Evening star., 1922-12-05
TIGER" TOURS CITY
AFTER BRIEF CALL
UPON PRESIDENT
ContinuAd from First rage.)

| e.
| hat or coat. when secret service
operative touched him on the arm
and guided him back to the hatrack.
/ 1t was a bright. auspicious morning
| Tor sightseeing and, heading long
| line OF cars. filled with newspaper
| reporters and photographers. the
Frenchmen sped away on a tour
which at every turn surprised his
followers. since his programs are al
ways kept more or less to himself.
Ihe majestic Lincoln memorial was
the first object to/draw the admira-
t1on of NJ. Clemenceau. With the
French ambassador he slowly ad-
vanced un the approach. stopping fire.
quently to admire the stately dignity
or the structure, shining beneath u
pri ght December sun.
within the shrine. the great French
man paused reverentIy and looked
,ntently upon the features of that
heroic figure
Closely Inspects Memorial.
: Around and about the premier were
the photographers. swapping him from
all angles. even inside the memorial.
Ciemenceau spent some time in front
or the carved Gettysburg address
and seemed to be reading it. He
walked into the opposite side of the
memorial, pausing to read the second
inaugural address OF Lincoln. also
carved upon the wall.
Attendants following the Tiger.
| Mhen his car turned toward the
Washington Monument. speculated as
10 whether the wiry. old Frenchman.
who had hunted tigers in India, woula
! want to ride up the elevator in the
! asnlngton Monument. but he evil
IDENTIFY did not
the party headed for north Washing
ton and. passing the section in which
iiFes former President Wilson, sped
! on to the Zoo
After riding over hill and dale
i through the picturesque grounds Of
the Geological gardens and casting
nEing glances at typical American
animals. including a huge bull bison
| perched on q hilltop. NJ Clemenceau
passed up the elks and deer and stop
time In circling the bear den. gazing
intently and apparently with great in
terest upon the varieties collected by
this government.
Most OF the animals performed with
great alacrity for the visitor. II was
suggested Informally by his attend =
ants that the Tiger step across the
roao and visit the striped Bengal III
ger IN the animal house. There was
some disappointment among the pho
picture. "S"
Inc party returned to the reside nee
OF Henry White about 11:45
Sails Week From Tomorrow.
Col. E. NJ. House. who has been in
charge Of Clemenceau's tour Of this
country: announced from the White
home the program for the rest Of
the Tigers visit in America, 1t in
ch'oss ctuass Mashington, Philadelphia.
sailing from New York q, week from
tomorrow for France
Luncneon at noon today was had
at the home of former Ambassa,lor
white. with Secretary Hughes Sec
retary retary Melion: ns,r. Secretary DENLY. Sec
Bliss. who was a member Of the
supreme council during the war and
OF the American commission at YER
satlles, as guests
ceau was to take tea at the Fr.nrh
embassy and at 5:45 meet the "dfrec-
tors" of the Washington press
Ihe program for tomorrow will be-
gin at Arlington cemetery at e:15.
where Clemenceau will visit the tomb
Of the unknown soldier. He will ioreo re'
turn to the War College, where. at 10
O'Clock, he will address officers Of fhs
world war. Following this he will
embark on the Sylph at the navy ward
lor Mount Vernon. where he viii visit
the tomb of George Washington. This
visit to Washington's tomb is said to
be very close to the heart of Clemen.
ceau and one Of the features Of his
visit to Washington. 's
Wilson Visit ON Program.
His program calls for a call upon
former President Wilson at his s
street home tomorrow afternoon.
tomorrow night NJ. Clemenceau will
address the Southern Society, at
wn,eh rra,s, WI Win be number Of governors
time the Tiger will give his message
to the people Of the south. It has
been said In southern circles that NJ.
Clemenceau had slighted the south,
but: according to his associates, he
win deliver his message to that sec
ton Of the country of1cially at the
Southern Society gathering.
President Harding will entertain the
Tiger for luncheon on Thursday, but
the remainder Of his Thursday pro-
mapped out.
The principal speech of the great
French visitor on Friday afternoon
befroe the chautauqua, it Is UNDER
stood. VIII be delivered at Continental
NJ. Clemenceau will leave Washing
ton Friday night for Philadelphia,
where he is going to speak on Satur-
day at the Academy of Music. He will
be the guest of Gen. W. w. Atterbury
for q time while there and 10 expect
ing to arrive at Chicago on Monday.
Returning from Chicago to New York,
he will address the Society for the
Devastated Regions for his last
speech in America.
In Rhine Controversy.
Further developments in the French
war premier's charges that Germany
was preparing for war. were revealed
today when it became known that he
had received q telegram from Joseph
g. LunEhfno of Chicago. The tele-
gram read as follows:
Il read the list you gave out Of
forty-five cases Of German war prep
arations. You may add another that
came to my personal observation
while travelling through Europe last
fall. To be exact, on November IL,
1921, at Dresden, I saw two large
motor trucks. laden with hundreds
Of military saddles. being unloaded
and carried into an apartment house
located in . fashionable section Of
the city. The truck was guarded
and the unloading supervised by
army oflcor0. The incident and at.