Evening star., 1922-12-03

tory of Americas entrance into the
war and her part in making peace.
He was interrupted by long wave
Of applause when he mentioned Wood
row Wilson and his fourteen points,
on which he declared the peace was
based.
What were these fourteen points
for?" he added. "P!ead.ngs set forth
before all human kind. Your Declara
ton Of Independence said: Equal rights
pursuit OF happiness for every man. lib
erty.' That WAS beautiful for them te
fight for in 1776. 1t came from America
to Europe again, and You may be proud
that this armistice and treaty had al
its front the fourteen points, which were
nothing but the translation OF the Dec.
laration OF independence.
Says Monroe Doctrine Outgrown.
'It seems to me some are very selfish
They say we will make our home COM
Portable. We will build walls, We will
not admit strangers. and we will live
there and be happy. You did not say
that in re.
There is a tale in an Arabian book
of genn in a bottle. and when il is
out, you cannot make him get in. Your
case is just the other way. You are
the genii in the bottle and do not want
to come out. l call you, by the bottle
He reiterated that the Monroe doc
trine has been outgrown by America.
adding you have grown faster. allow
Inc to say. than your ideals. You are
a very complacent people"
America, he said, owed it to Europe
to help enforce the terms of the Ver-
sailles treaty, because she had had 80
large a hand in the making of its
terms and because its terms. particu-
larly those referring to reparations
and disarmament, were being fouted
by Germany.
Sees Need for Progress.
OF the league Of nations he said:
II do not believe in a society of ma
tions as a way to suppress war. at
least now. When man has progressed
more and more. hope it will be. But
I do not object to the best being at
tempted. to get even the least. which
is sometimes worth counting.
That society OF nations exists
in Genoa. It has already
done good. 1t has done something in
the case Of Austria.
II say ie you think fit to come, you
come. You will be well received and
we will work. French. British and
together. That is my pro-
gram. You know. small beginnings
may have great endings. If you
choose to get into the family of the
society of nations. that is your bust
ness; but, under the situation, dare
say that you will be obliged to come
some way or other and you had better
take care that 1t won't be too late.
Declares France VIII Pay.
Turning to the subject of America e
postwar attitude. he said: I'VE made
war together, but we didn't sign the
peace together"
AS to the charges that France was
using money borrowed in the United
States to further the alleged mill
taristic designs. he said France had
used some of the money during the
war for military purposes. but de-
clared that since the war IT had been
used for reconstruction.
Reports that France did not intend
to pay were characterized as a bad
joke"
I'VE are going to pay" he said.
Detailing the devastation wrought
in France by the Germans. and as
sertine that fifth of Frances CAPT.
tai wealth had been destroyed. he
declared France was in bad financial
straits owing to Germany's failure to
pay her reparations bill
Warns of Blot ON History.
He declared that unless America
did come back to Europe future his
torians would put a blot on her his
tory by saying her postwar action
proved she regretted having gone into
q war for ideals.
Don't pass the word that will be
the condemnation of the best page in
your history" he urged.
Referring to the presence OF Am.
bassador Child as an observer at the
conference on the eastern
crisis. Clemenceau said:
II can't tell you just what is an
observer. He observes. and some
times he speaks. but that's America
and it's all right"
Wants America Back.
He wished, however. to see America
take am active hand in the settle
ment.
He said the league of nations. while
far from perfect, had done much good
and that Europe would be glad to re-
ceive America into. or receive her
back in Europe on any other terms
she preferred.
you've got to come sooner or later"
he concluded. Take care That you
do not come too late"
Tigers message was received was in
marked contrast to the reception he
got in the long parade through down.
Town st. Louis on his way to the
Odeon.
The crowds were large, but demon
strations were sporadic. This was
due in part. perhaps. to the fact that
the Tiger was SO surrounded In his
by plain clothes men that
many failed to recognize him.
In Baltimore Monday.
Lavish police protection had been
provided because Of the receipt by To-
sal authorities Of letters threatening
his life. But the nearest approach to
hostility that developed was when a
curious, fat urchin of thirteen slipped
through the police lines and trudged
beside Clemenceau's car. gazing at
him. He had a bundle under his arm.
but instead OF a bomb 1t turned out to
contain q pair Of shoes.
The plain clothes men shooed him
away, however, as soon as his pres
ence was detected. Clemenceau left
shortly before midnight on a special
train for Baltimore. He was sched-
uled to make a five-minute speech to
members Of the Society of Friends at
Richmond, Ind, In the morning. He
will arrive in Baltimore about 9
o'clock Monday morning.