Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-24
CLEMENCEAU LASHES
HITCHCOCK, DORAH..
SHY ON REAL FACTS
cIemenceau Darep Nebraska
Senator 10 Come 20 France
and Get True Information.
NO BLACKS IN GERMANY
BY Assoeiatea Press to.a ,ery Evenfng.

By ASSOCIATED Press % .Jfl'ery Evenfny.
Boston. Nov. 2f--'lThe Tiger" a
France Iashed back at his Serais
critics today in his n-Ft American IN
terview granted % frne Aseoc ,afet
Press. replying particularly 20. ths
criticisms of senatora Hitchcock ans
Borah.
Senator Hitchcock 'caI1s me a unfn-
tar.st". ClernenceaG. Frcncn war pre-
m.er. said Wen. I art glad o. tell Nr.
Hitchcock ne Is in tbe senate owl g
~ the vote. FOR only 4 few more DAYS.
When ne .s free. ] dHrs him 20 20 -
France and learn thal facts"
Answering Senator. FTtchcoor's De-
mand that he explain lwhy france ~
sisted on using H9cH troops n hsr
army - occupation. lfTho Tiger" ds-
ciared that Htcncocklrad been rnisIs1
ty German pr1pagandh and that 'ossy
there vas not single back solder .
German territory
To Senator Borah't recent a-~e--
ton that Clemenoeau was primarily
responsible fo- condi4iors IN Europs
because % his great influence in ths
drafting Of the Vcrgahiler treaty. tas
aged statesman declared nis qffuaffo,
was particularly distressing" since n
1 France he had been ntst bitterly criti--
cized FOR having asked from 10
/ Germans Jess than 7 ought 20"
When he was told that some - 80
senator's az Washington had said they
/ were not able 10 gnfersfand clearly
/ from his speeches juss what he wanted
I % America. The Tiger" said with A
/ glesn 20 his eyes that he thought
they would know after his address
! this afternoon in Treniont Temple. no
/ second formal speech ~ his American
/ tour
| Clemenceau received his intervie7v-
ers IN his room AZ th4 home Of r. -
! HigElnson. IT., where he - staying
while In this city. Hs wore his usual
gray cutaway slfit, ard his gray skull
l cap was perched on his bald head.
/ Seating himself IN a huge easy chair
he said.
-Sow--put any qufstions you ks
and viii arzwer tn4m."
The intcrvfewers Nent at oncs .
the subject % the HashinRtcn criti-
clsus. CIemenceaa "A ned and shrug-
ged.
7 had made Il a poirt rot q dis
cuss with official people IN America .
ne sad. Bat have said I viii ans
wer al. 50 I must answer"
I am glad 20 ten Mr. Hitchcock
he Is IN the Senate. Only fof A fe-r
days, owing 20 The tote" Re began.
referring % the Natraskan's recent
defeac for re-eiecroH. therefore, 7
think II be excused liz dare hi,-a 2,
90 10 Europe. and Il he finds any ora
n my country or el5t where who savs
have been a mditaHst, then III own
.t.
II have suffered utb bch from 1871 q,
1917 for not being a lt.Etartsr- I trfr--
ed nilitarist when lie war broke on.
before I had beeH a mili.a-ist n
the extent Of extending the length az
HllI-tary service in Hrance.
But that wasn't lI0o had. II II al
lowed Is 20 oppose the German front
until England and Bmeriea appea -ed. .
Asked 20 answeH Hitchcock's uues-
ton about black Voops the TIGER sai,i
bon" and wadeN IN.
In tae first placM>hera are no blarlx
-t troops OF occupation y the area. ~ c.
cupauon Of he enemy. IN the second
place 1 have seen black American
troops az the front. ard they stood
The Gre with bravery. too"
Ending the interview, Ciemenceau
declared his reception in America IA
been greater than I was entitled q,
&, expect.
, was received as a friend. a. 4.
son. be said. Whatever happens n
the end. I never shall forget IT.
Z Then he added: But wnile express-
Ing my deep gratitude 70 ali. aa-s
say d Ike 20 have a little more plain
= assent 20 some OF my arguments