Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-22
CLEmENCEAu GIVEN
OVATION IN INITIAL
ADDRESS OF TOUR
Select Audience Crowds Metropolitan in New
York to Glimpse and Hear French Tiger -
Says Is Not Here for Money But Wants
Heart and Soul of Americans Declares
German Militarists Already Preparing for
Another War-Sees Need u. S. Keeping in
Touch with England and F ance to Balk
War Moves in Contra Europe
WARNS OF WAR

New York, Nov. 21.-The militar-
lists in Germany already are prepar-
Ing another war, Georges Clemen-
ceau. war premier Of France. de-
clared 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
frvontly before packed house at
the Metropolitan Opera House, re-
viewed the situation in Europe.
pointing to reapportionment of
Turks and Soviets, and ominous war
cuudngs.
In tho meantime. he declared.
Iudcndorff and other German mill
inlsts we're planning a coup against
tho democratic government there.
Describing the present as a time
n greatest crisis" he urged that the
United states should renew con-
Nnsatious with France and England,
tmrh. without definitely committing
tms country To any set program.
would present to German eyes pic
ilrc NJ the three unpleasant folks
VITO laced her in the war.
Ito said that sooner or later,
Am,uca would have no interest her
,t in the postwar affairs of
oh ,nnll
ial, 10 he comfortable and wealthy
4 lluopc was covered with blood.
llc expressed hope that the Unit
~ states might establish plan as
tu " hat was To he done in carrying
on the terms of the peace treaty and
nIn with England and France in i'm
posing II, on Germany.
We was frank In his criticism of
Amciba's post attitude. dcclar-
ms MAT America had had a large
.Uuc IN imposing tho peace terms
a.i had duty to see that they we're
enforced.
challenging the worth of Ger
mlnNs signature TO a treaty. the
Tiger declared that IL France had
would have been unpaid four years
later she would have gone on to
Enrhn
The Tiger received a great burst
OF applause for the assertion.
NJ Clemenceau, who protested that
]" came 10 America on no official
mission hut as private citizen to
IA
,LItod that separations was an Amer
Ian idea. because President Wilson
Lad come forward with his famous
= points and the armistice rcpres-
'ntcd essentially the American point
~ view. At mention of Woodrow
Wilson there was another great
burst OF applause.
Expressing the hope that America
could find some way OF renewing
conversations with France and Eng
land, looking toward enforcement OF
tie peace treaty. Clemenceau said:
don't want to speak of the League
q Nations. But I might. I might"
The tiger said he did not believe in
the league as a means OF preventing
var bur that he believed in 1t as a
means Of arranging matters. deferring
var and giving people time to think.
You have seen one of the greatest
dnnas in the world" he said.
You are now in the greatest crisis
Nobody knows when II will end and
what effect European misery may have
On American prosperity"
lie asked what America had made
war for and what she had gained. He
said America had come to the last
point wherc she was granted time to
think. No sacrifice was demanded OF
her except the will to assert herself.
IS the people she had vanquished were
unable 10 do anything just at the pres
ent moment
NJ. Ciemerceau. showing little sign
tt fatigue. spoke for nearly an hour
and half.
There was only one bit Of disturb
snce. That was when heckler in the
balcony screamed q few words.
Put him out" came cries from va
tious parts OF the house. The tiger
never halted. continuing as II the heck
Ter had been a mute.
Recognising Ignace Jean Paderew-
'hi. famous musician and former pre-
mler Of Poland. in a box. the tiger
called on him to witness the suffering
and martyrdom to which central Eu-
rope had been subjected by Germany
md Austria.
The people Of those countries. ne
declared. extended their hands to Will
son when he arrived. as "a man brings
Justice. tina. brings the right for man
70 live-le jour de gloire est arrive
America had freed herself in 1875"
fe said. and now in 1918 she rejected
the Whole of Europe-all these people
mat had been put down under the
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