The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-11-24
TIGERS ATTACK
WILL MEET
REBUKE
Senators, Shocked by Charge
of Bad Faith, Plan Counter
Criticism.
BY GEORGE II. HOLMES
international News Service.

The floodgates of rebuke and
hostile criticism which Georges
Clemenceau unlocked for himself
when he accused America of leav-
ing France in the lurch" are 60
ing to be flung wide open in the
United States Senate as the Tiger
continues his American tour, it
was learned today.
Thus far it has been Clemenceau
who has been the attacking party
He has accused the United States
OF "deserting" Europe at a critical
hour and has charged, in effect.
that America exhibited bad faith"
with France I'm refusing to ratify
the treaty that would have bound
the American Government to come
to the protection Of French
frontiers.
Will Be Put On Defensive.
1t IL now extremely likely that
the situation will be reversed, and
instead of being the attackilAG
party. NJ. Clemenceau will be pub
on the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS his be.
tons that 1t has broken faith"
with America, Great Britain. Japan
and Italy, by refusing to ratify
the treaties growing out of the
Washington armament conference.
The flat announcement in Paris by
Georges Leagues, chairman on the
foreign relations committee Of the
French chamber, that France does
not intend to ratify the five-powered
naval treaty and other conference
pacts has come as a profound shock
not only to The United States, but
to President Harding and Secretary
Of State Hughes as well
Shakes United States Confidence.
The Administration has known all
along that France was lukewarm
toward the armament conference
treaties, but has remained confident
that sooner or later France would
ratify and thus permit the actual
scrapping of ships to begin. The
Leagues announcement, which Is OF
semi-offiical nature, has shaken II
not entirely dispelled this confidence.
The United States Senate ratified
the naval treaty, decreasing the
world naval burdens, almost unani.
mously. Senator France of Mary.
land cast the only dissenting vote
Consequently criticism against
France for failing to ratify In unani.
nous In the same ratio, and succeed.
ing weeks will see a veritable torrent
OF criticism unlOosed on France by
Senators of every shade Of opinion.
Will Open Guns on Paris.
Some Senators have been re.
strained thus far from criticizing
Frances dereliction on the naval
treaty only by the pressure Of Ad.
ministration officials, who feared
the effect that Senatorial debate
would have in Paris.
With France virtually announc.
ing, however. that she is not going
to ratify the naval treaty, thus
multiplying the whole structure of the
armament conference. and with M.
Clemenceau boldly attacking Ameri.
| can good faith on American soil, II
appeared today that the Senate Is
going to witness some shooting IN
the general direction Of Paris during
the next few weeks.
1T Ill becomes Clemenceau ia
come ranting to us in peace cloth.
ing when France Is refusing to
indorse the greatest single sten
made in the direction of world
peace in years." said Senator Borah
of Idaho. in discussing the Clemen.
ceau mission.
Democratic Senators. ordinarily
more friendly to American partici.
patton in European affairs than
3orah, expressed similar views.