The New York herald., 1922-10-22

Clner RANKS are LOUIS lJOucneur, one Oh
the strong men in parliament Louis
klotz. former Minister OF y'lnarces, and
to-day a firm supporter OF Raymond
''oineare: Deputy lgnace and Senator
Jeanneny
NJ. Tardieu, despite his admiration for
Clemenceau, is considered one OF the
ablest OF French politicians. He can
always control his audience OF Deputies
and his remarks are often widely quoted
Nevertheless and precisely because OF
that admiration for Clemenceau. he cam
not to-day aspire to any big function.
Hts nomination to any important post
would never be ratified and practically
his only opportunity to-day lies in the
management OF the Echo National, a
daily founded by Georges Clemenceau
in 1921.
The newspaper was launched under
promises that Clemenceau himself would
contribute regularly and in the Echo de-
fend his past policy both during the war
and during peace negotiations. But since
its birth the newspaper has not printed
one word written by the Tiger and IL has
been left to Tardieu to meet attacks
from other newspapers or from poll
ticians and even counter attacks. Sucn
an attitude on Clemenceau's part not only
lost the new daily Q big list of readers
but added fuel to the fire OF dissatis-
faction continually expressed by practi-
cally the whole OF the country.
Cannot Advise America.
French people are in darkness as TO
what advice Clemenceau can give Amer
lea, which having already disapproved
President Wilson signatory of a treaty
which the former French Premier is
about to plead for, can have little need
OF advice. Americas attitude toward
European politics since the war has
certainly been misunderstood in France,
but 1t is considered here that even a per-
son OF the Cemenceau type. were he in
the prime OF his glory. could not deter
mine the United States. to change such
an attitude.
Criticism OF past French Cabinets he
will certainly undertake. Criticism OF
Poincare's attitude toward Germany
and Great Britain will no doubt be the
chief topic OF his discourses Clemen-
ceau's great force in America will no
doubt lie in the fact that no one will be
there TO reply to his remarks. They
will undoubtedly have their repercussion
in political debates.
Defense Of his past policies lie viii
undoubtedly attempt. His firmness tow
ard Germany he probably can easily
do with Bolshevist Russia is probably
just as easy TO justify. but his greatest
difficulty will no doubt come when he
has to justify his attitude toward Eng
land and British aspirations
The only thing Frenchmen are hope
ful Clemenceau can do Is TO induce
America to come back and take her
place in the European concert and tell
the United States that il they want 1t
they can have the concert conductors
stick and generally make themselves
useful i'll putting order on this side of
the Atlantic
Clemenceau is essentially a politician
and leader Of men when his country
is faced with acute crisis. lie has
but a limited knowledge OF finances,
and German reparations and allied
debts are not likely TO be dealt with
very extensively by the Tiger.
sim Enemy Of Germany.
Germany's obligations either financial
or otherwise and Germany in general
II is expected VIII have the place
d'honneur" in his addresses. The Tiger
ie probably Germany's biggest enemy in
France. Had he been left to himself
to frame a peace treaty or even arm
istice terms nothing so severe would
ever have been recorded. AS it was,
Clcmenceau found Lloyd George and
President Wilson across his path.
Now after refusing numberlcss Of
fers to expose his ideas in France and
in allied and neutral countries and in
particular in America through the press
and having selected the life Of silence
and seclusion among the peasantry
around Gard vendee. Clemenceau boldly
steps out OF the darkness to seek the
linielight in the very country which
since the signing OF the Versailles
treaty. his own work, has constantly
objected to being drawn into Euiope's
political squabbles.
II is noteworthy fact that since
nc lost his hold in parliamcnt--for that
is virtually what mis- retirement from the
Premiership meant--Clemenceau has
preferred the solitude of Brittany TO his
residence in Paris evidently realizing
the possibilities his opponents, friends
and press reporters would have in
reaching him ana forcing him TO sorno
comment on men and matters Of the
present time which would have been
difficult for him 10 Justify. Alone and
unconnected in Brittany giving practi
cally the whole of his time 10 a study
OF climatic and local affairs. II IS d!f-
hcult to conceive how a recluse. which
the Tiger has become. could now come
forward and sway the attitude OF the