Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-28
EX-PREMIER Of
FRANCE GREETED
BY HUGE CROWD
CIemenceau Returns to Chi
cago for the First Time
in More Than so Years;
viii Deliver a Speech

Chicago, Nov. 81 (by the Assoei-
ated Press) Georges Clemenceau
today came back to the Struggling
1ittlo mid-western town he had vis-
ited as a young man more tiial
bolf a century ago and found that
II like himself, had grown 10 great
stature and international fame.
The Tiger of France come to ue.
liver tho third OF his series OF
American addresses. in an effort 10
win American sentiment Tor ms
country. was accorded o demon
strative welcome to Chicago,
Arriving at S:25 o'clock, the old
war premier was met by a commit
fee headed by General Pershlng
and Brigadier General Charles G'
Dawes former director OF the
budget at washington. They led
him through lane OF bluecoats 10
an open car and drove TO city hall'
where Mayor William Hale Thomp.
son welcomed him on behalr OF
Chicago. ,,
The Tiger was escorted up town
bv a troop of artillery from Fort
sheridan. Beside him rode Cen
eral Pershing. Others in his car
were Brigadier General Jacob M.
dickinson, former secretary Of war
and Colonel stephen Bonsal' tour
conductor,
A huge crowd was massed about
fhe city hall and the police were
obliged to smash a passage way
through for the distinguished visit
A.,
office the mayor introduced MIN TO
the cabinet members "as our nom
ored guest"
The party remained in Mayor
Thompson's office only a few MIN
utes, returning to their cars TO-
drive to the Potter Palmer home,
where Clemenceau is to stay dur
ing his two and half day visit.
The cavalcade passed through
dense crowds up Randolph street
to Michigan boulevard and out the
boulevard TO Lake Shore drive.
Guns Thunder a Salute
As CIemenceau's car turned into
Michigan boulevard a battery of
75s in Grant park Numbered a
salute.
Another crowd had mashed
about the Potter Palmer house and
set UP a cheer of "Vive La France"
and "Vive lie Tigre" as his car
rolled up and he stepped out.
When he had been greeted by Mrs,
Palmer, Clemenceau granted the
army of newspaper writers who
had trailed him, a five-minute in
teryiew. Entering the room where
they were waiting, he raised his
gray gloved hands and exclaimed:
II Plead Not Guilty"
"I plead not guilty."
After he had given his impress
sions of Chicago today he was in
formed that he had been made the
subject of another senate debate in
Washington today.
"Again" he exclaimed with an
expression of astonlshment.
When he was told that Senator
Hitchcock had challenged his Bos-
ton statement that all black troons
had been withdrawn from the
Rhine, he replied curtly that the
information he had given in Boston
was official"
The only comment he would
make on the uproar that followed
an attempt by a wounded negro
soldier to inject himself into the
senate debate was with a shrug.
THAT'S no business of mine"
Interest in Dispatches
The Tiger evinced great interest
I'm the dispatches, however, and
seized the first opportunity to read
a sheaf OF Associated Press copy,
which was left for him. He sent
the Associated Press correspondent
word later that he had nothing
more to add to his Boston inter-
view.
The interviewers asked him to