The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-06
CIemenCeau
Pilgrimage
Tolerated
By DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copyr!Eat Sy The Inte..iSerccr)

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WashIpcton. Dec. 5.-HiStorv has
probably recorded no stranger pNsrim-
az han that Of Georges ClpmeEceau
"a Americas capltal on this date. The
ATMOSPHERE here is Mother hostile nos
friendly 10 the ay,u statesman who
gi,ided French policy in the MAKING OF
PIN. Daqca Df varsgfr'ns
rirsr tharn's q curious mixture OF
admirafion sor m, aggressive person.
..}i,y of rho d;s,irrrished visitor and
wonder ar the bo,Grsss Of his appea,
for American cc.pue.a;ion at a time
when the dominau, elements in the
United States government were never
mora concerned abous domestic prob
lens 10 the exclusion OF matters eX-
trrrar Than there's tho odd attitude
ri the Democrats. who it would be
S,iDDOsad vur'd welcome VI. Clemcr-
csan as rho ovn0oer, os International
,o.onoratfnr and as the champion of a
,,,rirr nm whfcr W,,I~ow Wilson,
rn,dc his las. s,q,l /, Amcriran ,oil.
lies
CI.merceau and Wilson.
Today N CIrwon,ear and Mr. vii.
so,, mo, in tho ro-l, NJ The former
rrnsi5e,, H. har,rsa thr,. hay., ST
ii,,'e in Common ,b.r .Ne Democrats
r,,t :. dfrirmI- ,o 49,, -. rho oyowe,
,.L,-,rio,s ~ ,rn r,,.,,ercaou mission
r,Ln f,rr,a,. ,,~s,r;a. of L,.,,,.a ao,sr.,
La',,s, to tba ,ora scNoo, of ,hourb.
~, i,t,r,a,iorar aff,irs as docs Nr
W.nsor In heIiares in offensive ana
(isrorsjva alliances and Mr. Wilson
Tcasn,t He ,hinks strong military
and naval nreoara,iOns shouId be IN
ternational. so that peace may be
guaranteed In other words, VI. Glenn
erceau believes in 4 league to enforce
oeace, arsl his objection to the league
NJ parions TODAY is yar,lv what it was
three wears ago when il was launched
he doesn't think Il has teeth enough.
Hr doesn't regard article ten as bind.
iry enough. He doesn't see how ua-
tons can be compelled to offer mill
tarv or naval support for the provi-
sioas OF the league. Indeed. his inter
probation Of the league covenant Is
exactly opposite % that view held by
Senators Hiram Johnson. BOrah anC
others who made successful fight
AGAINST American aycrutanCe of tho
covenant. In fact. even II the W!.so:.
view that the covenant didn't inter.
spYe with national sovereignty ana
freedom Of action had prevailed in this
country still. ". Clemenceau woulc
have been disappointed. His declarH.
tiou that he tayorS American member
IN, a ~ -
al present framed IS merely 0oclara'
ton in favor Ot half Loaf being bet
ter than none.
Stand Gar Ao,-t
co " CIemanceau and Mr. NfIso,
stand as far aaart ;o,Iav as thev did in
Paris except that the former Dremi,7
would probablv have 20 admi, that the
American president did know Amey.
can sentiment better than the French
supposed when he argued that even
The league covenant was marked Do,
parturc from American traditional
policy. and that the whole thing woulG
fail to win favor il the settlements be,
tween the nations at Versailles were
unjust.
Since the Versailles conference Nj.
Wilson'S predictions I'm the jurorma,
conversations with \. rlamencean
have come true -lG people have
found manS OF the rigid provisions OF
the Versailles treaty unsatisIactorr
Mr Wilson accepted the treaty as
written because he didn't want 70 see
the negotiations prolonged and uares;
stimulated the world was CRYING Tor
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