New-York tribune., 1922-11-24
Boston Roar.s
(sreeting to
CIerlle1lceat1
acossisasa ssm pass one,


gathering crowded into the chamber 70
sse. and hear hiln. Earlier In the day
he had expressed pleasure after read
ing accounts of eriticism feveled at him
by members of the Senate. He said OF
their remarks; A
That's good. That's what came to
America for----to invite discussion.
That's my idea of democratic freedom
of speech, 1t is what ! found when |
came here more than fifty years ago,
and have not been expecting any
change"
Bring Appeal to Yourselves"
! SO when Mayor Curlev had finished
his apeech presenting .he flag and the
safety razor the Tiger rose to reply.
This ss what ne said:
"What can say, being received as a
brother and as friend and hearing
such words as fell from the lips of
your good Mayor?
II have come with message which
] intrasted myself with. remember
fifty-seven years ago when / came TO
; this country and they asked me, What
do you most want 80 see IN America -
/ and / answered Bunker Hiii.'"
Just as the Tiger spoke the words
Ia photographers fashlight fiaring
caused him to jump and pause. Then
he resumed:
''You have the same ideals and feel
ings as your ancestors. SO have we in
France Who anil but a man who did
his duty to his country when the time
came, just as you all did?
"If | should fail in my mission,
which / hope not, itnwould be The last,
the greatessSjoy of my life, that came
here and before said word such
hind hnnHp ax%n lnI 81
| am, and | hear that come to plead
for France. Don't believe it. / bring
you an appeal to yourselves when /
bring an appeal for my country, be-
cause the cause is common and you
knew that when you sent your best
young men and officers into the fields
against the Germans, That was very
great event. ~
81 gay wherever. 20 that America
does not know its. power. The name
America has q magic effect on the other
side. = II is like 4 fiower of romance.
] ask nothing. Don't forget there is a
time in a mans life when he cannot lie
because 1etis too near the end, and no
must be disinterested. | am.
will not forget that we fought to-
gether with England and America. I
said after the war was over in our
House Of Representatives that my pol
icy would be the same as in war to
keep America, France,and England to-
gether. That's my, mission.
Says U. S. "Left Us Alone"
"It is more difficult for England to
cooperate with us because of old ira
ditions, but with America this should
not be 80. IF we've got troubles with
the treaty I don't think any one should
be too severely blamed for It. You
left us alone; you went. away, and mat
ters,did not 20 as they ought to. But
that is your BUSINESS, 1t Is for you to
decide those things. But there was
Germany which could not be forgotten.
Germany hss great power of recover
ing. She showed it after Jena. Ger
many. does not pay the reparations and
she does not pretend she Is going to
pay them.
country. England was not devastated
So when ] think that we have been
charged with being fnilitarists and i'm
sperialists I---exsuse ,me---I cannot help
but laugh.
"'Gsrmany.l youa will rsmember, re-
| fuses to pay.
b 81 heaE some say, syoaa agree with
England. and then we, America, will
come. But we want to do something
durable. want you to know there
is no entente in Europe unless Amer
lea is in it. We have broken down
German tyranny. We cannot keep
it down unless Germany understands
that IL she comes again she will find
the same soldiers before her. Let her
know the union is the same and peace
will be preserved. Here is my mes
saga"
n Has Message of Peace
AZ the State House M. Clemenceau
/ y am but q scattered thing that is
/ spending its remaining forces. If
had gone earlier it would have been
/ with "a message of war. I come now,
1 instead, with q message of peace for
| the worldp
| He praised the record of America In
the war; but much of the Tigers"
| speech was lost because the acoustics
In the Hall OF Flags are not of the best
and the shuffling of feet on the stone
floor, whispers, rattiing of accoutre-
ments of the soldier guard and other
noises blurred the words Of the Tiger
Besides these handicaps, his voice to-
day was not, seemingly, as strong as
| when he spoke in the METROPOLITAN
! Opera House Tuesday night.
!. From the City Hail he was driven
always through streets lined by dense
! crowds, TO the State House. His cav
airy escort saluted him once more as
the old man left his automobile and
| began TO mount the steps, each one OF
which WAS guarded by two soldiers with
I rife at present He was taken, still
through lane of soldiers, elbow to
elbow into the Hall of Flags, where
N glass cases are preserved the EN-
:, hiems beneath which fought Massa-
ehusetts men in the Civil War. Gov
ernor Charming Cox stepped forward
TO greet the Tiger" In that treasure
lined rotunda. There was man there
In the horizon blue Of France who did
not step forward. He was Sergeant
Eapin, a blind soldier of France who
! recently entered Harvard on a scholar
| chip provided by the Lighthouse of the
Blind In New York.
i "Mon brave" Clemenceau called him,
as he took the groping hand out
stretched to him.
SIN this Hall of Flags" began Gov
ernor Cox, Massachusetts receives
those whom her people hold in highest
honor. Here we acclaimed those sturdy
| men of war, Marshal Joffre and Mar
shall Foch. To-day we rejoice in the
opportnnit7 Of greeting another great
son of France :"
M. Ciemenceau repeated some of the
things ne had said a short time before
IN the City Hall He also qualified his
tear of the Germans by saying:
don't say that the Germans are
preparing tor war tomorrow. But that
| does not mean that it cannot come
RUSSIA is IN u state of armed anarchy