Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
j. S, To BLAME FOR ILLS
OF EUROPE, CLEMENCEAU
SAYS; GETS DEATH THREAT
for Seething Unrest on Continent
Laid at Americas Door by Tiger of France;
Bodyguard Doubled to Prevent Attempts of
Violence; Address Draws Adverse Comment

New York, Nov. 22-(By The As
sociated Press. Clemen
ceau Wednesday laid at the door of
the United States blame for all the
unrest in which Europe now seethes.
Speaking before his second New
York audience~-an audience of bust
ness men-at the chamber of COM
merce of the state Of New York, the
aged French war premier declared that
America had left France in the lurch"
after the war.
ut was great mistake to leave
without any proposal for an ADJUST
ment of matters" he declared. 1T
was the greatest mistake. and the
source of al the evil that is taking
place now
People ask me, What do you want
us to doi'" he continued II answer:
Il don't know what / want you to
do want you to interfere in Eu-
rope because you left it too soon. /
want you 10 come back, make a little
new trip to Europe, saying: Well
now, gentlemen, what's the matter
with you: Something gone wrong! !
will give you some help. Can | be of
use?"
The speech was but one of the high
spots in the most stirring day Gle
menceau has had since he arrived here
last Saturday for tour to try to win
America to closer relationship with
France.
Given Double Guard
Guarded by a double force of motor
cycle police, because some one signing
himself World War Veteran had
sent a threatening letter, the Tiger
rode to the Chambers building, in the
downtown financial district, through a
big cheering crowd His Metropolitan
apparently had heightened interest in
the stormy. outspoken old statesman.
From the chamber he drove to
Brooklyn, where Borough President
Reigelmann had proclaimed a half hol-
iday to review the 106th infantry regi-
ment Crossing Manhattan bridge, the
Tigers car plunged at once into lane
of wildly cheering school children,
many Of them garbed in picturesque
costumes: most Of them waving
French or American flags, and all Of
them cheering and crying: ''Vive le
Tiger and "Vive la France"
The 106th armory. which seats
about 10000. was packed and the III
ger WIS given d long ofaIluh dS ne
walked slowly in review before the
massed troops.
After he had placed a wreath on the
tablet commemorating the regim ents
dead, CIemenceau faced the uniformed
men and addressed them ''as man
of action to men of action
Praises u. S. Soldiers
Praising their work in France,
l. Lo hnI 70
remember. the Tiger declared:
"All that remains for you now is to
be as great in peace as you were in
war. ! wall remain until my last
breath a great admirer of the United
States. And / will always remember
that behind the citizens there are al
WAYS the soldiers-magnificen SOL
diers.'
Although it was his day of greatest
oyations, there came to the Tiger, too,
evidences that his tour was not to be
wholly over a path of roses. The
threatening letter, sharp criticisms
from Senator Borah, and others Ia Of
ficial Washington, and adverse news
paper comment on his revival of the
French plea for triple alliance,
seemed, however, merely to stir the 81
year-old statesman to greater anima-
ton.
No specific comment, on the criti-
cisms was obtainable from him, but he
defendeds himself against them in
opening his chamber of commerce ad-
dress.
Men have been too nHch criticized
and may be over praised TOO" he SAID.
Il think that is my case. Very often
they ascribe to me too much i'll and
sometimes too much good. l don't be-
lieve | have created Il great deal Of Ill