The New York herald., 1922-11-25

7 was myself in the same jails Just for
the same crime.
Says MiIitarism saved Allies.
Now it is true that during tho ter
rible fifty years that we had TO submit
20 the dismembering of AlsaceIorraine
I must have been a militarist without
knowing it. What did I do? / voted
all that was asked by the Government
to make the French army stronger, and
sometimes / went O little further Ex-
perience showed that II was not quite
enough. since we were unprepared. and
when the day came II turned out that
our guns could not reach as far as the
German guns-a great pity-and as
England was not ready and America
was still less ready and wanted time.
At that time / do not think anybody
could be found anywhere in the United
. States TO charge us with militarsni, be-
cause our militarism at that time saved
England. America and the world from
| Germany"
The armistice, he said. was purely
American. He spoke of the Treaty of
Versailles as quite deprecated now.
but with its several hundred articles n
work that can be compared TO any other
! In a diplomatic war. He said II was
natural enough that arrangements be
tween England and France. who had
quarrelled and fought among themselves
for centuries. would be little bit more
difficult than with America, who ap-
| peared. should say. as an arbitrator" "
Says Treaty Was American.
There was great applause when Gle
menceau said: "Of course France and
| England have been fighting. but thus
I
selves In the highest estimation. Those
\ two countries must live henceforth as
friends Let the past bury It's past. and
let US go to to-day's and Tomorrow s
work.
You let us. You got rid of H. ]
| don't say II is anybody's fault and I
| don't come to blame you. or course we
all know what the world knows. that
we owe you money. that we mean to pay
Il. because. as you all know. all honest
debts must be paid and honestly paid.
| only you must understand II is not very
/ friendly TO press for the debt when we
are most unbalanced in our budget.
THE treaty was an American treaty
| In the highest sense OF the word be-
/ cause nothing was done that was not
\ worthy of the great movement of lib
| Grafton that proceeded at the end OF
the eighteenth century from this very
land where ! am speaking now.
II do not think I am In the state OF
| mind that no concessions ought to be
made TO Germany. ] will! not say ex-
actly to love each other very dearly
/ but I will say to be good friends and
TO work together for the welfare Of all
81 am not going TO tell you what you
can do. l am not going TO give yot
advice. am not going 20 complain ol
you because you organize your mili-
tary and naval defense as YOU see bes
according to your laws and decisions o.
Congress
Therefore why should you complain
OF me- Don't you think II is rather
humiliating? Can't ! say TO you thai
would like very much TO hear from
anybody at what time we turned to b'
mlitarists7 Was that mllltarist be
caure we saved the whole of the worlt
from the German dominating under
taking7 Was that mliiarist because
our men had to fall and we had to fine
men to follow until you could come
Certainly not. II II happens again do
you wonder that we hope that yo,
would interfere. that England woul'
interfere?"
While Clemenceau was talking o
devastated france. Col. Bonsal his tour
ing companion. nudged him
II am very sorry the Tiger said 4