South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-09
CLEMENCEAU SEES
RAY OF LIGHT IN
HARDING'S MESSAGE
Declares His Motive In Wash
ington Address Is Peace
for All Nations.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-(By A.
= lPD-Georges Clemenceau closing
, his visit to Washington tnis after
noon with a formal address. express
sed hope that diplomacy would find
the way to bring America back into
European affairs through what he
interpreted as on overture by
Pres't. Harding in the annual mes
sage. which the executive read to
congress a few hours earlier.
Il was greatly comforted,' said
the war time premier, when I read
I'm the message of your president the
following lines They are not very
long but they are very suggestive:
"2'The four power pact, which alb
dishes every probability of war on
the Pacific has brought a new con-
fidence in maintained peace and
can well believe IT. might be made a
model for like assurances wherever
in :he world any common interests
are concerned
so YOU see" continued the
J tiger that even those who are
supposed TO disagree. really agree at
the very bottom of the feeling and
reasoning power That is what l
ask and I hope this is something
like an overture, that some light will
q be coming. and / Will be very glad
il it comes from America, and 1
hope that diplomacy will have some
thinr to say about it, and talks may
/ be engaged ir. which, 1 am sure. can
brinS nothing but good for us all
When Clemenceau's reference TO
the presidents message was called
TO the attention Of the White House,
10 was said there was no comment
and there was no intention of elab-
Grating on the presidents statement
10 congress.
Message Is Peace"
My message is peace he eN-
claimed. Peace by any means.
You have got the League of Nations
YOU have got your three-power ar
rangemeut. YOU may do something
new IL YOU like.
"Of course. the league has the ad.
vantage. that YOU can so there, may
be with some reservations 10 keep
yourself free of its dangers. / do
not know. but suggest that the
league has done much for Austria
and Siberia and it has done it in "a
rather good way. I do not know ii
YOU have an American observer at
The League Of Nations. There must
he somewhere q m1n WHO IS watch
Ing FOR you
IT do not ask money ] as, you
after j have gone 20 think oven the
matter. TO examine as nearly a.
YOU can If YOU have any duty. If
hayiug fought for a certain treaty
that was brought TO YOU hy Prest.
Wilson. your chief. you think your
,spouslolLty is engaged. And, my
uear friends. 1 know after you have
,aough- ot 4. you will have a feeling
that your responsibility is engaged.
NO people can live IN state OF
ISOLATION You have got the best
-roulcr N the world but
YOU have your guarantees as your
president said todays and do not
blame you for IL. Your chances Of
war are diminishing.
Only Rhine 10 Protect.
"But take your guarantees on The
Pacific There is an ocean for a
.atuedeld Eut our guarantees on
ne Rhine That is a small river.
which has already been invaded
twice i'm my lifetime /
come 20 America TO show YOU the
oanger and ten YOU there is no safe
Is for democracy when battle IS
raEing
/ do not say war is com!Tg. That
IS enough 20 take precautioa. II /
were 10 tell YOU the precaution TO
take. u I were 90 arv!se you 20 send
soldiers that might be going very
lar. and I do not I simply
say that = the moral assurance is
given that America does not disln-
tercs, herself from the execution Of
he treaty. THAI IS enough. Then the
Germans Will keep quiet And the
Iurks-I cannot suffer the Turks. /
.on'l think anyone can-but they
90 would keep quiet And Russia
,.u understand THAI n she wants TO
ONE back 10 the civilized world.
me has only 20 perform civilized
acts"