New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

planned later. "things which | don't
think Of general interest In tho cir
cumstanccs. / agreed With all that he
said The fact is that / did not ex-
press any views. I have not come 70
America 20 preach 20 the Presldens !
paid my respects. was received W..
the greatest courtesy. We spoke Of
general matters Of Europe and
America. Don't forget there was a
third person thero in Ambassador
Jusserand. We all seemed % agree
Then after a moments pause, Il mean
70 irony Of any kind"
The White House version Of The
visit was in complete accord with that
OF ". Ciemeneeau. There is was de-
scribed as a social call, purely. The
President never had met NJ. Clemen-
ceau before.
A comment that probably Will be in
teresting 10 ". Ciemenceau. although
u was not made In reference 20 his
visit, came from the White House not
long after he left. Il was said there
that the impression Is gradually
deepening that the foreign policies
that have prevailed since this country
was founded were pretty wise. 10 was
also said that the United States could
not take on its shoulders the burden Of
directing the rest Of the world. Al
though this comment was made In con-
nection with Near Eastern difhculties,
there is little doubt but that Il will
prove interesting % Clemeueeau.
The old mans visit 10 Woodrow Will
son has been arranged for tomorrow
afternoon, and the degree Of warmth
of his reception is a matter Of specule-
tion IN Washington tonight, for II is
recalled that when Marshal Foch. hc-
eompanied by Ambassador Jusserand,
called at the Wilson home he was in
formed that the former President was
too ill 10 receive any one. And then,
the very next night, Mr.. Wilson went 20
a vaudeville theater. Whatever they
say, though, Il certain 10 be confined
20 the field Of reminiscenee.
Visits Lincoln Memorial
Leaving the White House this morn
ing. NJ. Jusserand drove bis old eoun-
tryman 70 the Lincoln Memorial. They
mounted the steps Of the beautiful
temple slowly, with a keen regard for
the short breath Of him who used 20
be the best swordsman Of France. They
read, word oy word, every Inscription
on the cold stone walls. and then
emerging drove 20 the Washington
Monument. They merely ciTcled this
without getting out Of their car, and
then went 20 the geological park. where
the Tiger displayed voluble interest
in the grizzlies and Alaskan bears
penned up there. Then they went back
% the Cretcent Place home OF Henry
White and w. Clemenceau had a brief
nap TO prepare himself for a luncheon.
at which he met Secretary Hughes,
Secretary Mellon, Secretary Weeks,
Secretary Denby and few others.
Secretary Mellon and NJ. ClemenceAu
talked together for more than half an
hour after luncheon. Later the Tiger
saidf
II surprised one Of your public men
greatly to-day when ! told him that II
was absurd for any one TO say that we
had exaeted too much from Germany.
told him that France had received
only 1000 900 gold marks from Ger
many since the end Of the war. Yet
we are told we ruined Germany" He
threw his short arms wide in q gesture
u Atekhoh
Came TO Stir Public Opinion
"Well." he concluded, for the day, "as
FAR as | am concerned, my mission is
very nearly being accomplished. came
TO stir up public opinion on certain
matters. I don't quite know whether
/ have succeeded. / thought before
coming that IL would be a mistake n
| asked for anything in too precise a
manner Remember, your soldiers are
there on the Rhine. Your statesmen
IRE at Lausanne. What ask Is simply
20 make use Of the power you saw At
20 reserve"
The Tiger had tea az the French
embassy, where he met only the mem
bors of the embassy STAFF, and called on
Mrs. Tasker Bliss, wife Of that other
signer OF the unexecuted Treaty OF
Versailles.
Tomorrow his day begins with