The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19

was true forty years ago. Clemenceau
has succeeded where Ponce de Leon
failed.
Now the truth about him, as detected
yesterday, Is that ho walks with
stoop, leans on a heavy ebony cane
with a silver monogrammed curved
handle, and has TO be careful about
his step. In that respect he shows age.
But his face IS not yellow, II is more
brown than yellow. and the only
wrinkles in IL are on the forehead and
crowsfeet about the eyes. Above each
great bushy protruding eyebrow Is a
wrinkle slanting upward and outward.
so that when he raises his eyebrows.
as he does necessarily, the Monaghan
effect is enhanced Under the chin
there is little loose skin. but not
much--no more than a man might ex-
pect TO have at the age of SO.
:, Otherwise his face is smooth-watch
him and see If 1t isn't--and he Is 81
years old. has overthrown eighteen
French ministries. was a deputy at the
time of the Franco Prussisn war. and
lived ages during the great war, wherein
he was hailed ms the saviour of
France" Does he shave himself? Razor
scratches were visible yesterday. Also
brown freckles.
One who was there unused: The
Tiger of France, the lily of France
tiger. lily orange with brown spots, al
ways aflame There's Clemenceau for
you"
But a tiger lily hasn't beady eyes.
Well, they escorted Clemenceau down
many stairways and through the ship.
and he turned now and then to cry to
his valet, Albert. who saved his life on
the Indian hunting trip two years ago,
Baggage. baggage" with the French
pronunciation.
Though Clemenceau seems most at
home in English he still speaks French
occasionally He inquired often about
the opera house acoustics.
II do not want to scream, you know"
ne said to Otto Kann. Maybe l could
sing eh 20
On an improvised gangway leading
from the ship TO the police boat he al
most slipped, hut Mr.. Meehan and a
police sergeant clutched him and fer
ried him across The Photographic horde
descended upon him. One OF them knelt
az his feet ana snapped him almost at
the end OF his nose. Sketch artists
found him a good subject. He sat in a
wicker deck chair and let them blaze
away. but cried out suddenly:
rs Il not possible to kill the photog-
raphers7 I suppose II Is not permitted
in your country. nor
Committee CorraIs Tiger.
In time the committee got him for
ward on the Macon and had a little
session with him. There on the big ship
the French Ambassador told him he
would have a tremendous welcome
throughout the country, that kilograms
and letters were piling up. that the
Governor General had asked him to 30
to Canada as the guest Of the Dominion.
Ciemenceau smiled.
Was he tiredy Did he want 20 lie
down? No. no. no. II you please. Rep
resentatives OF French societies were
introduced. IL was a great pleasure.
Ciemenceau. he said. had never felt
better than now. The reporters came.
"Ah. you want an interview; here IL
is-a handful Of yes and noes, put them
where you like"
L. Il. Condor saluted him In behalf OF
the American Legion. saying. You are
the person who best exemplifies the
spirit that Inspired us In the war"
You answered Clemenceau. grasp
ing his hand. ARE the mon like 20 see.
Your thoughts are the ones that count"
At the same time Col House was be-
ing asked what Clemenceau would talk
about on Tuesday night. and the Colonel
was saying, II don't know, but he'll
say Just what's in his mind that's the
beauty OF the Tiger"
Three officers OF the Alsace-Lorraine
Society Albert Blum, Clement Rueff
| and Theodore Seltzer. reminded tho
visitor that he was tho last survivor
] Of the Chamber of Deputies which AZ
Bodeaux in 1870 protested against the
cession Of the provinces TO Germany.
you are very fine people," Clemen-
ceau told them In French.
The Macon veered away and started