that If France had known In 1918
that PREPARATIONS would have been I'M
paid four years later she would have
gone on to Berlin.
The Tiger received n great burst OF
applause for the assertion.
NJ Clemenceau, who protested that he
came to America on no official mission
but as a private citizen to present the
truth as he saw 1t, declared that repa-
rations was an American idea, because
President Wilson had come forward with
his famous II points and the armistice
represented essentially the American
point Of view. At mention Of Woodrow
Wilson there was another great burst
Of applause.
Expressing the hope that America
could find some way Of renewing con-
versation with France and England
looking toward enforcement of the peace
treaty, Clemenceau said:
Idea Of League.
II don't want to speak of the league
Of nations But I might" The Tiger !
said he did not believe in the league as |
a means Of preventing war. but he be- |
lieved in it as means of arranging |
matters, deferring war and giving pco-
pies time to think.
You have seen one OF the greatest |
dramas in the world" he said We are =
now in the greatest crisis. Nobody knows
when it will end and what effect Euro
pean misery may have on American /
prosperity"
He asked what America had made
war for and what she gained. He said !
America had come 10 the point where |
she was granted time to think. No sac
rifice was demanded Of her except the
win to assert herself az the people she
had vanquished were unable to do any
thing just at the present.
NJ. Clemenceau. showing little sign of /
fatigue, spoke for nearly an hour and a
half.
There was only ono bit OF disturbance.
That was when a hecker in the bal
cony screamed a few words
Put him out" came cries from va
rious parts Of the house.
The Tiger never halted, continuing as
II the heckler had been mute.
Flags Of the two nations. which the
Tiger hopes by his tour to weld more
cloHoly. were intcrtwined over the stage
from whore he spoke. The famous
golden horseshoe also was draped in
French and American colors.
The audience was a select one. Eve
ming clothes predominated, even in tn"
upper galleries. An army of plain
clothes men lined the corridor through
which he entered. Notables on the
stage included General Pershing, Alvin
Owsley. national commonder Of the
American Legion; Acting Mayor HUI ;
bert, Maj. Gen. r. l.. Billiard. command